Jozzy

{{Short description|American songwriter}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Jozzy | birth_name = Jocelyn Adriene Donald | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|1|25}} | birth_place = Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|R&B|pop|hip hop}} | years_active = 2015–present | label = {{hlist|Roc Nation |Motown| | Love| Columbia}} <ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.rocnation.com/music/jozzy| title=Jozzy| access-date=December 24, 2022| archive-date=December 24, 2022| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224023152/https://www.rocnation.com/music/jozzy/| url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.elevatormag.com/grammy-nominated-songwriter-producer-jozzy-kickstarts-a-successful-2020-with-her-newest-single-let-you-down-let-you-go | title=Grammy nominated songwriter & producer Jozzy kickstarts a successful 2020 with her newest single "Let You Down Let You Go" }}</ref> | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer}} | background = person }} '''Jocelyn Adriene Donald''' (born January 25, 1991), better known by her stage name '''Jozzy''', is an American songwriter and singer. She is best known for co-writing the Billy Ray Cyrus remix of Lil Nas X's 2019 single "Old Town Road", which peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for a record-breaking 19 weeks. Her other credits include the top ten singles "Lemonade" by Internet Money and "Mr. Right Now" by 21 Savage and Metro Boomin, as well as "Virgo's Groove" by Beyoncé, "Low" by SZA, and "You" by Jacquees, among others.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/jozzy-interview-old-town-road-8533319/ | title=Jozzy, the Queer Co-Writer Behind the 'Old Town Road' Remix, is Ready for More Barriers to Fall | magazine=Billboard }}</ref>

In May 2022, Jozzy signed with Sean Combs's record label Love Records, an imprint of Motown, becoming its only signee.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.complex.com/music/diddy-announces-jozzy-first-artist-signed-love-records | title=Diddy Announces Jozzy as First Artist Signed to Love Records: 'She Reminds Me of R&B Biggie' | website=Complex Networks }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/pride/jozzy-songs-for-women-diddy-interview-1235291092/ | title=Jozzy's Love Songs: How the Acclaimed Songwriter Kickstarted Her Solo Career with Help from Diddy | magazine=Billboard }}</ref> During her time on the label, she released her debut extended play (EP), ''Songs for Women, Free Game for N****s EP'', in 2023. As a recording artist, she has collaborated with artists such as Diddy, Lil Wayne, Lecrae, Black Coffee, Pharrell Williams, Schoolboy Q, and Sophie. She has also received accolades for her work with other artists, including three Grammy Award nominations.

== Discography ==

=== Studio Albums === {| class="wikitable" |+List of studio albums''', with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications''' | align="left" |2026 | align="left" |''Soundtrack 2 Get Her Back'' * Released: March 27, 2026 * RIAA certification: - * Chart positions: - |}

=== Extended plays === {| class="wikitable" |+List of extended plays''', with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications''' | align="left" |2023 | align="left" |''Songs for Women, Free Game for N****s EP'' * Released: 2023 * RIAA certification: - * Chart positions: -<ref>{{cite web |date=February 28, 2023 |title=Diddy Calls Jozzy a 'Special and Dynamic Talent' as Her Debut EP Takes Top Spot on iTunes R&B/Soul Chart |url=https://thesource.com/2023/02/28/diddy-calls-jozzy-a-special-and-dynamic-talent-as-her-debut-ep-takes-top-spot-on-itunes-rb-soul-chart/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228231652/https://thesource.com/2023/02/28/diddy-calls-jozzy-a-special-and-dynamic-talent-as-her-debut-ep-takes-top-spot-on-itunes-rb-soul-chart/ |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |access-date=February 28, 2023}}</ref> |}

== Guest appearances == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name ! scope="col" style="width:20em;" | Title ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Other performer(s) ! scope="col" | Album |- ! scope="row" | "Sucka Free" | rowspan="2" |2020 |Lil Wayne |{{N/A|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row" | "Saturday Night" |Lecrae |''Restoration'' |- ! scope="row" | "10 Missed Calls" |2021 |Black Coffee, Pharrell Williams |''Subconsciously'' |- ! scope="row" | "Homecoming" |2023 |Diddy |''The Love Album: Off the Grid'' |- ! scope="row" | "Lost Times" | rowspan="2" |2024 |Schoolboy Q |''Blue Lips'' |- ! scope="row" | "Rawwwwww" |Sophie |''Sophie'' |- ! scope="row" | "Fish N Steak (What It Is)" |2026 |ASAP Rocky, Tyler, the Creator |''Don't Be Dumb'' |- |}

== Songwriting and production credits == Credits are courtesy of Discogs, Tidal, Apple Music, and AllMusic.

