Cigarette Mom Rock
2000s Extension

Norah Jones

She sold 27 million copies of a jazz-folk album in the age of Napster, which shouldn't have been possible. "Don't Know Why" is the musical equivalent of a rainy Sunday with good coffee and zero obligations.

What Genre Is Norah Jones?

GenreJazz pop · Folk · Adult contemporary

Short answer: jazz pop. In the bigger picture, Norah Jones is a 2000s extension artist of Cigarette Mom Rock — the gritty, emotional, female-led alternative rock of the 1990s and 2000s, and the feminine counterpart to Divorced Dad Rock. Explore the full definition or the wider 90s female rock scene.

Does Norah Jones Smoke?

Candid about pot, silent on tobacco — which makes the silence mean a little more.

Full answer, with sources, in Which Cigarette Moms Actually Smoked?

Key Albums

  • Come Away with Me
  • Feels Like Home
  • Little Broken Hearts

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“Don't Know Why”(Come Away with Me, 2002)

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