Shaboozey is officially a GRAMMY-award winning country music artist.
The “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” singer, whose real name is Collins Obinna Chibueze, was nominated for three awards this year, including Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for his single “Good News,” and Best Country Duo/Group Performance for his duet, “Amen,” with Jelly Roll.
It’s not Shaboozey’s first time being nominated for a GRAMMY Award, after scoring 3 nominations last year, including Best New Artist. But this year, he took home his first trophy after he and Jelly Roll were awarded the GRAMMY for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.
During his speech, Shaboozey decided to seemingly take a shot at President Donald Trump’s immigration policy and the ongoing ICE raids by dedicating his win to immigrants, who he say “built this country.”
“The last thing I want to say, immigrants built this country, literally. Actually. So this is for them, for all children of immigrants. This is also for those who came to this country in search of better opportunity to be a part of a nation that promised freedom for all and equal opportunity to everyone willing to work for it. Thank you for bringing your culture, your music, your stories, and your traditions here. You give America color. I love y’all so much. Thank you.”
While Shaboozey was born in Virginia, both of his parents are immigrants from Nigeria.
It’s not surprising that immigration is already a big theme of the speeches during the 68th Annual GRAMMY Awards, given the outrage from the left over President Donald Trump’s immigration policy and his continuing ICE raids. And there’s no doubt that Shaboozey’s speech was popular with the liberal crowd at the GRAMMYs in Los Angeles, with the country singer receiving thunderous applause for his remarks.
He’s not the only country artist who’s spoken out on immigration recently: During the ice storm in Nashville earlier this week, Sheryl Crow bizarrely compared the natural disaster to the ICE raids, asking her fans to
“We are going on four days of an ice storm with no power and no definite end in sight, which has felt very symbolic with all that is going on right now. (While my power was restored yesterday, much of Nashville is still without power with record low temperatures.)
I have had time to contemplate what it means to feel powerless. But, we are never without power as long as we come together and raise our voices.
We must show up to protect our freedom and the existence of our democracy from a corrupt government, that is trying to make us believe we have no rights. They are lying.
We are not helpless, even where ice/ICE is concerned. I will continue to post in my stories ways you can help if you feel powerless.”
And Rosanne Cash, daughter of country music legend Johnny Cash, also made similar comments while calling for ICE to be prosecuted:
“Just want to point out that Department of Homeland Security is responsible for disaster relief. I haven’t seen or read about them being anywhere here. Too busy shooting private citizens and deporting five-year-olds. It’s unspeakable and it’s a sign of a country that’s falling apart. And I know I haven’t said much lately because I haven’t known what to say. This isn’t the country I was born in or that my ancestors have been here for since the 17th century. I never thought I’d see this.”
She ends with a call to not only defund, but to prosecute those involved with the raids, and in her caption calls for anyone who supports the Trump administration to unfollow her.
Gotta love being lectured by celebrities.
