What Vince Gill’s ‘Lifetime’ Record Contract With MCA Means

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Fans tin expect a batch much euphony from the state superstar.

MCA’s Mike Haris and Rob Femia, Larry Fitzgerald, Vince Gill, MCA’s Katie McCartney and Stephanie Wright

Vince Gill fans are astir to perceive a batch much from the Grammy-winning artist: The singer-songwriter plans to merchandise an EP of caller euphony each period for the adjacent twelvemonth arsenic portion of a beingness grounds woody he’s signed with Nashville’s MCA Records.

The series, 50 Years From Home, combines caller euphony and catalog tracks and kicks disconnected Oct. 17 with 50 Years From Home: I Gave You Everything I Had, which volition see Gill’s memorial work modular “Go Rest High connected That Mountain.”

“Vince has been a large portion of the MCA household for decades,” said MCA president/CEO Mike Harris successful a statement. “This beingness statement reflects our unwavering committedness to supporting his creator imaginativeness and providing him creator state portion ensuring his bequest continues to grow.”

“I’m feeling the astir originative I’ve ever felt successful my vocation these past fewer years,” said Gill. “I’ve collected a treasure trove of songs and with my friends and partners astatine MCA we’ve travel up with a mode to merchandise each this caller music. It’s a concern that’s lasted 36 years and I’m grateful for it.”

After a abbreviated stint with RCA, Gill has been connected MCA for the bulk of his career, starting with 1989’s When I Call Your Name album, which has been certified treble platinum by the RIAA. Gill has besides been a subordinate of the Eagles since 2017, pursuing Glenn Frey‘s death.

Gill’s longtime manager, Larry Fitzgerald, added, “MCA Records has been Vince’s location since aboriginal successful his career, and present helium knows their concern volition endure into the future. Vince’s fans wanting his euphony won’t person to look immoderate further than MCA to find it. My narration with Vince began 41 years agone and I’m thrilled to basal with him astatine this important moment.”

At 22 statues, Gill has won the astir Grammy Awards of immoderate antheral state artist. According to his label, helium has amassed 1.7 cardinal planetary streams and 28.5 cardinal successful RIAA certified units.

Deals similar Gill’s are rare. A akin 1 was struck with John Mellencamp successful 2014, erstwhile Republic Records signed him to a beingness signaling contract.