JoJo Siwa has been dropped by music label Columbia Records, MailOnline can reveal.
The singer, 22, signed with the renowned record company, who represent international artists Beyoncé, Adele, and Harry Styles, in 2024 and released her single Karma and EP Guilty Pleasure with the label.
But less than a year later, the US reality star, famed for her appearances on Dance Moms, is no longer working with Columbia and released her latest song Bulletproof independently.
The Celebrity Big Brother contestant, who found love with Chris Hughes, 32, during their appearance on this year’s series, has been promoting her new music in London, and recently performed at Colour Hoxton.
A music source revealed that JoJo has been in the capital, where she made her romance with Chris official, hoping to sign a new UK label.
JoJo fell for ex-Love Island star Chris on Celebrity Big Brother despite being in a relationship with Kath Ebbs, with the former couple splitting up at the show’s wrap party in April.
JoJo Siwa has been dropped by music label Columbia Records, MailOnline can reveal (pictured June 2024)
The singer signed with the renowned record company, who represent international artists Beyoncé and Adele in 2024 and released her single Karma and EP Guilty Pleasure with the label
The Celebrity Big Brother contestant, who found love with Chris Hughes during their appearance on this year’s series, has been promoting her new music in London
A music source revealed: ‘JoJo has been dropped by Columbia Records… she self-released her latest song Bulletproof whereas Karma was done with the label.
‘She has been in London on the lookout for a new record company to sign with and playing gigs hoping to impress the right people.
‘JoJo is an allrounder, she’s a dancer, singer and performer, and being on stage is where she feels most at home.’
The Nickelodeon star was previously listed as an artist on the Columbia website alongside the likes of Miley Cyrus and Halle but has recently been removed.
Talking about her music career, she said: ‘I enjoy messing with the world and singing what I want to sing, I do it all so I can perform on a stage, but it really is my passion.’
JoJo previously stated that she wanted to be the pioneer of a new genre with her music, saying: ‘I am not the inventor of gay pop, for sure not. But I do want to be a piece of making it bigger than it already is. I want to bring more attention to it.’
In recent weeks, JoJo has been named as a contestant on The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer and taught a class at the famous Pineapple Dance Studios.
But JoJo’s priority has been her new romance with Chris, whose ex-girlfriends include Olivia Attwood and former Little Mix singer Jesy Nelson.
JoJo previously stated that she wanted to be the pioneer of a new genre with her music, saying: ‘I am not the inventor of gay pop, for sure not. But I do want to be a piece of making it bigger than it already is’ (pictured September 2019)
JoJo and Chris met on Celebrity Big Brother this year and developed feelings for each other in front of the nation
The star has since been spending time with ‘soulmate’ Chris in both the US and UK and on Wednesday morning revealed plans to meet his family
JoJo and Chris met on Celebrity Big Brother this year and developed feelings for each other in front of the nation.
The singer entered the TV house in a relationship with Kath, who flew to the UK for the show’s final, before JoJo dumped the Australian actor at the wrap party.
Kath has spoken of the heartache they endured in the aftermath, saying it was ‘some of the darkest times mentally that I’ve had in my adult life.’
JoJo has since been spending time with ‘soulmate’ Chris in both the US and UK and on Wednesday morning revealed plans to meet his family.
Speaking about their romance on Capital Radio, she said: ‘It’s going lovely. Lovely, lovely. Yeah, he is just Christopher. He’s Christopher. I’m going up to meet his family in the Cotswolds.’
She added: ‘You know what’s interesting? As hectic as life is, and as much as that noise goes on, I feel like Christopher, and I discovered this beautiful house together.
‘And this house is earthquake proof, and it’s fireproof, and bulletproof. And you know, we discovered this house and found the keys, and we took the keys and locked ourselves in, and now it’s like… You know what I mean? I feel like that with myself, I feel like that with him.’
MailOnline has contacted JoJo’s spokesperson for comment.
