In addition, she claims that she is legally allowed to free herself from Blackground and Da Family because she signed with them when she was a minor, and New York and California law provides that although her mother signed the original contract, JoJo could not be bound by it after seven years. She has just released her new album Good to Know. But JoJo reveals that when her career ended a few years ago due to a seemingly relentless legal battle with her former label, Taylor Swift sympathized with her. JoJo later said she was involved in a decades-long struggle to regain control of her career after her record label Blackground Records refused to release her from a seven-album deal. Former child star JoJo returns to the stage after overcoming an exhausting legal battle with the former record company and cancelling her last tour due to Covid safety concerns Since JoJo didn`t own the masters of her music, it was refreshing when she finally gained access to her previous work and allowed her to re-record them all. This was also seen with Taylor Swift during her fight with Scooter Braun, as many fans noticed. Taylor Swift knows exactly how hard it is to fight with a well-known record company. It has been fighting producer Scooter Braun in recent years after Braun acquired Big Machine Label Group in 2019. This gave Braun access to (and control of) Swift`s entire catalog of original recordings (according to Rolling Stone).
Although this happened a few years after Swift, after Swift helped Jojo fight her own legal battle, it shows that female performers still need to support each other. JoJo opened up about the support she received from Taylor Swift during the lengthy legal battle with her former record company a few years ago. In 2014, pop star JoJo broke her contract with Blackground Records, ending a nearly decade-long legal battle with the label that signed her when she was just 12. Those who follow his story know that he is an extreme example of music`s convoluted business practices, but unfortunately not too rare in the majors world, as everyone from Big Boi to Kesha has recently had to fight for his right to go out. JoJo captioned the photo “#FREEDJOJO,” a reference to the “#FreeJoJo” movement that many of the singer`s fans participated in to draw attention to the singer`s struggle to leave her Blackground contract. (For the uninitiated, here are the degrees of separation: JoJo is a close friend of Francia Raisa, Selena Gomez`s best friend, who is, of course, BFF with Swift.) JoJo explained that her “perfectionist mentality” has led her to compare her own success to that of her peers, and that while she has always felt “a little left out,” the feeling has intensified in 2020. Jojo, perhaps best known for her hit single “Leave (Get Out)”, has been struggling with her record label since 2009! The singer sued her former label Blackground Records, a trademark of Da Family Records, over a dispute over her recording contract (via NME). The situation was only resolved in 2013. “But our situations were actually very different,” JoJo continued of Swift`s predicament.
“I was literally completely silenced. Taylor is in a different position in his career. I was really marginalized, and it was quite hurtful. I don`t think his career suffers from anything that happened. They are always available on streaming services. That is the difference. Celebrate Christmas with a fiancé!!! © The most thoughtful, creative, positive, beautiful, strongest, loving and uplifting person asked me to marry him. So, of course, I said YES!!! Thankfully, Jojo had the support of pop star Taylor Swift as she went through this difficult time. Swift invited Jojo to her home one day to discuss the ongoing conflict and support her. Jojo explained: “A few years ago, Taylor took me through his house. She just said, “I can`t believe what you`re going through. (about people).
Swift`s support helped Jojo navigate through the lawsuit and the impact on her career. But even in the midst of her contract dispute, the singer stepped in, relying on mixtapes, collaborations and remixes as loopholes to release music for her devoted fans. Imagine how the free bird will sing after being locked up for so long. Can`t Take That Away from Me was released in September 2010 as JoJo`s first mixtape and spawned the single “In the Dark”. In late 2010, JoJo made appearances in music videos for Keri Hilson[48] and Clinton Sparks. In January 2011, JoJo was cast in an episode of the CBS series Hawaii Five-0 as Courtney Russell, the daughter of a Tsunami Warning Center scientist who disappears on the eve of a major storm off the coast of Honolulu.[49] In February 2011, JoJo uploaded a video to YouTube announcing that she was shooting a video for her song “The Other Chick” and that she had changed the title of the album from All I Want Is Everything to Jumping Trains.[50] something fresh.” Their first single “The Other Chick” was supposed to be released digitally, but the label decided to make it a buzz single. In June 2011, she released a remix of rapper Drake`s song “Marvin`s Room”, retitled “Marvin`s Room (Can`t Do Better)”, via Rap-Up`s YouTube channel.[52] .
