Genevieve Katherine Jackson signed the co-writer of Tyla’s Grammy-winning “Water” in May 2024, three months after the song took home the inaugural Grammy for Best African Music Performance. The co-writer, Imani “Mocha” Lewis, had no publishing deal at the time. Jackson is Kobalt Music’s Manager of Creative in Atlanta. She joined the company in 2008, at eighteen, doing publishing administration.
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Who Is Genevieve Katherine Jackson?
Genevieve Katherine Jackson is the daughter of Randy Jackson, the youngest of the Jackson 5 brothers, and Alejandra Genevieve Oaziaza. She was born on December 3, 1989, and is the niece of Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson. She goes by Genevieve Jackson Huguely following her 2022 marriage.
Quick Facts
| Category | Info |
|---|---|
| Born | December 3, 1989 |
| Father | Randy Jackson (Jackson 5) |
| Mother | Alejandra Genevieve Oaziaza |
| Spouse | Brandon “Jola” Huguely (married May 6, 2022) |
| Children | Jola Jackson Huguely (born August 29, 2023) |
| Profession | Manager of Creative, Kobalt Music |
| Based | Atlanta, Georgia |
Growing Up on the Jackson Estate
Genevieve grew up on the Jackson family estate in Encino, California. At a Television Critics Association press tour in July 2014, she described it in her own words:
“We were very sheltered. There’s a lot of outside people coming in and out of our house. We had to watch what we said.”
Her full brother is Randy Jr. (born October 3, 1992). Her half-siblings include Stevanna Jackson, who shares her father but has a different mother; Donte, who was raised by Alejandra; and Jaafar and Jermajesty, whose father is Jermaine Jackson, Randy’s older brother. Alejandra’s relationship with Randy ended in 1994. She married Jermaine the following year.
Michael Jackson died on June 25, 2009. In the years that followed, the family left the estate. On how that happened, Genevieve said: “We didn’t want it to happen that way.” A reality series called “Living with the Jacksons” was filmed for Reelz in 2014 but never broadcast. The production company went bankrupt during editing.
The Recording Career She Worked Toward
Before Kobalt, she was building toward a recording career. Her credits from those years:
- Backing vocals on La Toya Jackson’s “I Don’t Play That” (Ja-Tail Records, 2007)
- Featured on O-BEE’s “All Around the World” (Universal Music, 2011)
- Featured on B. Howard’s “Super Model” (2011)
Demos including “Get Rid of You” and “Where They Love” circulated online but never reached commercial release. No album followed.
Joining Kobalt Music in 2008
In 2008, at eighteen, Genevieve Jackson joined Kobalt Music. The company was eight years old. Her entry role split time between Harry Fox Agency licensing administration and managing publisher catalogs through a content management system YouTube had recently introduced for publishers.
She described the decision years later in a LinkedIn post:
“Back in 2008, I joined a then-small, independent, growing company, Kobalt Music, and a big reason was because of the vision and insight of Willard Ahdritz. I had the opportunity to build something from the ground up.”
Over the following years, she moved from entry-level administration to Creative Assistant, then to Manager of Creative. That title was confirmed publicly in September 2022. The following year, Billboard nominated her for its R&B/Hip-Hop Power Players list, the publication’s annual recognition of the publishing executives driving results across R&B and hip-hop.
Kobalt today represents over 700,000 songs across 13 global offices. She has been there since year one of that climb.
Signing Imani “Mocha” Lewis and Bizzy Crook
Imani “Mocha” Lewis, May 2024
Lewis co-wrote Tyla’s “Water” and eight other songs on Tyla’s debut album. The record made Tyla the highest-charting African female soloist in Billboard Hot 100 history. Lewis had no publishing deal when Jackson Huguely signed her. At the announcement, she said:
“Mocha is a phenomenally gifted and versatile songwriter whose power to create lyrics and melody are only just now being recognized in the creative community. Her contributions to the success of Tyla’s debut album are just a sampling of what we can expect from her in the coming years.”
Variety and Billboard both reported the deal.
Bizzy Crook, April 2025
Crook co-wrote Leon Thomas’s “Mutt,” the number one R&B song of 2024, which cleared 100 million Spotify streams and received remixes from Freddie Gibbs and Chris Brown. He had spent fifteen years in the industry without a publishing deal. Jackson Huguely said at the signing:
“His talent as a songwriter and storyteller is undeniable, and his work on ‘Mutt’ is a testament to the kind of creativity and vision we love to support.”
Billboard, Music Week, and Music Connection all reported the deal.
Marriage, Family, and Life in Atlanta
Genevieve married Brandon “Jola” Huguely on May 6, 2022, in Santa Susana, California. Their son, Jola Jackson Huguely, was born on August 29, 2023. The family lives in Atlanta.
In 2016, she founded EIGBO, an acronym for “Everything Is Gonna Be OK,” which she described as giving people “that little bit of reassurance that we all need to hear from time to time.”
In December 2022, she co-hosted a podcast called “Do Everything With Love” with childhood friend Deja Riley. It covered family, marriage, and mental wellness. The show ran briefly before being taken down. She was also one of 18 women featured in Women of Wealth: A Proverbs Legacy, a book built around first-person accounts of resilience and faith.
Whether the Kobalt path was always the plan or became the plan after the recording career didn’t work out, she has never said. Her writers are on the charts. The Billboard nomination is documented. Seventeen years at one company, working up from an administrative desk, tell the rest of it.
Every headline about her still leads with his name.
