Trisha Yearwood Teams With Virgin Music For New Chapter, Catalog Returns To MCA
Pictured (L-R): John Mayer, Senior Director National Promotion and Streaming, Virgin Music Group; Mandy McCormack, TeamTY; Jordon Isbell, Marketing Director, Virgin Music Group and Jen Bontusa, SVP Label Management, Virgin Music Group. Photo: Natalie Simmons
Trisha Yearwood has entered a new chapter, partnering with Virgin Music Group for new music and her more recent catalog via her own Gwendolyn Records. The deal also brings Yearwood home to the UMG family with Music Corporation of America (MCA), the Nashville-based label she called home from 1990 through 2006, and who will continue to work her catalog from this extraordinary era.
The partnership launches alongside the announcement of The Mirror, Yearwood’s first album of songs fully co-written and co-produced by the Grammy winner and Georgia native. Fans can pre-order and pre-save the album now ahead of its July 18 release, with two preview tracks—“The Wall Or The Way Over” and “Bringing The Angels”—dropping tomorrow (May 2). The project will be available in digital, CD, standard vinyl and limited-edition custom color vinyl formats.
“I’m honored to join forces with Virgin Music Group as I embark on this exciting new chapter. Bringing my Gwendolyn label into the MCA/Universal family truly feels like coming home. I can’t wait to share my new album, The Mirror. Creating this music has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life,” says Yearwood.
“Trisha Yearwood is one of the most talented and enduring artists in the world,” shares Jacqueline Saturn, President, Virgin Music Group North America, and EVP of Global Artist Relations. “We are so proud to have her and her Gwendolyn Records catalog on our roster and are looking forward to her legions of fans hearing this incredible new music.”
“Trisha is one of the beloved artists in Nashville,” adds Jen Bontusa, Virgin’s Senior Vice President of Label Management based in Nashville. “It’s been amazing working with her and her team so far and we’re looking forward to a long and successful partnership.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Trisha Yearwood back to the family, coming full circle as we celebrate and amplify her iconic MCA catalog. In partnering her Gwendolyn Records label with Virgin Music Group, Trisha enters an exciting independent chapter – one where she retains creative and commercial control, supported by a world-class, global team. We are so happy for her,” says Mike Harris, President and CEO of Music Corporation of America (MCA).
Yearwood also recently received three new RIAA certifications. The most played song by a female artist in the history of Billboard’s monitored era, “She’s In Love With A Boy” was certified double-Platinum, while “Walkaway Joe” and “XXX’s And OOO’s (An American Girl)” were certified Gold.
To support the new music, Yearwood is embarking on her first headlining tour in six years. The spring run launched April 30 in Austin, Texas.
