WHAT IT IS: Vancouver pop artist  JESSIA, a self-described control freak, makes music that is raw and unapologetic. Championed by Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/producer Ryan Tedder and backed by Artist Driven/Republic, JESSIA’s viral track, “I’m not Pretty,” candidly explores her journey toward self-love and body acceptance. Resonating with many since its release at the top of the year, the track garnered 11m+ views on the original TikTok video and over 82m global streams. JESSIA is emerging as one of this year’s most inspiring breakout artists.
SINGLE: “I’m not Pretty”
TV: Good Day N.Y. interview and performance on 4/1
LIVE: Outside Lands 2021
INTERNET: 4.2m+ monthly Spotify listeners, #4 Spotify Global Viral 50, #5 U.S.; Top 20 Apple Music Canada Pop chart; #16 Shazam Canada; Top 10 iTunes U.S. Pop chart release week; #36 peak on Emerging Artist chart; single gold in Canada; 11m+ views on TikTok video, 628k+ followers
RADIO: Nearing Top 30 at U.S. Top 40 radio; added by SiriusXM Hits 1 and Venus, Music Choice, KYLD, KHKS, WHYI and KKRZ; Canadian radio: Top 10 at Pop, Top 15 Hot AC, Top 20 Main AC
PRESS: Rolling Stone Breakthrough 25, UPROXX, 1833, Huffington Post, GQ, Elle, ET Canada
BOOKING: Marty Diamond (U.S.) & Rob Zifarelli (Canada)/Paradigm
PUBLISHING: SOCAN/self-published
MANAGEMENT: JR Antoine/Studio44