Billionaire (album)

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Billionaire
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 22, 2025
Studio
Genre Americana [2]
Length41:01
Label Dualtone
Producer
Kathleen Edwards chronology
Total Freedom
(2020)
Billionaire
(2025)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 6.8/10 [4]
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Americana Highways [6]
PopMatters 7/10 [7]

Billionaire is the sixth studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards. It was released on August 22, 2025, by Dualtone Records. [8] The album was produced by Jason Isbell and Gena Johnson. [9]

Contents

Background

In a press release related to the announcement of Billionaire, Edwards stated that she named the album as such because she felt that people were using the term "billionaire" in what she described as "a caustic way", further adding: "But we should all want to be billionaires in life, to be rich in experience, friendship, purpose, and the pursuit of the things that bring us joy." [10]

Promotion

The album's double lead singles, "Save Your Soul", and "Say Goodbye, Tell No One", were released on June 3, 2025. [11] The second single, "Pine", was released on July 3, 2025. [12] The final singles, "When the Truth Comes Out" and "Little Red Ranger", were released on July 30, 2025. [13]

Critical reception

Writing for Pitchfork , Amanda Wicks rated the album 6.8 out of 10, and opined that Billionare "[felt] more lived in" in contrast to Edwards' previous album Total Freedom . [14] Felix Hughes of NEXT Magazine Canada wrote in his review of the album that it was a "triumphant" return to music for Edwards that is "full of confidence and brutally honest reflections on the world around us." [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kathleen Edwards, except "When the Truth Comes Out" (written with Ken Yates) and "Billionaire" (written with Dan Wilson). [1]

Billionaire track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Save Your Soul"3:32
2."Say Goodbye, Tell No One"6:12
3."Little Red Ranger"3:44
4."When the Truth Comes Out"3:30
5."Billionaire"4:10
6."Need a Ride"6:34
7."Little Pink Door"3:43
8."FLA"3:16
9."Other People's Bands"2:38
10."Pine"3:42
Total length:41:01

Personnel

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 Billionaire (Media notes). Kathleen Edwards. Dualtone Records. August 22, 2025.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. 1 2 Hughes, Felix (August 22, 2025). "Album review: Kathleen Edwards storms back with 'Billionaire' her best album ever » NEXT Magazine". NEXT Magazine Canada. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  3. "Billionaire reviews". Metacritic . Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  4. Wicks, Amanda (September 3, 2025). "Kathleen Edwards: Billionaire". Pitchfork . Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  5. Hughes, Felix (August 22, 2025). "Album review: Kathleen Edwards storms back with "Billionaire" her best album ever". NEXT Magazine. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  6. Gulden, Andrew (August 21, 2025). "Review: Kathleen Edwards "Billionaire"". Americana Highways. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  7. Cober-Lake, Justin (September 3, 2025). "Kathleen Edwards explores true wealth on "Billionaire"". PopMatters . Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  8. "Billionaire by Kathleen Edwards on Apple Music". Apple Music. August 22, 2025.
  9. "Kathleen Edwards Returns With New Album 'Billionaire' Out Aug. 22 on Dualtone". Glide Magazine. June 3, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  10. Parkinson, Richard (June 18, 2025). "Kathleen Edwards to release new album "Billionaire" in late summer 2025". Americana UK. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  11. "Kathleen Edwards' "Billionaire" out August 22 on Dualtone Records, two new songs out today". PeerMusic. June 3, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  12. Liebig, Lorie (July 2, 2025). "Kathleen Edwards Dissects the Pain of Unrequited Love in 'Pine'". Barnburner. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  13. "Kathleen Edwards unveils two songs ahead of anticipated new album". PeerMusic. July 30, 2025. Retrieved October 12, 2025.
  14. Wicks, Amanda (August 27, 2025). "Kathleen Edwards: Billionaire". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 12, 2025.