Janesa Jaida Barrett, better known as Nessa Barrett, is an American singer-songwriter under Warner Records. Nessa is known for her song "i hope ur miserable until ur dead". She started her career on TikTok making videos and later started making pop and alternative music with relatable themes in 2020. Nessa is of Puerto Rican descent and grew up in Galloway Township, New Jersey, where she struggled as being the only Puerto Rican. Her parents divorced when she was very young. Her father, Drew Barrett, is a rapper, actor, and motivational speaker. She has a younger brother named Julian. Nessa was born on August 6, 2002. She always dreamt of being a singer and was writing song since she could walk and talk. Nessa started her TikTok and quickly gained followers from posting lip syncs, dances, and relatable content. In her content that spanned many topics, music was one of the reoccurring ones. Nessa started posting covers and decided to start making music. After being on TikTok for awhile, she later announced her debut single "Pain", a ballad released on July 31, 2020. She released a collection of stand-alone singles between 2020-2021, including "if u love me", "la di die", and "counting crimes". Later in August 2021, she released the lead single for her debut EP, pretty poison, called "i hope ur miserable until ur dead". The EP released a month later. Nessa released a single called "dying on the inside", a rock song about her eating disorder and how people didn’t believe her. She then released the lead single for her debut album, "young forever" called die first an alternative rock song about not wanting to lose a loved one. She chose "die first" because it was Cooper Noriega’s favorite and he had passed away right before the single’s release. She released a few more singles including madhouse and tired of california for the album and then released the full album on October 14 2022. Later, a deluxe edition for the album, called "young forever (extended)", was released a month after and included 5 new songs. She then released the singles "BANG BANG!", "american jesus", and "lie" in 2023 for her second EP, "hell is a teenage girl". Further into the year of 2023, Nessa released "sick of myself", "club heaven" , and "girl in new york" as standalone singles. Throughout early 2024, Nessa started teasing a new album. She posted multiple song snippets and studio clips. Three songs were confirmed; "PASSENGER PRINCESS", "BABYDOLL", and "P*RNSTAR". The first two from snippets and the last from a TikTok comment. "PASSENGER PRINCESS" was released on July 26 2024 as the lead single to her sophomore album, "AFTERCARE", which was announced the same day. The next song to be teased was performed at Bludfest 2024 called "DIRTY LITTLE SECRET". It is suspected to be the next single due to Nessa asking if she should tease the next single and then posting a snippet of the song. On September 10, Nessa posted to her Instagram saying “surprise tomorrow <3”. The same day a presave link to "DIRTY LITTLE SECRET" was found along with the cover. On September 11, the song was officially announced as well as a release date, September 20th, 2024. The last single, "DISCO" was released on October 18, 2024, and the albums cover was revealed and the tracklist not long after. "MUSTANG BABY" and "P*RNSTAR" were later made promotional singles. "AFTERCARE DELUXE" was announced to be released on February 7, 2025. The first single, "DOES GOD CRY?" was released on January 24 and "LOVE LOOKS PRETTY ON YOU" was released on January 31. On January 16th 2026, Nessa Barrett released "High On Heaven" as the lead single to her upcoming EP via Warner Records. On February 12th 2026, Nessa revealed the EP's second single will be "Stay With Me". Later on Valentine's day Nessa announced the official release date, February 27th 2026. On February 26th 2026, a day before the release of "Stay With Me", the project's album ("Jesus loves a primadonna") cover and title was shared online.