JoJo is a staple in pop culture coming out of the new millennium. Millennials across the world remember "Leave (Get Out)" as the breakup anthem they consistently voted for on MTV's TRL, but now, the singer is back and opening up about everything in her new memoir Over The Influence.
During a recent appearance on "The Bright Side" podcast, JoJo talked about her upcoming book and why she decided to write and release it. She also spilled the tea on almost signing with Britney Spears' production label when she was just 10 years old, and why she's glad she ultimately didn't. Jojo explained:
"When I was like, I don't even think I was 10 yet. I was maybe nine or 10, I called into the local top 40 station in Boston because someone was like, 'Oh, they're giving tickets away to their summer concert. I always wanted to put myself in positions to be seen and to sing for people. I really wanted that. So, anyway, long story short, I ended up winning the tickets. So my mom and I went and I sang my way through security, from one security guard to the next, ended up meeting Britney Spears, and I did, and I still do think that she's amazing. I loved 'Baby One More Time' when it came out, there's some soul in that. First of all, I think it's a dope record. She was saying that she was going to start a production company. Her and her attorney at the time, Larry Rudolph, were going to start something. And basically, a few weeks after meeting her, a contract was sent to our little apartment in Massachusetts, and it was about signing to her production company. And my mom was like, 'No, you're too young.' And I'm like, 'You hate me. You wish death upon me. Like, you want me to die?' Because I was like, this is the chance. We're never going to get better than this. I'm grateful that she didn't go with that because first of all, I mean not that 12 is much older, but 10 is crazy, and I don't think Britney ever put out any artists on her production company. So, I thought I was shelved. I just don't even think my career would've gotten off the ground, because sometimes it is riskier to sign to an artist's label."
Hear JoJo on "The Bright Side" podcast on iHeartRadio