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Jai’Len Josey: Serial Romantic

Pitchfork·Alphonse Pierre·28 days ago
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Listen to the technical precision of Jai’Len Josey’s pipes, and you won’t be surprised to hear that she’s been schooled on how to be a professional singer her entire life. Growing up, she picked up game from her mom, who worked in the marketing departments of storied Atlanta-based R&B labels, So So Def and LaFace. Later, Jai’Len cut her teeth doing musical theater in Tri-Cities High School, which boasts one of the premier performing arts programs in the South. After graduating, she starred in the SpongeBob musical on Broadway as Pearl Krabs before leaving to dig into her own music, co-writing Ari Lennox ’s biggest solo hit along the way.. When her new album, Serial Romantic , wasn’t fully clicking, her label parachuted in super-duper-producer Tricky Stewart (Mariah, Rihanna, Beyoncé) to finish the job. She’s been built to do this thing, for real.…

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