After building a dedicated following by sharing music on TikTok and YouTube, Jessie Murph emerged as a compelling, fresh voice in music with a soulful blend of pop, hip-hop and country. Translating her viral success into multiple headlining tours and collaborations with the likes of Maren Morris and Jelly Roll, the singer-songwriter embraced her crossover status and signed with Columbia Records in 2021. The Nashville-born, Alabama-raised singer went on to release a string of buzzy singles, including "Pray" and "Heartbroken" with Diplo and Polo G. A 2023 mixtape, drowning, and 2024 debut, That Ain't No Man That's the Devil, further expanded her growing reach across genres and audiences alike. Murph began writing music at the age of 11 and says she draws inspiration from figures like Rihanna, Sheryl Crow and Bill Withers.
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Born in Nashville, Tennessee yet raised in Alabama, Jessie's early life was spent bouncing between small town and moderately big city. Her family moved from Nashville when Jessie was five, first settling into Huntsville, Alabama and later moving to Athens. Growing up, Jessie pursued her passions for figure skating and cheerleading, all while secretly wanting to be a singer. With both parents being musicians, the dream of becoming a recording artist wasn't that far off.
It was when her family moved to Athens that there was a noticeable switch in lifestyle, one where women's roles were still viewed to be cooking and cleaning. By this point, Jessie was already building a buzz on TikTok, posting videos of her dancing to various songs and singing covers. Once her school caught wind of her growing online popularity, they started wrongfully punishing her for it, ultimately causing Jessie's family to relocate.
Not all was lost; the backwards society pushed Jessie further toward music, where she used songwriting to blast past the gender norms surrounding her former community. While Jessie is still young, she knows exactly who she is and the kind of music that she wants to make. "I always ask myself, 'Is this something that I would listen to?'" she says matter-of-factly. "Because the music I make is for girls and boys to scream to in their car, to cry to, and say 'fuck you' to. I make songs that say the things we always want to say, but don't."
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Born in Nashville, Tennessee yet raised in Alabama, Jessie's early life was spent bouncing between small town and moderately big city. Her family moved from Nashville when Jessie was five, first settling into Huntsville, Alabama and later moving to Athens. Growing up, Jessie pursued her passions for figure skating and cheerleading, all while secretly wanting to be a singer. With both parents being musicians, the dream of becoming a recording artist wasn't that far off.
It was when her family moved to Athens that there was a noticeable switch in lifestyle, one where women's roles were still viewed to be cooking and cleaning. By this point, Jessie was already building a buzz on TikTok, posting videos of her dancing to various songs and singing covers. Once her school caught wind of her growing online popularity, they started wrongfully punishing her for it, ultimately causing Jessie's family to relocate.
Not all was lost; the backwards society pushed Jessie further toward music, where she used songwriting to blast past the gender norms surrounding her former community. While Jessie is still young, she knows exactly who she is and the kind of music that she wants to make. "I always ask myself, 'Is this something that I would listen to?'" she says matter-of-factly. "Because the music I make is for girls and boys to scream to in their car, to cry to, and say 'fuck you' to. I make songs that say the things we always want to say, but don't."
After building a dedicated following by sharing music on TikTok and YouTube, Jessie Murph emerged as a compelling, fresh voice in music with a soulful blend of pop, hip-hop and country. Translating her viral success into multiple headlining tours and collaborations with the likes of Maren Morris and Jelly Roll, the singer-songwriter embraced her crossover status and signed with Columbia Records in 2021. The Nashville-born, Alabama-raised singer went on to release a string of buzzy singles, including "Pray" and "Heartbroken" with Diplo and Polo G. A 2023 mixtape, drowning, and 2024 debut, That Ain't No Man That's the Devil, further expanded her growing reach across genres and audiences alike. Murph began writing music at the age of 11 and says she draws inspiration from figures like Rihanna, Sheryl Crow and Bill Withers.
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Born in Nashville, Tennessee yet raised in Alabama, Jessie's early life was spent bouncing between small town and moderately big city. Her family moved from Nashville when Jessie was five, first settling into Huntsville, Alabama and later moving to Athens. Growing up, Jessie pursued her passions for figure skating and cheerleading, all while secretly wanting to be a singer. With both parents being musicians, the dream of becoming a recording artist wasn't that far off.
It was when her family moved to Athens that there was a noticeable switch in lifestyle, one where women's roles were still viewed to be cooking and cleaning. By this point, Jessie was already building a buzz on TikTok, posting videos of her dancing to various songs and singing covers. Once her school caught wind of her growing online popularity, they started wrongfully punishing her for it, ultimately causing Jessie's family to relocate.
Not all was lost; the backwards society pushed Jessie further toward music, where she used songwriting to blast past the gender norms surrounding her former community. While Jessie is still young, she knows exactly who she is and the kind of music that she wants to make. "I always ask myself, 'Is this something that I would listen to?'" she says matter-of-factly. "Because the music I make is for girls and boys to scream to in their car, to cry to, and say 'fuck you' to. I make songs that say the things we always want to say, but don't."
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Born in Nashville, Tennessee yet raised in Alabama, Jessie's early life was spent bouncing between small town and moderately big city. Her family moved from Nashville when Jessie was five, first settling into Huntsville, Alabama and later moving to Athens. Growing up, Jessie pursued her passions for figure skating and cheerleading, all while secretly wanting to be a singer. With both parents being musicians, the dream of becoming a recording artist wasn't that far off.
It was when her family moved to Athens that there was a noticeable switch in lifestyle, one where women's roles were still viewed to be cooking and cleaning. By this point, Jessie was already building a buzz on TikTok, posting videos of her dancing to various songs and singing covers. Once her school caught wind of her growing online popularity, they started wrongfully punishing her for it, ultimately causing Jessie's family to relocate.
Not all was lost; the backwards society pushed Jessie further toward music, where she used songwriting to blast past the gender norms surrounding her former community. While Jessie is still young, she knows exactly who she is and the kind of music that she wants to make. "I always ask myself, 'Is this something that I would listen to?'" she says matter-of-factly. "Because the music I make is for girls and boys to scream to in their car, to cry to, and say 'fuck you' to. I make songs that say the things we always want to say, but don't."
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