More details are typically better so yeah, phone model and headphone model make a difference -- i.e. your headphones, JBL Tune 720BT, is not listed in the
About this app section in its Google Play Store page. The issue being since you didn't initially state any model involved it's all just supposition and guesswork as far as we're concerned. The missing fact that they were working OK previously on your Nokia but then just stopped is also a revelation that changes things. Please add other details you can think of that might be helpful.
Currently, it would appear to be a matter where those headphones work OK with other phones but now not with just your Nokia. So that tentatively indicates the problem is centered on your Nokia and not the headphones themselves. Given all the things you've already tried -- forgetting, resetting, etc.-- that rules out the more obvious fixes.
-- Do you have other Bluetooth headphones or earbuds? Do they work OK on your Nokia G21?
-- In case you haven't tried this already, try using Clear data in the Bluetooth app itself. This wipes the app's cache and the app's settings/config data. There could be some kind of random corrupt file in Bluetooth app's config so you need to manually wipe it. Note the Bluetooth app isn't likely to show up in your Settings >> Apps menu, you'll probably need to start it up and then at the top contextual menu icon select
Show system apps (or something worded similarly, it varies by manufacturer), so the Bluetooth app is temporarily visible in the app list.
-- If the problem is due to the Bluetooth firmware on your Nokia perhaps it was triggered by some kind of system update to the Android firmware. Did your Nokia do some kind of version upgrade about the same time the problem first started to occur?
-- The following suggestion is more of a last resort option. When you enable your phone's Developer Options menu, there will likely be several options regarding Bluetooth connectivity. More specifically, I'd suggest focusing on Bluetooth codecs.
Be very judicious about what changes you make using Developer Options. Don't randomly experiment, make specific changes one at a time, and document it so you can always just go back to the default setting.