<h3>Jessie James Releases New Music and a New Video.</h3>
<p><strong>Jessie James</strong> has released a new video for her current single, &#8220;<strong><em>When You Say My Name</em></strong>&#8221; which debuted on CMT today (you can watch it below). It had been about a year since we&#8217;d heard anything from James, so I had to take a little stroll down memory lane to remember who earlier tunes. After giving her music a listen, I could see why it was hard for me to remember her. </p>
<p>Jessie James isn&#8217;t really a country singer. She is a pop singer, if that. Actually, a couple months ago country music&#8217;s internet news sources were all abuzz because it had been revealed that the pop diva <strong>Katy Perry</strong> wrote her 2009 single, &#8220;<strong><em>Bullet</em></strong>&#8220;, a song that is shamelessly trying to pass for something it can&#8217;t be (a country song). </p>
<p>Sure, James has that throaty, country roughness thing going on in her vocals, but really, it sounds a little too forced to be genuine. Also, the details in her songs that are, I&#8217;m assuming, supposed to be the country &#8220;hallmarks&#8221; (like the strumming of a banjo), sound more like an after thought than an organic part of the song. I&#8217;m just not buying it, and if you&#8217;re on the same page with me, this video isn&#8217;t going to do much to convince you otherwise. Take a look, and let us know what you think. </p>
<h3>Watch Jessie James&#8217;s &#8220;<em>When You Say My Name</em>&#8220;.</h3>
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