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 Jess Bourke (2021) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jess Bourke |
| Genres | Hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper and former professional netballer |
Jess Bourke, [1] better known as JessB, is a rapper and former professional netballer from Auckland, New Zealand. [2] [3] [4] She has released two EPs (Bloom and New Views) and won Best New Zealand Act at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards. [5] [6] JessB's debut studio album is scheduled for release in July 2024. [7]
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| Feels Like Home |
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| Bloom |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ Hot [11] | |||
| "Soul Free" [12] | 2017 | — | Non-album single |
| "Take It Down" (featuring Rubi Du) [13] | 2018 | — | Bloom |
| "Set It Off" [14] | — | ||
| "Bump Bump" (featuring Church Leon) [15] | 2019 | — | New Views |
| "Mood" [16] | 37 | ||
| "So Low" (featuring Paige) [17] | — | ||
| "Time Out" (featuring Abdul Kay) [18] | — | ||
| "Pon It" [19] | 2020 | — | 3 Nights in Amsterdam |
| "Flying" (with Abdul Kay, Blaze the Emperor, Mo Muse and Raiza Biza as BLKCITY) [20] | — | TBA | |
| "Shut Up!" [21] | — | 3 Nights in Amsterdam | |
| "From Tha Jump" [22] | 2021 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Can't Fake It" [23] | 2022 | 39 | |
| "Moment" (featuring Kranium) [24] | 2023 | — | Feels Like Home |
| "Ring Ring" (featuring Gold Fang) | — | ||
| "Hold Me Down" [25] | — | ||
| "Come Find Me" [26] | 2024 | — | |
| "Talk of the Town" [7] | — | ||
| "Commando" [27] | — |
| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Expose This (Remix)" (Yaw Faso featuring JessB) [28] | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Bloodlines" (The Adults featuring Estére and JessB) [29] | ||
| "Meditjin" (Baker Boy featuring JessB) | 2019 | Gela |
| "The One You Want (60s Song)" [30] (Stan Walker featuring JessB) | 2022 | All In |
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982. [31]
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2021 | "Meditjin" (Danzal Baker, Jess Bourke, Dion Brownfield, Jerome Farah, Dallas Woods) | Song of the Year | Shortlisted | [32] |
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual award ceremony event celebrating the Australian music industry. They commenced in 1987.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
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| 2020 | "Meditjin" (with Baker Boy) | Best Hip Hop Release | Nominated | [33] [34] |
| Best Video | Nominated |
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