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    Coco Jones went from Disney Channel to Def Jam, and found her voice on the way

    Coco Jones recorded her first songs when she was just 11 years old, an entirely DIY project, burned onto a CD with help from her mom. “Corny sounds, corny vibes, corny subject matter,” Jones recalled. “But that was my life at the time.” It’s an adjective that couldn’t be more inaccurate when describing her current musical identity. Jones, now 25, has been in the spotlight since her preteen years ...
    by Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times Oct 10, 2023 3 minutes
    Coco Jones, winner of the Best New Artist award, poses in the press room during the BET Awards 2023 at Microsoft Theater on June 25, 2023, in Los Angeles.

    Coco Jones recorded her first songs when she was just 11 years old, an entirely DIY project, burned onto a CD with help from her mom.

    “Corny sounds, corny vibes, corny subject matter,” Jones recalled. “But that was my life at the time.”

    It’s an adjective that couldn’t be more inaccurate when describing her current musical identity. Jones, now 25, has been in the spotlight since her preteen years — most notably starring in the Disney Channel musical “Let It

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