Shaboozey sets July 31 release for The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales
shaboozey has set July 31 for The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, a revenge-driven concept album built as a Western told song by song. The lead single, Born to Die, is due April 24. It is his first album since 2024’s Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, which pushed him further into the mainstream.
July 31 and April 24
Shaboozey said, "Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going was a journal entry and an opportunity for the world to get to know more about me as a person" and, "But now I want to show the world who I am as an artist and storyteller." That is the clearest line between the two projects: the last album introduced him, while this one is designed to define him.
The new record is titled The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales, and he described it as "a Western about revenge told continuously through every song." The album centers on a protagonist moving through redemption, romance, and personal truth, which suggests a more structured narrative than a standard country crossover release.
Western town, burning frame
The trailer adds the bluntest detail: "There’s a hefty price to pay for revenge." Early visuals show a burning Western town and multiple characters, which points to a cinematic rollout rather than a simple single-driven campaign. Shaboozey said the project went through many iterations before reaching its final form.
That longer build matters because the album arrives after a 2024 breakout run that included Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and a chart-topping run with A Bar Song (Tipsy). He has already shown he can move between country, Americana, and hip-hop without losing audience attention, and this concept gives him a cleaner identity play than a loose collection of tracks.
Tracklist still sealed
The full tracklist and features remain under wraps, so the April 24 single date is the first real checkpoint for listeners waiting to hear how far the concept goes. If Born to Die matches the trailer’s revenge-heavy tone, the July 31 album will land as a narrative project first and a streaming release second.
