{"id":34858,"date":"2026-03-18T09:28:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/?p=34858"},"modified":"2026-03-18T08:35:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:35:15","slug":"jo-dee-messina-reveals-label-rejected-her-for-being-too-fat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/briwebapp.net\/cjwffm\/blogs\/country-music-news\/2026\/03\/jo-dee-messina-reveals-label-rejected-her-for-being-too-fat\/","title":{"rendered":"Jo Dee Messina Reveals Label Rejected Her For Being \u201cToo Fat\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Jo Dee Messina<\/strong>\u00a0disclosed in a new interview that a Nashville record label once rejected her early in her career because of her weight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The label told her producer they would have signed the 55-year-old singer &#8220;if she was 10 pounds lighter.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Messina called the rejection &#8220;devastating&#8221; and said the words still affect her three decades later. Her sister provided crucial support, encouraging her to &#8220;just keep going&#8221; despite the setback. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Messina noted that artists often face rejection &#8220;a thousand times before you get a deal.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The red-haired country icon eventually achieved massive success with nine number one hits and 16 Top 40 songs, plus numerous awards and nominations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently making a comeback, Messina recently posted clips of new music on TikTok after battling cancer in 2017 and taking time off for treatment.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jodeemessina\/video\/7598324505387273502\" data-video-id=\"7598324505387273502\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@jodeemessina\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@jodeemessina?refer=embed\">@jodeemessina<\/a> <p>This glow up though!! There are days when you just don&#8217;t want to show up, but, you do it anyways.  Can you relate ???  Way to go ! \ud83d\udc9c Team JDM <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Jo Dee Messina\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7598324520683965214?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Jo Dee Messina<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jo Dee Messina\u00a0disclosed in a new interview that a Nashville record label once rejected her early in her career because of her weight. 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