Toronto native Colombian Canadian singer-songwriter Jessie Reyez has been ceaselessly creating a gripping and passionate body of work since the 2016 release of her RIAA platinum certified hit single, “Figures”.

Launching with her debut Kiddo EP that propelled Reyez to early critical fanfare, she tirelessly hit the pavement landing all the way at a Grammy-nomination for her second EP, Being Human in Public. Reyez has graced the cover of magazines and been featured in Rolling Stone, Billboard, Vogue, Elle, LADYGUNN, CLASH, Galore, ILY MAGAZINE, etc., and appeared on multiple late-night TV and award shows, including The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Late Night with Seth Meyers, the BET Awards, MTV VMA’s and The Daily Show, garnering over one-billion streams worldwide, touring around the world and performing at widely-renowned festivals such as Lollapalooza, AFROPUNK, Governors Ball, and more, amassing a massive and devout fanbase.

Earlier this month, Jessie hit the road with global superstar Billie Eilish on her U.S. tour before the tour along with most of the music industry was abruptly halted due to the Covid-19 global pandemic.

Releasing the album during this time left Jessie conflicted.  Speaking to The New York Times on her decision to keep the album date Jessie states,” It messed me up because I was like ‘I don’t want to seem insensitive.’ I’ve grown up thinking about death as something that could easily happen tomorrow. But I know that for everybody else, there’s a lot of fear right now. I’m conflicted. But I’ve decided I’m putting out because indecision never did anything for nobody.”

With the release of her highly anticipated debut album, Before Love Came to Kill Us, out today via FMLY/ ISLAND, the 14-track studio album finds Reyez flying solo and hitting her stride, with only two additional artist features including “Coffin” featuring Eminem and “Imported” featuring 6lack. The body of work reflects through intimately raw lyricism and gut-punching storytelling, delivering an inside look at the emotional experiences brought on by love, loss, identity, religion and politics.

Continuing in the same vein and coinciding with today’s release is the somber video for “I Do”. The visual, directed by Ross Lai, looks back through some of the experiences in Reyez’s past video storyline, depicting the loss of a partner while conveying hope for reunion in the afterlife. The imagery brings to life the vulnerability and rawness showcased throughout the project , which also features previously released singles including the GOLD-CERTIFIED track “Imported” featuring 6lack, and the empowering anthem “Ankles” and current single “Love in the Dark”, which has amassed over 15M streams worldwide. Reyez brings her life experience into her music and reaffirms her narrative of authenticity, empowerment and conscientiousness.

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Toronto based singer and songwriter Jessie Reyez has released her sophomore EP via FMLY / Island. The EP showcases some of her most personal and intimate moments throughout her life and is a collection of singles that Reyez has shared such as “Apple Juice”, “Sola”, “Body Count Remix”  feat. Kehlani and Normani, “Fuck Being Friends”, “Dear Yessie”, “Imported” featuring JRM, and the final song from the EP “Saint Nobody” out now. 

In the past year alone, Reyez has made quite a name for herself with releasing a string of critically acclaimed songs, a support run on Halsey’s US tour, performances at a plethora of music festivals, and collaborations with many notable artists from Eminem to Daniel Caesar. Reyez continues to be recognized by both critics and peers alike while remaining to be a stand out amongst them. 

Jessie is currently on her headline North American tour.

The excitement that ignited her fast-selling tour is no surprise after she won Canada’s most prestigious Juno music award for 2018’s Breakthrough Artist earlier this year and performed “Apple Juice” at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, where she was also nominated for two awards including the Push Artist of the Year and Video With A Message for her standout and empowering music video “Gatekeeper”,  from 2017’s debut EP Kiddo. Reyez was also recently nominated for the upcoming 2018 MTV Europe Awards for Best New Artist and Best Push Artist. 

Reyez has kept fans on their toes by releasing one hot track after another, building high anticipation for listeners who will not be disappointed when experiencing the remaining tracks of Being Human in Public. 

Reyez has been busy with appearances at major music festivals including Outside Lands, Lollapalooza, AFROPUNK and Made In America, Bonnaroo, and two notable features on iconic hip hop artist Eminem’s surprise album Kamikaze. The singer and songwriter has collaborated with other artists including Daniel Caesar (“Figures, A Reprise”), Sam Smith (“Promises”) and Calvin Harris (“Hard to Love”) who she co-wrote Dua Lipa’s summer hit “One Kiss” with. Reyez has proven to be a force to be reckoned with, garnering the talent, work ethic, and no-holds barred mantra that is admired by fans and artists worldwide.

With over 279 million streams worldwide for her own music and the release of her sophomore EP, Jessie Reyez is poised to become a household name. 

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