Beyoncé released ‘Cowboy Carter’ album one year ago: A look back
It’s been one year since Beyoncé released her eighth studio album, “Cowboy Carter.” Here’s a look back at the album’s impactful year.
- Shaboozey discussed his collaboration with Beyoncé on her album “Cowboy Carter” in an interview on “The Rebecca Judd Show.”
- He revealed that he wasn’t in the studio with Beyoncé during the recording process but recorded his parts separately.
- Shaboozey expressed his appreciation for Beyoncé keeping his original recordings intact on the final tracks.
- He also highlighted his own success with “Tipsy (A Bar Song),” which broke records on the Billboard charts.
Shaboozey is giving fans more insight into his historic collaboration with Beyoncé, which became the start to what proved to be a banner year.
The “Cowboy Carter” collaborator appeared on the latest episode of “The Rebecca Judd Show on Apple Music 1,” where he opened up about his breakthrough year in 2024, being featured on Beyoncé’s latest album, his hopes for the future and more.
Shaboozey is featured on two songs, “Spaghettii” and “Sweet Honey Buckiin,’” from Beyoncé’s eighth studio album “Cowboy Carter,” which she released March 29, 2024. Beyoncé’s hit “Spaghettii,” which also features country music pioneer Linda Martell, was nominated for best melodic rap performance at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
During the interview, Judd asked Shaboozey about the recording process with the 35-time Grammy-winning singer. He said he wasn’t actually in the studio with Beyoncé.
“I know how it gets, you want to be locked in and focused when you’re finishing your album,” he said. “I think it was that point where it’s like all the songs are done and you want to get the collaboration. So I wasn’t able to be in the room with her then, but I was right next door. I ran into Raphael Saadiq and The-Dream, and everybody was in there. Just being in your own room, just super-focused and super just getting it done.”
He said he recorded his two tracks over two days.
“I remember when I did ‘Spaghetti,’ I looked at the engineer, I was like, this is crazy,” he said. “I was like, this is the one right here. I feel like everyone else maybe liked the other one, but I was like, nah, she’s going to hear this one and get it. You know what I mean? And I feel like she probably heard it and got it.”
He said his recordings weren’t changed in the production process.
“Everything I recorded, they kept in there, which I thought was beautiful,” he said. “I’m really huge on respecting an artist, I think everything I did, they just kept it in there.”
And it’s clear the collaboration had a lasting impact on the Nigerian-American singer-songwriter with him calling it his favorite moment of last year.
The same year, Shaboozey made history with his own smash hit “Tipsy (A Bar Song).” The record-breaking tune became the longest-leading No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart by a solo artist. Shaboozey also made history as the first Black male artist to top that chart and and Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart simultaneously, amongst many other accolades and firsts.
The “Tipsy” singer wrapped the year with five nominations at the 2025 Grammys, where he performed. And he was sure to speak about the hit tune, too.
“I think when you listen to the song, it definitely has that emotion in there,” he said. “People can relate to that.”
The full interview is available on Apple Music.
Follow Caché McClay, the USA TODAY Network’s Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter, on Instagram, TikTok and X as @cachemcclay.
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