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Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song” Ties “Old Town Road” for Most Weeks at No.1 on Billboard Hot 100 Chart

The country-rap smash is spending its 19th week on top of the chart, matching a record set by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus in 2019.

Sabrina Carpenter on Grammy Ballot for Best New Artist; Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Will Compete in Country: Source (Exclusive)

The "Espresso" hitmaker qualifies for best new artist despite releasing her sixth album this year, while Queen Bey could earn her first country nomination years after the Grammys rejected her twangy song "Daddy Lessons."

Civil Rights Group Color of Change Calls Out CMA Awards for Beyoncé Snub (Exclusive)

Shutting out Queen Bey sends "a clear message that aligns them with the forces desperately trying to hold onto a mythical American past that never was," the nonprofit's president tells The Hollywood Reporter.

CMA Awards: Beyoncé Snubbed; Morgan Wallen, Post Malone Earn Multiple Nominations

Queen Bey was completely shut out despite having one of the year’s biggest country albums with 'Cowboy Carter' and the hit song “Texas Hold ‘Em.”

How ‘Cowboy Carter’ Changed My Life: Shaboozey, Brittney Spencer and Tiera Kennedy on Seminal Beyoncé Album

'Cowboy Carter' has not only been a historic effort for the singer, but it has put a spotlight on rising Black acts in the country genre. As Bey puts it: "When I see Shaboozey tearing the charts up and all the beautiful female country singers flying to new heights, inspiring the world, that is exactly what motivates me.”

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Boosts Streams for Black Country Acts on Spotify (Exclusive)

Brittney Spencer, Shaboozey, Tanner Adell, Reyna Roberts, Willie Jones and Tiera Kennedy — who all appear on 'Cowboy Carter' — saw an increase in first-time listeners and catalog listeners on Spotify.