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— JoJo. (@iamjojo) January 15, 2021

Joanna Noëlle Levesque known for her music career as JoJo is an R & B American singer, songwriter, and actress who began her musical career at the age of 13. The singer was discovered by Vincent Herbert from Blackground Records whilst on the television show America’s Most Talented Kids in 2003. Herbert requested for the singer to audition for his record label and the rest is musical history. The musician’s debut album release JoJo (2004) was well received and reached number 22 in the UK Official Albums Charts. The singer’s debut hit single “Leave (Get Out)” from the album achieved worldwide critical and commercial success. The musician went on to release hit singles “Too Little Too Late” (2006) from her second album The High Road (2006). The single “Anything” (2007) also from the album reached number 21 in the UK Official Singles Charts and remained in the charts for 3 consecutive weeks.

The singer severed ties with Blackground Records in 2014 amidst a long 10-year battle and has re-released both of her albums Jojo and Take The High Road for old and new followers. The musician’s tour will reflect her latest album Trying Not To Think About It. The album was released on October 1st and according to the singer addresses her personal elements of depression, negative thoughts, relationship self-sabotage, emotional immaturity and anxiety. In a recent interview, the singer said ” “I wanted to have something that would be a time capsule of what depression feels like for me, what anxiety feels like for me” 

The musician said that she felt so lost and scared at the end of 2020 and released the album in a bid to find her light again. The singer assured her followers that they are not alone and said of her new music “If you listen, I hope this project makes you feel seen, validated, not crazy, and hopeful that you won’t feel bad forever. “You’re more in control than you think” The album has been described as the singer’s rawest, cohesive, elegant, deliberate and defined music project to date. 

To mark the album’s release the musician embarked on the Trying Not To Think Abut It tour and performed for six dates in the US from October 2nd-October 11th.  The musician released her first single from the album “Worst (I Assume)” on August 20th and said of her intimate tour “To have the audience singing back the lyrics of this new music was just so special and so affirming and gratifying.

”Watch the video for “Worst (I Assume)” here

The singer is now ready to tour again and we will see her perform for the first leg of her tour in North America in 24 cities in February and then perform in UK and Europe for the second leg of her tour for 15 dates. Tickets for the UK and European leg of the musician’s tour go on sale on October 29th at 10.00 am local time.

LFG 2022 Presale’s begin tomorrow in select markets. Please check IG story for more details. General on-sale is this Friday, October 29th at 10:00am local time https://t.co/ny8D1ZwfCW pic.twitter.com/VDCmcau4ua — JoJo. (@iamjojo) October 25, 2021

See the tracklist for JoJo’s Trying Not To Think About It album below and listen to the album here

World of Sunshine
Anxiety (Burlinda’s Theme)
Dissolve
Good Enough
B.I.D.
Feel Alright
Fresh New Sheets
Sugar & Carbs
Spiral
Nikki’s Sound Bath
Worst (I Assume)
Lift

See the tour dates for JoJo’s US/UK and European Tour below and buy tickets here

US

19/0222 Edmonton, AB – Midway
20/02 Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
23/02 Vancouver, BC – Commodore
24/02 Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
26/02 Seattle, WA – The Showbox SoDo
01/03 San Francisco, CA – CE Warfield Theater
03/03 Los Angeles, CA – The Novo
05/03 Santa Ana, CA – The Observatory
06/03 San Diego, CA – House of Blues
08/03 Tucson, AZ – Rialto Theater
10/03 Austin, TX – Scoot Inn
12/03 Dallas, TX – Studio at The Factory
13/03 Houston, TX – House of Blues
15/03 Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse
17/03 Nashville, TN – Cannery Ballroom
19/03 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s Cradle
21/03 – Silver Spring, MD – Fillmore
22/03 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
24/03 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
26/03 New York, NY – Terminal 5
29/03 Boston, MA – TBA
01/04 Cleveland, OH – House of Blues
02/04 Cincinnati, OH – Bogarts
04/04 Detroit, MI – St. Andrews Hall
05/04 Chicago, IL – Vic Theater
08/04 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave II
09/04 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
13/04 Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
14/03 Montreal, QC – Corona
16/04 Ottawa, ON – Bronson Centre

UK and Europe

03/05 The Roundhouse- London
06/03 Academy- Dublin
09/03 O2 Ritz- Manchester
10/03 The Garage- Glasgow
12/03 Concorde 2- Brighton
13/03 O2 Institute- Birmingham
15/03 Alhambra- France
16/03 Luxor- Germany
18/03 Paradiso- Amsterdam
21/03 Grelle Forelle- Vienna, Austria
23/03 Tosacana 31-Italy
25/03 Germany – Lido- Germany
27/03 DR Concert House, Studio 2- Copenhagan
28/03 Parkteatret- Oslo, Norway
30/03 Fryhuset (Klubben)- Stockholm, Sweden

good to know tour starts April 21st for presale access, sign up at https://t.co/mFCgvUQTKy

Artist Presale: Mon, Feb 24th @ 10am
VIP Packages Avail: Mon, Feb 24th @ 10am
Local/Venue/Radio Presales: Thurs, Feb 27th @ 10am
Public On Sale: Fri, Feb 28th @ 10am local pic.twitter.com/kPCVLZiBzO

— JoJo. (@iamjojo) February 21, 2020

Joanna Noëlle Levesque, who decides to go by the stage name JoJo, is a 29-year-old R&B vocal powerhouse from the states. The singer rose to ultimate stardom when she was only 13 with “Leave (Get Out)”, the smash single from her eponymous debut album released in 2004. The track skyrocketed to number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, followed by “Baby It’s You“, the second single that peaked at number 8 on the chart.

After breaking out into the music scene with such impressive achievements and vocal talent, JoJo returned with “Too Little Too Late” in 2006. Cut off her sophomore album The High Road, the track again climbed up to number 4 on the single chart and became one of the songstress’s classics, as it sold more than 400,000 copies and was certified gold by BPI.

Despite achieving many successes in music from a string of smash singles and two studio albums, the singer underwent legal battles with her former record label Blackground Records. After releasing The High Road, the singer was trying to drop the third album, but the label—according to JoJo—had been neglecting her attempt to do so. In 2009, she filed a lawsuit against Da Family Entertainment/Blackground for putting her into musical limbo.

While being trapped in the contract with Blackground, JoJo still kept on making music and released two mixtapes: Can’t Take That Away from Me (2010) and Agápē (2012). In 2013, the singer and the label finally reached agreement outside court, and she then signed a new contract with Atlantic Records, which subsequently helped her release Mad Love. in 2016. The album received moderate success with singles like “Fuck Apologies.“, “FAB.“, and “Music.”

This year, the singer has finally returned with new music and new tour under a new label. Sometime in this spring, JoJo will drop her fourth LP titled Good to Know via her own label Clover Music in a joint deal with Warner Records. “Sabotage” is the first taste into the forthcoming record. The song showcases JoJo’s growth into artistry and signature vocal talent as usual.

In September, JoJo will land in UK soil for her first tour in over three years since the promotion of Mad Love. in 2017. The UK leg will kick off on September 2 in Glasgow, followed by four more shows in big cities. See the tour dates below, and prepare for the tickets which are available this Friday.

The ‘Good to Know’ Tour UK Dates
02/09/2020 — The Old Fruitmarket — Glasgow
03/09 — O2 Ritz Manchester — Manchester
06/09 — Roundhouse — London
08/09 — O2 Institute Birmingham — Birmingham
09/09 — Brighton Concorde 2 — Brighton