WHAT IT IS: Dallas-born Jena Rose, who first drew attention as a piano prodigy, is making a name for herself in 2022, amassing 400m+ TikTok plays on her 2021 single “Checkmate.” At presstime, the track is in its 25th week on iHeart’s Most Requested Live With Romeo and heading for the Mediabase Top 40 chart. The Cuban-American singer/songwriter’s new EP, Baby Maybe, set to arrive this summer, will featuring songs by Grammy-nominated producer/writers whose credits include songs from blink-182, Machine Gun Kelly, 5SOS and Panic! At the Disco.
ALBUM: Baby Maybe (EP)
RELEASE DATE: 6/10
SINGLE: “Checkmate”
LIVE: Wango Tango
INTERNET: Added to Apple Music playlists in 173 countries, including Pop Deluxe, Breaking Pop and Future Hits; nearly 450k monthly Spotify listeners, 10m+ combined Spotify streams; 100m+ video views on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok
RADIO: On 45 Top 40 stations including KMVQ and KUDD; syndicated shows like The Vibe, Most Requested Live and Open House Party; airplay on SiriusXM’s Hits 1 and Venus; “Reasons” was the Most Added remix on the Dance chart upon debut
PRESS: People (“Artist to Watch”), American Songwriter, more
PUBLISHING: Gem Street Music
MANAGEMENT: Veronica Zelle & Frank Simonetti/5th of July