The song is the latest from his debut album
Country music’s hottest rising independent act, Shaboozey unveils the official music video for “Highway,” the new single off RIAA gold-certified album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, released earlier this year via American Dogwood/Empire.
“Highway” is 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.”
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 its release. 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 quadruple platinum by the RIAA and is currently in its tenth week atop the Billboard Hot 100, the longest reigning No. 1 track of 2024. The track has also reached No. 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.
Shaboozey is performing across the country as he continues his fall 2024 Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going headlining 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.
