Jada Monroe

In the artist’s words: Describe one of your earliest musical memories in detail. A kitchen radio left on all afternoon. Etta James singing something slow while someone's mama cooked with the windows open and didn't say a word. That was the first time music made sense. Not as entertainment. As company. What are your top 3 all-time favorite albums on Apple Music, and why? Why did you choose these three albums in particular? Done Again, I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) [In the Style of Aretha Franklin] [Performance Track with Demonstration Vocals] - Single Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook Expanded Edition ProSource Karaoke Band, Tell Mama (Originally Performed By Etta James) [Instrumental] - Single Three women who never wasted a note. Etta sang like every word cost her something. Ella proved restraint is power. Aretha turned pain into something so honest you felt it in your chest before you understood the words. Find a song of yours on Apple Music that you love and tell us what makes it special. Tell us why you chose this song. “Too Late To Leave” It sits in the same space as Etta James at her quietest. A woman who knows it's over but hasn't moved yet, because leaving is its own kind of grief and nobody talks about that part. What’s one of the most memorable moments in your career so far? A stranger heard one of the songs and said it made them cry. Not a critic. Just a person who pressed play and felt something they recognized. That was the moment the music stopped being a project and became something that mattered. Is there anything left on your bucket list as an artist or band? To reach the women this music was made for. Ruth Brown, Irma Thomas, Ann Peebles sang for women like that. The bucket list is simple. Keep going until the right ears find it.