Shaboozey is clarifying his viral response on the 2025 American Music Awards and noting it had nothing to do together with his co-presenter Megan Moroney.
The nation star introduced the Favourite Nation Duo or Group class on the AMAs in Las Vegas on Monday evening alongside Moroney.
Studying off the teleprompter, Moroney mentioned the award they had been going to current had been awarded to The Carter Household, “who principally invented nation music.” This comment prompted a side-eye from Shaboozey, which turned him into an immediate meme.
Following the viral AMAs second, Shaboozey took to Moroney’s newest Instagram publish to clear up that the shade was to not her, as she didn’t write the script she learn on the award present.
“Simply wish to clear one thing up: my response on the AMAs had nothing to do with Megan Moroney!” Shaboozey wrote. “She’s an extremely gifted, hard-working artist who’s doing wonderful issues for nation music, and I’ve acquired nothing however respect for her.”
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He continued, “I’ve seen some hateful feedback directed at her right now, and that’s not what this second was about. Let’s not twist the message — she is wonderful and somebody who represented the nation group within the highest gentle.”
Shaboozey responds to Megan Moroney on Instagram
Shaboozey commented on social media earlier within the day following his viral response.
“Once you uncover the true historical past of nation music, you discover a story so highly effective that it can’t be erased…,” Shaboozey posted on X, the social media platform previously generally known as Twitter.
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In a second publish on Elon Musk’s digital platform, Shaboozey wrote, “The true historical past of nation music is about folks coming collectively regardless of their variations, and embracing and celebrating the issues that make us alike.”
The Carter Household, who gained on the first AMAs, was an American folks music group recognized for songs like “Wabash Cannonball,” “Can the Circle Be Unbroken,” “Wildwood Flower,” “Carry on the Sunny Aspect,” and “I’m Considering Tonight of My Blue Eyes.” June Carter — generally known as June Carter Money after she married Johnny Money — was portrayed by Reese Witherspoon in 2005’s Stroll the Line.
The Carter Household was not a reference to Beyoncé, who gained two AMAs for her nation album Cowboy Carter.