DETROIT - The Detroit Lions announced today that their 85th annual Thanksgiving Day Classic on November 28 against the Chicago Bears will feature country music's hottest rising star and 6X GRAMMY-nominated artist Shaboozey as part of the Thanksgiving Halftime Show powered by Verizon. The Detroit Lions Thanksgiving Classic will be nationally televised on CBS at 12:30 PM EST.
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Shaboozey is building his own world while carving a lane in the alternative country and hip-hop space. Born to parents of Nigerian descent and raised in the small town of Woodbridge, Va., the multi-faceted artist grew up on an eclectic mix of music encompassing classic hip-hop and R&B, to country and blues icons like Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, Garth Brooks, and Lead Belly, to master lyricists, such as Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.
A true crossover artist, he began his rise to stardom with two standout features on Beyoncé's COWBOY CARTER—the only artist with multiple appearances on the album. His latest body of work, the critically acclaimed masterpiece Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going, debuted in the top five of the Billboard 200 and was praised by Rolling Stone for "honoring country tradition and moving it forward." NPR declares him "the future of country music," and the Los Angeles Times has crowned him as "the breakout country artist of the year."
The album's smash single "A Bar Song (Tipsy)," achieved 6X RIAA- platinum certification, holds the longest reign of 2024 at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and has broken records dominating Billboard's Country Airplay and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts. The single has accumulated over a billion streams across DSPs, and made history making Shaboozey the first-ever Black artist to simultaneously top Billboard's Hot Country Songs and Hot 100.
He garnered Best New Artist and Song of the Summer nominations at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, recently won the New Artist of 2024 and New Artist Song of 2024 awards at the People's Choice Country Awards and was named a TIME100 NEXT honoree. He has also been nominated for New Artist of the Year and Single of the Year at the 2024 Country Music Association Awards.
Highlighting not only his musical vision but also his commitment to influencing modern culture, Shaboozey recently debuted his collaboration for YSL Beauty's MYSLF Le Parfum for a groundbreaking campaign. Honoring his Virginia roots, Shaboozey continues the region's long-standing tradition of prolific creativity by expanding the scope of contemporary hip-hop, introducing modern Americana to a global audience, and bringing a unique sense of artistry to the world. His debut headline tour "Where I've Been, Isn't Where I'm Going" sold out in every market ahead of its launch and is currently on a run of arena performances supporting Jelly Roll's "Beautifully Broken" tour, which included a stop in Detroit on November 6, 2024.
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