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Coco Jones on Growing Up in Nashville, Her Disney Roots and Five Grammy Nominations: ‘The Payoff Is Worth All of the Uncertainty’


Coco Jones discusses her Nashville roots, days as a Disney star and her five Grammy nominations.

Since then, she’s reemerged as an R&B scion with her breakthrough “What I Didn’t Tell You” EP and its neo-soul single “ICU,” balancing a sold-out international tour with a role on Peacock’s “Bel-Air.” Up next: five Grammy nominations, including best new artist, and a much clearer vision. I feel like there was a lot of good that came with already being known and having that nostalgia effect, but it’s a challenge, too, to rebrand, and I think my team really helped me to find that right combination of everything. I had some very challenging songs to learn as a little girl walking into these auditions, but it taught me so much, just about the feeling that music is supposed to and can give.

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