Shaboozey on Embodying the Outlaw, Outrunning ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ and More

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Maxim Mower
March 21, 2025
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When Shaboozey rode charismatically into town last year, armed with one of the biggest hits of the streaming era, ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’, some assumed he'd just be passing through - an outlaw who quickly struck gold, but who would soon be riding off into the sunset with empty pockets, after all the excitement fizzled out.

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