Jessica Ridley is a Canadian singer-songwriter who won Bud United presents The Big Time, a reality show that aired in North America on ABC and its affiliates internationally.
Working with the duo of Don Somerville and Billy Simon, the first set of songs came together over three trips to the Music City.
[4] The full album was scheduled to be released on EMG Universal in the fall of 2010[5] but issues with Fused Management delayed it again.
"Flaming Red" was written by Bob Carlisle and Dennis Patton and was destined for a female country voice and it found a home with Jessica.
When the album did make its appearance in stores and digitally it received great reviews from around North America including Nashville's Music Row Magazine,[7] Canada's Country Music News,[8] Showbiz Junkies[9] and the Airdrie Echo[10] She has also released a holiday season tune named "The Spirit of Christmas" which was a duet with CMT's "Can You Duet" finalist Chris Cline.
In late 2011, Jessica auditioned for a new social-reality show created by Bud United to air on ABC in 2012.
The four round competition set in Las Vegas, Nevada featuring the contestants battling through singing their national anthems, then writing a radio jingle, followed by a live performance before the grand prize of being the opening act for the 2011 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand in front of 17,000 fans.
The show featured guest judges Narada Michael Walden, the famed Whitney Houston producer and Julie Pilat from Los Angeles' KIIS FM.
[17][18] The summer that year brought another series of performances including being part of CMA Fest held annually in Nashville, Tennessee.