Jill Scott may be loved "especially different" by fans, but that same admiration apparently wasn't extended to her by an exec who thought her look was getting in the way of her success. Source: Josh Brasted / Getty Fresh off the release of To Whom This May Concern, her first album in over a decade, Jilly from Philly is taking it back 26 years, when she was trying to break into the industry. According to the "He Loves Me" sonsgtress, she was urged to conform to a more commercial look by a record exec who thought her copious curves, coils and kinks, would hinder her career.
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Getting In The Way: Jill Scott Was Told To Lose Her Copious Curves & Straighten Her Neo-Soul Strands Before Releasing Her Debut Album
March 9, 2026
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