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No. 1 hitmaker at halftime of Lions Thanksgiving
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No. 1 hitmaker at halftime of Lions Thanksgiving


Ford Field will be “Tipsy” when this artist takes the field at halftime on November 28.

This year’s halftime entertainment at the Detroit Lions’ Thanksgiving Day game will be a little “Tipsy.”

Shaboozey, whose smash single “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has spent 16 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, will perform at the Lions-Bears game on Nov. 28 at Ford Field, team officials announced announced on Sunday. .

A social media post showed the artist at Ford Field wearing a Detroit Lions jersey with Shaboozey on the nameplate. “Let’s go baby,” he says, his arms outstretched in front of the stadium’s video screen.

Shaboozey, born Collins Chibueze, was in town Wednesday to open for Jelly Roll during his sold-out concert at Little Caesars Arena.

The 29-year-old Virginia native was nominated for several Grammys this week, including Best New Artist, and “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” — his country-flavored party song built on the bones of St. Louis rapper J- Kwon’s 2004 hit “Tipsy” – is nominated for Song of the Year, Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance. Shaboozey is also nominated for best melodic rap performance for “Spaghettii,” his song with Beyoncé and Linda Martell on Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter.”

“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” topped the Hot 100 for the first time in July and is currently at No. 1 at No. 1 in Hot 100 history, along with Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day,” Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber’s “Despacito” and Morgan Wallen’s “Last Night.” Lil Nas

The halftime entertainment at last year’s Lions’ Thanksgiving game was Jack Harlow. In recent years, Bebe Rexha (2022), Big Sean (2021 and 2015), Mike Posner (2018), Kid Rock (2012) and Mariah Carey (2005) have graced the stage.

Kickoff for the game, which will air on CBS, is 12:30 p.m

Last month it was announced that country singer Lainey Wilson will headline this year’s Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving halftime show.

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