Country-pop group Gone West formed in 2018, when two couples who were friends decided to join forces as a band. ∙ Vocalist Colbie Caillat is a two-time Grammy Award winner, and guitarist Justin Young (Caillat’s ex-fiance) has 11 No. 1 singles in his native Hawaii. ∙ Prior to joining Gone West, Young and Caillat performed the national anthem at the White House 2011 Easter Egg Roll. ∙ The band made their first public appearance in 2018 at Opry Goes Pink, a breast cancer fundraising event at the Grand Ole Opry. ∙ Their debut album, Canyons, reached the Top 40 on three different Billboard charts. ∙ The video for “What Could’ve Been,” the lead single from Canyons, has received more than 11 million views.