JoJo Siwa Debuts Her New Girl Group XOMG POP!

JoJo Siwa Debuts Her New Girl Group XOMG POP!
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JoJo Siwa always wanted a little sister. Now, she has seven, thanks to her dance competition series on Peacock, "Siwas Dance Pop Revolution"! Along with her mom Jessalynn, JoJo has selected the next generation of pop sensations and put them together to form the group XOMG POP!, who will be opening for her on a few select dates on her upcoming D.R.E.A.M. Tour! Young Hollywood catches up with JoJo and Jess and the seven finalists via Zoom - Kiya Barczyszyn, Brooklynn Pitts, Leigha Rose Sanderson, Dallas Skye Gatson, Kinley Cunningham, Tamara "Tinie T" Andreasyan, and Bella Cianni Lleren - to find out more about their journey to get to this point and their first single "Candy Hearts". We also play a game of "Who's Most Likely To" to find out which of the ladies know all the latest TikTok trends, who's the biggest simp, and who knows all the words to JoJo's songs, plus we find out what they want for Christmas! Check out the full season of "Siwas Dance Pop Revolution" streaming on Peacock!
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Hello. Hi. How are you feeling?
Good.
I love the outfits, I love the hair.
Thank you.
Do you guys always answer like in sync when the it's a good question?
Yes.
I love it. How do you guys feel that you're the final, you're the final group? I'm sorry. XOMGPOP.
Yes. Like a dream. Oh. That's so cute.
Okay, Jojo, did you and Jess, did you think this was gonna be the group? Did you have your eyes on them the whole time?
You know it's interesting, I feel like in the beginning when we first started the process, no. Not at all. I think we we, we knew for a few of them but I feel like everyone had a different journey. I feel like week one, I mean, Kinley is a perfect example, week one, Kinley was just kind of Kinley. Kinley was amazing. But then, you know, week four of the process when she dyed her hair, we were all like, whoa, Kinley. And so it like it transformed her and that was the week that she became a member of the group. And and Dallas, I feel like Dallas really had a lot of stand out moments. Brooklyn had a lot of stand out moments. Everyone, one of these kids had such stand out moments, but we when we knew, we knew.
Yeah, that's so cute. And uh, okay, so everyone go around what is how would you describe Jojo and Jess in one word? You can start with you, Dallas. Oh, up there. You want to, Dallas you want to start?
Yeah, each of us can get one word.
Okay.
Funny. Amazing. Thank you. Oh, that's a good one.
Bella.
Amazing for sure and hard-working. I like that. I love it, I love it.
Kinley?
Perfect. For both of us? For both of us. I love it.
Tinie?
Um, fun and grateful. Mom. I got grateful. I got grateful.
Brooklyn?
Intelligent and excellent. Oh. So good. Those are good ones, Leah? Smart and talented. I love it. Good one. Tinie. Businesswoman. There you go. Oh, and hardworking. Yes. There you go, we love those are good words.
And so you have the Dream Tour coming up January 13th, going on tour.
I do. I'm so excited. And these little, these little pip squeaks are gonna be joining for a few select cities, which I'm so excited about. They're gonna be performing, what are you guys gonna perform? Candy Hearts. Oh, they're gonna perform their song Candy Hearts that comes out December 17th. The song and music video. Uh, they're gonna perform that in a few select cities with me and I'm so excited.
What do you feel now that you're the official group? When you get up on stage, are you gonna be nervous, are you gonna be excited? Because it's a big stage that Jojo plays on. You better not be nervous.
We're so excited. We're gonna let all the nerves go. Yeah, no pressure. I feel like nerves ruin your performance. If you're nervous, you get in your head and it messes you up. You just gotta feel confident with yourself. I think we're so excited to get in front of all of the fans and perform in Jojo's show and just be together as a pop group and like do all of these amazing things.
I love it. Has Jojo given you any advice that you took to heart?
Maybe just have fun. Don't be nervous. Oh, I've given them the utmost advice. Oh, I know one. What's one? She told us don't look dead inside when we're performing. It's very Like if you're like don't look dead inside. Keep pushing. Stronger when you're weaker. Stronger when you're weaker. Oh. And then. Oh yeah. She, oh, thank you. She also told us this recently, when you go 110%, when your music is on, you don't even feel anything. You just all the nerves are gone and everything is just wow. Yeah. She also told us never let the nerves ruin the fun and when you're performing. And she also told us, just be you. Don't try to be like somebody else. Just be yourself. And if you go like over 100% in rehearsal every time you do it, then you're gonna be even better on stage and you're gonna do it even better than you did in rehearsal. That just makes perfect. That's right.
