JoJo Record Label Drama and New Music: 'Too Little, Too Late' Singer Suing Blackground Records (TWEETS)

At the age of 13, she became the youngest solo artist to have a #1 single in the U.S. with the pop smash "Leave (Get Out)", but issues with her record label, Blackground Records, have left her career in a permanent struggle, and now JoJo is finally taking them to court, Idolator reports.

Since the release of her last album in 2006, "The High Road," the star has been unable to launch a new album, her label failing to promote her 2011 single "Disaster" and the sexy R&B follow-up "Demonstrate," which she filmed a music video for that was never released. Since 2006, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque has recorded over 100 songs meant for her highly anticipated third album, many of which have been leaked online.

But despite her lack of promotion, song leaks and record label drama, JoJo has continued to release nuanced, mature R&B and pop music, including two free mixtapes online, including "Can't Take That Away From Me" in 2010, and her latest, "Agápē," which received widespread critical acclaim and contains songs about sex, love and drugs.

"I can understand why some people might be taken aback or say 'Oh gosh, what happened to sweet little JoJo?' She's still there, but she's 22 and she has her moments, dammit!," the star told Billboard back in February. Her image overhaul from sweet R&B pop star to sexy young adult has mostly happened behind-the-scenes, though the star has never tried to hide her true self from her fans.

JoJo blasted Blackground Records and imprint Da Family Records plenty of time on Twitter, and has publically expressed her frustrations over her label's inability to promote her or support her music.

"I don't have a relationship with them," she said to Billboard of her label. "I would just prefer to have a platform to release my music and support. I desire to have a relationship with a label, I desire to work hard and I desire to be a part of a team and be a team player. I desire support, that's all."

After Blackground signed a distribution deal in 2011 with Interscope Records, a label which JoJo has had no problems with, she was set to release her third album entitled "Jumping Trains," even going on a tour across the U.S. to promote songs from the album, but the project was ultimately scrapped and her music continued to be commercially neglected.

Now the star is citing a New York State law that says minors can't sign contracts that last more than seven years, and since she was a minor back when she signed to Blackground and Da Family back in 2004, her contract should have expired in March 2011. Legally, the star claims, her label no longer has a hold on her, and many fans are excited with the news.

So will JoJo release new music soon? If she wins the lawsuit, she may be able to either fund or her own projects, or find a better distribution deal.

In the meantime, you can enjoy the myraid of leaked JoJo songs online, as well as her free mixtapes and recent concert footage, as despite the drama, she's never stopped growing and developing as an artist.

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