Shawn Austin

Shawn Austin (born January 13, 1989) is a Canadian country singer and songwriter. He has achieved five top ten singles at Canadian country radio, including "Tailgate to Heaven".

Career After debuting as an independent artist, Austin signed with Dallas Smith's label Steelhead Music and released the single "Paradise Found" in 2017. The song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Canada Country chart giving Austin a top ten hit to start his career.

Later that year, Austin released "You Belong". The track was the lead single off his debut six-track extended play Shawn Austin, released on September 28, 2018. In 2019, he released the single "What Do I Know", which later peaked at number seven on Canada Country and became a new career high. 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". Ultimately, Austin finished as a runner-up, as Florida Georgia Line chose to record fellow Canadian songwriter Griffen Palmer's song "Second Guessing" instead.

In August 2021, Austin signed with Big Loud Records and their Canadian-based imprint Local Hay, a joint venture between the label, Dallas Smith, producer Scott Cooke, and partner Alex Seif. He then released the single "Tailgate to Heaven" featuring American country singer Chris Lane. Austin was an opening act on Dallas Smith's "Some Things Never Change Tour" in the spring and early summer of 2022. In June 2022, he released the extended play Planes Don't Wait, which included "Tailgate to Heaven" and the singles "Get You" and "Slip". In 2023, Austin was an opener for Old Dominion on the Canadian dates of their "No Bad Vibes Tour". In the spring of 2024, Austin embarked on "The Country Mixtape Tour" across Canada as a co-headliner alongside Tyler Joe Miller and Andrew Hyatt. That same spring, he released the extended play Words.

Discography Extended plays Title Details 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 Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album CAN CAN Country 2017 "Paradise Found" — 8 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) 61 5 MC: Gold Planes Don't Wait 2022 "Get You" — — "Slip" — 10 2023 "Settle for a Drink" — 8 Dirt Roads Downtown 2024 "Words" — 32 Words "—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Music videos Year Video 2019 "What Do I Know" 2020 "The Little Things" 2021 "Tailgate to Heaven"

Awards and nominations +YearAssociationCategoryNominated workResultRef 2019 British Columbia Country Music Association Fans' Choice Canadian Country Music AssociationRising Star 2021 Canadian Country Music AssociationRising Star 2022 Canadian Country Music AssociationSingle of the Year "Tailgate to Heaven" 2023 Canadian Country Music AssociationAlbum of the Year Planes Don't Wait 2024 Canadian Country Music Association Musical Collaboration of the Year "Day After Day"