Jess Bourke, better known as JessB, is a rapper and former professional netballer from Auckland, New Zealand. She has released two EPs (Bloom and New Views) and won Best New Zealand Act at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards. JessB's debut studio album is scheduled for release in July 2024.
Bourke is of Kenyan descent and was adopted by New Zealand parents. After high school, she joined Central Pulse of the ANZ Championship netball league. She also played for the Northern Mystics.
The APRA Awards are presented annually from 1982 by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA), "honouring composers and songwriters". They commenced in 1982.
! |- | 2021 | "Meditjin" (Danzal Baker, Jess Bourke, Dion Brownfield, Jerome Farah, Dallas Woods) | Song of the Year | | |-
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual award ceremony event celebrating the Australian music industry. They commenced in 1987.
! |- ! scope="row" rowspan="2"| 2020 | rowspan="2"| "Meditjin" (with Baker Boy) | Best Hip Hop Release | | rowspan="2"| |- | Best Video |
At the 2020 Taite Music Prize, New Views was one of ten finalists.