Jessica Simpson performed for the first time in 15 years last night to a small crowd in Texas. The With You hitmaker, 44, belted out several new songs at the Grammy Block Party with pitch perfect ease while wearing a tasselled suede jacket, brown leather suit and throwback disc belt.

"I needed to remember who I was and why I wanted to sing in the first place," Simpson told the crowd in a video posted to the Recording Academy's Instagram stories on Wednesday ev

The singer performed her renditions of "Son of a Preacher Man" and "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" and debuted four new songs at SXSW

Jessica Simpson is making her big return to music. The newly single singer performed live for the first time in 15 years at the Recording Academy's Austin Chapter Block Party at SXSW in a comeback she has described as "emotional".