Track To Be Featured In T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights 2025 Competition
NASHVILLE, TN (July 17, 2025) – PLATINUM-selling singer/songwriter Jackson Dean tells a story of youth, escapism and dreams in his new track “Turn On The Lights,” out today via Big Machine Records. Set in small-town America, the song follows Billy, a talented high school football player who lives for Friday nights out on the field. His at-home life is nothing significant, but for 48 minutes each week in the fall, he has the opportunity to feel the warm glow of the spotlight shining down on his face, filling him with purpose and pride.
Listen to “Turn On The Lights” HERE
“‘Turn On The Lights’ is about when it’s time to flip the switch – it’s all or nothing when the lights are on,” shares Dean. “Whether on the field or on the stage, I know that feeling well, and it was fun to try and capture it within the song.”
Written by Dean alongside producer and frequent collaborator Luke Dick and award-winning songwriter Jessie Jo Dillon, “Turn On The Lights” is anchored by booming percussion that builds excitement and suspense for the idea of a future that’s rich with possibility and untarnished by harsh realities. Dean’s gritty, gravel-toned voice echoes with emotion and nostalgia-filled reminiscence that elicits flash visions of memorable moments frozen in time. At its core, “Turn On The Lights” is a story about the passions that provide us solace from life’s hardships and the dreams born in water tower towns that stretch far beyond city limits.
Dean’s new song embodies the spirit and unmatched energy of T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights game-changing national competition, returning for its second year to give high schools in small towns across the country a spotlight and chance to win a total of $4 million in prizes for their schools. Applications are open today at FridayNight5GLights.com.
As his current top 20-and-climbing single “Heavens To Betsy” continues to soar up the charts, Dean also released the sultry “Be Your Man” earlier this year. The track marked the first page of an exciting new chapter for the rising singer/songwriter, expanding to new territory both sonically and lyrically from his September 2024-released sophomore album On The Back Of My Dreams. This summer, he is traveling from coast to coast playing various fairs and festivals. On September 13, he will headline ‘Yellowstone’ & ‘Landman’ Creator Taylor Sheridan’s inaugural Bosque Ranch Live concert at his ranch in Weatherford, Texas. In addition, Dean will act as direct support for Lee Brice this fall on select dates of his What You Know About That Tour before bringing his highly successful headlining On The Back Of My Dreams World Tour to Australia and New Zealand.
For more information and tour dates, please visit jacksondeanmusic.com/tour/.