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" style="width:28em;"| Title ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Artist ! scope="col"| Album |- ! scope="row"|"Code Red" {{small|(featuring Missy Elliott & Laiyah)}} | rowspan="7"| 2015 | rowspan="6"| Monica | rowspan="6"| ''Code Red'' |- ! scope="row"|"Just Right for Me" {{small|(featuring Lil Wayne)}} |- ! scope="row"|"Love Just Ain't Enough" {{small|(featuring Timbaland)}} |- ! scope="row"|"Call My Name" |- ! scope="row"|"Deep" |- ! scope="row"|"Suga" |- ! scope="row"|"Discover" | Chris Brown | ''Royalty'' |- ! scope="row"|"M.I.L.F. $" | 2016 | Fergie | ''Double Dutchess'' |- ! scope="row"|"Mamacita" {{small|(featuring Rico Nasty)}} | 2017 | Lil Yachty | ''The Fate of the Furious: The Album'' |- ! scope="row"|"Ooh La La" | rowspan="3"| 2018 | Tinashe | ''Joyride'' |- ! scope="row"|"Welcome to the Party" {{small|(featuring Zhavia Ward)}} | Diplo, French Montana & Lil Pump | ''Deadpool 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' |- ! scope="row"|"Ride It" | Jeremih & Ty Dolla Sign | ''MihTy'' |- ! scope="row"|"Old Town Road (Remix)" {{small|(featuring Billy Ray Cyrus)}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-lil-nas-x-ft-billy-ray-cyrus-old-town-road | title=Inside Track: Lil Nas X ft Billy Ray Cyrus 'Old Town Road' | access-date=December 24, 2022 | archive-date=December 24, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224023410/https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/inside-track-lil-nas-x-ft-billy-ray-cyrus-old-town-road | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-interview-new-album-836393/ | title=Lil Nas X: Inside the Rise of a Hip-Hop Cowboy | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=May 20, 2019 | access-date=December 24, 2022 | archive-date=July 2, 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190702014754/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/lil-nas-x-old-town-road-interview-new-album-836393/ | url-status=live }}</ref> | rowspan="3"| 2019 | Lil Nas X | ''7'' |- ! scope="row"|"Body" | Summer Walker | ''Over It'' |- ! scope="row"|"Pass Me By"<ref>{{cite web | url=https://celebmix.com/discover-dinah-janes-debut-ep-is-an-rb-masterpiece-and-her-new-music-video-for-heard-it-all-before-is-fire/ | title=DISCOVER: Dinah Jane's Debut EP is an R&B Masterpiece and Her New Music Video for "Heard It All Before" is Fire | date=April 25, 2019 | access-date=December 24, 2022 | archive-date=December 24, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224023926/https://celebmix.com/discover-dinah-janes-debut-ep-is-an-rb-masterpiece-and-her-new-music-video-for-heard-it-all-before-is-fire/ | url-status=live }}</ref> | Dinah Jane | ''Dinah Jane 1'' |- ! scope="row"|"Lemonade" {{small|(featuring Gunna, Don Toliver, & Nav)}} | rowspan="3"| 2020 | Internet Money | ''B4 the Storm'' and ''Demons Protected by Angels'' |- ! scope="row"|"Holiday" | Lil Nas X | {{N/A|Non-album single}} |- ! scope="row"|"Mr. Right Now" {{small|(featuring Drake)}} | 21 Savage & Metro Boomin | ''Savage Mode II'' |- ! scope="row"|"Throw It Away" | rowspan="4"| 2021 | Summer Walker | ''Still Over It'' |- ! scope="row"|"Bounce Back" | Little Mix | ''Between Us'' |- ! scope="row"|"Fast Lane" | Don Toliver, Lil Durk & Latto | ''F9: The Fast Saga (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' |- ! scope="row"|"Double Standards" | Don Toliver | ''Life of a Don'' |- ! scope="row"|"Virgo's Groove" | rowspan="15"| 2022 | Beyoncé | ''Renaissance'' |- ! scope="row"|"777 Pt. 1" | rowspan="5"| Latto | rowspan="5"| ''777'' |- ! scope="row"|"It's Givin" |- ! scope="row"|"Stepper" {{small|(featuring Nardo Wick)}} |- ! scope="row"|"Sleep Sleep" |- ! scope="row"|"Real One" |- ! scope="row"|"Love Will Never" | rowspan="5"| Mary J. Blige | rowspan="5"| ''Good Morning Gorgeous'' |- ! scope="row"|"Come See About Me" |- ! scope="row"|"On Top" {{small|(featuring Fivio Foreign)}} |- ! scope="row"|"Failing in Love" |- ! scope="row"|"Come See About Me" {{small|(featuring Fabolous)}} |- ! scope="row"|"Overthinking" {{small|(with 24kGoldn)}} | Mabel | ''About Last Night...'' |- ! scope="row"|"Low" | SZA | ''SOS'' |- ! scope="row"|"Water (Drowning Pt. 2)" {{small|(featuring Kodak Black)}} | A Boogie wit da Hoodie | ''Me vs. Myself'' |- ! scope="row"|"On Time" {{small|(with John Legend)}} | Metro Boomin | ''Heroes & Villains'' |- ! scope="row"|"Pray It Away" | rowspan="4"| 2023 | Chlöe | ''In Pieces'' |- ! scope="row"|"NRH" | 6lack | ''Since I Have a Lover'' |- ! scope="row"|"Annihilate" {{small|(with Swae Lee, Lil Wayne, & Offset)}} | rowspan="2"| Metro Boomin | rowspan="2"| ''Metro Boomin Presents Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Soundtrack from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)'' |- ! scope="row"|"Take It to the Top" {{small|(with Becky G & Ayra Starr)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Georgia Peach" | rowspan="6"| 2024 | rowspan="4"| Latto | rowspan="4"|''Sugar Honey Iced Tea'' |- ! scope="row"| "Settle Down" |- ! scope="row"| "Good 2 You" {{small|(featuring Ciara)}} |- ! scope="row"| "Look What You Did" {{small|(featuring Mariah the Scientist)}} |- ! scope="row"|"Favorite" {{small|(featuring Jeremih)}} | Chloë | ''Trouble in Paradise'' |- ! scope="row"|"Breathing" {{small|(featuring Fabolous)}} | Mary J. Blige | ''Gratitude'' |- ! scope="row"|"Final Destination" | 2025 | Teyana Taylor | ''Escape Room'' |- ! scope="row"|"Horoscope" | rowspan="2"| 2026 | Ari Lennox | ''Vacancy'' |- ! scope="row"|"Truce" | Jai'Len Josey | ''Serial Romantic'' |- |}

