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Jason Derulo nearly shunned music for Broadway career

Jason Derulo, who has previously spoken about his love of acting, revealed that he almost took a job on Broadway instead of becoming a singer. 

The 'Ridin' Solo' star landed the role of Benny in Jonathan Larson's hit musical, Rent, and was faced with a very tough career decision. He told singersroom.com:

"It's definitely hard when people keep telling you no over and over. They tell you that you can't and that it's impossible. I landed the role of Benny in 'Rent' on Broadway and was faced with a huge decision."

"That role would have done wonders for my life because on Broadway you make a pretty good penny, but I said if I do this, I will be locked into musical theatre and I will always be doing this and become complacent."

At only 21-years-old the star has achieved an impressive amount of successes and has been working on his sophomore album, 'Future History', adding:

"Expect growth - a tremendous amount of growth. There's been a whole metamorphosis almost from the first album to my second album. You'll find a lot of emotion on this record - records that are really personal."

Watch his newly released video for 'Don't Wanna Go Home' below: