jessica betts: Quite a few music A-listers have tapped their foot and nodded their heads to the vocal sounds of Ms. Jessica Betts. After creating a strong buzz in the industry, the young R&B/gospel/hip-hop influenced singer recently shot the video for her first single in her hometown of Chicago "shy town", IL. Today, with a new distribution deal with her label Grand Qrue Entertainment /SONY Red SONY, under her young belt, she's ready to release her first single, "WHY ME?" Jessica, a former "All American" high school basket ball player with nine universities jockeying for her recruitment, decided to take her amazing skills to the "music courts" where she created another stir. This time with record companies; at eighteen she was signed to the Boys II Men's label Stone Creek/Epic and then rapper Warren G's label, Restless/G Funk. She worked with inimitable talent like Kelly Price, Deborah Cox & Chucky Thompson, among others. She also worked on movie soundtracks includingMartin Lawrence's Big Mama's House; Sara Michelle Gellar's Simply Irresistible, and Ja Rule's Turn It Up; A little home sick for grandma's cooking, mother wit,and the down-to-earth, no neon lights reassurance of family & friends, Jessica returned home to Shy Town from Los Angeles,CA and soon heard about Missy Elliot's Road toStardom. Jessica checked it out and decided to compete against thirteen other artists from across the country. The stellar panel of judges included music moguls and legends such as Jermaine Dupri, Teena Marie, Madonna, Dallas Austin, MonaScott and, of course, Ms. Missy Elliot. After 10 weeks of competition,Ms Jessica Betts was singing to the winner's tune of a $100,000, and a soon-to-be released single. So, look out for Ms. Jessica kicking off her tour in Chicago-Detroit-Ohio and, in the meantime get your Jessica tank filledby checking her out saa-aaaaning her a capella version of WHY ME: Here on VIDEO SECTION For bookings or more information, please contact Ms. E. P. Taylor, Esq. at Grand Qrue Entertainment 212.252.3793. Album Release Date:Spring 2008 Sony Red/Sony
