As U.S. President Donald Trump jetted

with “ICU” winning best R&B performance. “And really proud of putting together a project that I feel confident in.”This album cover image released by High Standardz/Def Jam Recordings shows “Why Not More?” by Coco Jones. (High Standardz/Def Jam Recordings via AP)

This album cover image released by High Standardz/Def Jam Recordings shows “Why Not More?” by Coco Jones. (High Standardz/Def Jam Recordings via AP)The 14-track album from the “Bel-Air” actor traverses through a spectrum of R&B sonics and vibes, from introspective to seductive, Pop&B to Trap&B. Writing on every song, Jones secured production from StarGate, London on Da Track and Jasper Harris and features from Future and YG Marley.One of the faces of the new generation of R&B, she doesn’t shy away from the pressure that can come with attempting to replicate the success of a song like “ICU.”

“There was a pressure to outdo myself. But I also have to remind myself that I wasn’t trying to win anything … I was just doing me,” explained Jones, who said for the first time, she was patient with herself during studio sessions for her debut, not focused on leaving with a completed song each time. “I was just doing what felt right. I was being honest, I was just being vulnerable.”“Why Not More?” highlights Jones’ vast range of melodic styles. Four singles have been released including

which earned Jones her first No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart, and

currently at No. 15.Jones’ stepdaughter, Cassandra Da’Luz Vieira-Manion, posted on her Facebook page that Jones died on May 17. She said she had been taking care of him for the last six years and “truly thought he might live forever.”

“He was a fascinating man who lived a lot of life around the world,” she wrote.Da’Luz Vieira-Manion didn’t immediately respond to messages from The Associated Press on Saturday.

Jones grew up around Wichita, Kansas. His younger sister, Sharon Jones Laverentz, told the Wichita Eagle that her brother had visited every U.S. state before he was in first grade thanks to their father’s job supplying Army bases with boots.that he moved to Paris after World War II, where he worked as a photographer. He also spent four years in Africa as a freelance photographer. In his