With all the little ones running around, does that remind you of Jojo in any way at that age?
You know, I always say like there's no such thing as another Jojo, but I've definitely found some really fun, talented girls to work with and I see a little Jojo in each of them. A little in their own way. Yes. It's important to me that they're themselves, but I do see a lot of Jojo in them. That's cute.
Okay, we're gonna play a little game. You ready?
Yes.
So I figure, I figure it'd be good cause you guys you can say it out loud, but you can also point because it's who's most likely. So there's a bunch of scenarios.
I love that game. Oh yeah.
And then you'll point. Okay. Who's most likely? So say behind the scenes when you're filming the show or now present day. Who's the most likely to know all of the latest TikTok trends?
Kinley. Jojo. Jojo for sure. Got it.
Okay. Ready? Who's most likely to own the most bows or hair accessories?
Kinley. For sure. Yeah, y'all are getting there though. I can see all the hair, I can see all the.
Uh, who's most likely to know every Jojo song word for word?
Kinley. Oh yeah, I am. I feel like Kinley and Kinley. Kinley and Kinley. Kinley and Kinley. Yeah. A combination that's just as good as Jojo.
Yeah. Uh, who's most likely to mess up a dance move?
Oh my gosh. Oh my god. As much as I love you, it's definitely yes. But then a lot of the times when Dallas messes up, she'll look at me and I'll just be like, she's a little one.
Um, who's most likely to handle any situation and have a solution for it?
Oh yeah. I say Kinley. Kinley. I say Kinley. Kinley and Leah. Yeah. Kinley know any situation and have a solution for it? I was gonna say Jess maybe, just her. And Leah, I guess, yeah. Yeah.
Um, who's most likely to be the biggest simp? So most sensitive. Who the most?
It's Bella. It's Bella. I feel like that's in my Bella cause I'm so sensitive. Guys, you gotta be honest, I'm a little. You're a little sensitive too. Just a little. What? I'm very sensitive guys. I'm very sensitive. No, Bella. I don't know about you. You're the most sensitive. I feel like, I think you're the toughest. It's an amazing. Oh my gosh. So combination, a little bit of Bella. And Bella for Shawn Mendes. Yep. Oh my gosh.
Okay. Who's most likely to eat the most candy in one sitting?
Kinley. Not even a question. Not even a question. And what's your favorite? If you're eating candy, what's your favorite? Um, I love all kinds. Whatever's in front of her. She fell one day on set. She's like, can I have sugar? I'd be the same way.
Um, who's most likely to take the most selfies?
Kinley. Yes, I do. Yes, I do. Yeah. I take some photos on Cece's phone yesterday. It's the pink hair. It's the pink hair. You gotta, you feel it.
Who's most likely to get a tattoo?
No, no. No, I love G-Pop. My dad has a big tiger on his shoulder, that's what I want to get. My I also want you to know that she goes a little one to represent us. My dad has a big tiger on his shoulder so I get that. He went from small to big. You know not a big one, but then whenever we, I was like, okay, yeah, I would get it. You would get a big one. You get a big one. Yeah. They're doing this. There you go.
Who's most likely to rewatch the show the most?
Yeah. Yeah. For sure. I'll be binge watching it all over again. Yeah.
And for when you do watch the show back, do you got have you all watched it back? Are you slowly watching it now that it's out on Peacock?
I've watched it a lot. We watched it a lot. We lived it. Yeah. Lived it and watched it, I love it.
Um, who's most likely to make the room laugh the most?
Kinley. Yeah. Yeah. Kinley. Tinie's funny too. Yeah. Kinley dancing with the Lollipop. Lollipop. To Kinley dancing with the Lollipop. I love how it's the Lollipop.
And so, okay, so this was pretty, you guys being the group was a pretty good Christmas present, I would say.
Yeah. Oh yeah, really early Christmas present.
What's one other thing that you would want for Christmas? Each of you. Like one word or an item. Jojo and Jess too. You guys have to say what you want for Christmas. What do you think I want? You want to perform at the Super Bowl. I know. Jojo, that's, we wouldn't rule that out. I feel like one day we're not ruling that out.
