The journey of an artist is filled with evolution, passion, and perseverance. Some shine brightly from the start, while others take time to refine their sound and truly make their mark. Today, we had the pleasure of reconnecting with a standout talent we first spoke with a few years ago, just as she was signing her record deal.

While many recognize Jenna Davis for her strong social media presence, her love for music and performing has been lifelong. Now, she’s making a powerful return as one of country music’s brightest rising stars.

“I was born in Plano, Texas. […] My mom was a piano and voice teacher, and I was always singing music throughout the house with her, and that’s how I discovered that I loved singing,” shared the songstress.

Ever since she was young, the singer-songwriter recalls listening to country music and falling in love with the genre. “My biggest influences are probably Miley Cyrus, Avril Lavigne, and Shania Twain,” she shared. “I think they’re the top three that I get inspiration from.” Adding later, “Country music has always been in my life. My mom introduced me to LeeAnn Rimes and Dolly Parton from a super young age. I always just fell in love with how country music told stories with their lyrics.”

At just four years old, Davis and her family moved to Minnesota, where she started doing musical theatre. “I started doing small community theatre and then graduated to doing professional theatre. After I started doing professional theatre in middle school, I turned to my mom and said that I wanted to do film and TV, and that I wanted to be on Disney channel, so when I was around ten to eleven years old, we started coming out to Los Angeles to pursue the acting world and industry.”

Recognizing her undeniable star power, Davis and her mom began traveling to LA to chase her diverse ambitions.

The Turning Point:

While in Los Angeles, Davis began sharing her vocal talent on social media. “I started doing parking garage singing covers in our parking garage in our apartment complex, and we started posting them to Instagram when I was eleven years old, and I believe we did 3-4 covers a week, just to grow as an artist and to also learn how to sing different genres. Still, I knew country music was what I wanted to do deep down.”

In order to feel a closer connection to her growing fanbase, Davis decided to showcase more of her life on social media, aside from her singing aspirations and talents. “As that grew, I decided not only to show my singing side, but also who Jenna is as a person, because I think if you are relatable with your audience and your audience can understand not only you as an artist but you as a person, it just gives them a sense of that you are actually a person and a personal connection.”

At just fifteen, Davis discovered a deeper connection to music by writing her own songs. “I started writing when I was fifteen after my first heartbreak,” she shared. “It became my outlet, and from there, I began releasing music and stepping into the country scene.”

“I always knew that it was where I wanted to be, so when I was about sixteen, we started coming out to Nashville. I startled getting involved in a little bit of the writing rooms and learning how Nashville works, and then when I was eighteen, I got signed to SMACK. They discovered me when I was seventeen, and I found my team. I’m so thankful for them and for believing in me and my music.”

Today:

Since signing her record deal with SMACKRecords, Davis has been cultivating her aesthetic and artistry. “I’ve been learning about what I want to say as an artist and what I want to put out. This past year, I’ve been collaborating with different writers and finding the people that I now call family to love and create music with,” she shared. Adding, “My biggest goal as an artist is to create music that tells stories, and I think that also stems so much from acting. I also want to create things that people can get different emotions from.”

Most recently, Davis shared her debut EP, SIKE with the world, featuring five carefully-chosen songs that depict who the singer-songwriter is as a young, rising artist. “I really feel like ‘SIKE’ has been so healing for me, and it’s been so fun. I’ve been able to take a lot of my real life experiences and putting them into a song. Something I love about this project so much is all of these stories I can kind of look back and laugh on and I wanted to make that really prevalent in the songs too.”

The record as a whole is cohesive, spunky, fun, and exciting to listen to. “All the songs are really witty and fun, and I really wanted to make this project just super witty and fun. […] I truly think these five were my favorites and that’s what made it so easy to pick. […] I’m super proud of it, and I’m excited because I do feel like they correlate together, but they’re not the same. Sonically, I wanted them all to fit together, but I also wanted listeners to click on each one and hear something different,” shared the songstress.

Moving ahead, Davis is only going to share more and more music as her career continues to take off. For 2025, fans can expect more music releases, more shows, and a bigger and more exciting year ahead!

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