Specifically, TikTok users commenting on Shaboozey's eye-roll at the AMAs mention Lesley Riddle, a Black musician whose unsung contributions to the Carter Family were central to their musical output.

Shaboozey didn't hide his skepticism after scripted comments at the AMAs said the Carter Family 'basically invented country music' — here's why.

Reps for Shaboozey, Moroney, and the American Music Awards did not immediately return requests for comment. While the Carter Family are indeed country pioneers, they are also a perfect case study ...

Shaboozey gave Megan Moroney a shady side-eye at the American Music Awards 2025 after she claimed the Carter Family “basically invented” country music.. During Monday’s live show, the two ...

Pride and the Carter Family were being memorialized as the winners of the country categories at the very first AMAs in 1974. It was not just Shaboozey who had a quizzical response.

Shaboozey has gone viral for his reaction at Monday's AMAs, after fellow presenter and country star Megan Moroney credited the Carter Family with having "basically invented country music." ...

Shaboozey has spoken. The Carter Family she was referring to was not Beyoncé and Jay-Z (Hey, Cowboy Carter), but actually an American folk music group from the late 1920s, who were given the ...

At the American Music Awards Black country artist Shaboozey questioned Megan Moroney's assertion that the Carter Family invented country music. Lesley Riddle, a Black guitar playing songwriter ...

Shaboozey is speaking out after his side-eye of fellow country star Megan Moroney during the American Music Awards raised some eyebrows. During the Memorial Day telecast, the "A Bar Song" hitmaker ...

Reps for Shaboozey and Moroney did not immediately return requests for comment. A rep for the American Music Awards declined to comment. While the Carter Family are indeed country pioneers, they are ...

Reps for Shaboozey and Moroney did not immediately return requests for comment. A rep for the American Music Awards declined to comment. While the Carter Family are indeed country pioneers, they ...