Coco Jones

Raised in Nashville, TN, by a mother who was also a singer, and a father who played in the NFL, Jones learned ambition early on. While Jones released music in her younger years, she’s now stepping into the rich R&B career she deserves, signing with High Standardz / Def Jam Recordings.

 

You may have seen Coco Jones on the big screen—she’s been in film and on TV since she was a tween, she’s currently starring as the new Hilary Banks in Peacock’s Fresh Prince reboot, Bel-Air. It makes sense that Jones found her way into acting through song—first as a recurring guest on Disney’s musical sketch comedy, So Random!, and, in 2012, as the golden-voiced love interest in the network’s TV movie, Let It Shine. However, music came first, Jones began recording at the age of 9 with the help of her mom.

 

As the multi-faceted Coco Jones launches her music career with a brand of R&B as soulful as it is relatable, as diary-honest as it is marked by powerful storytelling. And though she’s young, it’s been a long time coming.

American fashion model Ebony Riley, formerly known to fans as “Riley Montana,” has spent the last eight years tearing up the catwalk for everyone from Marc Jacobs to Oscar de la Renta, shooting elaborate campaigns for Givenchy and Balmain, and appearing in exclusive editorial spreads for W, Vogue Paris, and Harper’s Bazaar. However, as the millennial covergirl reveals, “Music was always on the menu.”

 

Born and raised on Detroit’s West Side, Ebony fondly recalls her grandmother playing gospel music on repeat in the house, while her mother introduced her to the classic sounds of ’90s R&B. She admits to being influenced by the Clark sisters just as much as Mary J. Blige, Lauryn Hill, and Erykah Badu. “I draw from all of them in my work,” the singer makes clear.

 

Ebony believes her new, seven-song EP ebony is an opportunity to finally introduce the world to the real Ebony, beyond the pretty pictures. Written and recorded during the pandemic, she describes the project as “deeply personal” and guarantees folks will play it from front to back. “I just want people to feel heard and understood when they listen to my music. I want to take people on a journey.”