The actress and singer — whose transition from child celebrity to adult star has been fraught — hopes to put out some new music next month and is in two movies set for release later this year.
“The audience that was watching me on Nickelodeon, they’ve all kind of grown up with me so they’re ready to see me in adult, mature roles,” she said.
It’s a long time coming. Her first step into the adult world of television — MTV’s “Eye Candy” — was canceled this year after just one season.
Justice’s co-star on the show was Ariana Grande — who released a single, “The Way,” to huge commercial success. Meanwhile, Justice’s debut single, “Gold,” failed to make the Top 100 chart.
And as Grande has soared, Justice’s musical career has been stalled. Last year, she even asked to be released from her contract with Columbia Records because of supposed creative differences.
But now Justice is primed for a second act. She hopes to release a song next month and she’s deciding between signing with a new label or releasing music independently.
She also has two movies coming out later this year, “The Outskirts” and “Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List.”
In “Naomi and Ely,”
she plays a girl who’s in love with a boy, who’s in love with a boy.
“That’s outside of a Nickelodeon realm and it’s a very mature, real story,” she said.
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