It has been revealed that Jade Thirlwall has been working with Jax Jones. After Little Mix announced the recent news of their hiatus, Thirlwall has been in the studio working on her new solo material. Jones has confirmed that the pair had collaborated on a new track which is hoped to release.
The English producer is a celebrated figure within the music industry and is known for collaborations with many artists. The 34-year-old songwriter, DJ and producer first gained traction for his work on the number one single “I Got U” by Duke Dumont. Jones recently spoke with The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column concerning the exciting collaboration with Thirlwall; “Little Mix’s success is made up of all their individual talents, so I am sure they will all find a way to express themselves musically. I was in the studio with Jade and she is mega-cool and super-talented. She is also such fun to be around. We wrote something really cool so hopefully that can come out too.”
In a separate interview, Thirlwall discussed her plans to launch her solo career and described her songwriting process. The 29-year-old singer likened her technique to poetry and confirmed its beneficial elements. The former girl band member stated that verses in which she has already written serve as inspiration for her new material. Thirlwall went on to say, “The more writing I’m doing and the more I’ve delved into my love of poetry, I’ve noticed that now when I go into sessions I’ll come in with an existing poem that I’ve written and I’ll be like, ‘I want to turn this into a song’. I feel like that really works for me now and has made me a better writer.”
The singer went on to describe how her boyfriend improved her skills as a writer. Thirlwall recently went public with Jordan Stephens, the actor and musician who is best known for his work in Rizzle Kicks. She cited her improvement to Stephens’s influence and learning how to not separate songwriting and poetry. Thirwall discussed this with the Daily Star Newspaper, “When I wrote poetry, I always think it’s something I keep to myself and I never really present it to the world – I’m so conditioned to be a songwriter that writes pop music. But since being with Jordan we have two very different styles of writing. He doesn’t need to rhyme, he just writes how he feels. Since being with him, he’s helped teach me that it doesn’t always have to be an obvious structure when it comes to writing.”
Within the interview, the singer also confirmed that she feels “freedom” concerning her art and stated, “I’ve definitely felt more of a freedom with the writing than I did before. I’m more confident in myself as well. One thing I’ve learned from therapy is just because you wake and have a bad morning doesn’t mean it has to be a bad day, there’s still time to turn it around.”
