{"id":3496,"date":"2011-08-19T18:25:42","date_gmt":"2011-08-20T01:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/?p=3496"},"modified":"2011-08-19T18:26:05","modified_gmt":"2011-08-20T01:26:05","slug":"jessie-j","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/2011\/08\/jessie-j\/","title":{"rendered":"JESSIE J"},"content":{"rendered":"

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JESSIE J<\/h1>\n

A rambunctious creator of hits for others seizes center stage for herself<\/strong><\/h2>\n

At 23, Jessie J has already built an impressive r\u00e9sum\u00e9 as a songwriter,\u00a0penning hits like Miley Cyrus\u2019 2009 \u201cParty\u00a0in the U.S.A.\u201d While some might feel a\u00a0twinge of jealousy seeing their songs chart for other artists, Jessie J has played her supporting role graciously. What\u2019s most important to her is finding the best fit for each of her creations. \u201cIt\u2019s not hard to\u00a0give a song away if it feels like it\u2019s better\u00a0for someone else,\u201d she says. \u201cIt\u2019s like having a dress you know will look better on a friend than it does on you. Giving songs to artists like Miley and Chris Brown helped put me on the map\u00a0as a songwriter.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now Jessie J is ready for her turn in the spotlight. Her debut album, Who You Are<\/em>, has already cracked the Top 20 in the U.S. and No. 2 in her native England. Born Jessica Ellen Cornish, she grew up in a London suburb and graduated from the BRIT School, a noted incubator for precocious talent. Her lively mix of pop and R&B is appropriate for an artist who cites Aretha Franklin and Prince as major influences. Fellow former BRIT School student Adele recently called Jessie J\u2019s voice \u201cillegal,\u201d while Justin Timberlake has called her \u201cthe best singer in the world\u201d and invited her into the studio. \u201cIt\u2019s very humbling to have amazing artists like Justin and Adele compliment you,\u201d she says. \u201cI try not to let the pressure get to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Though she\u2019s developed a reputation for her daring performances onstage,\u00a0she is careful about her behavior behind the mic and elsewhere. \u201cI want to be a role model as well as an entertainer, someone my fans can look up to,\u201d she says. \u201cSo\u00a0many artists sing about being in the club with their girls and their cars. I want to give people a positive message. But I also want to have an album with songs like \u2018Do It Like a Dude,\u2019 tracks that will have the girls rushing for the floor.\u201d<\/p>\n

Already an international sensation, a recent appearance on Saturday Night Live <\/em>introduced her to an audience of more than 14 million viewers, helped juice album sales and served as a preview of her forthcoming American tour. \u201cI\u2019m just getting started,\u201d she promises. \u201cI will really enjoy getting to meet everyone as I visit cities around the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2013Blake Boldt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

JESSIE J A rambunctious creator of hits for others seizes center stage for herself At 23, Jessie J has already built an impressive r\u00e9sum\u00e9 as a songwriter,\u00a0penning hits like Miley Cyrus\u2019 2009 \u201cParty\u00a0in the U.S.A.\u201d While some might feel a\u00a0twinge of jealousy seeing their songs chart for other artists, Jessie J has played her supporting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[2423,1634,10156],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3496"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3496"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3499,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3496\/revisions\/3499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mmusicmag.com\/m\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}