Shaboozey has announced his new concept album, “The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales,” releasing on July 31 via his imprint American Dogwood in partnership with Empire.
The country singer’s fourth album is described as a “cinematic outlaw revenge story with a tragic love at its center,” according to a release. Shaboozey explains that the album has gone through “many iterations” and that he “pushed [his] songwriting and storytelling to new heights.”
“I want to show the world who I am as an artist and storyteller,” said Shaboozey in a statement. “It’s a western about revenge told continuously through every song, centered on the character Cherie Lee. It explores so many themes, as many timeless westerns have: revenge, redemption, and romance, through the eyes of a protagonist looking to challenge everything she once thought true about her world. I poured all of myself into this and I hope people become as immersed in the world and the journey as I have. This album was a promise to myself and something, no matter what, I had to keep.”
According to the release, the record tells the tale of Cherie Lee, who witnesses the murder of her sheriff father by the Bootcut Boys. Lee then goes on a revenge quest but falls for one of the outlaws, leading to a final act where she chooses blood over love.
Shaboozey will release the first track from the album, “Born to Die,” on Friday. He will also bring the world of Cherie Lee to Stagecoach this weekend with an immersive pop-up saloon experience.
The singer had his commercial breakthrough in 2024 with his third album “Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going,” which spawned the massive hit “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” That tune tied Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” as the longest-running number one song of all time on the Billboard Hot 100 with 19 non-consecutive weeks at the top spot.
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