- 2025-11-30
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MUSIC
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Jessie J Releases New Album “I'LL NEVER KNOW WHY”
London-based singer-songwriter Jessie J released her sixth studio album “I'LL NEVER KNOW WHY” on November 28, 2025.
This marks her first album in seven years since the 2018 album “This Christmas Day”. Also, it was self-released as an independent artist under license to Darco Artist Partnerships (D.A.P).
The album comprises 16 tracks, which she recorded with Ryan Tedder, Jesse Boykins III, Los Hendrix, and Marty Maro over five years in Los Angeles.
Jessie J said of the album, “It's been eight years since my last body of work. I am so overjoyed this is finally being shared with the world, working with people so special and fun like Ryan Tedder and Jesse Boykins's, Los hendrix and Marty Maro. This music is so layered and stretched over so many emotional and celebratory years of my life. Crossing many genres and feelings. The songs are a journey of grief to joy. Finding the light, and life after loss. A journey so many of us go through and I hope these songs can hold the hand of anyone in need of a soundtrack to a good or bad time, I love making music I love sharing, I love connecting. I love an adventure. Don't tease me with a good time.”- She added, “I started writing this album 6 years ago. What I went and have been through to get to this point, to this moment only I will truly ever know. But that's what I am celebrating in this moment. I didn't quit. Man was I close in moments but I didn't!!! I did it!!! We did it!!! Thank you to everyone who supported making this happen.”
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Jessie J explained some tracks for the album.
“NO SECRETS” via ELLE
“This song is super personal, but I hope it can be relative to anyone's life. I'm a very honest person; I say it how it is, and I share a lot of things with the world that most people don't, but always with a little humour. Humour is key – the music has really gotten me through.
I'd just had the miscarriage when I started writing this song in the studio. When I found out the baby had no heartbeat - I'm sure I can speak for all women, even if they have people around them - it's such a lonely feeling. I've never felt more alone. For those six days, when I knew the baby had gone but it was still inside me... it was the saddest, loneliest time. It's letting go of something you've dreamt of that now isn't going to happen. My sister came out to LA to be with me. I'd booked this acoustic residency, six back-to-back shows and I still wanted to do the show. Do I regret it? No. Did I enjoy it? I don't know. I realised there's an element to this life that makes you feel not quite human. That's a whole play on words in 'No Secrets': 'I chose the spotlight'. I kind of feel like I'm giving myself a hug every time I sing it.”
“BELIEVE IN MAGIC / JOY (INTERLUDE)”
“I wrote this song back in 2022 when I was pregnant, and I feel more connected to it now more than ever. I was breaking open and loving writing again. It was a deep hopeful loving feeling I wanted to put into a song. It resonates with me more now than perhaps it did then. That's the beauty of music, it can travel in time. I love this song. I hope you (yes you) get the inspiration for your life in your own way. That's my only hope for all my music.”
“I'LL NEVER KNOW WHY”
“This song is the saddest but one of the most special and important songs I have ever written. The music journey in this album is about deep grief to finding your joy and happiness again. This song is the saddest point of the album and I wanted to capture that in this visual. One take. Real Grief. Simple, sad and honest. I don’t hide from emotion. I like to stand in it feel it. You can’t heal what you don’t acknowledge.
I wrote about one of my closest friends who 7 years ago this December took his life. Some of you will know who I’m talking about and for those who don’t. His name was Dave but people called him Lasty. He was my security for many years and my big brother.... A huge reason I survived a very amazing but crazy time in my life when I first experienced fame was because of him.
After every show he would say 'you got a hoodie?' And we would take a walk. For my mental health and his too. To get some fresh air and just talk the day over. Man I miss those walks and talks.
So I didn’t wear a gown or a tight fancy dress. I wore an over sized tracksuit in honour of him with 'You got a hoodie?' Lasty x embroidered on the back. And I love you on the hood that you couldn’t see but I knew it was there. I also wore it to represent the people at home watching the show in sweats, on the sofa feeling lost and alone. I know that’s what I throw on when I leel low. I feel you I see you I love you and we want you here.
I hope this song can support anyone who has experienced the loss of someone in anyway. Grief is a horrible lonely journey and I know music can be a holding hand always. I also pray this song can remind those who feel like no one cares or loves them that we do. We really do. I can’t imagine how lonely and hard it must feel to not want to be in the world anymore. But I am hugging you and sending you the love and light you deserve to feel and hope you catch it and hold onto it.”
“LIVING MY BEST LIFE”
“I love the sense of moving upwards, so 'Living My Best' Life has that same feeling. It feels timeless, classic, and 80s. It makes you want to dance. 4 years ago. After I finished shooting the I want love video (The song I released 4 years ago) the plan originally was to release this song after I want love and I wanted all the videos to be connected. It was a story. I then got into a small car accident my Larynx moved up and I couldn't sing for 9 months meaning the roll out of this music and videos came to a swift stop. So I wanted to bring this video back for the lyric video. To celebrate what was such an amazing time back then and share that with now. 5 years on from when I wrote this song. It's nostalgic and I love the feeling of it still. What a ride it's been.”
“H.A.P.P.Y”
“The word happy holds so much weight for people in such different ways, and to spell it out singing feels right and GOOD. It's what I want everyone that hears it to feel. A feeling of joy. Especially in a current world that is so heavy and filled with so much sadness I wanted to give people a song and a little video clip so that people can feel a little taste of light and fun, to let go for a few minutes. A song for the whole family. For kids to dance to and Grandparents to tap their feet to. Bring people together. That's what music is for.” - source : Apple Music
