\u201cI\u2019ve kept my head down and done the work for so long, I finally stopped to look around and see that the work that I\u2019ve put in has brought me to where I\u2019ve always wanted to be,\u201d<\/em> Kaitlin Butts said on social media<\/a>. \u201cFrom releasing my album over a year ago as an independent artist, to having a viral song, to now signing a record deal with such a prestigious label like Republic Records, the journey has felt nothing short of surreal. I\u2019m so inspired by the team and how their vision for me aligns with the dreams that I\u2019ve always had for myself.\u201d \u201cKaitlin is a generational talent, a remarkable artist and songwriter with a clear voice and powerful point of view,\u201d<\/em> says Mary Catherine Kinney of Republic Records. \u201cShe\u2019s honest, magnetic and entirely her own. A force live, she\u2019s built a phenomenal career through her unmatched drive and vision. I\u2019ve had the privilege of watching her evolution as an artist and am thrilled to welcome her to the Republic family. We\u2019re deeply honored to partner with her in this next chapter.\u201d<\/em><\/p> Though that next chapter will likely lead to a new original album from Kaitlin Butts in the not too distant future, she\u2019s starting off the partnership by releasing a covers EP on November 14th. Called the Yeehaw Sessions<\/em>, it\u2019s the sequel to Kaitlin\u2019s Sad Yeehaw Session<\/em>s that came out in 2022 through Kaitlin\u2019s previous distributor, Soundly Music. <\/p> The new EP is led by Kaitlin\u2019s take on the Jimmy Eat World song \u201cThe Middle\u201d (listen below). Kaitlin also covers \u201cTulsa Time\u201d by Don Williams, \u201cSin Wagon\u201d by the [Dixie] Chicks, and Chappell Roan\u2019s \u201cRed Wine Supernova\u201d\u2014all songs Kaitlin\u2019s featured in her live sets in the past. The EP will also include a reprise of \u201cYou Ain\u2019t Gotta Die (To Be Dead To Me).\u201d <\/p> \u201cI feel very connected to Republic because I feel like their vision for me aligns with the dreams that I\u2019ve always had for myself,\u201d<\/em> Butts told Variety<\/a><\/em>. \u201cAnd it just really feels good to work with a team that is so champing at the bit to get to work, and they seem to want to work just as hard as I have been for a long time, so I\u2019m excited to get to work with them.\u201d<\/em>