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) * 2015: " Just Right for Me" ( Monica feat.

) * 2015: "

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) * 2015: " Used to Love You Sober" (

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) * 2015: "Code Red" ( Monica feat.

& Laiyah) * 2015: "Last Minute Late Night" (

) * 2016: "Dumb Love" (Akevius feat. Plies) * 2016: "

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" ( Fergie) * 2016: " Freedun" ( M.I.A. feat. Zayn) * 2016: "Wet" (Polow da Don feat.

& Saint LaRon) * 2016: "Pull Up" (Summerella feat.

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Personal life

In September 2020, then-U.S. President

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gave Jones a

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at a rally in

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. Jones later substantiated his support for the President with a video posted on

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Awards

*2007: Ozone Awards – Best ProducerRodriguez, Jayson (August 15, 2007).
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. MTV. Accessed September 12, 2009. *2007: Ozone Awards – Club Banger of the Year ("Throw Some D's") *2008: BMI 56th Annual Pop Awards – Songwriter of the Year *2009: BMI 57th Annual Pop Awards – Songwriter of the Year *2009: BMI Urban Awards – Producer of the Year

Broadcasting

In 2019, via his company Young Country Holdings, Jones entered the broadcasting industry by purchasing the Nashville-area radio station WYCZ and its FM translator for $100,000. On June 6, 2019, the station launched a new hybrid

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/ pop/

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format curated by Jones, ''YoCo 96.7''.

References

External links

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