Shaboozey drops – Shaboozey’s “Cowgirl” arrives with a Wild West music video starring Ciara Miller, set five days after Sheriff Lee’s death as the outlaw era builds—along with details of the upcoming concept album The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales.
Shaboozey has found his “Cowgirl,” and she isn’t just showing up for the camera—she’s taking the saloon.
In the music video for “Cowgirl. ” Ciara Miller steps into the role of a fearless gunslinger who walks into a dodgy Western bar in a forsaken nook of the Wild West. The clip—directed by Logan Meis and Shaboozey—plays like a burst of outlaw energy: she strolls in unbothered. then proceeds to out-drink. out-arm wrestle. out-shoot. and out-do the other cowboys.
The video’s tension is built into its timing. At the top of the clip, an explainer sets the scene five days after the death of Sheriff Lee. In that haze and rage, the “Cowgirl” is venting—haunted by the death of her partner, the town Sheriff. It’s not just an arena of Western showdowns. It’s grief turned into motion.
“Cowgirl” is the followup to Shaboozey’s April release “Born To Die. ” the first lifted from his forthcoming concept album The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales. The album is described as a Western portrait and a country tale told with Americana. hip-hop. and pop. built around what a statement calls a “tragic. mythic story of vengeance. love. and transformation.”.
The project is also framed as a cinematic narrative—set to unfold like a Western film. told in chapters with narration. skits. and cinematic transitions. The main character is Cheri Lee. a woman “shaped by violence and driven by loss.” On her travels. she falls for an outlaw. which gives her entry into a world she’s trying to destroy. and the story takes a bloody turn with “some big calls to make.”.
The Outlaw Cherie Lee is due out July 31 via EMPIRE. It follows Shaboozey’s breakout 2024 project Where I’ve Been, Isn’t Where I’m Going.
There’s momentum behind the branding too. Shaboozey is credited with one of the biggest hits of the streaming era with “A Bar Song (Tipsy).” The song set a benchmark by spending more time at No. 1 on Billboard’s Radio Songs chart than any song before it, and it spent 19 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. Its success cemented Shaboozey’s place in music history by making him the first performer to reach the top 10 simultaneously on Country Airplay. Pop Airplay. Adult Pop Airplay. and Rhythmic Airplay charts. It also became only the second song by a Black artist to lead both the Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs chart.
For now, “Cowgirl” is where that next chapter starts—under the banner of loss, revenge, and a saloon full of people who don’t stand a chance.
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