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Coco Jones Says She’s Dropping the Mental ‘Rubik’s Cube of Success’ to Be Herself

In a new episode of 'The Green Room,' Coco Jones reflects on embracing success and being herself as she celebrates her Grammy nominations (and win).

The singer — who won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance for “ICU” on Sunday — also says she’s excited for the future of R&B, and helping lead “a new wave” of the genre. To pioneer R&B and really make it connect to a world that is really into social media and a quick attention span and to be able to ignite souls in this day and age is a real skill,” she says. The diaphragm of this woman is powerful!” she said, adding that her mom would make her sing “powerhouse ballads” by Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston at auditions.

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