Jessica Betts [born 1982 emerged in 2000 with a recording deal at Restless Records and a debut album titled You Can't Resist. The lead single "Get Up" has been picked up to be featured in the hit movie Big Mama and became a moderate hit. Even though, Jessica wasn't happy with the situation at the record company where they wanted her to be someone she says she wasn't. The recording deal was soon brought to end and Jessica had to think on a second coming. It happened in 2005 on Missy Elliott's UPN reality show, The Road to Stardom with Missy Elliott. She went on to win the competition, being a favorite throughout despite having previously released an album before Missy's show. The show did not garner huge ratings. During a Missy Elliott and Busta Rhymes concert in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, she performed the song "Killing Me Softly". Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Restless Records is a Hollywood, California based independent record label which was started by Enigma Records, but was acquired in 2001 by Rykodisc who were, in turn, acquired by the Warner Music Group in 2006. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971 in Portsmouth, Virginia), better known as Missy Elliott, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, MC, and record producer. ... UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) was a television network in over 200 markets in the United States. ... my best friend Trevor Tahiem Smith, Jr. ...

In a recent blurb from BET.com, Jessica is finishing the final touches on her yet-to-be-titled album, which features production from Timbaland, Vidal & Dre, Walter Millsap, Missy Elliott, 9th Wonder, Warryn Campbell, Brian Michael Cox, Mike City, Nisan Stewart, and The Avila Brothers (of Usher/Toni Braxton fame), set to be released in February 2007, with a single/video release in December 2006. The album also includes collaborations with American Idol winner Fantasia, Missy Elliott, Tweet, Karen Clark Sheard, Kelly Price and Faith Evans. The last three artists mentioned all join together with Jessica on the gospel-themed "Stand By Me", a track dedicated to Hurricane Katrina victims. Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known as Timbaland, is an American musical composer and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between the two, as well as Pop and Dance music. ... Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), is an American R&B/pop singer and actor who rose to fame in the mid-late 1990s. ... Toni Michelle Braxton (born October 7, 1967 in Severn, Maryland) is a six-time Grammy Award-winning[1] American R&B singer and songwriter who was popular during the 90s. ... AMERICAN IDOL HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO DEATH OF SIMON ... Look up Fantasia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Fantasia may refer to one of several things. ... Tweet can mean: A phonetic rendering of a small birds call. ... Karen Valencia Clark-Sheard is an African-American gospel singer who was born in Detroit, Michigan. ... Kelly Price on the cover of her 2003 album Priceless Kelly Price (born April 4, 1973 in Queens, New York) is a Grammy Award-nominated American R&B and soul singer, the flagship female artist on the Def Soul label. ... Faith Renée Evans (born June 10, 1973) is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B singer, songwriter and producer. ... Lowest pressure 902 mbar (hPa; 26. ...

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• Jessica Betts at the Internet Movie Database
• "Jessica Betts Wins 'The Road To Stardom' o­n UPN", OrwellProject.com. Retrieved on 2006-06-30.