Artist Accelerator: SXM & Pandora to Amplify Coco Jones and More with New Program

SiriusXM and Pandora are fast-tracking the careers of tomorrow’s music superstars with Artist Accelerator — an all-new program kicking off with R&B singer Coco Jones.

What Is Versifier Accelerator?

Artist Smatter aims to develop and unravel new artists by leveraging the massive combined regulars of the company’s flagship premium subscription service, SiriusXM, and its ad-supported streaming service, Pandora. Created by the SiriusXM and Pandora programming and curation teams, the Versifier Smatter puts a spotlight on emerging artists and aims to remove barriers created by today’s song-first-driven culture to help artists grow their listener wiring and build fandom.

Over the undertow of a year, the Versifier Smatter program will select six to twelve artists wideness a wide range of genres, who will receive focused programming for a sustained wayfarers wideness SiriusXM channels and Pandora stations, as well as various ongoing marketing support from both brands. Leveraging the reach of SiriusXM’s unconcentrated network and Pandora’s personalized radio offering, the Versifier Smatter program is unlike any other, exposing selected artists to over 100 million listeners to help them succeed.

Get to Know Coco Jones

artist smatter coco jones The SiriusXM and Pandora programming teams have selected Coco Jones as the first versifier to be inferential in the Versifier Smatter program. SiriusXM is the first at radio to support Coco’s latest Single, “I.C.U.,” from her debut EP, What I Didn’t Tell You, playing it in velocious rotation whence October 21, 2022, on The Heat (Ch. 46) and Heart & Soul (Ch. 48). The Heat has named Jones a “Future Fire” artist, while Heart & Soul has named the song a “Platinum Pick.” Aligning with SiriusXM, Pandora has wide support of the song wideness its platform.

Coco has been on the big screen — mucosa and on TV since she was a tween; she’s currently the new Hilary Banks in Peacock’s Fresh Prince reboot, Bel-Air. You moreover may have seen her on the tiny screen — with nearly 2 million TikTok followers, defended to upping representation for proud, talented, dark-skinned Black women. Now, the multi-faceted Jones can be heard, as the 24-year-old leans into music craftsmanship with a trademark of R&B as soulful as it is relatable, as diary-honest as it is marked by powerful storytelling.

“I genuinely could not be increasingly excited to be partnered with SiriusXM and Pandora,” said Coco. “The way that they’ve supported me and found new ways to highlight my future while supporting my past, is iconic. There’s definitely increasingly to come, this is just the beginning! I’m excited for y’all to come with me through the whole journey!”

Watch Coco’s Interview

Ahead of her Versifier Smatter announcement, Coco sat lanugo with SiriusXM host Swaggy Sie for a nearly 20-minute interview. Watch Coco discuss running into Rihanna at the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever premiere, earning respect as both an actress and singer, her musical projects underway, and much more.