JoJois keeping it real.Ahead of theAmerican Music Awardson Sunday, JoJo opened up to PEOPLE about her mental health and how her recent music has played a role in it.When asked if the release of her recent EP,Trying Not to Think About It, helped her through those difficult times, the singer, 30, said it’s “not hitting a lighter note.““I think after I’ve gotten this off my chest, not that I won’t experience depression and anxiety in the future, but I wanted to release this project and have it be a time capsule of wherever I was at — in hopes of moving onward and upward and feeling different and changing my mind and hopefully having a different perspective on life,” she said while speaking to PEOPLE’s Jeremy Parsons and Janine Rubenstein on the 2021American Music Awards’red carpet. “Basically if you’re a depressed millennial it’ll really resonate with you.“JoJo.Amy Sussman/GettyCheck out PEOPLE’s full American Music Awards coverage to get the latest news on music’s big night.The singer-songwriter releasedTrying Not to Think About Itin October andpreviously told PEOPLE"it’s a time capsule of where I was in this blue state — in this depressed, blue-gray state of mind.“The AMAs will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.Cardi Bwill host the event which will feature 15 performances.RELATED VIDEO: PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly Red Carpet Live: American Music AwardsThe star-studded performance line-up includesSilk Sonic,Chlöe(fromChloe x Halle)Olivia Rodrigo,Bad Bunny with Tainy and Julieta Venegas,Carrie UnderwoodandJason Aldean,Kane Brown, New Edition withNew Kids on the Block,Diplo,Måneskin,Mickey Guyton, Tyler, the Creator,Walker Hayes,Zoe WeesandJennifer Lopez.For more on the 2021 American Music Awards and other top stories, listen below toour daily podcast on PEOPLE Every Day.First-time nomineeOlivia Rodrigoleads the list with seven categories.The Weekndfollows with six whileBad Bunny,Doja Catand Giveon are tied with five nods each.The AMAs will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT on ABC, and will stream the next day on Hulu.
JoJois keeping it real.
Ahead of theAmerican Music Awardson Sunday, JoJo opened up to PEOPLE about her mental health and how her recent music has played a role in it.
When asked if the release of her recent EP,Trying Not to Think About It, helped her through those difficult times, the singer, 30, said it’s “not hitting a lighter note.”
“I think after I’ve gotten this off my chest, not that I won’t experience depression and anxiety in the future, but I wanted to release this project and have it be a time capsule of wherever I was at — in hopes of moving onward and upward and feeling different and changing my mind and hopefully having a different perspective on life,” she said while speaking to PEOPLE’s Jeremy Parsons and Janine Rubenstein on the 2021American Music Awards’red carpet. “Basically if you’re a depressed millennial it’ll really resonate with you.”
JoJo.Amy Sussman/Getty
Check out PEOPLE’s full American Music Awards coverage to get the latest news on music’s big night.
The singer-songwriter releasedTrying Not to Think About Itin October andpreviously told PEOPLE"it’s a time capsule of where I was in this blue state — in this depressed, blue-gray state of mind.”
The AMAs will broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.Cardi Bwill host the event which will feature 15 performances.
RELATED VIDEO: PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly Red Carpet Live: American Music Awards
The star-studded performance line-up includesSilk Sonic,Chlöe(fromChloe x Halle)Olivia Rodrigo,Bad Bunny with Tainy and Julieta Venegas,Carrie UnderwoodandJason Aldean,Kane Brown, New Edition withNew Kids on the Block,Diplo,Måneskin,Mickey Guyton, Tyler, the Creator,Walker Hayes,Zoe WeesandJennifer Lopez.
For more on the 2021 American Music Awards and other top stories, listen below toour daily podcast on PEOPLE Every Day.
First-time nomineeOlivia Rodrigoleads the list with seven categories.The Weekndfollows with six whileBad Bunny,Doja Catand Giveon are tied with five nods each.
The AMAs will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT on ABC, and will stream the next day on Hulu.
source: people.com
