Trivia / JoJo

• Creator Backlash: "I think I sound terrible [on my older songs] — as a vocalist, I think it's horrifying," Jo Jo says with a laugh. "I love to perform those records live, because I have a different perspective on those records now. At 13, I didn't even have my first kiss yet. What the fuck was I talking about? 'Get out'? Get out of where — my playground?"
• Creator Breakdown: Starts every era off with a break up song. Agape is basically her expressing her frustration at her recording company and people not following through on their promises. "We Get By" and "Back2thebeginningagain" deal most directly with her, to state it simply, bad luck.
• Dedication: Billions to her parents/family, Andre to her favourite artist, Agape to her dog, Mixtapes to her fans, The High Road for her fans, and others.
• Denial of Digital Distribution: Her first two albums, JoJo (2004) and The High Road (2006), were unavailable for a long time digitally due to her contractual battle with the notoriously mismanaged Blackground Records. After she was released, JoJo eventually re-recorded her first two albums.
  • As of February 2022, the original versions of both albums have returned to streaming services.
• Saved from Development Hell: Her 3rd album was held back since 2007, before finally seeing release in 2016. Here is JoJo discussing her unluckiness with recording companies. Almost 9 years...9 years...needless to say, fans were extremely happy once she finally dropped a new album.
• Troubled Production: A full decade passed between The High Road and Mad Love, her long-delayed third album. During that period, her label went broke twice, was horribly mismanaged, and didn't even have an office, and yet she was still stuck in her contract; in the meantime, she made a handful of EPs and mixtapes. It took her a long time, but eventually, she was finally released from her contract and has been doing well for herself ever since.
• What Could Have Been: She was offered the lead role in Hannah Montana but turned it down because she didn't want to do a TV series.
• Writer Revolt: Due to the huge release issues with her third album she's been releasing Mix Tapes every couple of years to give her fans something to listen to.
• Working Title: Mad Love had two name changes. The album was formerly titled All I Want Is Everything when it was scheduled for released in 2010, then renamed Jumping Trains when the album was moved to 2011.