Shaboozey Had the Crowd Feeling Tipsy Performing 'A Bar Song' at the 2024 CMA Awards

Mar. 15, 2025

The2024 CMA Awardscrowd wasn’t afraid to get tipsy, courtesy ofShaboozey.At the 58th annualCountry Music Association Awards, Shaboozey, 29, performed a medley of his songs"Highway" and “A Bar Song (Tipsy)“to an excited crowd at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. “CMAs, can we turn this place into the greatest dive bar in the world?” he asked the crowd before transitioning between songs.Shaboozey, whose real name is Collins Chibueze, was nominated for new artist of the year and single of the year for “A Bar Song,” which was released in April. The song hit the No.1 slot on theBillboardHot 100over the summer, and he had the best response.“HAPPY A BAR SONG DAY. TAKE A DOUBLE SHOT OF WHISKEY 4 ME!” Shaboozeyposted in Julyto celebrate his accomplishment.Check out all of PEOPLE’s full CMA Awards coveragehere.Shaboozey performing at the CMA Awards in November 2024.Michael Buckner/Variety via GettyThe “Let It Burn” singer told PEOPLEabout his rapid rise to country stardom in June. “I’ve been doing music for such a long time, I’ve put a lot of time and years into it,” Shaboozey said at the time. “I put so much into it that I feel like it’s just cool to see it working. Everybody hopes it works. To see it actually working, it’s unreal.“He also said that “it feels like a dream.” “It feels like I’m definitely going to wake up at some point and be like, ‘damn, that s— was a dream?’”Shaboozey also said that “you never know” and “you can’t know” if songs become successful like “A Bar Song” did.Shaboozey performs at the CMA Awards in November 2024.Michael Buckner/Variety via GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“You just put out these songs [hoping] that consistency will get you there,” he continued. “It’s about making the song and how the people react to it. It’s cool to just see it actually work out that way.“The 58th Annual CMA Awards broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on ABC. The show streams the following day on Hulu.

The2024 CMA Awardscrowd wasn’t afraid to get tipsy, courtesy ofShaboozey.

At the 58th annualCountry Music Association Awards, Shaboozey, 29, performed a medley of his songs"Highway” and “A Bar Song (Tipsy)“to an excited crowd at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena. “CMAs, can we turn this place into the greatest dive bar in the world?” he asked the crowd before transitioning between songs.

Shaboozey, whose real name is Collins Chibueze, was nominated for new artist of the year and single of the year for “A Bar Song,” which was released in April. The song hit the No.1 slot on theBillboardHot 100over the summer, and he had the best response.

“HAPPY A BAR SONG DAY. TAKE A DOUBLE SHOT OF WHISKEY 4 ME!” Shaboozeyposted in Julyto celebrate his accomplishment.

Check out all of PEOPLE’s full CMA Awards coveragehere.

Shaboozey performing at the CMA Awards in November 2024.Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

The “Let It Burn” singer told PEOPLEabout his rapid rise to country stardom in June. “I’ve been doing music for such a long time, I’ve put a lot of time and years into it,” Shaboozey said at the time. “I put so much into it that I feel like it’s just cool to see it working. Everybody hopes it works. To see it actually working, it’s unreal.”

He also said that “it feels like a dream.” “It feels like I’m definitely going to wake up at some point and be like, ‘damn, that s— was a dream?’”

Shaboozey also said that “you never know” and “you can’t know” if songs become successful like “A Bar Song” did.

Shaboozey performs at the CMA Awards in November 2024.Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“You just put out these songs [hoping] that consistency will get you there,” he continued. “It’s about making the song and how the people react to it. It’s cool to just see it actually work out that way.”

The 58th Annual CMA Awards broadcast live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on ABC. The show streams the following day on Hulu.

source: people.com