Shaboozey Inks Publishing Deal With EMPIRE
Shaboozey. Photo: Daniel Prakopcyk
Shaboozey has signed a publishing deal with EMPIRE Publishing, the publishing arm of independent record company EMPIRE.
EMPIRE and Shaboozey have already shared massive successes with each other on the label side, including RIAA Diamond-certified hit single “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and RIAA Gold album Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going. The publishing team is helmed by President Vinny Kumar, who helped secure the deal alongside EMPIRE Publishing SVP A&R, Eric Hurt, who signed Shaboozey to EMPIRE’s label in 2021.
“We’re thrilled to expand our partnership with Shaboozey in this publishing deal,” says Hurt. “As great of an artist as Shaboozey is, he’s equally as talented as a songwriter; constantly striving to write the most compelling, story-driven songs that reach a broad and diverse audience. EMPIRE looks forward to supporting the publishing interests of a global artist who knows it always has to start with great songs”.
“The creative foundation of Shaboozey’s success is his writing, which sits at the center of one of the most significant chart achievements in recent memory,” shares Kumar. “We’re proud to partner with him on the publishing side as he continues to make history.”
“We couldn’t be happier to double down on the mutual commitment between Shaboozey and EMPIRE,” adds Shaboozey’s co-manager and Range Media Partners Managing Partner, Jared Cotter. “They have been integral partners in Shaboozey’s success on the record side and I have no doubt we will say the same in the publishing business as well.”
Shaboozey recently launched his own label American Dogwood, in partnership with EMPIRE. He also released an expanded version of Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going, including “Amen” featuring Jelly Roll, which is currently top 10 at country radio, and a 2026 Grammy-winning song. He also slotted the official opening track of Prime Sport’s Thursday Night Football “Let ‘Em Know,” and his “Took a Walk” collaboration with Stephen Wilson Jr. was written for the end titles of The Long Walk.
