Jessie Reyez

Jessica Reyez is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her 2016 single, "Figures," peaked at number 58 on the Canadian Hot 100 and received triple platinum certification by Music Canada (MC) and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Her debut extended play (EP), "Kiddo" (2017), led her to win Breakthrough Artist from four nominations at the 2018 Juno Awards. Her second EP, "Being Human in Public" (2018), was released the following year, won R&B/Soul Recording of the Year at the 2019 Juno Awards, and was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards.

Reyez won the R&B/Soul Recording of the Year once more for her 2019 single "Feel it Too" (with Tory Lanez and Tainy), at the 2020 Juno Awards, where she was also nominated for Artist of the Year. Reyez has written songs for Calvin Harris, Kehlani, Dua Lipa, and Normani, most notably penning the hit "One Kiss", and has collaborated with Eminem on multiple occasions. Her debut studio album, "Before Love Came to Kill Us" (2020), was met with widespread critical acclaim and commercial success, peaking at number 13 on the US Billboard 200.

Reyez was nominated for two awards at the 2020 Juno Awards: "Artist of the Year" and "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year" (for "Feel It Too" with Tory Lanez and Tainy), winning the latter award. The music video for Reyez's song "Far Away" won the 2020 Prism Prize, with director Peter Huang winning the $20,000 award. Reyez was featured in Beyoncé's musical film "Black Is King", which premiered on Disney+ in July 2020.

She received nominations for five awards at the 2021 Juno Awards: "Artist of the Year," "Songwriter of the Year," and Juno Award for "R&B/Soul Recording of the Year" (for "Before Love Came to Kill Us"), with two of her music videos nominated "Video of the Year." "No One's in the Room" which was directed by Emma Higgins, ended up taking the prize.

Reyez released her second studio album, "Yessie" in 2022. The album consists of 11 tracks, featuring one collaboration with former collaborator 6lack on the song "Forever."