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Shaboozey Reacts to Lil Nas X's Country Music Inclusion Comments (Exclusive)

Country artist Shaboozey spoke with ET in Nashville on Thursday at Day 1 of CMA Fest 2024.

ET's Rachel Smith spoke with the 29-year-old artist during day 1 of this year's CMA Fest and Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday, and he opened up about the support he's received from fans -- as well as recent remarks made by Lil Nas X about inclusion in the country music genre. - Ed Rode/Getty ImagesThe song went on to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 19 consecutive weeks -- a new record, beating out the previous mark of 16 weeks held by both "One Sweet Day" by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men and "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber -- and topped the singles charts in at least 10 other countries. - Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty ImagesShaboozey also featured on two tracks on Cowboy Carter -- "Spaghettii" and "Sweet Honey Buckiin" -- and he told ET that getting the call asking him to be a part of Beyonce's album "was just awesome."

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