Jenna Andrews

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Jenna Andrews
Born1987/1988 (age 33–34)[1]
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • A&R consultant
InstrumentsVocals
Years active2010–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitethejennaandrews.com

Jenna Lauren Andrews (born 1987 or 1988)[1] is a Canadian singer, songwriter and record producer from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Andrews released her debut single "Tumblin' Down" in 2010, which was featured on the television show, Grey's Anatomy and charted on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart. She has collaborated with artists such as BTS, Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Jessie J, Tori Kelly, Lily Allen, and Little Mix, while also being involved as an A&R consultant for Barry Weiss' label Records as well as establishing TwentySeven Music Publishing with him.

Early life[]

Jenna Lauren Andrews was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.[1][2] She aspired to become a musician at a young age after listening to Mariah Carey and Billie Holiday. Her early musical influences were inspired by her mother's love of R&B and soul music, where Andrews learned to play piano at the age of 5 despite not coming from a musical family.[3] She wrote her first song at the age of 14,[4] while also interning at a local radio station during the midnight shift.[3] While attending Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School, Andrews studied music and dance, where she also co-hosted pep rallies with eventual singer Jocelyn Alice. She eventually went to Mount Royal University to study broadcast journalism, eventually deciding to move to Vancouver after six months in order to focus on becoming a full-time musician.[5][6]

Career[]

2010–2013: Solo career[]

Andrews was discovered by Chris Smith, the manager of Nelly Furtado and Alessia Cara, after hearing her song "Adore" on MySpace in 2005.[3][5][6] She wrote the song for her parents after having no money to buy Christmas presents seven months after moving to Vancouver.[7] In 2008, Andrews was offered a production deal with Island Def Jam when Smith introduced her to American producer L.A. Reid.[3][5][8] She released her debut single "Tumblin' Down" in 2010, which was featured on the sixth season of American medical drama television series Grey's Anatomy.[9] On 22 October 2012, Andrews released an extended play titled Kiss and Run.[10] She also released another EP exclusively on Rap-Up titled SexTape on 9 May 2013, which contained covers of songs including Usher's "Climax" (2012), The-Dream's "Rockin' That Shit" (2008), and Jeremih's "Birthday Sex" (2009).[11]

2014–present: Transition to songwriting and production[]

After the release of SexTape, Andrews decided to focus on becoming a full-time songwriter, admitting that she was stuck in purgatory artistically and professionally.[12] She worked together with Canadian R&B duo Majid Jordan on their 2014 debut EP A Place Like This as her first project.[2] Andrews first encountered then 14 year old Lennon Stella on the set of 2012 television series Nashville, where she found her passion for developing young artists.[5] In early 2016, Andrews announced that she had signed as a songwriter for Sony/ATV Music Publishing.[13] In February 2018, Andrews joined former Island Def Jam president Barry Weiss' record label Records as an exclusive A&R consultant,[14][15] signing Stella as an artist for the label and being persuaded by Weiss to add Noah Cyrus.[16] She continued to develop other artists such as Zhavia Ward and Lauren Jauregui,[9] while continuing to write and produce songs for Drake, Jennifer Lopez, Jessie J, Tori Kelly, and Lily Allen.[17][18]

On 4 April 2019, Andrews and Weiss announced TwentySeven Music Publishing, which was a joint venture between the two. Two of the earliest members to join were Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock, both members of Little Mix, as they signed a worldwide publishing deal with Sony/ATV.[19] Andrews offered them a deal to join after she found out that they never had a publishing deal during vocal production of "Motivate" from their fifth album LM5 (2018).[9] She also began working with New Zealand singer Stella Rose Bennett, known as Benee, writing "Supalonely" in 2019.[12] Andrews vocal produced the Grammy-nominated South Korean boy band BTS song "Dynamite", which was released on 21 August 2020.[20][21] She worked on the band members' vocal production in three weeks, which were remotely recorded from South Korea.[22] Andrews also vocally produced the BTS remix of the 2020 Jason Derulo and Jawsh 685 song "Savage Love (Laxed – Siren Beat)",[23] and co-wrote and vocally produced the 2021 BTS song "Butter".[24] In 2021, Andrews co-wrote the David Guetta, Galantis and Little Mix song "Heartbreak Anthem".[1][25]

Musical style and influences[]

Andrews has been described as a pop, R&B, and folk artist.[26] She has been influenced by a range of artists including Donny Hathaway, Billie Holliday, Aaliyah, Massive Attack, Portishead,[10] Carly Simon, and Carole King.[11]

Other ventures[]

During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Andrews began hosting a web series titled The Green Room, which appears on Dash Radio and is produced in partnership with The Jed Foundation and She Is The Music. The series features artists and songwriters who discuss topics such as mental health and music.[27] Andrews initially conceived the idea in 2019, after experiencing anxiety, bullying, and an eating disorder in her childhood.[28]

Discography[]

Extended plays[]

List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Album details
Kiss and Run
SexTape
  • Released: 9 May 2013[11]
  • Label: Island Def Jam, 21 Music
  • Formats: Digital download

Singles[]

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US Adult R&B
[30]
"Tumblin' Down" 2010 27 Non-album single
"Kiss and Run"[26] 2012 Kiss and Run
"Weapon"
"Unhappy Ending" 2013
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Featured appearances[]

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"One Thing"
(Lapalux featuring Jenna Andrews)
2013 Nostalchic
"Repetition"
(Redlight featuring Jenna Andrews)
2015 X Colour
"Sweat"
(Cash Cash featuring Jenna Andrews)
2016 Blood, Sweat & 3 Years

Songwriting and production credits[]

