Shaboozey Addresses the Side-Eye He Gave Megan Moroney at the American Music Awards

Shaboozey has addressed the visible side-eye he gave Megan Moroney while the pair presented the award for Favorite Country Duo/Group at the 2025 American Music Awards last night (May 26).

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While introducing at the AMAs, the ‘Bar Song (Tipsy)’ singer reeled off the list of the past winners of the Country categories. In the immediate moments that followed, Moroney added that the Carter Family practically “invented Country music.” This prompted the chart-topper to give her sharp side-eye and an awkward chuckle before finishing with naming this year’s nominees.

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With the masses in deep dialogue, the crooner decided to explain further why his look of confusion at that line in a series of tweets on X. He says:

“Google: Lesley Riddle , Steve Tartar, Harry Gay, Defoe Bailey, and The Carter Family…

When you uncover the true history of country music, you find a story so powerful that it cannot be erased…

The real history of country music is about people coming together despite their differences, and embracing and celebrating the things that make us alike.”

For many, the translation is that Shaboozey (born Collins Obinna Chibueze) was taken aback by the seeming whitewashing of the Country music genre and what Black Country artists contributed to it.

Just for some background, the Carter Family are indeed Country pioneers from the late 1920s-1940s whose style influenced Country music.

Yet, amidst the ongoing dialogue about the foundational impact of Black talent, Moroney’s words and Shaboozey’s response will no doubt spark further discourse.

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