They’re back.
This morning, Koe Wetzel announced that Ella Langley will be featured on a new song called “Jaded,” which is set for release this Friday. It’s part of the deluxe edition of his album The Night Champion, and of course, it’s not the first time these two have worked together.
Ella previously featured Koe on a song called “That’s Why We Fight,” which was the lead single from her debut Excuse the Mess EP she released in 2023. Ella also toured with Koe in the beginning of her career, which is when she really started to pick up steam, and of course, we’ve seen how she’s exploded in the several years since.
You can hear a teaser of the song in the Instagram post here:
“Jaded” was written by Koe and Ella along with Jordan Schmidt and ERNEST, and Koe says Ella has been one of her favorite people to collaborate with for a while:
“Ella’s been one of my favorite people to write and sing with for a long time. We recorded ‘That’s Why We Fight’ early on in both of our careers, and getting back in a room together was something we talked about every time we saw each other. When she sings, you believe it and I’m excited we could get this one out there to the fans.”
Ella added that she will always be thankful for Koe because he was one of the first artists she got to tour with on a big tour back in 2022:
“Koe and I have known each other and been friends for a long time. He was one of the first artists I ever got to collaborate with and one of the first I went out on the road with back in 2022. Getting to write and record another song together is special.”
Their first duet, the aforementioned “That’s Why We Fight,” was super rock and roll and had a ton of edge, and from the teasers of “Jaded,” it sounds like they might be giving us something completely different this time, which makes sense because they’ve both gone in a bit of a different direction musically since their first collab.
It’s honestly kind of crazy how far they’ve both come since “That’s Why We Fight,” especially Ella because she was a very fresh, young artist at the time, and I feel like I was just writing about “That’s Why We Fight” yesterday… and knowing what a great pair they made the first time only makes the anticipation of this track even more exciting.
And if you’re new to Ella or Koe since 2023 and haven’t heard their original duet yet, you’re missing out…
“That’s Why We Fight”
Koe is currently out on the road for his extensive The Night Champion World Tour, which has had dates in the U.S., Canada and Australia with a variety of openers in Shane Smith & The Saints, Ole 60, Wyatt Flores, Corey Kent, Wade Bowen, Bayker Blankenship, Kolby Cooper and Logan Jahnke.
The Night Champion World Tour Dates
Aug. 6 | Bonner Springs, Kan. | Azura Amphitheater
Aug. 7 | Evansville, Ind. | Ford Center
Aug. 8 | Nashville, Tenn. | Bridgestone Arena
Aug. 12 | New York, N.Y. | Pier 17
Aug. 13 | Reading, Pa. | Santander Arena
Aug. 14 | Gilford, N.H. | BankNH Pavilion
Aug. 19 | Boston, Mass. | Leader Bank Pavilion
Aug. 20 | Washington, D.C. | The Anthem
Aug. 21 | Pittsburgh, Pa. | Petersen Events Center
Aug. 26 | Buffalo, N.Y. | Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B
Aug. 27 | Cleveland, Ohio | Wolstein Center
Aug. 28 | Rochester Hills, Mich. | Meadow Brook Amphitheatre*
Sept. 3 | Austin, Texas | Moody Center
Sept. 4 | Baton Rouge, La. | Raising Cane’s River Center
Sept. 5 | Bossier City, La. | Brookshire Grocery Arena
Sept. 10 | Knoxville, Tenn. | Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center
Sept. 11 | Greensboro, N.C. | First Horizon Coliseum
Sept. 12 | Wilmington, N.C. | Live Oak Bank Pavilion
Sept. 17 | Alpharetta, Ga. | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
Sept. 18 | Columbia, S.C. | Colonial Life Arena
Sept. 19 | Richmond, Va. | Virginia Credit Union LIVE!
Sept. 24 | Pikeville, Ky. | Appalachian Wireless Arena
Sept. 25 | Huntsville, Ala. | The Orion Amphitheater
Sept. 26 | Brandon, Miss. | Brandon Amphitheater
Sept. 30 | Rogers, Ark. | The Walmart AMP
Oct. 1 | North Little Rock, Ark. | Simmons Bank Arena
Oct. 2 | Tulsa, Okla. | BOK Center
Oct. 3 | Wichita, Kan. | INTRUST Bank Arena
Oct. 8 | Chicago, Ill. | Salt Shed Fairgrounds
Oct. 9 | Fishers, Ind. | Fishers Event Center
Oct. 10 | Milwaukee, Wis. | Fiserv Forum
Oct. 28 | Morrison, Colo. | Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Oct. 30 | Lubbock, Texas | Cook’s Garage
Additional Live Shows
Aug. 15 | Montreal, Que. (Canada) | Lasso
Aug. 22 | Lima, Ohio | Allen County Fair
Aug. 29 | Lucknow, Ont. (Canada) | Lucknow’s Music in the Fields
Nov. 20 | St. Petersburg, Fla. | St. Pete Country Fest
