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Jojo virtual piano5/17/2023 ![]() ![]() Sadly, this isn’t a rare occurrence within the industry, with artists like Kesha, Prince and the Dixie Chicks among the many to have legally challenged their own labels.īut, boys and girls, JoJo’s still kicking. ![]() The reason for this also answers the question all nostalgic ’00s kids have asked at least once: “Why can’t I find JoJo’s OG bangers on Spotify?” Because she spent a large portion of those years in a legal battle with her record labels, fighting for agency over her own music. While the early ’10s saw mixtape releases and a handful of acting roles, her third studio album didn’t see the light until 2016. Then, unless you were paying very close attention, it might have seemed like JoJo disappeared before the decade was through. Throughout the mid-2000s, she blessed us all with two studio albums – the self-titled JoJo in 2004 and The High Road in 2006 – as well as starring roles in iconic 2006 films, RV and Aquamarine. At just 13 years old, ‘Leave’ made her the youngest solo artist to have a number-one single in America, as well as the youngest MTV Video Music Award nominee. Small, moderately angsty and carrying a child-sized torch for a boy I’d known since kindergarten, it’s unsurprising that I was immediately obsessed with a pretty teenage girl in a ‘Boys Stink’ shirt singing about heartbreak.Īnd while I’d like to think of pre-teen me as JoJo’s number one fan, I was far from the only member of the club. I was eight years old when JoJo’s debut single ‘Leave (Get Out)’ was released and shook my tiny little world. The iconic early-2000s singer opens up about her battles with her former music label and the personal growth that’s informed her new album. ![]()
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