JoJo has just shared a special behind-the-scenes look at the making of her latest music video for ‘Disaster’, directed by Benny Boom and shot in downtown Los Angeles. ‘Disaster’ is off JoJo’s upcoming album ‘Jumping Trains’, due out in early 2012.
“I wrote basically this whole album,” JoJo says in the behind-the-scenes clip, “so if I’m not involved in the creative aspect of how we represent it, I wouldn’t feel comfortable.”
Watch it via YouTube below.
Earlier this month, JoJo sang the National Anthem at the MLS Cup Final match between the Los Angeles Galaxy and Houston Dynamo with Galaxy taking the victory 1-0. It also marked the end of David Beckham’s 5 year contract, and could have possibly been his final game with the team.
The pop singer is set to release her long awaited third studio album ‘Jumping Trains’ in 2012, led by the first single ‘Disaster’.
JoJo premiered her music video for ‘Disaster’, taken from the Boston pop singer’s forthcoming album ‘Jumping Trains’, due out in early 2012. “I’m thrilled to present you with ‘Disaster’, the first visual from my new album, ‘Jumping Trains’. I had such a great time making the video, and I hope you guys will love it as much as I do,” JoJo said. Watch it via YouTube below.
JoJo recently spoke with Idolator in a Q&A, where the 20-year-old “veteran” pop singer talked about her upcoming third album ‘Jumping Trains’, touring with Joe Jonas, releasing the ‘Can’t Take That Away From Me’ mixtape last year, international promo plans, how her songwriting has evolved, growing up idolizing Michael Jackson, and her love for jazz.
“Oh my god, I would faint at the thought of it — but faint from excitement,” JoJo said about the prospects of recording a few jazz songs. “I love jazz! Yes, I would love to do that. I listen to jazz all the time. Jill Scott is one of my favorite artists. Not that she’s a jazz singer, but there’s a lot of jazz influence. She recorded this cover of ‘Good Morning Heartache’, which, there’s a small saxophone solo at the beginning, and I listen to that every day. Jazz makes me feel so many different ways.”
JoJo kicked off her Pinktober Hard Rock Café tour on Monday in Baltimore playing an acoustic cover of Rihanna’s hit single ‘What’s My Name’. The Boston pop singer is performing free shows at Hard Rock Café locations across the country benefiting breast cancer awareness through November 1st. Tour dates below.
Oct 27 - Boston, MA
Oct 29 - Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 30 - Detroit, MI
Oct 31 - Indianapolis, IN
Nov 1 - Chicago, IL
JoJo spoke with TheInsider.com about her new album ‘Jumping Trains’, the issues she’s had with her record label, how she’s changed since her 2006 release ‘The High Road’, what inspired her ‘Disaster’ music video, and more. “I wrote the song because I was in a relationship where I just felt like I was locked in place,” JoJo said about the album’s title track. “I wasn’t moving forward in my life. He was ready for things that I wasn’t ready for as far as commitment. I wanted to explore the world and be this young woman and travel and have my career and everything. That’s where it came from.”
JoJo recently stopped by HeartSOUL headquarters for a private tour, photo shoot, and interview. The ‘Disaster’ singer talked about some of her favorite looks from the line as well as her new album, ‘Jumping Trains’.
“My new album ‘Jumping Trains’ has definitely been a labor of love,” JoJo says. “It’s been my heart and soul, not to be really corny but I really put everything into this and it’s really a reflection of my truth and the things that I talk to my girlfriends about. It’s a good time.”
Watch video via YouTube below.
In part one of a 2-part interview with Rap-Up.tv, JoJo discussed her return to the spotlight with her upcoming album ‘Jumping Trains’, the first single ‘Disaster’, the big name producers she collaborated with, and her favorite song on the project. “I think ‘Disaster’ is a great first single because it’s kind of like a natural progression from ‘Too Little Too Late’, which is the last big single that I had officially released on a label,” JoJo said about the single. “So it just felt like the right transition to make… I wanted to give my fans that had been patiently waiting one of those big pop records that I love to sing, still there’s definitely a soulful element to it.”
Watch the interview below.
JoJo continued her tour with Joe Jonas and Jay Sean, hitting Texas this week. The pop star recently stopped by the Target headquarters in Minneapolis to preview her new album ‘Jumping Trains’, which was documented in her latest webisode.
“The songs are quite personal,” JoJo says in the webisode. “I wanted to be transparent and honest, just keep it young and real and do something that I thought was a little bit different.”
“The reason that I decided to title the album ‘Jumping Trains’ after one of the songs was because not only the content of what I wrote in here, but because of what the act of actual freight hopping, or jumping trains symbolizes. It’s scary, it’s really dangerous, it’s risky, but if you make it, it’s worth the risk. I was inspired by back in the day during the prohibition era when people wouldn’t, hobos were freight hopping, not to get too historical but I am a history buff. I’m like, ‘Man, that is so dangerous. I wanted to take risks with this album. It’s such an important album for me. This is my third and this is my introduction into the market as an adult and as a songwriter and to really solidify myself as a vocalist, so there’s just great importance on this moment, and I wanted to bring that sense of urgency into the title and just with the entire atmosphere.”
Watch it via YouTube below.
To celebrate HeartSOUL’s upcoming collaboration with platinum recording artist JoJo, the two have announced they are kicking off a national search for the next fresh face of HeartSOUL. Later this year, the pop star will partner with clothing label for their Fall/Winter collection.
Two models will be handpicked by HeartSOUL, in conjunction with Facebook fans, and flown to Los Angeles to participate in the brand’s upcoming photo shoot campaign in Palm Springs, California. Each winner will receive a Fall HeartSOUL wardrobe and a round trip ticket for (1) to Los Angeles for the shoot. Entry to the contest requires these three steps:
1. Like HeartSOUL on Facebook (www.facebook.com/heartsoulclothing)
2. Submit (3) photos and a mini bio on HeartSOUL’s Facebook page
3. Winners will be selected on October 2, 2011 and the photo shoot will take place the weekend of October 14, 2011.
“I am excited to team up with HeartSOUL because fashion is a big part of my life and it’s great to share it with my fans,” JoJo said.
“We are beyond excited to have JoJo represent HeartSOUL. Our customers love music and fashion so what better way then to merge the two. JoJo is synonymous with pop culture and we are confident she will resonate with shoppers who want great style at exceptional value,” said Lars Viklund, President of HeartSOUL.
JoJo is releasing her first single ‘Diaster’ on September 6th, from new album ‘Jumping Trains’.
