J-Kwon‘s two Grammy nominations, both attached to Shaboozey’s smash hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” have been taken away, and the St. Louis rapper will now just receive a certificate if the song triumphs.
Caught by Billboardover the weekend, the change was actually made last Thursday (December 12).
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Shaboozey’s track is nominated for both Song of the Year and Best Country Song. J-Kwon’s 2004 hit “Tipsy” is interpolated in Shaboozey’s record-setting song. When noms were first announced, the three writers of J-Kwon’s hit “Tipsy,” including J-Kwon himself, were listed as nominees alongside Shaboozey and “Bar Song” producers and co-writers Nevin Sastry and Sean Cook.
However, last week, the Grammys removed the “Tipsy” writers from the list of nominees. This is because the Grammys have a rule that the “publisher & songwriter(s) of sampled or interpolated material” are only eligible for certificates, not awards.
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Shaboozey has had a number of recent triumphs in addition to the Grammy noms. Last month, he got to hang with Eminem.
Shaboozey took the stage when the Lions played the Chicago Bears on at their Thanksgiving home game, where he performed a medley of songs including his chart-topping hit, “Tipsy (A Bar Song).”
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In a carousel posted to Instagram after the game, Detroit native and hardcore Lions fan Eminem appeared in the final slide alongside the singer.
Eminem is no stranger to showing love to newer artists, and recently let Latto know he’s a major fan of her as well.
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Em appears on the fifth episode of the new season of Netflix’s Rhythm + Flow where he, appropriately, judges the “Battles” round alongside Latto, Marshall’s longtime pals Royce Da 5’9” and Mr. Porter, and host SMACK.
In a clip that began circulating shortly after the episode was released on Wednesday (November 27), Em tells a stunned Latto: “I love you, by the way. You’re fucking incredible.”
Meanwhile, in his own career, it’s been quite the year for Slim Shady.
In November, his Grammy-nominated album The Death Of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) officially surpassed one billion streams on Spotify following its release in July.
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The effort is up for Best Rap Album at the 2025 Grammy Awards, while its lead single “Houdini” is also up for Best Rap Performance and Best Music Video.
