Billie Jo Jones is lighting a match and letting it burn with her brand-new single, “Flame” — out today — and let’s just say, it’s bringing the heat in more ways than one.
The track, which also serves as the title track for her upcoming sophomore album (coming this fall), isn’t just another catchy country tune. It’s a no-nonsense, “don’t-mess-with-me” anthem written straight from Billie Jo’s own life experience. Flame is bold, brassy, and absolutely addictive, co-written with Len Snow, Bobby E. Boyd, and Tammy Marler during a label-sponsored writing retreat that turned personal fire into lyrical fuel.
“I wrote this song about a girl who was trying to cause some problems between me and my husband,” Billie Jo revealed. “I never really said anything to her about it… we just stopped talking to her. She probably doesn’t even know that this song is about her.” Talk about getting scorched without even knowing it.
Originally titled “Kryptonite,” Billie Jo had already started jotting down a few lines before the retreat, capturing the emotions she was feeling. But what started as a spark quickly caught fire, transforming into what she proudly calls “a really freakin’ awesome song.”
If you’re imagining a delicate ballad, think again. This song is fierce. Driven by catchy guitar riffs and wrapped in Billie Jo’s powerhouse vocals, Flame is a Texas country scorcher that dares anyone to step into her lane. “It’s a women’s power anthem song,” she said. “Like: ‘You’re gonna try and take my man, but he’s mine and he ain’t goin’ nowhere.’”
Billie Jo isn’t just bringing the sass with Flame — she’s bringing serious songwriting chops, too. On her first album, she only wrote two of the ten tracks. But this time around? “I wrote my little tail off,” she said. Ten out of the thirteen songs on her upcoming record have her name on the credits. “I think we’ve got some really, really great songs comin’ out.”
She’s also loving the collaborative process that comes with cowriting, even when the direction isn’t clear from the start. “Sometimes you just go in and talk about what’s goin’ on in your life, and a song comes out of it,” she explained. For Billie Jo, listening is just as important as singing. “I sit back, I listen, and then I put my two cents in of what I think… It’s been cool to step back and just listen to what other people have to say.”
No Stranger to the Spotlight
That humility hasn’t stopped her from working with some heavy-hitters in the songwriting world, either. She cowrote with Trannie Anderson on one of the tracks, and the legendary Bobby E. Boyd — known for writing “God Bless the Broken Road” — is featured throughout the album. “It’s been cool to write with different people… I work really well with anyone I get put in a room with. It’s cool when you find the people you mesh with.”
The Texas native from Emory is no stranger to country music success. Her debut radio single of 2024, Right Now Kinda Girl, went straight to #1 on the Texas Regional Radio Chart and held top spots on CDX True Indie and the Texas Internet Radio Chart. Then came Some Girls Don’t Cry, which earned her another #1 and a four-week reign before being officially retired from the CDX chart. Her latest, Whose Tequila Are You Drinkin’, followed suit with yet another chart-topping run.
She’s also no stranger to the stage. Billie Jo’s shared the spotlight with country icons like Deana Carter, Neal McCoy, The Oak Ridge Boys, Jack Ingram, Justin Moore, Wade Bowen, and more. And let’s not forget — for the third year running, she landed in the Top 8 at Texas Songwriter U.
But even with all the accolades, Billie Jo keeps her boots firmly planted on the ground. “I’m a singer first. I’ve always known that I could sing. I love to sing. I love to perform. Songwriting didn’t come until I was 25 years old… I just want to write better songs than I wrote the day before.”
What’s Next for Billie Jo Jones
As for what’s next? Well, let’s just say Billie Jo is keeping a few cards close to her chest. She teased that something big is coming this fall along with the album — but we’ll have to wait for more details.
In the meantime, Flame is here, it’s hot, and it’s already lighting up the airwaves. So go ahead, add it to your playlist, roll the windows down, and let Billie Jo Jones remind you what a country power anthem sounds like in 2025.
