Sometimes the healthiest response to heartbreak is not revenge, reinvention or a tear-soaked ballad. Sometimes it is simply admitting that things could have gone much worse. Country-pop trio Just Jayne lean into that perspective on their new song “It Could Be Worse,” released alongside A Lil More Jayne, the deluxe edition of their debut EP, through The Core Records.
The new track expands the seven-song Jayne, which arrived Aug. 14, into an eight-track collection built around Taylor Edwards, Jillian Steele and Rachel Wiggins' three-part harmonies, pop-minded melodies and songs about relationships, friendship and the uncomfortable business of figuring out adulthood in real time.
“It Could Be Worse” serves as the project's only new song, joining “White Picket Fence,” “Love A Loser,” “What's His Name?,” “Bad Day,” “Climate Change,” “Death & Taxes” and “Emergency Contact.” An official visualizer for the song is scheduled to arrive Oct. 7 at noon CT.
The deluxe release extends a debut campaign that has already given the Nashville-based group a measurable lift. According to the band's announcement, weekly global streams doubled following the original EP's release, while “Emergency Contact” secured prominent placement on Spotify's Coming Up Country and Amazon Music's next gen playlists.
The songwriting credits also place Just Jayne alongside some established pop and country names. Meghan Trainor, Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson co-wrote “Bad Day,” while the trio worked with Sasha Alex Sloan and King Henry on “Emergency Contact.” Allison Veltz Cruz is also among the songwriters contributing across the project.
At the center of the group's identity is Jayne, a fictional character built from pieces of the members' names and shared experiences. The trio presents her as part best friend, part older sister and part young woman still learning as she goes, giving the songs a consistent point of view even as the subject matter shifts from bad relationships to bigger questions about growing up.
That concept has helped distinguish Edwards, Steele and Wiggins since the three former Belmont University songwriting students formed Just Jayne in 2023. The group initially built momentum on TikTok before releasing music, then introduced its country-pop sound commercially with “This Morning” in early 2025.
Their rise has since moved beyond social media. Just Jayne made their international performance debut at London's C2C Festival earlier this year and have appeared at CMA Fest and LASSO MONTRÉAL. Their recent touring has included dates with Nate Smith, while previous live runs have put them alongside Maddox Batson, Maddie & Tae, Billy Currington and Tyler Hubbard.
The trio will mark the deluxe release with an Oct. 7 performance at Desert 5 Spot in Los Angeles before joining Ashley Cooke for shows at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles on Oct. 8, Fremont Theatre in San Luis Obispo on Oct. 9 and Ace of Spades in Sacramento on Oct. 10.
Just Jayne will then head to Canada in November for three dates supporting Josh Ross, with stops in Pickering on Nov. 12, Rama on Nov. 13 and Windsor on Nov. 14. A Detroit Tree Lighting Festival appearance is scheduled for Nov. 20.
For a group whose songs often find humor inside romantic disappointment, “It Could Be Worse” is a fitting addition to the first extended chapter of the Just Jayne catalog. Instead of reinventing the EP months after its debut, A Lil More Jayne adds one more entry to the same conversation and keeps the focus on the chemistry among its three voices.
Fans can stream “It Could Be Worse” now.
