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Mad Love, from 13 to 26: The story of JoJo and I

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October 15, 2016
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Twelve years ago, in February of 2004, Joanna “JoJo” Levesque made her debut at the tender age of 13 singing one of 2004’s most fiesty breakup anthems, “Leave (Get Out).” With a tone well beyond her years and the vocal skills to match, she quickly rose to stardom. While the song placed two spots shy of the Top 10 on the Hot
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Review: “Cheat” by Mahalia feat. JoJo

Remember the good ole days when labels would commission collaborations between their new and veteran artists? Warner Music hasn’t forgotten: “Cheat” by Mahalia feat. JoJo teams the up-and-coming UK R&B singer with the ever-underrated icon JoJo for the second single off Mahalia’s upcoming sophomore album, “IRL.” Not only does it

THE 9-7 of 2024: My Replay Reflection

December 29, 2024
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Rather than acting as if I have an overly important take on what the best songs, albums, or artists were in 2024, I’ve decided to take a moment to reflect on the music I listened to most this year — based on my Apple Music Replay. From that vast list,
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Playlist: 97 Minutes of Christmas, Vol. 2

December 7, 2021
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This Christmas season, the staff of THE 97 will be sharing their favorite holiday songs via our new 97 Minutes of Christmas Playlist series. Each playlist contains 1 hour and 37 minutes of Christmas jams personally curated by the staff writer. VOLUME 2, CURATED BY VINCENT Trimming my personal Christmas vibes
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The 19 “97” Albums of 2016

December 31, 2016
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We’re sure everyone can agree that 2016 was not kind to many of our musical legends. However, we hope that everyone can also agree that 2016 did in fact bring us some great music. Whether your thing is Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop, or something else, the music world delivered several albums
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