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NoJo Takes A Risk

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Norah Jones' next project is going in a different direction.

It's nothing like the NoJo your mom has grown to love!

The multiple Grammy winner has long explored side projects, one of them being a band called El Madmo and they just signed with indie king Conor Oberst's (aka Bright Eyes) label, Team Love.

El Madmo's album will be released on May 20th.

Click here to listen to some of El Madmo's stuff and check out NoJo's new sound.

U like?????

[Photo via Getty Images.]

    Posted: Apr 7, 2008 at 3:20 pm / Email this  »
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    92 comments to “NoJo Takes A Risk”

    1. Stacey says – reply to this


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      Like it

    2. lisaaa says – reply to this


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      firsttttttttt

    3. Veronica says – reply to this


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      No thanks. Don't really like it.

    4. yyy says – reply to this


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      yayyy

    5. m says – reply to this


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      first bithes

    6. Solaera says – reply to this


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      Barf. BORING.

    7. just me... says – reply to this


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      I don't like her new look!!!!

      Why?…Oooh why have you cut your hair Nora? :(

    8. Sara says – reply to this


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      Connor Oberst is a waste of talent. He needs to put down his beer bottle and pick up a microphone

    9. bruce says – reply to this


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      Second?

    10. Lizzo says – reply to this


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      it's aaight.

    11. :) says – reply to this


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      I LOVE HER HAIR LIKE THIS!

    12. FARQUA says – reply to this


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      How'd you know my mom like Nora?

    13. amanda says – reply to this


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      yes yes i quite like it, its so chill :)

    14. asd says – reply to this


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      yikessssssssss

    15. meh says – reply to this


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      meh…

    16. michi says – reply to this


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      I like it a lot. She's very talented and she's beautiful.

    17. Nikki Benz says – reply to this


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      if you want real fantastic music, check out cbc radio three! canadian indie music at its finest.. and it's free
      we all know how much canadian music rocks

    18. c says – reply to this


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      good stuff

    19. haybaybay says – reply to this


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      HOLLA IS BI-RACIAL AND GAY!
      SELF HATRED IS SO SAD : (
      Sorry, hope we;re still cool, esp for SAt.

    20. Hayley says – reply to this


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      amazing.

    21. adsfasdf says – reply to this


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      I dont like it

    22. carlalovesnorah says – reply to this


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      MARRY ME!!!! SHE IS SOOOOOO FUCKING HOT….

    23. Mike-o says – reply to this


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      ew. I feel like Im in mexico when I listen to that shit

    24. Devon says – reply to this


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      I like it, and it's not that terribly different from her usual, it's not like she's in a rap group.

    25. NICHOLAS says – reply to this


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      It's good… and a departure from her stuff… but it's not "risky"… it's safe.
      It's nice.

    26. Jennifer Garza says – reply to this


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      I LOVE NoJo's new sound and transformation! It is exactly what I have been waiting for since she had that interview after one of her live performances where she said she couldn't wait to explore different styles of music! That is what music is all about.. Exploration!

    27. stef says – reply to this


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      very fun and interesting!

    28. Patrick says – reply to this


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      it is ok kinda hippieish but i like it. It is almost i-pod worthy

    29. IL Chic says – reply to this


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      I like it! It sounds a little like Rusted Root.

    30. What I do: says – reply to this


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      I like to yell at mice with my shirt off.

    31. Kim says – reply to this


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      Amy Winehouse's Back to Black was the album Norah should have made. She should have moved towards that 60's swinging vibe to make herself more interesting and new. That's how she should reinvent herself. I hope she's reading this. She's done enough tender ballads.

    32. ewfwef says – reply to this


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      SHE'S HALF INDIAN
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    33. Will says – reply to this


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      Oh my god, I really like it!

    34. Rebecca says – reply to this


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      If Jessica Alba is named: Jessica "don't call me Latina" Alba, then Norah Jones should be name Norah "don't call me Indian" Jones.

    35. Cassie says – reply to this


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      I've been curious about this side project of hers for some time– :)

    36. fdfhdsjh says – reply to this


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      What??

    37. Beckham's lover on the side says – reply to this


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      SNORE—AHHH Looks butchie

    38. Ally says – reply to this


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      team love is an offspring of saddle creek which is a way better record label

    39. Petarded says – reply to this


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      She was good in the movie "Elf."

      First and last time I went to the movies. …… Candy and Spaghetti….that doesn't mix!!!

    40. Joani says – reply to this


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      I like…they sound like Zero 7

    41. EMINEM says – reply to this


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      NO, HOLLA IS A PUERTO RICAN
      FULL OF SELF-HATE AND ENVY
      AND WE'LL ALWAYS BE KOOL HOLLA
      BUT YOU HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH
      IT'S SO OBVIOUS AND PITIFUL.

    42. name says – reply to this


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      shes got the indie haircut to prove it

    43. Grammy says – reply to this


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      Norah is a self-described connoisseur of Jazz. She's better than Amy Winehouse musically speaking, but I don't think her choice in musical experimentation strays very far from her love of Jazz and easy listening ballads.

    44. . says – reply to this


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      Fdkfdkfj

    45. AL@N says – reply to this


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      i LiK3!… a lil' EMo but still Zexy!

    46. CHYA says – reply to this


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      It sounds like a live band in a bar… I can't really decide if I like it. I normally love Nora Jones' music.

    47. Vicki in Canada says – reply to this


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      REALLY REALLY LIKE IT!!!! WHO KNEW??

    48. hader says – reply to this


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      She's like the Zoolander of music, but instead of ONE LOOK, its
      ONE SOUND

    49. Mymandy14 says – reply to this


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      Same ole Borah Jones! Yuck and blah, blah, blah! Love the hair though. So Katie Holmes of you;)

    50. Nicole says – reply to this


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      booooo. i liked her jazzy-ness better. altho i do love the new look.

