Singer JoJo is probably somewhere on her knees and giving God the glory right now! Over the past seven years, the soulful singer has been tied down to a dreadful contract with Blackground Records that her parents signed when she was a minor, and it has prevented her from releasing new projects.Fortunately for JoJo, her fans were loud and clear, on this site and others…not to mention social media, and after lawyering up and fighting for her rights, she has finally been released from her contract.
She has now signed a new deal with Atlantic Records –home of Janelle Monáe, Bruno Mars, Trey Songz, and B.O.B — and will be releasing her third album sometime this year. Earlier today, the excited diva hopped on Instagram to thank her lawyers because they sure as hell did that!
#FREEDJOJO @absatlantic Superb lawyering @DJD & litigation team #letsWORK #teamjojo #yourethefuckingbest
JoJo's nightmarish ordeal started after the release of her 2006 sophomore album, The High Road, when her former label ran into a few distribution hiccups that left the singer in limbo. Having signed a seven-album deal with the company at age 12 in 2004, JoJo ended up suing Blackground last year, citing a New York law that bars minors from signing deals lasting more than seven years, and stating that the contract should have expired in 2011.
Things seem to have gotten so bad that she wasn't even allowed to sing in movies. Back in November 2013, while attending the premiere of her new movie, "G.B.F." (Gay Best Friend), she made the revelation:
I don't sing [in the movie]. I'm actually in a lawsuit right now because I don't own my voice. It's a really — it's a pretty f–ked up situation, but I'm getting out of it.
Despite the long battle and not being able to release any official music, JoJo remained on her grind, releasing two mixtapes in the span of two years, Can't Take That Away from Me (2010) and Agápē (2012).
Are you ready for the slayage that is about to take place?! This is such good news and we can't wait to finally hear some new music!