Year Artist Song Written with Produced with Album
2010 The Ault Sisters "God's Plan"
List
N/A Butterflies
"Butterflies"
List
N/A
Jodi King "Will You Be Waiting"
List
N/A Little Smile
2012 Hitomi "Midnight Angel"[31]
List
N/A
2013 Lapalux "One Thing"[32] feat. Jenna Andrews N/A Nostalchic
Sick Puppies "Walking Away" N/A Connect
Yuna "I Want You Back" N/A Nocturnal
2014 Girls' Generation "Goodbye"
List
N/A Mr.Mr. EP
Marsha Ambrosius "Run" N/A Friends & Lovers
Majid Jordan "A Place Like This" N/A A Place Like This EP
"Forever" N/A
"U"
Jessie J "Personal" N/A Sweet Talker
2015 Drake "You & the 6"
List
N/A If You're Reading This It's Too Late
Tamia "You Give Me Something"
List
N/A Love Life
"Rise"
List
N/A
Tori Kelly "Bottled Up" N/A Unbreakable Smile
TVXQ "현기증 (Vertigo)"
List
N/A Rise as God
The Band Perry "Live Forever"
List
N/A Non-album single
Cal Scruby "Submarine"[33] feat. Sevyn Streeter
List
N/A House in the Hills
Skylar Stecker "Bring Me to Life"[34] feat. Kalin and Myles N/A This Is Me
Redlight "Repetition"[35] feat. Jenna Andrews N/A X Colour
2016 Majid Jordan "Make It Work" Majid Jordan
SoMo "Control"[36] N/A The Answers
Jordan Fisher "All About Us" N/A Jordan Fisher EP
Jule Vera "Cruel Life"[37]
List
N/A Waiting on the Sun
Cash Cash "Sweat" feat. Jenna Andrews N/A Blood, Sweat & 3 Years
Banks "Mind Games" N/A The Altar
"Weaker Girl" N/A
"Mother Earth" N/A
Michael Brun "Jupiter"[38] feat. Roy English and U-N-I N/A Non-album single
2017 The Band Perry "Stay in the Dark" N/A Non-album single
SoMo "Curve"[39]
List
N/A The Answers
Janine "Don't Love Me"[40]
List
N/A 99
Noah Cyrus "Stay Together" N/A
List
Non-album single
"I'm Stuck"
List
List
Alan Walker "All Falls Down" with Noah Cyrus and DFA N/A
List
Different World
Matoma "Slow" feat. Noah Cyrus N/A
List
One in a Million
One Bit "My Way"[41] with Noah Cyrus N/A
List
Non-album single
2018 Noah Cyrus "We Are.." feat. N/A
List
Felix Jaehn "On a Body Like You" feat. Rachel Salvit
List
N/A I
Noah Cyrus "Team"[42] with Max Non-album single
Janine "Numb"[43]
List
N/A 99
Lily Allen "Everything to Feel Something" N/A No Shame
Noah Cyrus "Lately"[44] with Tanner Alexander N/A
List
Non-album single
Tyler Shaw "Wanted"[45]
List
N/A Intuition
Zhavia Ward "Deep Down"
List
N/A 17 EP
Noah Cyrus "Mad at You" with Gallant N/A Good Cry EP
"Punches" with LP N/A
"Sadness"
List
List
NCT 127 "Fly Away with Me"
List
N/A Regular-Irregular
Gryffin "Remember" with Zohara
List
N/A Gravity
Sabrina Carpenter "Prfct"
List
N/A Singular: Act I
Little Mix "Love a Girl Right" N/A
List
LM5
"American Boy" N/A
List
"Motivate"
List
List
"Notice" N/A
"The Cure" N/A
List
"Forget You Not" N/A
List
Deca "F.O.O.L."
List
N/A F.O.O.L. EP
2019 Broods "Too Proud" N/A Don't Feed the Pop Monster
Jacob & Fanny "Hold On to Me"[46]
List
N/A Non-album single
Kream "Edit You"[47] feat. Stela Cole
List
N/A
Zhavia Ward "EZ"
List
N/A 17 EP
Moon Willis "I Like the Way"[48] feat. Etta Bond
List
N/A Non-album single
Noah Cyrus "July (Remix)" feat. Leon Bridges
List
N/A The End of Everything EP
Emily Weisband "Make Me Miss You"[49]
List
N/A Identity Crisis
Lennon Stella "Kissing Other People" N/A
List
Three. Two. One.
Benee "Supalonely" feat. Gus Dapperton
List
N/A Stella & Steve EP
"Blu"
List
N/A
2020 BTS "Dynamite" N/A Non-album single
Jawsh 685 "Savage Love" with Jason Derulo and BTS N/A
List
Sophia Messa "Made"[50] feat. Pink Sweats
List
List
Benee "Plain" feat. Lily Allen and Flo Milli N/A Hey U X
Lil Nas X "Holiday" N/A Montero
Benee "Winter" feat. Mallrat
List
N/A Hey U X
2021 Maggie Lindemann "Love Songs"
List
N/A Paranoia
"Different" N/A
Jasmine Sokko "Medusa"[51]
List
N/A Non-album single
Ashe "Serial Monogamist"
List
N/A Ashlyn
Galantis "Heartbreak Anthem" with David Guetta & Little Mix
List
N/A Non-album single
BTS "Butter"
List
List
TXT "Magic" N/A
List
Jasmine Sokko "Tetris"
List
N/A
Tove Styrke "Mood Swings"
List
N/A TBA
Dillon Francis "Love Me Better" with Shift K3Y feat. Marc E. Bassy
List
N/A
BTS "Permission to Dance"
List
Non-album single
Sofia Carson "Glowin' Up"[52][53] N/A My Little Pony: A New Generation

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