==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Awarding Body ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Result !Ref |- | 2020 | 62nd Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Record of the Year ("Old Town Road") | {{Nominated}} | <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/jocelyn-jozzy-donald/254293 |title=Artist. Jocelyn "Jozzy" Donald. Nominations: 3 |access-date=December 24, 2022 |archive-date=December 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224023151/https://www.grammy.com/artists/jocelyn-jozzy-donald/254293 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2022 | BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards | Most Performed Songs Of The Year ("Lemonade") | {{Won}} | <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/r-and-b-hip-hop-2022/ | title=2022 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards | access-date=December 24, 2022 | archive-date=September 9, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220909082621/https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/r-and-b-hip-hop-2022/ | url-status=live }}</ref> |- | SOCAN Songwriting Awards | Rap Music Awards ("Lemonade") | {{Won}} | <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.socanawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/SOCAN-Awards-Winners-List-2022-2.pdf |title=2022 SOCAN Awards Booklet |access-date=December 24, 2022 |archive-date=December 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224025431/https://www.socanawards.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/SOCAN-Awards-Winners-List-2022-2.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2023 | rowspan="2"| 65th Annual Grammy Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (''Renaissance'') | {{Nominated}} | <ref name="grammy1">{{cite web | url=https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list | title=2023 GRAMMY Nominations: See the Complete Nominees List | access-date=December 24, 2022 | archive-date=December 7, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207032519/https://www.grammy.com/news/2023-grammy-nominations-complete-winners-nominees-list | url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Grammy Award for Album of the Year (''Good Morning Gorgeous'') | {{Nominated}} | <ref name="grammy1"/> |- |}

==References== {{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jozzy}} Category:1991 births Category:Living people Category:African-American women singer-songwriters Category:American women singer-songwriters Category:American contemporary R&B singers Category:American rhythm and blues singer-songwriters Category:American women hip-hop singers Category:American women pop singers Category:Columbia Records artists Category:Motown artists Category:Roc Nation artists Category:Long stubs with short prose Category:Musicians from Memphis, Tennessee Category:21st-century American women singers