Thanks For The Music

Big Loud Records breakout talent JILLIAN JACQUELINE has only just released her debut EP, SIDE A, but the singer-songwriter is already serving up another taste of her striking confessional style with the video for “Sugar and Salt.”

Making its premiere on Billboard.com today (10/9), the bare-bones clip shines a light on Jacqueline’s raw, heart on her sleeve song craft. It features nothing more than Jacqueline, her retro style, and an electric guitar, bringing her bittersweet ballad of long-lasting love to life in a single take.

“Sugar and Salt” is one of nine standout tracks included on SIDE A, with details of a full-length album coming soon. The video will begin streaming worldwide via Vevo on Tuesday (10/10) – watch it now on Billboard.com.

“There’s something really beautiful about couples that stay together for 50 years or more, and there’s also something really bittersweet about it," explained Jacqueline exclusively to Billboard. "‘Sugar and Salt’ was my attempt at summing up how complicated the love in long-term relationships can be, when the history gets deeper but the staying together gets harder.”

Released on September 22, SIDE A follows the successful launch of four vibey tracks and videos this summer. Jacqueline’s unflinching breakup anthem, “Reasons,” has already been streamed over 11 million times on Spotify alone, and each of the other three – “Hate Me,” “Bleachers,” and “God Bless This Mess” – have topped 1 million plays.

The ongoing multi-media project continues to turn heads, while critics and fans alike have recognized the newcomer as a talent to watch. The Fader has named Jacqueline’s piano ballad “God Bless This Mess” as one of their 10 Amazing Country Songs for Fall, saying “There’s a reason the Philly singer has landed on the charts.” Jacqueline was also named Amazon Music’s first-ever Weekly One artist, with her carefree, loud-and-proud “Bleachers” spotlighted as the platform’s choice for the must-hear song of the week from an artist about to break.

Meanwhile, her high-profile performance at the massive Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival earned a rave review from Country-news heavyweight The Boot, who cited the artist as part of their 10 Epic Moments feature.

Last week was filled with more big-time shows in London, England during the buzz-worthy Country Music Week, and now she’ll return stateside to close out the year with concerts in Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Arkansas.

About Jillian Jacqueline: A native of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, Jillian Jacqueline was road-mentored by Country icon Kenny Rogers and has written and recorded alongside legends like Vince Gill and Richard Marx. Combining a progressive mindset with effortlessly raw vocals and new-school, no-holds-barred storytelling, she has been invited to co-write with some of the biggest hitmakers in Music City, including Craig Wiseman, Shane McAnally, Natalie Hemby, Rodney Clawson, Chris Tompkins, Lori McKenna and more. Dubbed as a “dazzling chanteuse-wordsmith” by Rolling Stone in 2016, her unflinching first release for Big Loud Records, “Reasons,” made its debut on CMT in April 2017, and has since been streamed more than 11 million times on Spotify. Jacqueline followed up three more bold tracks – “Hate Me,” “Bleachers,” and “God Bless This Mess” – each of which has gathered more than 1 million Spotify streams, and spent the summer of 2017 touring with Ryan Adams, Billy Currington and Dwight Yoakam. Early critical acclaim continues to flood in with Jacqueline featured as one of Rolling Stone’s “10 New Country Artists You Need To Know” and praised by American Songwriter as “catchy and radio-ready as hell.” CMT named her to the coveted Next Women of Country list and also included her on the “17 for 2017” rundown of new artists to watch.