Big Money (album)

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Big Money
Jon Batiste - Big Money.jpg
Studio album by
Jon Batiste
ReleasedAugust 22, 2025 (2025-08-22)
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Genre
Length32:27
Label
Producer
Jon Batiste chronology
Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1)
(2024)		Big Money
(2025)
Singles from Big Money
  1. "Big Money"
    Released: July 11, 2025
  2. "Lonely Avenue"
    Released: August 1, 2025
  3. "Lean on My Love"
    Released: August 22, 2025

Big Money is the ninth studio album by American singer Jon Batiste. It was released on August 22, 2025, through Verve Records and Interscope Records. The album features guest appearances by Andra Day, Randy Newman and No I.D.. To support the album, Batiste embarked on The Big Money Tour: Jon Batiste Plays America on August 27, 2025. [2]

Contents

Background

Batiste released his seventh studio album, World Music Radio on August 18, 2023. In support of the album Batiste staged his first headlining concert tour, the Uneasy Tour in 2024. [3]

On November 15, 2024, Batiste released the first album in his solo piano series Beethoven Blues (Batiste Piano Series, Vol. 1), while working on this album, [4] and he performed the national anthem at Super Bowl LIX in February 2025. [5]

Batiste announced the album on July 11, 2025, alongside the release of the title track "Big Money" and music video. He revealed that the album was conceived during the Uneasy Tour. [2] [6]

Track listing

Big Money track listing [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lean on My Love" (featuring Andra Day)
Batiste4:11
2."Big Money"
2:34
3."Lonely Avenue" (featuring Randy Newman) Doc Pomus
3:40
4."Petrichor"BatisteBatiste2:38
5."Do It All Again"
  • Batiste
  • Kizzo
3:26
6."Pinnacle"
  • Batiste
  • Waterhouse
  • Sunny Levine
4:20
7."At All"
  • Batiste
  • Waterhouse
  • No I.D.
  • Levine [a]
3:17
8."Maybe"
  • Batiste
  • Wilson
  • Batiste
  • No I.D.
5:05
9."Angels" (featuring No I.D. and Billy Bob Bo Bob)
  • Batiste
  • Wilson
  • Batiste
  • No I.D.
3:12
Total length:32:27

Note

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [1]

Musicians

  • Jon Batiste – vocals (all tracks); synthesizers, Fender Rhodes, bass, Hammond B3 organ, drum machine (track 1); melodica (2, 6, 9), acoustic guitar (2), piano (3, 5, 8); fiddle, mandolin, guitar, drum programming, hand percussion (4); organ, sound design (5); Moog (6), Wurlitzer (7), Farfisa (9)
  • Abe Rounds – drum machine, background vocals, drums (1)
  • Caleb Arredondo – saxophone, background vocals (1)
  • Ebba Dankel – piano, background vocals (1)
  • Natalie Hemby – vocals (1)
  • Andra Day – vocals (1)
  • Nick Waterhouse – acoustic guitar (2), guitar (6, 7), vocals (6)
  • Brian Lang – bass (2, 6, 7)
  • Josh Adams – drums (2, 6, 7)
  • Roberta Freeman – background vocals (2, 6)
  • Carol Hatchett – background vocals (2, 6)
  • Dillon Casey – guitar (2, 7)
  • David Dorame – horns (2)
  • Jason Colby – horns (2)
  • Jim Jedeikin – horns (2)
  • Louis Taylor – horns (2)
  • Brit Manor – background vocals (2)
  • The Womack Sisters – background vocals (2)
  • Randy Newman – vocals (3)
  • Nora Germain – violin (5)
  • Brandon Rose – bass (5)
  • Kizzo – drum programming (5)
  • Autumn Rowe – background vocals (5)
  • No I.D. – sampler, synthesizer (6); drums, programming (9)
  • Pedrum Siadatian – guitar (6)
  • Matt Correia – shaker (6)
  • Connor "Catfish" Gallaher – guitar (6)
  • Billy Bob Bo Bob – background vocals (9)

Technical and visuals

  • Russ Elevado – recording (1), mixing (2, 4, 6, 7, 9)
  • Justin Batad – recording (2, 5–9)
  • Franky Fox – recording (2, 5, 6)
  • Matt Santuro – recording (2, 5)
  • David Boucher – recording (3)
  • Kaleb Rollins – recording (4, 5), additional engineering (1, 3, 6–9)
  • Ian Doerr – recording (6)
  • Alex Miller – studio assistance (2, 6), recording assistance (5)
  • Will Worden – studio assistance (6)
  • Kevin LaReaux – studio assistance (6)
  • David Ozinga – studio assistance (6)
  • John Kercy – mixing (1)
  • Laura Sisk – mixing (3, 5, 8)
  • Point Max-Kanga – mix engineering assistance (2)
  • Darren Blackensee – mix engineering assistance (2)
  • Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering
  • Tom Arndt – production and release coordination
  • Eric Neuser – production and release coordination
  • Tai Linzie – art coordination
  • Walter Thompson Hernández – album cover photography
  • Beth Sacca – back cover photography
  • Suleika Jaouad – cloud watercolor painting
  • Emily J. Snyder – design

Charts

Chart performance for Big Money
Chart (2025)Peak
position
French Jazz Albums (SNEP) [7] 4
French Physical Albums (SNEP) [8] 90
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC) [9] 4
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [10] 11

References

  1. 1 2 3 Big Money (Media notes). Jon Batiste. Verve Records, Interscope Records. August 22, 2025.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. 1 2 Hiatt, Brian (July 11, 2025). "Jon Batiste Makes 'Americana Blues Statement' on Rootsy New Album 'Big Money'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  3. ↑ Paul, Larisha (November 13, 2023). "Jon Batiste Announces First-Headlining Run 'Uneasy Tour: Purifying the Airwaves for the People'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  4. ↑ Hernández, Javier C. (November 19, 2024). "Jon Batiste Can't Stop Thinking About Beethoven". The New York Times . Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Super Bowl LIX pregame entertainment announced: Jon Batiste to perform national anthem". NFL.com. November 28, 2024. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Jon Batiste Announces Ninth Studio Album Big Money Out August 22" (Press release). Universal Music Canada. July 11, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Top Albums Jazz (semaine du 14 novembre 2025)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique . Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Top Albums Physiques (semaine du 14 novembre 2025)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique . Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Jon Batiste Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
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