Shawn Austin

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Shawn Austin
Born (1989-01-13) 13 January 1989 (age 35)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Country
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
Years active2016–present
Labels
Website shawnaustinmusic.com

Shawn Austin (born January 13, 1989) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He is signed to Big Loud Records' joint venture Local Hay. [1]

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Early life

Born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Austin elected to pursue a career in country music due to its "wholesomeness and authenticity", naming Garth Brooks as one of his influences. He stated Stevie Ray Vaughan was the reason he began playing the guitar, and that Michael Bublé's melodies are an influence in his music as well. [2]

Career

After debuting as an independent artist, Austin signed with Dallas Smith's label Steelhead Music and released the single "Paradise Found" in 2017. [3] The song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Canada Country chart giving Austin a top ten hit to start his career. [4] He followed it up with the single "Get Me There" in 2018. [5]

Later that year, Austin released "You Belong". [6] [7] The track was the lead single off his debut six-track extended play Shawn Austin, released on September 28, 2018. [8] [9] In 2019, he released the single "What Do I Know", [10] [11] [12] which later peaked at number seven on Canada Country and became a new career high. [4] He followed that up with "The Little Things" in 2020. [13] That same year, he appeared on the NBC television show Songland in the United States, where he pitched a song titled "Ain't Goin' Nowhere" to Florida Georgia Line, and later partnered with Ester Dean on reworking it with the title "Lean On". [14] [15] Ultimately, Austin finished as a runner-up, as Florida Georgia Line chose to record fellow Canadian songwriter Griffen Palmer's song "Second Guessing" instead. [16]

In August 2021, Austin signed with Big Loud Records and their Canadian-based imprint Local Hay, [17] a joint venture between the label, Dallas Smith, producer Scott Cooke, and partner Alex Seif. [18] He then released the single "Tailgate to Heaven" featuring American country singer Chris Lane. [19] [20] Austin was an opening act on Dallas Smith's "Some Things Never Change Tour" in the spring and early summer of 2022. [21] In June 2022, he released the extended play Planes Don't Wait, which included "Tailgate to Heaven" and the singles "Get You" and "Slip". [22] [23] In 2023, Austin was an opener for Old Dominion on the Canadian dates of their "No Bad Vibes Tour". [23] Later that year, he released the extended play Dirt Roads Downtown, which includes the single "Settle for a Drink". [24] In the spring of 2024, Austin is set to embark on "The Country Mixtape Tour" across Canada as a co-headliner alongside Tyler Joe Miller and Andrew Hyatt. [25]

Discography

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Shawn Austin
  • Released: September 28, 2018
  • Label: Steelhead Music Inc.
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Shawn Austin Acoustic
  • Released: June 21, 2019
  • Label: Steelhead Music Inc.
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
The Little Things
  • Released: June 17, 2020
  • Label: Steelhead Music Inc.
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Planes Don't Wait
  • Released: June 29, 2022
  • Label: Local Hay / Big Loud
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Dirt Roads Downtown
  • Released: July 13, 2023
  • Label: Local Hay / Big Loud
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
Words
  • Released: April 5, 2024
  • Label: Local Hay / Big Loud
  • Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
YearSinglePeak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN Country
[4] 		CAN
[26]
2017"Paradise Found"8—Non-album singles
2018"Get Me There"18—
"You Belong"12—Shawn Austin
2019"What Do I Know"7—The Little Things
2020"The Little Things"49—
2021"Tailgate to Heaven"
(featuring Chris Lane)		561Planes Don't Wait
2022"Get You"——
"Slip"10—
2023"Settle for a Drink"8—Dirt Roads Downtown
2024"Words"——Words
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos

YearVideo
2019"What Do I Know" [28]
2020"The Little Things" [29]
2021"Tailgate to Heaven" [30]
(with Chris Lane)

Awards and nominations

YearAssociationCategoryNominated WorkResultRef
2019 Canadian Country Music Association Rising Star—Nominated [31]
2021 Canadian Country Music Association Rising Star—Nominated [32] [33]
2022 Canadian Country Music Association Single of the Year"Tailgate to Heaven"Nominated [34] [35]
2023 Canadian Country Music Association Album of the YearPlanes Don't WaitNominated [36]

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