Shaboozey Adds Label Head to His Portfolio, Signs First Artist

Shaboozey is expanding American Dogwood, his associated task statement with EMPIRE, to motion artists.

His archetypal signee is Kevin Powers, who, similar Shaboozey, blends a fig of styles, including hip-hop and pop. “Move On,” a collaboration betwixt Powers and Shaboozey, comes retired connected Sept. 19.

Powers has a coagulated way record. His 2020 tune, “Walked In,” went viral, gaining much than 22 cardinal streams connected Spotify. That was followed by “How You Been,” which has much than 14.5 cardinal streams.

“American Dogwood is simply a tribute to wherever we travel from, and to the artists, storytellers, and creators who marque this beingness remarkable,” Shaboozey said successful a statement. “Our ngo is to nurture the adjacent procreation of voices and to springiness them a spot to grow, connect, and create. This is the opening of a caller section — 1 I anticipation ever feels similar home.”

 “I couldn’t beryllium much excited to articulation the American Dogwood family,” added Powers. “My archetypal release, “Move On” featuring Shaboozey, is astir what happens erstwhile a narration ends — however immoderate radical tin fto go, portion others clasp connected longer than they should. It’s a communicative I deliberation a batch of radical volition link with, and I couldn’t ideate a amended mode to statesman this travel than sharing it with Shaboozey by my side.” 

Powers, who was raised successful Raleigh, N.C., moved to Nashville arsenic a songwriter and co-wrote “Amen,” the affectional Shaboozey and Jelly Roll duet featured connected the expanded variation of Shaboozey’s Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going album. The opus reached No. 16 connected Billboard’s Hot Country Songs illustration earlier this year. In 2025, Powers besides signed with Sony Music Publishing and inked a absorption woody with Range Media Partners, which besides manages Shaboozey.

Shaboozey volition tally the statement with his managers, Jared Cotter and Abas Pauti, with EMPIRE providing planetary infrastructure and support.

Up adjacent for Shaboozey is the 12-date Great America Road Show tour, which kicks disconnected Sept. 22 successful Indianapolis and includes stops successful Detroit, New Orleans and Houston earlier concluding successful Orlando, Fla., connected Oct. 16. Powers volition service arsenic the opening act.

The statement enlargement is the latest determination by Shaboozey, whose “Good News” sits atop Billboard’s Country Airplay illustration for the tally dated Sept. 13. “Good News” follows the monolithic occurrence of the eight-times platinum “A Bar Song (Tipsy), which holds the grounds for the astir weeks astatine No. 1 connected the Billboard Hot 100 for a solo enactment astatine 19 non-consecutive weeks.

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