Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” is ensnared in some Grammy Awards controversy ahead of the Feb. 2 ceremony. J-Kwon, credited as a writer on the chart-topping hit, is not eligible to receive an award if it wins in either of the categories its nominated for: Song of the Year and Best Country Song.

Grammy rules specify that “publisher & songwriter(s) of sampled or interpolated material,” are eligible only for certificates.

J-Kwon had his Grammy nomination for Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" reneged after The Recording Academy changed its rules.

In a fractious America, there’s still one thing that people can agree on: Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” The Virginian’s country flip of an old J-Kwon hit rang out from bars, barbecues and car radios all summer,

Late last week, the Recording Academy officially withdrew the 2025 Grammy nominations for J-Kwon (Jerrell C. Jones), Joe Kent, and Mark Williams, the writers of J-Kwon’s 2004 hit “Tipsy,” which Shaboozey interpolated in his chart-topping megahit,