Vince Gill Signs Lifetime Record Deal, Readies New Music
In an unprecedented move, country music legend Vince Gill has signed a lifetime recording deal with his current and long-time record label MCA. Gill first signed with the label in 1989 when Hall of Fame producer Tony Brown was the President of MCA Nashville, and Gill has been with the label ever since. He’ll now be with the label forevermore. Such a deal is very rare in music, and is one of the first with a major country music label.
As part of the new deal, Vince Gill is also prepping to release an EP of new and previously-released music every month for the next year. The first EP called 50 Years From Home: I Gave You Everything I Had will be released on October 17. Along with new songs, it will include Gill’s “Go Rest High On That Mountain,” which Vince just released a new extended, 30th Anniversary edition of in September.
Vince Gill has not released a new album since 2019’s Okie. This has given him plenty of time to save up material for these new EP releases. “I’m feeling the most creative I’ve ever felt in my career these last few years,” says Gill. “I’ve collected a treasure trove of songs and with my friends and partners at MCA we’ve come up with a way to release all this new music. It’s a partnership that’s lasted 36 years and I’m grateful for it.”
The new lifetime deal is not just for the future, but to hopefully reinvigorate Vince Gill in the present. With all the renewed attention to ’90’s country, Vince Gill should be getting more attention than he does. He continues to be one of the most skilled guitar players in country music, along with a revered singer and songwriter, collaborating with other artists commonly.
Vince’s longtime manager Larry Fitzgerald said about the deal, “MCA Records has been Vince’s home since early in his career, and now he knows their partnership will endure into the future. Vince’s fans wanting his music won’t have to look any further than MCA to find it. My relationship with Vince began 41 years ago and I’m thrilled to stand with him at this important moment.”
Vince Gill’s first label was RCA, who he signed with in 1983 after playing in Pure Prairie League and the backing band for Rodney Crowell. He subsequently released 15 original albums through MCA, resulting in six Multi-Platinum albums, five Platinum albums, and two Gold albums. Gill has sold nearly 20 million albums in the United States.
As for the new EP, Vince Gill says, “The more I’ve done it, the more I’ve learned how to do it better — how to be more patient, where not to waste my time, what to do and not to do, to be willing to edit myself and keep digging. Experience is experience; there is no shortcut. This is what comes from doing this for 50 years.”
Track List for First EP:
1. “I Gave You Everything I Had” (Vince Gill)
2. “I Hope Everybody Lives To Be A Hundred” (Vince Gill)
3. “Her Heart” (Vince Gill)
4. “Made Me” (Vince Gill)
5. “Benny’s Song” (Vince Gill)
6. “When A Soldier Dies” (Vince Gill)
7. “Go Rest High on that Mountain” *extended version (Vince Gill)
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October 10, 2025 @ 7:11 am
That’s a pretty big vote of confidence. I really liked his last record a lot. He’s not getting as much attention but I think he’s doing some of his best work.
October 10, 2025 @ 7:27 am
George MCA deal to follow soon
October 10, 2025 @ 7:47 am
From everything I have read and heard Vince is still off and on touring with the Eagles. It has been proven many times that the Eagles are lip syncing there vocals. I know age can raise havoc on the voice, but most concert going fans are upset when they pay 1,500 for tickets when they are pretending to play and sing. I am troubled to think that Vince would go along with this.
October 10, 2025 @ 9:05 am
From what I’ve read, and I don’t claim to be knowledgeable on this, the lip synching is done on songs where Don Henley sings lead. Vince’s vocals are live.
I agree with you that, as a fan, I wouldn’t want to pay $$$ for a lip synched concert. Sadly it’s becoming more common with artists who keep touring longer than they should.
October 10, 2025 @ 7:50 am
I know it’s the Eagles, who wouldn’t want to be a part of that in any capacity.
October 10, 2025 @ 7:56 am
I saw Vince for the first time when he was with Pure Prairie League and became a huge fan in the 90s. He was one of the first Country artists I was fully into and still am. As a player/songwriter, he has very few peers and is one of the greatest of all time. I love the EP idea much more than if he threw 34 songs at us at once.
October 10, 2025 @ 8:57 am
Vince is also a very nice person to meet and talk to, very humble, and always smiling.
October 10, 2025 @ 9:00 am
Vince is one of the truly good guys of the industry. He is known for being very giving of his talents and helping fellow artists. He’s earned this honor; congratulations.
October 10, 2025 @ 9:49 am
He can afford even more specs now.
October 10, 2025 @ 11:49 am
His current tour for 2025 has been one for the ages! 3hrs and 15 minutes long on average, no opening act. Hes currently doing 8 to 10 of his newest unreleased songs mixed in with stories of his life and all the hits. Hes also including covers of artists who strongly influenced him including Haggard and Buck Owen’s. I’ve not seen even one news story or review anywhere on the current show which is sort of a career retrospective. Its all being ignored by media, strangely enough.
His stories are hilarious and I had no idea how funny Vince could be. Listening to stories about his Okie dad who was a very big, cigar smoking, cowboy hat and overalls wearing court judge were hysterical.
His current band includes some heavy hitters like Wendy Moten and Tom Bukovac and Jedd Hughes. The man’s firing on all cylinders and it’s time to see his live show if you haven’t. New materials great.
October 10, 2025 @ 12:24 pm
Saw Vince earlier this year in Pittsburgh. He sounded great, was very humble and funny, and played for almost three hours!