Shaboozey Opens Up 2024 BBMAs Presented by Marriott Bonvoy with ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’: Watch

This article is presented by Marriott Bonvoy.

Shaboozey took home not one, but three honors at the 2024 Billboard Music Awards (BBMAs), presented by Marriott Bonvoy, and the victory couldn’t have been more fitting after he opened the show.

On Thursday, December 12, the country star performed his smash hit, “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” in front of a live audience at W Hollywood, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio. For the number, viewers caught a glimpse of the exterior rooftop, which featured a massive billboard depicting the breakout star inside the venue and eventually brought viewers into the hotel. From there, the star walked down a grand staircase as a spectacle of back-up dancers and swinging napkins from the audience took the performance to new heights. In addition to “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” the star also performed “Highway.”

“I’ve never done anything like this, but I’m excited for it,” the chart-topper told Billboard ahead of the numbers at W Hollywood. “I’m usually a rugged environment sort of guy but this elevated look is just taking me out of my comfort zone and I’m just excited to see how it all comes together.” 

Unique among music award shows, the Billboard Music Awards winners were selected by year-end performance metrics on the Billboard charts, the music industry’s ultimate authority and data-driven measure of success. Eligibility dates for this year’s awards were aligned with Billboard’s Year-End Charts tracking period, which measured music consumption from the charts dated October 28, 2023 through October 19, 2024.

The “2024 Billboard Music Awards” is presented by Marriott Bonvoy, Marriott International’s award-winning travel program and portfolio of more than 30 hotel brands and 10,000 destinations. Marriott Bonvoy members had exclusive access to attend six different BBMAs performances through Marriott Bonvoy Moments. 

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