By her own admission, Jo Dee Messina owes a lot to Tim McGraw. The singer-songwriter says it was McGraw who not only helped launch her career, but trusted her instincts, even when no one else did. “Tim stood up for certain songs that I hoped were going to be on that album when I was too frightened to say…
Jo Dee Messina is back, and better than ever, with a new single. The songstress has released “Just To Be Loved,” written by Messina, along with Jess Cates, Jordan Mohilowski and Tim Nichols, and inspired by her own two sons. “I’m seeing things that are coming across my phone from 12, 13-year-old girls, and it’s blowing my mind,” Messina…
Jo Dee Messina‘s The Best of Jo Dee Messina came out earlier this month, celebrating 11 of her biggest hits, including her debut single, “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” her “Bring On The Rain” collaboration with Tim McGraw and more. In spite of her illustrious career, The Best of Jo Dee Messina is her first record on vinyl, a milestone…
Jo Dee Messina is heading out on tour! The Massachusetts native just announced her Heads Carolina, Tails California Tour, kicking off on February 17 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Messina will perform in more than 45 cities, wrapping up the massive trek on November 11 in Indio, California. “Heads Carolina, Tails California” was Messina’s debut single, and also became her…
A collection of some of Jo Dee Messina‘s biggest hits will soon be released. Heads Carolina, Tails California: The Best of Jo Dee Messina will be out on March 10, featuring 11 of Messina’s biggest hits, including “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” “Bye Bye,” “Bring On the Rain” and more. The new project will also be Messina’s first release available…
Jo Dee Messina crossed a big item off of her bucket list over the weekend, when she opened two shows for Reba McEntire, as part of McEntire’s Reba: Live in Concert Arena Tour. The “Bye, Bye” singer performed in both Columbus, Ohio, and Raleigh, North Carolina, dates that McEntire rescheduled from early November, due to vocal problems. “Walking off the…
Reba McEntire has been joined by Terri Clark for her Reba: Live in Concert Arena Tour, but she’s going to have two other special guests for her December dates, due to a scheduling conflict with Clark. McEntire reveals that Jo Dee Messina will join her on December 2 and 3, and Suzy Bogguss will join her on December 10….
Cole Swindell gave one of the most memorable performances of the night at the CMA Awards, when he surprised the crowd by bringing Jo Dee Messina on stage, during his performance of his multi-week, No. 1 hit, “She Had Me At Heads Carolina.” Messina was met with thunderous applause when she joined Swindell during his performance. Swindell also just dropped…
A new version of Cole Swindell‘s multi-week, No. 1 hit, “She Had Me At Heads Carolina,” is out now, featuring Jo Dee Messina. It’s a fitting collaboration, since Swindell paid homage to Messina’s debut single, “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” released in 1996, in his own song. Swindell announced the remix on social media. Did y’all really think we were…
The video for Cole Swindell‘s “She Had Me At Heads Carolina” is out, and as promised, it features Jo Dee Messina. The song, a take on Messina’s debut single, “Heads Carolina, Tails California,” is from Swindell’s latest Stereotype album, out now. Messina plays a bartender in the video, which centers around one massive karaoke party. Swindell’s girlfriend, Courtney Little,…
