Who Is Jessica Betts? Get To Know Niecy Nash’s New Wife

The musician and actress tied the knot in August.

Who Is Jessica Betts? - At the end of August, fans of Niecy Nash were  shocked after the celebrated actress revealed that she had tied the knot with musician Jessica Betts. Not much is known about the elusive singer-songwriter, so we did deep dive to find out more about Nash’s talented love.(Photo from left: (Gregg DeGuire/WireImage and  Larry French/BET/Getty Images for BET) jessicabettsmusic/Instagram
She's a Windy City transplate in NYC. - According to her official website, Betts who is originally  from Chicago, relocated to the Big Apple to pursue her musical aspirations as a singer-songwriter. jessicabettsmusic/Instagram
She is a musician. - As someone who grew up singing in church, Betts’ artistry is influenced and inspired by the classic works of Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, Whitney Houston, Lauryn Hill, Kim Burrell, and Tracy Chapman. jessicabettsmusic/InstagramShe was a legendary R&B group's protégé. - According to her website, when she was 18 year old, the Windy City native had the chance to work with legendary R&B ensemble, Boyz II Men. They signed her to their record label, Stonecreek Records, in 1998. Two years, later signed to Restless Records where she released her debut album,You Can’t Resist, before parting ways with the label shortly after. Betts has songwriting credits for several major motion picture films, including Martin Lawrence’s Big Momma’s House, Sarah Michelle Gellar’s romantic comedy, Simply Irresistible, and Ja Rule’s action hood flick, Turn It Up.   jessicabettsmusic/Instagram

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Who Is Jessica Betts? - At the end of August, fans of Niecy Nash were  shocked after the celebrated actress revealed that she had tied the knot with musician Jessica Betts. Not much is known about the elusive singer-songwriter, so we did deep dive to find out more about Nash’s talented love.(Photo from left: (Gregg DeGuire/WireImage and  Larry French/BET/Getty Images for BET) jessicabettsmusic/Instagram

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