rose to #1 on the Billboard 200 becoming Blackground's first number one and best-selling album. Aaliyah sold over 13 million albums worldwide. Aaliyah's plane crash in August 2001 resulted in Blackground and Virgin parting ways a few weeks later. A new distribution deal was signed with Universal Records in December 2001. 2001–2012: Universal and Interscope Records Starting in 2003, Blackground's focus shifted towards pop, signing predominantly white artists beginning with New England tween Joanna "JoJo" Levesque. Her self-titled debut album JoJo was released the following year, entering the Billboard 200 chart at number four and being certified platinum by the RIAA. In 2006, she released her second album The High Road, which debuted at number three on the album chart and was certified gold. To date, JoJo sold over 7 million records worldwide. Her singles "Leave (Get Out)" and "Too Little Too Late" were written by Soulshock & Karlin and Billy Steinberg respectively. JoJo was involved in a years-long legal dispute with the label which ended after being advised by country pop singer Taylor Swift. JoJo re-recorded her Blackground catalog in 2018 to make it available on streaming services, while the original albums were re-released in 2021. In 2006 Blackground expanded to pop punk and nu metal with "Let U Go" from former O-Town member Ashley Parker Angel and "Forget You" by L.A.X. Gurlz, respectively. Both videos premiered on MTV's TRL. The girl group was featured on a Universal Republic Records A&R Sampler and was added to Top 40 and Hot AC playlists across the country. "Forget You" made the list of Billboard'''s 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time at #98. Throughout 2007 they did promotional tours which included radio stations and events such as the launch of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock. In 2010, Blackground partnered with former Universal Motown Senior Vice President of Promotion Gary Marella to distribute his new label Roma Records. Their first signing was Jordy Towers, formerly known as Optimus. He is now in the band SomeKindaWonderful. Later that year, Blackground signed a new artist Crystal Nicole better known as Cri$tyle, who began her career as a songwriter and has written songs for Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Keke Palmer and many more. In June 2011, Crystal released her first single "Pinch Me", which was produced by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan Michael Cox. 2012–2019: Reservoir Media Management In July 2012, after its distribution deal