SHABOOZEY ANNOUNCES COMPLETE VERSION OF RIAA PLATINUM ALBUM “WHERE I’VE BEEN, ISN’T WHERE I’M GOING”
With New Features From Jelly Roll, Myles Smith & Sierra Ferrell
New Single “Blink Twice” Ft. Myles Smith Out Now
Upcoming Festival Performances At Coachella & Stagecoach
Following the biggest global breakthrough of the last 12 months, multi-Platinum recording artist Shaboozey, announces Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going: The Complete Edition, an extended version of his RIAA Platinum-certified breakthrough album featuring brand new music and special guests… The 18-track project will be released on April 25 via Empire.
Along with today’s news, Shaboozey has released a brand new single and music video, “Blink Twice,” featuring BRIT Award-winning UK artist Myles Smith.
Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going: The Complete Edition features six brand-new songs, including his most recent single “Good News,” which received its first RIAA-Gold certification, as well as today’s track “Blink Twice.” The new single features Shaboozey’s signature rich, smokey timbre and melodic, Western-style guitar-another showcase of the artist’s arena-ready charm that enraptured the globe last year.
Later this month, Shaboozey will take the stage of both Coachella as well as Stagecoach Festival in Indio, California – a rare feat for an artist and a move that highlights his widespread multi-genre appeal. He is hot off of his global “Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going” headline tour, which saw Shaboozey playing his largest venues to date and his first overseas shows.
Shaboozey’s breakthrough country anthem and song of the Summer (and the Fall and the Winter!) “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” was awarded 8x RIAA-Platinum certification in under a year and broke the record for most weeks at #1 on Billboard’s Radio Songs chart. The track has also reached #1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay Charts and Mediabase/Country Aircheck. Shaboozey 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. 1s 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 best songs, with the backing of The New York Times, Variety, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, Complex and even Barack Obama.
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 in “Best Albums of 2024” list by Rolling Stone, Billboard, The Hollywood Reporter and Essence, 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.
Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going Complete Edition Tracklisting:
- Horses & Hellcats
- A Bar Song (Tipsy)
- Last Of My Kind (feat. Paul Cauthen)
- Anabelle
- East Of The Massanutten
- Highway
- Let It Burn
- My Fault (feat. Noah Cyrus)
- Vegas
- Drink Don’t Need No Mix (feat. BigXthaPlug)
- Steal Her From Me
- Finally Over
- Amen (feat. Jelly Roll)
- Hail Mary (feat. Sierra Ferrell)
- Fire And Gasoline
- Blink Twice (feat. Myles Smith)
- Good News
- Chrome
ABOUT SHABOOZEY:
6X GRAMMY® nominated singer-songwriter Shaboozey is building his own world, carving a lane in the alternative country and hip-hop space. Born to parents of Nigerian descent and raised in the small town of Woodbridge, VA, the multi-faceted artist grew up on an eclectic mix of music encompassing classic hip-hop and R&B, to country and blues icons like Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, Garth Brooks, and Lead Belly, to master lyricists, such as Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen. A true crossover artist, he began his epic rise to stardom with two standout features on Beyoncé’s COWBOY CARTER-the only artist with multiple appearances on the album. His latest body of work, the critically acclaimed RIAA-gold certified masterpiece Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, debuted in the top five of the Billboard 200 and was praised by Rolling Stone for “honouring country tradition and moving it forward.” NPR calls him “the future of country music,” and the Los Angeles Times crowned him as “the breakout country artist of the year.” The album’s breakthrough anthem, the 6X RIAA-Platinum certified, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” holds the record for the longest-leading Hot 100 No. 1 ever by a solo artist while also topping Billboard’s Hot Country Songs, Country Airplay Chart, and Mediabase/Country Aircheck charts. The single has accumulated over a billion streams across DSPs and made history making Shaboozey the first Black male artist to simultaneously top Billboard’s Hot Country Songs and Hot 100. He has earned nominations for the upcoming 2025 GRAMMY® Awards in the general field (Best New Artist & Song of the Year), country (Best Country Song & Best Country Solo Performance), and rap (Best Melodic Rap Performance) categories. He won the New Artist of 2024 and New Artist Song of 2024 awards at the People’s Choice Country Awards, garnered Best New Artist and Song of the Summer nominations at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, and is nominated for New Artist of the Year and Single of the Year at the 2024 Country Music Association Awards. He was also named a TIME100 NEXT honouree and Billboard Country Power Player. Highlighting not only his musical vision but also his commitment to influencing modern culture, Shaboozey debuted his collaboration for YSL Beauty’s MYSLF Le Parfum for a groundbreaking campaign. Honouring his Virginia roots, Shaboozey continues the region’s long-standing tradition of prolific creativity by expanding the scope of contemporary hip-hop, introducing modern Americana to a global audience, and bringing a unique sense of artistry to the world. His debut headline tour “Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going” sold out in every market ahead of its launch, and he is currently performing in arenas in support of Jelly Roll’s “Beautifully Broken” tour.
“A pathbreaker as a Black country artist, shaping his career on his own terms