    51. Rachel says – reply to this


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      sounds goood! :) my mom will probably still like it too Perez!!

    52. lola82 says – reply to this


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      Nora is half indian, i always thought she was half black.

    53. Jessie says – reply to this


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      LOVE the hair. HATE the music.

    54. rapidshare says – reply to this


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      @54 she is as Indian as hot curry, as a matter a fact, thats how she smells down below.

    55. Jamaal says – reply to this


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      Yeah, she's is half East Indian, from India, or rather Bangladesh. Her father is Ravi Shankar, whom she said she only met a few times. I am told that her step-father who raised her is a Jazz musican and she took his last name.

    56. Rossy... says – reply to this


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      Hey Perez! La música y los arreglos de la canción "The Best Part" es una copia al carbon de la canción "La Vigüela" del album Lunático de Gotan Project… Just Check… I'm a little bit dissapointed with Norah… I miss the Old nostalgic Norah Jones sound… Good Luck Anyway…

    57. meli says – reply to this


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      ewwwwwwwwwwww

      HATE IT!!!

    58. Laura says – reply to this


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      I SWEAR THAT IS PIXIE GELDOF'S TWIN.

    59. sam says – reply to this


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      Her hair is great-music sucks!

    60. Lola La Pistola says – reply to this


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      Chupa chorizo!

    61. Sarah says – reply to this


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      I love it!
      It's cute and spunky.
      I think it goes with her style.

    62. pipa says – reply to this


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      just a clue perez..
      I'm from Portugal, and Nojo here, means discusting, so if you like norah jones, you shoud think in another nicknameXDDDD

    63. vicks says – reply to this


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      sounds like she's on 'shrooms!

    64. tanz says – reply to this


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      PEREZ, CONOR OBERST'S LABEL IS CALLED SADDLECREEK RECORDS… TEAM LOVE IS DEFINITELY NOT HIS RECORD LABEL!! SADDLECREEK IS BASED OUT OF OMAHA (AND IT IS THE BEST LABEL EVER

    65. yeah... says – reply to this


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      More five chord progressions… something new and different(!) This is the same high school guitar crap that every girl under fourteen gets existential for… nothing different at all. Ugh…

    66. Rebekah says – reply to this


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      Re: tanz – You tell 'em! SADDLE CREEK. Do your homework Perez, stop being so POP and take a listen to Oberst

    67. daniele says – reply to this


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      it could be a good thing. sounds interesting.

    68. goatse says – reply to this


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      I would tap that ass hard!!

    69. Astro says – reply to this


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      Norah Jones was another SASQUACH that Hugh HEFNER caught in Texas on a hunting trip - she shaved the bitch down and taugh her to ne a lounge singer to be able to pay off her room and board - she still a hairy bitch too

    70. Laoioe says – reply to this


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      You people are stupid. Team Love IS Conor Oberst's label, he just BELONGS to Saddle Creek. Don't pretend you know everything when CLEARLY you know shit.

    71. ash says – reply to this


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      yeah it isRe: tanz –

    72. A says – reply to this


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      Re: Laoioe – goood someone knows what the hell they are talking about =)

    73. eve says – reply to this


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      me likes!

    74. Kiki says – reply to this


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      OOOOOH! me likey!!

    75. lob says – reply to this


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      I like it !!! Norah is the best of the best lol, El madmo is sweet and hot!!! is that i looking for!!! :)

    76. Sheila says – reply to this


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      I like it a lot!

    77. bee says – reply to this


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      Perez, if you even read this…Bright Eyes is signed to Saddle Creek though Team Love is associated with them. I know you're a busy man but fact checking is in order ( you don't want to be discredited like other publications ie. star, in touch) do you? Also this is David Beckham's second season with LA Galaxy and he scored last season. Just a heads up from some one who cares about you and truth in the media.

    78. pamela says – reply to this


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      why does she look like a sad puppy? anyway, shes incredibly BORING. i seriously don't get it. i only know that one song she sang and then she won all these awards and shiz…dont get it.

    79. shy says – reply to this


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      At 1st I thought "what's not to like"? Then I thought "bizarre, hugely bizarre - yikes". Listening to lyrics like - I don't want you to puke on my legs - just turns me off.

    80. fF says – reply to this


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      She's a spitting image of Belladonna (pornstar)

    81. erm says – reply to this


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      Re: tanz –

      connor oberst is from omaha. he sings about it frequently in his songs.

      stop being a dummy.

    82. Gracie says – reply to this


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      God, I can't believe she's managed to make music more boring than her solo crap.

    83. Anna says – reply to this


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      God people, Team Love IS Conor Oberst's record label. Don't act like you know anything when you clearly don't.

    84. love it says – reply to this


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      i dig it.

    85. lindsay says – reply to this


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      i liked it… alot.

    86. Elina says – reply to this


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      Yes!

    87. Jules says – reply to this


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      L.O.V.E. love love it!

    88. Ray Ray says – reply to this


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      love it!!!!

    89. sai says – reply to this


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      why does she look just like zoe kravitz now

    90. ntebo says – reply to this


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      does anyone else see the unsettling resemblance between norah jones and zoe kravitz(daughter of lenny kravitz)? its way creepy!

    91. Jeff says – reply to this


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      Okay, for those saying Conor Oberst is talentless, wake the fuck up. That man has written more music in the last 10 years than most artists do in a lifetime. He's a musical god.

    92. Jen says – reply to this


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      I'd have to say that I like the Little Willie's better.

      Not bad, though.