Kathleen Edwards is back with 'Billionaire'

After five years of silence, Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards returns with her new album Billionaire , set for release on August 22, 2025. It’s her first album since 2020’s stunning Total Freedom , a record largely overshadowed by the pandemic. But Billionaire is anything but a quiet return, a confident and personal record that reflects her turbulent years.

“It’s safe to say the world has changed a lot in the last five years,” Edwards recently wrote on Instagram. “And so has I.” After the release of Total Freedom , she had to abandon the idea of a proper promotional tour. Instead, she dove back into everyday life: working in her own coffee shop, getting married, moving (twice), and eventually settling in another country. Those personal upheavals form the undercurrent of Billionaire .

Collaboration with Jason Isbell and Gena Johnson

The seed of Billionaire was planted in 2024, when Edwards recorded a cover of Jason Isbell’s Traveling Alone . That led to an unexpected collaboration: Isbell offered to produce her new album, along with Gena Johnson as co-producer. The trio began recording in September 2024 at Nashville’s legendary Sound Emporium Studios. Isbell also brought along members of his band, The 400 Unit, as a rhythm section. Edwards’ gratitude for this collaboration is heartfelt: “I’m so grateful to Jason and Gena for their dedication, their time, their care, and their talent. They’ve truly supported me and taken my work to the next level.”

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Ten songs, one story

Billionaire features ten tracks, each telling a story about Edwards’ journey. The first two singles, “Save Your Soul” and “Say Goodbye, Tell No One,” set the tone right away: “tough and cool, vulnerable and honest” – just as she herself had hoped. These songs are the musical equivalent of looking in the rearview mirror, while you leave a version of yourself behind, shrinking on the horizon. Edwards doesn’t hesitate to show her influences: “My favorite songwriters and bands are all over my work – and I’m not ashamed of that.”

With Billionaire , Kathleen Edwards proves once again why she has been praised for years as one of the most talented voices in the alt-country and folk rock genre. The record feels like a rebirth: after years of personal upheaval, she sounds focused, inspired and more powerful than ever.

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