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Coco Jones built her career at the intersection of music and screen work, moving from early Disney visibility to a major-label R&B breakthrough that earned Platinum certification and Grammy recognition. Her full name is Courtney Michaela Ann Jones. She was born in Columbia, South Carolina, and raised in Lebanon, Tennessee. She has been active professionally since childhood, and her music has been released through Hollywood Records, her independent operation, High Standardz, and Def Jam Recordings.
Her early foundation began with childhood auditions and performance opportunities, including singing “America the Beautiful” at her kindergarten graduation. At age nine, she met with Disney casting executives and began working as an actor and songwriter for the company. She competed through Radio Disney and became known there for “Real You.” In 2009, she appeared on the “The Most Talented Kids” episode of Maury, and in 2010, she finished as the runner-up on the third season of Radio Disney’s The Next Big Thing.
Disney television and film exposure followed quickly. In 2011, she guest-starred on So Random!, and in 2012, she took her breakthrough acting role as Roxanne “Roxy” Andrews in the Disney Channel Original Movie Let It Shine. She contributed several performances to the soundtrack, including “Guardian Angel,” “Me and You,” “What I Said,” “Who I’m Gonna Be,” “Good to Be Home,” and the title song. She later appeared on Good Luck Charlie from 2012 to 2013. Around the same period, she released an independent project titled Coco Jones and launched the anti-bullying concert initiative UBU-Stop the Bullying.
Her first label-recording era produced her earliest chart success. After signing with Hollywood Records, she co-wrote and recorded original music while working with producer Rob Galbraith. Her debut single, “Holla at the DJ,” premiered on Radio Disney in December 2012. The EP Made Of followed in 2013 and reached the top ten of the Billboard Heatseekers chart. She later continued independently with Let Me Check It in 2017 and the eight-track project H.D.W.Y. in 2019.
After leaving Hollywood Records, Jones expanded her acting résumé while continuing to release music. Her independent catalog included “Peppermint,” “Miss Me When I’m Gone,” “Just My Luck,” “Depressed,” and “Hollyweird.” In 2021, she was cast as Hilary Banks in Peacock’s drama series Bel-Air, which premiered in 2022 and completed its fourth and final season in 2025.
Her major commercial breakthrough arrived after she signed with High Standardz and Def Jam Recordings in 2022. She released “Caliber” and followed it with the EP What I Didn’t Tell You. “ICU” became her first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, earned Platinum certification, and won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance. The deluxe edition of What I Didn’t Tell You expanded the project to 11 songs.
Jones released her debut studio album, Why Not More?, in April 2025. The album included “Here We Go (Uh Oh),” “Taste,” “On Sight,” “Most Beautiful Design,” “You,” and collaborations with Future, London On Da Track, and YG Marley. An expanded edition titled Why Not More? (MORE!) followed in August with eight additional recordings, including “Love So Big,” “Passport,” “Delete It,” and remixes featuring Leon Thomas and Alicia Keys. The album later received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album.
Her recording activity continued through 2026. Jones released a live performance of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the singles “LUVAGIRL” and “Body So Tea,” and joined Charlie Puth on “Sideways.” Her Recording Academy history stands at one Grammy Award from eight nominations.
Complete List Of Coco Jones Songs From A to Z
- “8 Days of Christmas” – Non-album single (2023)
- “AEOMG” – Why Not More? (2025)
- “Body So Tea” – Non-album single (2026)
- “By Myself” – Why Not More? (2025)
- “Caliber” – What I Didn’t Tell You (2022)
- “Call on Christmas” – Coco by the Fireplace (2024)
- “Chandelier” – Non-album promotional single (2014)
- “Come Over” – H.D.W.Y. (2019)
- “Control Freak” – Why Not More? (Extended) (2025)
- “Crazy for Me” – What I Didn’t Tell You (2022)
- “Delete It” – Why Not More? (MORE!) (2025)
- “Depressed” – H.D.W.Y. (2019)
- “Dms” – H.D.W.Y. (2019)
- “Double Back” – What I Didn’t Tell You (2022)
- “Double Back Remix (DJ Suave Mash Up)” – Non-album single (2023)
- “Dream” – Non-album single (2019)
