--- title: JoJo Sings a Love Song to "Music." in Emotional New Ballad description: Watch the pop star grow up before your eyes in the very personal video for "Music.", a heartfelt ballad from her upcoming album 'Mad Love.' canonical: https://time.com/4522855/watch-jojo-become-a-star-before-your-eyes-in-her-new-music-video/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-07T17:01:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:26.576Z og:title: JoJo Sings a Love Song to "Music." in Emotional New Ballad og:description: Watch the pop star get personal about her connection to her art since childhood. og:url: https://time.com/4522855/watch-jojo-become-a-star-before-your-eyes-in-her-new-music-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: JoJo Sings a Love Song to "Music." in Emotional New Ballad twitter:description: Watch the pop star get personal about her connection to her art since childhood. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch JoJo Become a Star Before Your Eyes in Her New Music Video > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 7, 2016 5:01 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 7, 2016 5:01 PM UTC Breakout teen star JoJo’s return to music has been, so far, [marked by exuberant pop songs](http://time.com/4428627/jojo-wiz-khalifa-new-album/?iid=sr-link4). But “Music.,” released today in advance of [her album _Mad Love._ on Oct. 14](http://time.com/4475058/new-music-2016-albums/?iid=sr-link1), is a whole other story: a spare, deeply felt love song to the consistent power of music throughout the ups and downs of her life. The video, a compilation of home movies from JoJo’s childhood, shows her singing, dancing, and acting her way through her youth; it’s clear this was a girl completely addicted to the stage from an early age. But it’s the lyrics that are both heartbreaking and uplifting, delivered over a stripped-down piano composition. The story also becomes personal, as JoJo mentions the struggles her family has been through. “Went on the road to make me Daddy proud, but I lost him so I sang to the crowd. My only hope is that he’s looking down, thinking, ‘Oh my God, my daughter’s doing it now.” Watch below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4522855/watch-jojo-become-a-star-before-your-eyes-in-her-new-music-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4522855/watch-jojo-become-a-star-before-your-eyes-in-her-new-music-video/"},"headline":"Watch JoJo Become a Star Before Your Eyes in Her New Music Video","datePublished":"2016-10-07T17:01:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:26.576Z","description":"\"Who would I be without you? 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