As Shaboozey's 'A Bar Song (Tipsy)' makes history replacing Beyoncé on the Hot Country Songs chart, co-manager Jared Cotter is Executive of the Week.
album is generally a cause for celebration — fans pore over album covers, track listings, song lyrics and rollout plans, searching for hidden gems and rare treasures. For, the rising country singer who had made some minor waves in his career to date and was featured on two tracks on the album, “Spaghetti” withIf those guest spots introduced Shaboozey to the mainstream of pop culture, it was what came next that has truly brought him to the forefront.
A key decision was making sure we were prepared for the Beyoncé moment. We didn’t even have it locked in 100% but I wanted the team to be prepared if it happened, so we moved our original release date for the song up by three weeks. That way we were able to take advantage of truly an extremely unique opportunity with lots of heat and algorithmic love.
As Black men, we are aware and in awe of the history that we’ve made. Country is a genre that historically has been very closed, and something like this typically could never happen. It’s a positive sign that times are changing and that country listeners just want great music, no matter who it comes from. Thank you to Beyoncé and her team for knocking down that door.
On this week’s Hot 100, amid a flood of new Taylor Swift songs, “A Bar Song” was one of only two songs on the entire chart to actually move up, going from No. 36 to No. 27. How was the song able to do that?
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