I want, I want to perform at the Super Bowl and I want for, for Christmas though, I want a six-pack of abs. Hey, that that could be fun. We could get that. I almost wanted a girlfriend. That was my second to last, but I was like it's a little soon. It's a little, it's a little soon but I would, I would, I would take a girlfriend for Christmas. She literally said, she said Jojo. She said Jojo. Kinley calls me out on all of my things. She does, she gets up in care, she's ruthless. Kinley. The other day Kinley was calling me out on all my friends that have exited my life for a very good reason. She's not on purpose. She kept asking she was like, how's this person? I was like, I don't know, five years. How am I supposed to know? She gets all the good tea. She does. All the good tea. Kinley is the girl we need to talk to on camera.
And what would you say is the biggest thing, even for Jojo and Jess, like you have this new group, what is the biggest things that have changed about your life so far now that you're entering a very different stage of your life being the final group. Yeah. I actually was just texting someone today and I was like, it's funny, I've always wanted a little sister and now I have seven of them. And I feel like it's like a mom when they're pregnant for the first time and they're excited they're having a baby and then they get the ultrasound and it's like, it's triplets. And you're like, oh, triplets except for this is septuplets. Whatever, and I, I mean, I'm just so lucky. These guys are the bestest ever. I feel like it's interesting, a lot of time for me personally has gotten taken away from my own career. And it's interesting cause I'll sit back and I'll be like, have I done anything for my career in the last five days? And I'll be like, yes, I have, I just haven't even noticed it because it's just kind of going on autopilot, but I've been so focused on them that it's like, I just kind of trust that what I'm doing is gonna work and then I put all my effort into them.
Yeah, I love it. And for Jess, how about you like having this, you know, girl gang below you? You know, it's like doing it all over again. You know, it has like the Dance Moms feelings. It has like the Jojo feelings. It has for me like the boomerang like writing the first song, shooting the first music video. I think too, you know, it's it's interesting the timing of all of this because I am now sort of transitioning into adulthood, right? And I think being on Dancing with the Stars, everyone got to see my transition live as it was happening and it still is happening. But I feel like for you personally as a mom, it's like you still have seven little girls. So it's a little easier for me to grow up because you have them, you know what I mean?
Totally. Exactly. It's such a good point though because like everything is changing, but you have this like new generation of like little pop stars. It's cool, it's really cool. I love it.
And for you guys, did you watch Dancing with the Stars? Did you watch Jojo?
Yeah. And then we voted. Yeah, I'd ask Jojo to like teach us like, um, some of her like dance moves. Yes. Like the Mickey Challenge. Kinley and I would be at dance every weekend. We would be about about to go to ballet. And then we'd be in there and then we'd be like, wait, do we vote for Jojo? And for and then when we got a break, we would run out and vote. Yeah. Every time that Jojo got a perfect score, we would all send her videos of screaming and jumping up and down. Yes. Yes.
And Jojo and Jess, are you excited for tour life? Are you ready to go out there?
Oh yeah. We are so excited. I'm excited. I'm excited for my friends to come see the show and like be back in that environment. You know, it's gonna be the best 90 days. I'm very, very, very excited and for these kiddos, it's gonna be a part of it. It's just gonna be a blast.
Can we get like passes?
Yeah. So cool. We're gonna fly a lot. I always watch from the sound booth. I just can't wait to sit there, eat some popcorn and finally chill out, watch it, watch it all go down. All the hard work fell.
Well, thank you guys so much for talking to us. Thank you. You guys are so great. Congratulations on everything. Jojo and everybody, good luck and Jess with the tour and can't wait to see you all.
Thank you. Have a nice day. Bye.
Yeah, bye.
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PEOPLE MENTIONED
- JoJo Siwa
Artist, creator of XOMG POP!, and tour headliner
- Jessalynn Siwa
JoJo's mom and co-creator of XOMG POP!
- Kiya Barczyszyn
Member of XOMG POP!
- Brooklynn Pitts
Member of XOMG POP!
- Leigha Rose Sanderson
Member of XOMG POP!
- Dallas Skye Gatson
Member of XOMG POP!
- Kinley Cunningham
Member of XOMG POP!
- Tamara "Tinie T" Andreasyan
Member of XOMG POP!
- Bella Cianni Lleren
Member of XOMG POP!
- Shawn Mendes
Mentioned as Bella's 'simp' object
FAQ
What is the name of JoJo Siwa's new girl group?+
Who are the members of XOMG POP!?+
What is XOMG POP!'s first single?+
Will XOMG POP! be performing on JoJo Siwa's D.R.E.A.M. Tour?+
Where can one watch "Siwas Dance Pop Revolution"?+
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