Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall delays solo album to form surprise songwriting partnership with indie pop legend
THEY are part of two of the biggest pop groups of the past decade.
Now Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall and Dan Smith from Bastille have teamed up to become a powerhouse songwriting duo.
We can reveal the pair spent time together on a writing camp this year making songs which they have been offering to a raft of other acts.
A source said: “Jade and Dan have met each other a few times over the years when they’ve been at the same events.
“But they weren’t really mates until they ended up on this retreat together with a load of other songwriters and they teamed up to come up with ideas.
“They hit it off and produced some strong tracks. Some of them have already been offered to other artists, so it’s only a matter of time before they get snapped up.
“They have both been busy writing for their own projects too, with Jade making her debut solo album and Dan shaping Bastille’s fifth LP, so they could well pop up with those records too.”
Dan rose to fame in the group a decade ago and has had success with tracks including Of The Night, Happier with Marshmello and Pompeii, which has racked up 3.3billion streams globally.
But he has also worked on tunes for Craig David, Tears For Fears, James Arthur and Rag ‘N’ Bone Man.
Jade, as well as co-writing many of Little Mix’s most memorable hits, has been involved in penning tracks for Britney Spears, Billy Porter and K-pop group Twice.
We first told in March how she had signed a deal with RCA Records to launch her solo career but that is yet to materialise more than 18 months after Little Mix went on hiatus.
Fans have been patiently waiting for music and she has teased on social media that it will be out “soon”.
Jade was undoubtedly the group’s best songwriter so we have high hopes for what she has in store.
We can only hope the delay in going solo is that she’s just got far too many great tunes to choose from.
Ears to Chrissy
CHRISSY Teigen kept out the cold in the Big Apple with this enormous set of ear muffs.
The model appeared to have coordinated her furry ear warmers to her singer husband John Legend’s camel coat as they headed out for a day of sightseeing.
After taking their eldest daughter Luna to watch the Knicks play basketball, the couple – who celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary in September – went sightseeing.
There was no missing Chrissy but I think wel’ll pass on this trend.
Joy for Jodie
JODIE Comer made a whopping £300 per minute on stage in her West End and New York show Prima Facie.
The Killing Eve star received rave reviews for her performance in the one-woman show, which ran in London from April to June 2022 then transferred to Broadway from April to July in 2023.
In total she raked in more than £1million from the play.
The sum takes the total in her acting firm to £3million, according to documents filed at Companies House.
Jodie was named the Best Actress in a Play for the role at the US Tony Awards.
She will next star in crime film The Bikeriders opposite Austin Butler.
She said in June: “A lot of this industry is sliding doors, and I do feel like I was always supposed to do that play.
“There was something almost cosmic about it.”
Single curl Mariah
MARIAH Carey looked like she’d stepped back in time during this shopping trip in Aspen.
The Queen of Christmas wore her hair in tight curls and was wearing leg warmers as she spent cash at designer outlets including Valentino and Chanel in the Colorado ski resort.
Mariah, who broke the all-time record for the most Spotify streams in a single day on Christmas Eve with her hit All I Want For Christmas Is You, has been spending time with her two children.
She was parenting alone on the holiday after breaking up with her boyfriend, choreographer and dancer Bryan Tanaka.
He revealed the pair had made the decision to split after seven years, and paid tribute to Mariah in an emotional Instagram post.
Retail therapy will definitely help take her mind off it all.
Nathan wants his call-up
NATHAN Dawe wants to make playing at Soccer Aid his goal for 2024 after fellow DJ Joel Corry got called up for the squad.
The 21 Reasons hitmaker said: “I would love to do Soccer Aid, it’s a massive dream of mine. I played a few charity matches last year locally for Aston Villa and Burton Albion but I’d love to do Soccer Aid.
“I want to feel like I’m playing a league match. The 5ft 11in DJ added: “I’m a goalkeeper.
“Hopefully one day a goalkeeper won’t turn up or something and I’ll get my chance. I’m not the best ever but my height helps.”
Jen’s got a Lawr of style
JENNIFER Lawrence has proved that being a mum doesn’t mean you can’t stay bang on trend.
The Oscar winner looked casual-chic during a visit to a Los Angeles park with baby Cy – her 22-month-old son with art gallery boss hubby Cooke Maroney.
The mother-son duo both donned outfits with a flash of blue.
Jennifer rocked a denim shirt and comfy flats to carry her little one, who was wearing a colourful tracksuit.
No Hard Feelings star Jennifer also went make-up free to show off her natural beauty, weeks after rejecting rumours she’d undergone full face augmentation.
She told Kylie Jenner that she hasn’t had surgery on her eyes, despite fan speculation – confirming it was just clever cosmetics tricks that caused her changing looks.
It’s safe to say, glammed up or not, Jen’s still an absolute Joy to behold.