Jessica Simpson in Austin on March 12, 2025.Photo:Recording Academy / GRAMMYs/Instagram
Recording Academy / GRAMMYs/Instagram
Jessica Simpsonperformed live for the first time in 15 years!
On Wednesday, March 12, the “Irresistible” singer, 44, played a gig during the Recording Academy’s Austin Chapter Block Party at SXSW in Austin, Texas.
Jessica Simpson in Austin on March 12, 2025.Recording Academy / GRAMMYs/Instagram
“This time, I needed to remember who I was and why I wanted to sing in the first place and all the music that inspires me,” she told the crowd. “And I needed to forget who they told me to be.”
According toRolling Stone,she also performed a new song called “Blame Me," in addition to her recent singles“Use My Heart Against Me”and“Leave.”
Per the Recording Academy’sInstagram Stories, Simpson also covered Nancy Sinatra’s 1996 classic “These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" and Dusty Springfield’s 1969 hit"Son of a Preacher Man."
Jessica Simpson in March 2025.Recording Academy / GRAMMYs/Instagram
Hours before her appearance at SXSW, Simpson teased the performance in anInstagram Reel.
“Which way to#SXSW? 🚘” she captioned the post, which features the “I Wanna Love You Forever” performerin a blue fur coat and sunglasses in an airport.
“Hey everybody, it’s Jessica Simpson. We just landed in Austin, and right now I’m gonna wait in line at Enterprise. This is not an ad but I’m getting a rental car,” she quipped in the clip.
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While Simpsondropped a cover of Nothing but Thieves' “Particles"in 2021, after sharing six songs when her2020 audiobook was released, her EPNashville Canyon, Part 1will be her first proper project in 15 years
In February, the “With You” performertold PEOPLEthat her daughter Maxwell, 12, was the inspiration for her return to her roots since she wanted to go to Nashville for her 11th birthday,
source: people.com
