Jade Hilton: The biggest lesson I’ve learned is that you have control over your career. Once you own that, your team grows around you. For a long time, I didn’t have confidence in myself or my music - I thought I wasn’t good enough. Shifting that mindset has been huge. If you believe in your music, fans will too. The best advice I’ve ever been given is to just make this your life. When I started out, I tried to stage things - even content for social media - rather than being authentic. I booked my first tour at the end of 2024, teaming up with two other artists (School House and Clay Hazey). We played Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal, sold out every date, and it showed festivals that I’m a touring artist. That experience taught me to stop waiting for things to happen and go make it my life. Spotlight on Business: If you had the opportunity to do a duet with another artist, who would it be and why? Jade Hilton: I would say Kacey Musgraves. She inspired my song Dive Bar and really brought me into country music. She blends genres so well, and as a fusion artist myself, that’s something I really admire. Fun fact—I actually tracked a lot of my next songs with her recording engineer, Craig Alvin, down in Alabama. I’m such a big Kacey fan, and working with her team on my upcoming music was an amazing experience! Spotlight on Business: It has been a minute since you released your first album, Unrequited, in 2022. When is the next album coming, and what can fans expect? Jade Hilton: The album will be out closer to the end of 2026 but I’ll be dropping a bunch of singles before then. This will be my second album, but my first officially under the country umbrella. It’s really a summary of everything that happened in my 20s - a lot of travel, a lot of change. A lot of it happened along I-96, the highway that runs from Detroit through Illinois and toward Nashville.
I’ve always wanted to make an impact on young listeners. ” “
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