Jacklyn Wills
THIS IS ME
You know how the story goes. It always seems to be a small town girl or boy who knew that music was their calling from a young age. We won’t bore you with the details, but it’s a similar narrative for Dresden, Ontario’s, Jacklyn Wills.
From performing at local festivals, events and establishments, to sharing songs and stories at the world-famous BlueBird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee, and even warming up the stage for acts such as Sloan, The Reklaws, Owen Riegling and Corb Lund, (just to name a few), Wills already has a long list of accomplishments under her belt and has now taken the next step in her musical journey.
Titling 2024 the year to “do the thing”, Wills hit the ground running by releasing her debut single, “Hate That I Can’t Hate You”. Penned over Zoom in February 2023 with co-writer Ali Dutton, about meeting the perfect guy after dating a few too many frogs, produced by Adam Newcomb, and released into the world a year later, the catchy country bop found its way onto multiple Spotify editorial playlists, radio stations around the world and even onto SiriusXM!
But “Hate That I Can’t Hate You” was only the beginning. She followed with the release of “Up”. A song written in Nashville with fellow Canadian Drew Taylor and Georgia natives, Tanner Fussell and Lee Tucker, that transports you back to the days of being 16 in a small town with nothing better to do than drive around and get into trouble! “Up” continues to climb the Canadian Indie Country Countdown Chart and can be heard daily on SiriusXM, on top of a number of radio stations around the world.
As we prepare to head into 2025, she doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon. Buckle up and prepare yourself for lots more live shows and a whole lot more music from this rising star.
“Her style is uniquely her own, as a fresh face with a sassy attitude. Jacklyn is a true performer and has a passion that is driving her into such early success.”
– Fortresss Tavern (Chatham ON,) May 2019
"Talent, confidence, integrity, passion. Jacklyn Wills is a local Chatham-Kent artist to go see live
whenever you can!"
- Rod Reynolds (Klondyke Recording Studio) March 2018
“Warmth permeates everything she does making her presence one that people can enjoy greatly. Jacklyn’s an artist, good now and developing rapidly. Pay attention and enjoy what comes as her potential unfolds.”
– Brian Hay (norules-nolights.com) March 2016
“I can’t say enough about this talented 18-year-old force – Jacklyn Wills. She is
confident, articulate, well rounded, aware of her direction, passionate about her craft, self-
motivated, open minded, and has already worked with several influential musicians. Please check out
the future of country music.”
– Courtney Wells Entertainment, January 2019
LIVE
VIDEOS
Up (Official Music Video)
Hate That I Can't Hate You (Official Music Video)
Up (Lyric Video)
Hate That I Can't Hate You (Lyric Video)