- “Déjà Vu” – Made Of (2013)
- “Easy” – Why Not More? (Extended) (2025)
- “Fallin'” – What I Didn’t Tell You (2022)
- “Float” – H.D.W.Y. (2019)
- “Flyin High (MattyB featuring Coco Jones)” – Non-album single (2014)
- “Forever Don’t Hit Like Before” – Why Not More? (2025)
- “Ghost” – Non-album promotional single (2015)
- “Glitter (with Katie Armiger)” – Non-album promotional single (2014)
- “Good to Be Home” – Let It Shine (Original Soundtrack) (2012)
- “Guardian Angel (with Tyler James Williams)” – Let It Shine (Original Soundtrack) (2012)
- “Headline” – What I Didn’t Tell You (2022)
- “Here We Go (Uh Oh)” – Why Not More? (2025)
- “Here We Go (Uh Oh) (Remix featuring Leon Thomas)” – Why Not More? (MORE!) (2025)
- “Hit You Where It Hurts” – Why Not More? (2025)
- “Holla at the DJ” – Made Of (2013)
- “Hollyweird” – Non-album single (2020)
- “Honesty” – Let Me Check It (2017)
- “I Know You Know (Ads Valu and Malex featuring Coco Jones)” – Non-album single (2019)
- “ICU” – What I Didn’t Tell You (2022)
- “ICU (Remix featuring Justin Timberlake)” – Non-album single (2023)
- “Intermission” – Let Me Check It (2017)
- “Is It Mine (featuring Lady London)” – Why Not More? (Extended) (2025)
- “Just My Luck” – H.D.W.Y. (2019)
- “Keep It Quiet” – Why Not More? (2025)
- “Let ‘Em Know” – Non-album single (2015)
- “Let It Shine (with Tyler James Williams)” – Let It Shine (Original Soundtrack) (2012)
- “Let Me Check It” – Let Me Check It (2017)
- “Lift Every Voice and Sing (Live)” – Non-album single (2026)
- “Love Is War” – Non-album promotional single (2022)
- “Love So Big” – Why Not More? (MORE!) (2025)
- “LUVAGIRL” – Non-album single (2026)
- “Made Of” – Made Of (2013)
- “Me and You (with Tyler James Williams)” – Let It Shine (Original Soundtrack) (2012)
- “Miss Me When I’m Gone” – Non-album single (2016)
- “Moment of Your Life (Brent Faiyaz featuring Coco Jones)” – Larger than Life (2023)
- “Most Beautiful Design (with Future and London on da Track)” – Why Not More? (2025)
- “My Presence Is a Present” – Coco by the Fireplace (2024)
- “No Chaser” – What I Didn’t Tell You (2022)
- “Nobody Exists” – Why Not More? (2025)
- “On Sight” – Why Not More? (2025)
- “Other Side of Love” – Why Not More? (2025)
- “Other Side of Love (A COLORS SHOW)” – Non-album single (2025)
- “Other Side of Love (Remix featuring Alicia Keys)” – Why Not More? (MORE!) (2025)
- “Over It” – Let Me Check It (2017)
- “Passport” – Why Not More? (MORE!) (2025)
- “Peppermint” – Non-album single (2014)
- “Plan B” – What I Didn’t Tell You (2022)
- “Put You On” – What I Didn’t Tell You (2022)
- “Rain” – H.D.W.Y. (2019)
- “Santa Is Me” – Coco by the Fireplace (2024)
- “Say Their Names (Devvon Terrell featuring Trey Budden, Coco Jones, Kai Cash, Sydney Renae, Futuristic, Cashflow Harlem, and Kiyanne)” – Non-album single (2020)
- “see through (remix) (Amelia Moore, Absolutely and Samara Cyn featuring Coco Jones)” – Non-album single (2024)
- “She Got It (Teddy Swims featuring Coco Jones and GloRilla)” – I’ve Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) (2025)
- “Sideways (with Charlie Puth)” – Whatever’s Clever! (2026)
- “Simple (with Babyface)” – What I Didn’t Tell You (2022)
- “Skip My House” – Non-album single (2025)
- “Slay (Nia Sioux featuring Coco Jones)” – Non-album single (2015)
- “Spend It” – What I Didn’t Tell You (2022)
- “Spend the Night (with BJ the Chicago Kid)” – Gravy (2023)
- “Stand Up” – Non-album single (2011)
- “String of Lights” – Coco by the Fireplace (2024)
- “Sweep It Up” – Non-album promotional single (2024)
- “Taste” – Why Not More? (2025)
- “Taste (Live from The TERRELL Show)” – Live performance (2025)
- “Thang 4 U” – Why Not More? (2025)
- “The Same” – H.D.W.Y. (2019)
- “Tummy Hurts (Remix) (Reneé Rapp featuring Coco Jones)” – Snow Angel (Deluxe) (2023)
- “Until the End of Time (with Leon Thomas)” – A Timeless Christmas (2023)
- “What I Said” – Let It Shine (Original Soundtrack) (2012)
- “Who I’m Gonna Be” – Let It Shine (Original Soundtrack) (2012)
- “Why Not More? (featuring YG Marley)” – Why Not More? (2025)
- “Woman Commando (with Ayra Starr and Anitta)” – The Year I Turned 21 (2024)
- “World Is Dancing” – Made Of (2013)
- “Worth It” – H.D.W.Y. (2019)
- “You” – Why Not More? (2025)
Coco Jones Albums and EPs
Coco Jones (2010)
Made Of (2013)
Let Me Check It (2017)
H.D.W.Y. (2019)
What I Didn’t Tell You (2022)
Coco by the Fireplace (2024)
Why Not More? (2025)
Why Not More? (Extended) (2025)
Why Not More? (MORE!) (2025)
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