Country music’s hottest rising independent act, Shaboozey (American Dogwood / EMPIRE), unveils the official music video for “Highway,” the new single off RIAA Gold-certified, masterpiece album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going. WATCH HERE.
“Highway” stands out as a beautifully written, heartbreaking track with Shaboozey’s signature baritone vocals, Western-style acoustic guitar melodies, and backup vocals elevating its texture and complexity. The music video, with stunning visuals throughout, follows Shaboozey as he wanders through life lost in darkness following a devastating breakup. On a journey through small towns, picturesque meadows, rural plains, and lively carnivals, Shaboozey continues on an endless, aimless journey as he sings “Since you stop riding shotgun I ain’t been myself, went out looking for a good time but I’m going through hell, got Jesus on the hotlines saying you need help, liquor on the shelf, tell the devil farewell.”
Also, watch his recent performance of the track on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert HERE
“Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going,” is Shaboozeys’ most boldly realized work yet. Holding strong on the Billboard 200 charts since release with significant inclusion on the “Best Albums of 2024” mid-year reviews by Billboard, Rolling Stone, and The Tennessean, the Virginia-bred singer and songwriter charts a cinematic road trip through the wilds of the American West, bringing a powerful new depth to his storytelling while pushing further into the country/folk-inspired sound he’s explored in recent years. Shaboozey’s breakthrough country anthem and song of the summer “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” is now 4X RIAA-Platinum certified and is currently in its 10th week atop the Billboard Hot 100, the longest reigning #1 track of 2024. The track has also reached #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay Charts and Mediabase/Country Aircheck.He made history as the first artist to ever have a single break the top 10 across all four charts: Country Airplay, Pop Airplay, Adult Pop Airplay, and Rhythmic Airplay, and the second ever single by a Black artist to top both the Billboard Hot 100 and Country Songs Charts.
The song has also amassed over a billion streams and landed in the Top 10 in several countries across the world with multiple No. 1 in Australia (becoming the first independent single to reach No. 1 on the Australian Recording Industry Association charts this year) Canada, Sweden, Denmark, and the UK’s Big 40. The track is considered one of 2024’s songs of the summer, with the backing of Rolling Stone, Billboard, Esquire, NYLON, and even Barack Obama.
Shaboozey is performing across the country as he continues his fall 2024 “Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going” headline tour. With sold-out performances across all markets, the expansive run sees Shaboozey playing his largest venues to date, kicking off in Minneapolis earlier this month with upcoming stops in Washington DC, Atlanta, Nashville, and more before wrapping up in Los Angeles. Later this fall, he will join Jelly Roll as one of the opening acts on his “Beautifully Broken Tour,” playing to arena-sized audiences across the southern and midwestern US.
SHABOOZEY 2024 TOUR DATES:
*Headline
^Festival
#Jelly Roll Support
September 20 – Las Vegas, NV – T-Mobile Arena – iHeartRadio Music Festival^
September 21 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club*
September 22 – Cincinnati, OH – Forbes Under 30 Summit
September 23 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club*
September 25 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse*
September 27 – Lawrence, KS – Grenada Theatre (University of Kansas)
September 28 – Arcadia, CA – Santa Anita Park – California Crown
September 29 – Denver, CO – Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom*
September 30 – Denver, CO – Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom*
October 2 – Nashville, TN – Ascend Amphitheater – Red Bull Jukebox^
October 4 – Winnsboro, South Carolina – Carolina Adventure World – Field & Stream Festival^
October 11 – Canton, OH – Hall of Fame Village – Barrels and Bottles
October 12 – Fort Worth, TX – Dickies Arena – Ryan Bingham’s The Great Western^
October 14 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre*
October 15 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre*
October 20 – Sacramento, CA – GoldenSky Country Music Festival^
October 30 – Charlottesville, VA – John Paul Jones Arena#
November 1 – Charleston, WV – Charleston Civic Center Coliseum#
November 4 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center#
November 6 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena#
November 7 – Indianapolis, IN – Gainbridge Fieldhouse#
November 8 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center#
November 10 – Evansville, IN – Ford Center#
November 12 – Omaha, NE – CHI Health Center#
November 13 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center#
November 14 – Oklahoma City, OK – Paycom Center#
November 17 – Houston, TX – Toyota Center#
November 18 – Corpus Christi, TX – American Bank Center#
November 19 – Austin, TX – Moody Center#
November 21 – Birmingham, AL – The Legacy Arena at The BJCC#
November 22 – Columbia, SC – Colonial Life Arena#
November 23 – Jacksonville, FL – VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena#
December 7 – Las Vegas, NV – The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas*
December 15 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium – Rolling Loud^
March 19, 2025 – London, UK – KOKO*
