Ashley Monroe celebrates 10 years of The Blade with anniversary edition

Ashley Monroe revisits The Blade with new anniversary edition

Ashley Monroe marks a decade of her GRAMMY-nominated album The Blade with a 10th anniversary edition, out today. The release features three previously unheard tracks, including the anthemic Fight For It, co-written with Shane McAnally and Gordie Sampson and featuring Vince Gill on background vocals.

The 10th anniversary edition lands ahead of a run of UK dates including a Manchester gig at Band on the Wall. The Manchester gig is the opening show of a four date run which includes The Long Road Festival.

Speaking about new song Fight For It, Ashley Monroe said, “The idea for ‘Fight For It’ came to me in 2014, and I called up Shane McAnally and Gordie Sampson to write it with me … on a Saturday (something I had never done before and haven’t done since). Thank God they both said yes! Over the past 11 years of my life, I can think of so many different moments this song applies to; it’s important to know not everything comes easy, but a little fight goes a long way. I’m so glad this song is finally going to be heard.”

Produced by Vince Gill and Justin Niebank, The Blade features contributions from Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Jessi Alexander and Luke Laird, with background vocals from Alison Krauss and Dan Tyminski among others. It originally drew acclaim from Pitchfork, NPR, Rolling Stone and The Atlantic.

New album Tennessee Lightning coming soon

Ashley Monroe will release her sixth studio album Tennessee Lightning on Friday 8 August 2025. The 17-track record, written in the wake of her recovery from cancer, features collaborations with T Bone Burnett, Marty Stuart, Brittney Spencer and Karen Fairchild. The new album features previously released singles ‘The Touch” (feat. Marty Stuart)’, ‘Bitter Swisher Sweet’ (feat. Brittney Spencer) and ‘Magnolia’