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JoJo, 33, signed a seven-album record deal with the label at 12. Between 2004 and 2006, she released a series of hits, including "Leave (Get Out)," "Too Little Too Late," and "Baby It's You." But her career hit a snag after the label lost distribution, which left her unable to release music.
After suing Blackground, she was finally freed from her contract in 2014. "She couldn’t go anywhere without security flanking her and fans mobbing her at every corner," JoJo wrote. "It just seemed like there was no sense of freedom for her to explore the world and be wherever and whoever she wanted to be.
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