JOY OLADOKUN SHARES NEW ACOUSTIC VERSION OF “I’D MISS THE BIRDS” FEATURING SHERYL CROW

SELECT FALL HEADLINE DATES CONFIRMED GRAND OLE OPRY DEBUT SET FOR DECEMBER 2

November 14, 2025—Acclaimed singer, songwriter, producer and performer Joy Oladokun unveils a new acoustic version of “I’d Miss The Birds” featuring Grammy Award-winner Sheryl Crow today—listen/share HERE.

Of the collaboration, Oladokun shares, “I wrote ‘I’d Miss The Birds’ about the loneliness I feel doing this job….For the past two years, a balm to that loneliness has been the kindness and friendship of Sheryl Crow.”

“I’d Miss The Birds” is from Oladokun’s critically acclaimed album, Observations From a Crowded Room, released last fall (stream/purchase here). Written, produced and largely performed by Oladokun alone, the album marks a personal and creative turning point for the Nashville-based artist and was crafted during a period of intense introspection and questioning. The 15-track collection—comprised of 12 songs and 3 spoken interludes—finds Oladokun reflecting on her place in the world, both as a person and an artist, while blending her pop-folk roots with electronic and psychedelic elements.

Critical acclaim for Observations From a Crowded Room:

“one of the great singer-songwriters pushing beyond roots or conventional singer-songwriter music today…her most ambitious record so far”—NPR Music

“stunning”—Billboard

“One of the most refreshing voices coming out of Nashville... there’s a deeply honest quality to her music that makes her hard to shake.”—Consequence

“The self-produced album, a first for the artist, clearly benefited from that approach, with brutally honest lyrics that hit like a punch to the gut”—them

“electrifying…the epic closing song, ‘Goodbye,’ an elegant masterpiece Paul McCartney would envy”—No Depression

“the most vulnerable, confessional, and compelling lyrics she’s ever sung”—Atwood Magazine

“Joy Oladokun has proved herself a unique voice of her generation”—The Indy Review

“a transformative experience for the artist and listeners”—HYFIN

“[Oladokun] has always wowed her audiences with her soulful folk sound and evocative storytelling, but her fifth studio album, Observations From a Crowded Room, feels like a fresh start for the beloved artist.”—Sweety High

In support of the new music, Oladokun will continue to tour through the end of the year, including upcoming shows at West Hollywood’s The Peppermint Club, Pioneertown’s Orville Peck’s Rodeo and New York’s Blue Note, among others. Additionally, Oladokun is set to debut at the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday, December 2. See below for full tour routing.

Since her breakthrough in 2020, Oladokun has released multiple acclaimed full-length albums—2021’s in defense of my own happiness and 2023’s Proof of Life—both of which landed on numerous best-of-the-year lists. Of Oladokun, The New York Times praises, “her songs are conversational and confessional, and her hooky but profound melodies turn her lyrics into mantras,” while Rolling Stone calls them, “Nashville’s most low-key musical revolutionary…in this time of shifting priorities away from work toward self-care and connection with others, Oladokun is offering a master class in those subjects” and NPR Music asserts, “She has a remarkable ability to distill how forces at work in the world…she can make even social and political protest feel like an intimate, warmly human act.”

Moreover, Oladokun—a proud queer Black person and daughter of Nigerian immigrants—has performed on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” “CBS Saturday Morning,” “TODAY,” PBS’ “Austin City Limits” and NPR Music’s “Tiny Desk (Home) Concert” series. Oladokun’s music has also been included in the Al Sharpton documentary, Loudmouth, CBS’ “CSI: Vegas,” NBC’s “This Is Us,” ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” ABC’s “Station 19,” NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” and HBO’s “And Just Like That,” while her song, “i see america,” was also selected as a finalist for the Recording Academy’s Special Merit Award, Best Song for Social Change. Widely respected by her peers, Oladokun has collaborated with artists such as Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Maren Morris, Jack Antonoff, Jason Isbell and Noah Kahan and has joined Morris, Isbell, Kahan, John Mayer, Hozier, My Morning Jacket, Tyler Childers, Pink Sweat$, Leon Bridges and Manchester Orchestra on the road.

For more information, please contact Asha Goodman, Catherine Snead 615.320.7753 or Carla Sacks 212.741.1000 at Sacks & Co.

JOY OLADOKUN CONFIRMED TOUR DATES
November 14 /// Pioneertown, CA /// Orville Peck’s Rodeo
November 15 /// West Hollywood, CA /// The Peppermint Club
November 18 /// Grand Rapids, MI /// St. Cecilia Music Center
November 19 /// New York, NY /// Blue Note (early show)
November 19 /// New York, NY /// Blue Note (late show)
December 2 /// Nashville, TN /// Grand Ole Opry
January 15-18 /// Quintana Roo, Mexico /// Girls Just Wanna Weekend
January 22 /// Cancun, Quintana Roo /// Dave and Tim Riviera Maya

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