Can we talk about Megan Moroney’s claim at the 2025 American Music Awards that the Carter Family invented country music? Excuse me, but that side-eye by Shaboozey is seriously causing a stir on the socials.
Shaboozey was probably like, come on Megan, do your research before making such bold statements but he’s here to address the side eye at the Awards show.
Following the viral AMAs moment, Shaboozey took to Moroney’s latest Instagram post to clear up that the shade was not to her, as she didn’t write the script she read at the award show.
“Just want to clear something up: my reaction at the AMAs had nothing to do with Megan Moroney!” Shaboozey wrote. “She’s an incredibly talented, hard-working artist who’s doing amazing things for country music, and I’ve got nothing but respect for her.”
He continued, “I’ve seen some hateful comments directed at her today, and that’s not what this moment was about. Let’s not twist the message — she is amazing and someone who represented the country community in the highest light.”
Shaboozey commented on social media earlier in the day following his viral reaction.
“When you uncover the true history of country music, you find a story so powerful that it cannot be erased…,” Shaboozey posted on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
In a second post on Elon Musk’s digital platform, Shaboozey wrote, “The real history of country music is about people coming together despite their differences, and embracing and celebrating the things that make us alike.”
The Carter Family, who won at the first AMAs, was an American folk music group known for songs like “Wabash Cannonball,” “Can the Circle Be Unbroken,” “Wildwood Flower,” “Keep on the Sunny Side,” and “I’m Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes.” June Carter — known as June Carter Cash after she married Johnny Cash — was portrayed by Reese Witherspoon in 2005’s Walk the Line.
Let’s give credit where credit is due and respect the true pioneers of country music. Let’s keep it real, folks!
Flip to the next page to watch the viral video and Shaboozey’s reactions to the side-eye…
