The arrival of Jessie James Decker‘s most recent solitary, “I’m Gonna Love You,” was a very long time planned — 3 years to be specific. The country celebrity took a seat with Tetris Kelly for the most up to date Billboard News meeting and disclosed that she track was initially finished in 2020, however was placed on time out at the demand of her group.
“This has been a song I’ve held onto since 2020. I wrote it in 2020 with Emily Shackleton and Liz Rose, two of the most incredible songwriters in town. It was just a song I loved so much, and I felt my team didn’t let me put it out for so long,” she shared. “It wasn’t that they didn’t like it — it was like, ‘Let’s wait.’ And finally, I’m like, ‘I’m not waiting anymore.’ I was playing it live on tour, the crowd would go wild, I just felt like it was the right time to put this song out.”
The track showed up on Sept. 22, with a removed variation of the track showing up on Oct. 6. Of the track, Decker states it “shows a side of me I think no one’s ever seen before. It’s vulnerable, it’s soulful, my heart’s really just all in soul. It’s just one of my absolute favorites, so I’m really glad its out there.”
The nation celebrity additionally shared her ideas concerning the style revealing prominence on the Billboard graphes over the previous year, keeping in mind that the debate bordering some tracks — such as Jason Aldean’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 “Try That in a Small Town” — is foregone conclusion.
“There will always be controversy in every genre and every bit of music. It’s just part of it — it gets people fired up inside. Music is always going to make you feel some type of way. It’s either gonna make you sad, make you wanna get up and dance. That’s what makes music so incredible,” she described. “It can just make you feel something, and this is why I love being a part of its moment. EMD had its moment, rock n’ roll had its moment. I just think it’s country’s turn again.”
The “I’m Gonna Love You” vocalist is additionally commemorating the Oct. 10 launch of her 2nd recipe book, Just Eat: More Than 100 Easy and Delicious Recipes That Taste Just Like Home. For Decker, branching off right into food was an all-natural development for her, as she was “raised by amazing cooks.”
“My mom’s side is all Italian coming over from Italy and settling in Louisiana. You got cajun roots, southern roots, and that just makes for good food,” she described of her inspirations — partially motivated by her battles to feed her previous NFL gamer partner Eric Decker — to branch off right into food. “I’m not a chef. I’m not here to intimidate anybody or come up with all these fancy foods. I just wanna make great food and help you make great food too.”
Watch Decker’s complete Billboard News meeting in the video clip over.
