Hi everyone, it's Sophia. Welcome to work in progress. I need you all to know that

teenage me is absolutely losing her mind right now because today we are joined by one of my then and now heroes

Jojo Joanna Jojo Lovesk Lovesk, chart-topping an award-winning, singer, songwriter, actress, and now first-time author.

You probably know Jojo who burst onto the scene with her self-titled album at just 13 years old. Her breakout

smash Leave Get Out was an anthem for me and probably all of you. It led to

platinum records and a string of accomplishments and a high profile wildlife that then seemed to just stop.

Jojo seemed to evaporate from the charts and none of us knew where she'd gone and it turned out

she'd been embroiled in a legal battle to win back her music and her own voice from her

label where she was trapped for years and in her new memoir

over the influence Jojo holds nothing back. She brings her against the odd story of adversity and triumph to center stage, talking about

being raised in a household with parents who both battled addiction and depression, to emerging

victorious in this seemingly never-ending lawsuit with her record label

to finally figuring out how to put these fragmented pieces of herself back

together after a period of rebellion and betrayal of self that made her just feel

mad. She takes all of us through these turbulent years that led her to where she is now

releasing new music under her own imprint,

performing in shows and festivals around the world, headlining a Broadway show and

more. This behind-the-scenes look at her life is so personal and so beautiful and so raw.

Jojojo really broke my heart open in the most beautiful ways as I read this and also made me understand things about myself and my own journey that

blew my mind and I imagine that her story will do the same for you.

So let's get into this incredible tale of success and

heartbreak and redemption and reclamation and a landing in resilience that I think is just so unique and so special.

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