Moore leaves MCA for Virgin

Moore also teased his first new song in almost two years and the first music under the new deal,"Live Here to Work," which reunites him with co-producer Jaren Johnston of The Cadillac Three. "Live Here to Work" will be released next Friday and can be heard early on TikTok now.

Moore released five albums with MCA and announced his departure about six months ago.

"I'm a firm believer that this life is what you make it and is enhanced by the people you surround yourself with," said Moore. "I see this next chapter of my career as an opportunity to keep building this thing brick by brick. I was making this record independently when I began having the initial conversations with Virgin and other record labels."

"It was ultimately the tangible passion from Virgin Music Group that made me want to team up and see where we could take this next chapter. There is a trust and a freedom in what I do, and I can feel that from this team. The fans are going to be getting more music from me than ever before. The first track from this project is a song called 'Live Here To Work.' It pushes the envelope a bit, but we wanted to come out swinging."

Moore is in the midst of his Nomad World Tour, which resumes in arenas and stadiums later this month with a 14-show run in Australia, includes a return to South Africa where he performed to crowds of more than 40,000 fans last year, and culminates with a string of dates in the U.S. this fall.

"I have been a fan of Kip's for years now," said Jacqueline Saturn, President, Virgin Music Group North America, and EVP of Global Artist Relations. "His music's universal themes transcend genre and appeal to a huge variety of music fans. Along with his music, his commitment to relentless touring has helped him build a powerful global fanbase. We know this next phase of his career is going to be amazing."

Moore, 44, has enjoyed hits with "Something' 'Bout a Truck," "Hey Pretty Girl," "Beer Money" and "More Girls Like You." His most recent album for MCA was "Damn Love" in 2023.