Oct

25

2011

JoJo Covers Rihanna’s ‘What’s My Name?’

Written by Trent | Filed under Jojo,Rihanna

JoJo grabbed the public’s attention earlier this year with her cover of Drake’s ‘Marvins Room’ and now she has tackled a tune by his onetime collaborator Rihanna. The singer performed her own version of the Barbadian’s monster hit ‘What’s My Name?’ at the Hard Rock Cafe in Baltimore that was more R&B than the Reggae Fusion original.

However, JoJo isn’t planning to cover other artists’ music for the rest of her career. She plans to release her Pop/Rock-inspired ‘Jumping Trains’ LP, which is led by the single ‘Disaster’, early next year.

Watch JoJo perform Rihanna’s ‘What’s My Name?’ below:

What made JoJo’s version of this tune great was the fact that she didn’t try to imitate Rihanna’s West Indian twang and she made it her own. Of course, the most enjoyable facet of the performance was that JoJo could actually sing and that automatically made her rendition better than original by default.

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15 Comments

1. - says:

   October 25, 2011 at 7:59 am

   Yeah I loved that she made it her own. I love her version more than the original
2. WonderLand19 says:

   October 25, 2011 at 8:09 am

   JoJo is such a star!
3. DB says:

   October 25, 2011 at 9:14 am

   And yet she won’t see a number 1 on the charts. Go fuck yourself.
4. ny says:

   October 25, 2011 at 9:56 am

   What have they collaborated on before?
5. zcoolest says:

   October 25, 2011 at 9:57 am

   well don’t need number one to be the best. she is real!! she needs no autotune and lipsync thing. her voice sounds amazing, way better than the original. #justsaying
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7. gdboyratedloud says:

   October 25, 2011 at 2:54 pm

   my shade detector went off dont start trent Robyn CAN SING
8. The Real RihBaby says:

   October 25, 2011 at 4:17 pm

   Trent is sooooo PRESSED by THE QUEEN! Who gave JoHo permission to cover THE QUEEN’s music???? She sounded AWFUL! QUEEN RIHANNA >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
9. Ariana says:

   October 25, 2011 at 4:54 pm

   A little off at times but still great! Girl knows how to sing for sure!!!!!
10. lol says:

    October 25, 2011 at 4:54 pm

    these superstans are hilarious! i love rihanna, but some of you guys are soo funny. dont stop what youre doing, ever. pure comedy
11. @Che_Pertillo says:

    October 25, 2011 at 5:05 pm

    She did a GREAT job.

    lol at the stans.
12. - says:

    October 25, 2011 at 7:33 pm

    Lol at these stans. JoJo will murder Rihanna Vocally anyday.
13. Jasminne says:

    October 25, 2011 at 7:38 pm

    JoJo is just perfection.
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