NORAH JONES & CHRIS STAPLETON COLLABORATE ON NEW CHRISTMAS SONG “APRIL’S GONE” OUT NOW

JONES ANNOUNCES RECORD STORE DAY EXCLUSIVE

PLAYING ALONG, VOLUME 2

A 2nd COLLECTION OF SONGS FROM HER PODCAST

FEATURING LUCINDA WILLIAMS, JASON ISBELL,

JOSHUA HOMME, MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO & MORE

08 OCTOBER 2026 (TORONTO, ON) — Norah Jones and Chris Stapleton have paired up to release “April’s Gone,” a heartfelt new Christmas song featuring two of the most distinctive voices in American music. Written by Jones and producer Leon Michels, the poignant song tells the story of a fading love in need of a Christmas spark.

“After Leon and I wrote ‘April’s Gone,’ I couldn’t stop hearing Chris’ voice in my head singing it,” says Norah. “I’ve always loved him and wanted to sing with him. Mickey Raphael connected us, and next thing I knew a recording of Chris singing the song was in my inbox, I was so happy!  His voice is just incredible.”

Jones first worked with Michels on I Dream Of Christmas, her 2021 holiday album which has since become a perennial favorite. Michels also produced Jones’ most recent studio album Visions, which was released in 2024 and earned Jones her 10th GRAMMY Award.

LISTEN TO “APRIL’S GONE”

Jones has also announced the Nov. 27 release of Playing Along, Volume 2, a Black Friday Record Store Day exclusive LP featuring songs from her podcast Norah Jones Is Playing Along, which finds Norah sitting down with her favorite musicians for candid conversation and impromptu musical collaborations. Available exclusively at indie record stores on red vinyl, Playing Along, Volume 2 presents a selection of songs from the 2nd season of her podcast with a diverse range of artists including Lucinda Williams, Jason Isbell, Joshua Homme, Lucius, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ron Carter, Bill Frisell, Josh Groban, and more.

The track listing for Playing Along, Volume 2 is as follows:

Side A

  1. Somethin’ Stupid (with Joshua Homme)
  2. Woman (with Lucius)
  3. Morning And Allison (with Nate Smith)
  4. Don’t Forget (with Martha Wainwright)
  5. Just What I Needed (with Linda Perry)
  6. The Nearness of You (with Ron Carter, Bill Frisell)

Side B

  1. The Price Of The Ticket (with Meshell Ndegeocello)
  2. Foxes In The Snow (with Jason Isbell)
  3. Listen To Her Heart (with Mike Campbell)
  4. No One Noticed (with María Zardoya)
  5. All I Have To Do Is Dream (with Josh Groban)
  6. We’ve Come Too Far To Turn Around (with Lucinda Williams)

Norah Jones first emerged on the world stage with the 2002 release of Come Away With Me, her self-described “moody little record” that introduced a singular new voice and grew into a global phenomenon, sweeping the 2003 GRAMMY Awards including Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. Since then, Jones has become a 10-time GRAMMY-winner, sold more than 53 million albums, and her songs have been streamed ten billion times worldwide. She has released a series of critically acclaimed and commercially successful solo albums—Feels Like Home (2004), Not Too Late (2007), The Fall (2009), Little Broken Hearts (2012), Day Breaks (2016), Pick Me Up Off The Floor (2020), the live album ‘Til We Meet Again (2021), her holiday album I Dream Of Christmas (2021), and Visions (2024)—as well as albums with her collective bands The Little Willies, El Madmo, and Puss N Boots featuring Sasha Dobson and Catherine Popper. The 2010 compilation …Featuring Norah Jones showcased her incredible versatility by collecting her collaborations with artists as diverse as Willie Nelson, Foo Fighters, Outkast, and Herbie Hancock. In 2022, Jones launched her podcast Norah Jones Is Playing Along which features candid conversations and impromptu musical collaborations with some of her favorite musicians.

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