Although he went residence empty-handed, Shaboozey had a heckuva night time on the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 2), the place he carried out a medley of his hits alongside the opposite finest new artist nominees.
When Billboard caught up with the “Good Information” singer backstage after the ceremony — the place he was up for 5 awards — and requested him what his plans have been for following up his 19-week Scorching 100 No. 1 smash “A Bar Tune (Tipsy),” Shaboozey mentioned one of many objects on his to-do checklist is a team-up with one other nation chart celebrity.
“Stuff’s comin’, man, stuff’s comin’,” Shaboozey mentioned a couple of potential collaboration with pal Morgan Wallen. “He shot me a textual content the opposite day and it’s simply good that he’s doing good, caring for himself, placing out some new music that I really feel the world is worked up about… and prepared for.”
As for his subsequent iteration, Shaboozey mentioned he can’t anticipate followers to listen to what the follow-up to his breakthrough 2024 album The place I’ve Been, Isn’t The place I’m Going. “I’m so enthusiastic about it [my upcoming music]. I really feel like I’m now coming into my very own,” he mentioned. “This [Grammy Awards] is simply an additional deal with on prime of the whole lot I’ve finished up to now in my profession. I can’t wait to maintain it going.”
Shaboozey additionally mentioned that being nominated within the “large 4” Grammy classes — together with tune of the 12 months and finest new artist — was “wonderful. Truthfully, to be within the large 4 after only one 12 months of actually determining the kind of music I needed to make, the sound I needed to get, the kind of songs I needed to put in writing?” he mentioned. “It’s wonderful and actually I hope that I hold coming and this isn’t simply the one 12 months I get to do that.”
