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The single, which is a re-worked version of the title track from their 2020 album ‘Confetti’, will be the band’s first single release since the departure of Jesy Nelson, who left the group in December last year. The group have not spoken as to whether Nelson’s vocals will be included in the new release. The ‘Shout Out To My Ex’ singers also took to Instagram to share a video in which the trio share the exciting news of their new release. In the post, the group also announced their musical partnership with Saweetie, the multi-talented US rapper responsible for the 2019 hit, ‘My Type’ and owner of Icy Records.

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The album in which first featured the single was released on 6th November 2020 and produced three singles. On 18th December 2020 ‘Confetti’ was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry. The album was co-written by the band’s remaining members, Jade Thirwall, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock.

The release marked the last project in which the trio worked with former member, Jesy Nelson. Nelson who left the group last year missed most of the promotion for the album including hosting responsibilities for the 2020 MTV EMAs. Shortly after the album’s release, Nelson took to social media to explain her departure citing her mental wellbeing as her reasons for leaving the group.

The album’s most successful release was ‘Sweet Melody’ which scored the group a number one hit within the UK charts in January 2021, after eleven weeks of its initial release date. The single was later certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry and to date is the group’s fifth number one, and their first number-one single since 2016 smash hit, ‘Shout Out To My Ex’.

‘Sweet Melody‘ was also performed on the group’s reality TV show, ‘Little Mix The Search’, which saw the band judge a singing competition to form a new music group that would support Little Mix on their Confetti tour in 2022. The tour was originally set to take place in 2021 but was postponed due to Covid restrictions. On 8th February 2011, the group released a statement that the tour would now take place in 2022 and will begin on 9th April 2022 in Belfast.

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Little Mix UK Tour Dates

09/04/2022 – SSE Arena – Belfast
10/04 – SEE Arena – Belfast
12/04 – 3 Arena – Dublin
13/04 – 3 Arena – Dublin
15/04 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle
16/04 – Utilita Arena – Newcastle
18/04 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool
19/04 – Flydsa Arena – Sheffield
21/04 – Resorts World Arena – Birmingham`
22/04 – Resorts World Arena – Birmingham
23/04 – Resorts World Arena – Birmingham
26/04 – M&S Bank Arena – Liverpool
27/04 – The SSE Hydro – Glasgow
28/04 – The SSE Hydro – Glasgow
30/04 – First Direct Arena – Leeds

On Tuesday night, Simon Jones who manages LittleMix’s PR, issued a statement on twitter on behalf of Jade Thirlwall, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock. The tweet read, “Jesy is having extended time off from Little Mix for private medical reasons. We will not be issuing any further comment currently and ask media to please respect her privacy at this time.”

Little Mix Statement:

Jesy is having extended time off from Little Mix for private medical reasons. We will not be issuing any further comment currently and ask media to please respect her privacy at this time.

— Simon Jones (@simonjonespr) November 17, 2020

At present it is unknown as to what Jesy’s illness is. Jesy has been an original band member since they were formed on the ‘X-Factor’ in 2011. They signed under Simon Cowell’s label ‘Syco Music’ and Little Mix soon became the most popular girl band in the UK and globally. They are recognised for their strong live performances, harmonic vocals and energetic dance routines, as well as their empowerment to young women.

As well as hosting the European MTV Music Awards, the group were nominated for Best Group, Best Pop and Best Virtual Live. They shared on their instagram account their excitement saying, “IT’S HAPPENING! We are SO excited to announce that we’re going to be hosting the @mtvema’s on November 8th. This is gonna be so much fun!”

Can you believe tonight’s the FINAL of @LMTheSearch!! We’re unbelievably proud of all 6 bands and we can’t wait to see the final 4 perform! We’re so sad Jesy won’t be able to join us tonight, but we have such an amazing show in store for you all x pic.twitter.com/JRKL008VXL

— Little Mix (@LittleMix) November 7, 2020

They sent out another tweet before the final night of their ‘Little Mix The Search’ show saying, “Can you believe tonight’s the FINAL of @LMTheSearch!! We’re unbelievably proud of all 6 bands and we can’t wait to see the final 4 perform! We’re so sad Jesy won’t be able to join us tonight, but we have such an amazing show in store for you all x.”

Jesy previously featured in the TV documentary ‘Odd One Out,’ where she spoke about her struggles with her body image and online bullying. The Daily Mail reported that she, “She talked in depth for the first time about how trolls, who mocked her over her looks and weight, triggered her into attempting to take her own life in 2013.”

After the show was aired, some fans were sympathetic towards Jessy for the amount of online bullying she had encountered and others commented on how she had inspired them and how brave she was, getting through the online abuse and suggested the episode should be showed in schools to help educate others.

Jesy has been quiet on her social media and not posted anything since October 31st, which is unusual for her. She has told The Guardian, “that therapy, a strong community and withdrawing from Twitter allowed her to distance herself from her public image and slowly start “to feel normal again”. 

Little Mix have just released their 6th album, ‘Confetti’ which reached Number 2 in the UK Album charts behind Kylie Minogue’s ‘Disco.’ Their tour next year, has been rearranged for April due to the current pandemic, however it is uncertain as to whether Jesy will be joining them.