Jade Thirlwall is reportedly set to take another swipe at Simon Cowell with her debut single after claiming his record label ‘f****d Little Mix over.’
The singer, 31, who is gearing up to release her first solo track since the band split has proved their feud is far from over.
Jade rose to fame in the band in after their formation on The X Factor in 2011 alongside Leigh-Anne, Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson before they disbanded in 2022, following the departure of Jesy in 2020.
The group switched from Simon’s label Syco to RCA during the recording of their fifth album LM5 following a reported falling out with the music mogul.
In her debut single, Angel Of My Dreams, Jade sings, ‘sold my soul to a Syco’ in reference to the incident, according to The Sun.
Jade Thirlwall, 31, is reportedly set to take another swipe at Simon Cowell with her debut single after claiming his record label ‘f****d Little Mix over’
The singer, who is gearing up to release her first solo track since the band split has proved their feud is far from over
The publication also reports that the track’s music video stars a cigar smoking music industry, believed to be a reference to Simon.
has contacted Jade’s representatives, Syco Entertainment and Simon’s representatives for comment.
In 2020, Jade claimed Little Mix leaving Simon’s Syco record label ‘f****d over’ the group.
The quartet wanted to encourage female empowerment through their music but felt they were prevented from doing so under their previous label with former boss.
Speaking to The Sun, Jade said: ‘We did a little bit but we had a switch of labels during the LM5 process and that really f***ed us over. It was harder to put all our creativity out there in the way we would have liked.
‘The LM5 album was very heavily on women’s rights and our experiences in the industry. We’re sort of cruising at the moment. That period in our careers was quite troublesome.’
Jade said the group have learned to stick to their laurels since their earlier days in the industry.
She said: ‘I feel like now we’re in a good place — we’re with RCA and we’re working on a new record, which is really exciting. We’ve learnt to really stick to our guns and do what we believe in.’
At the time, Simon insisted he ‘never fell out’ with the group and that tensions between himself and Little Mix’s management, Modest Management, led to an ’embarrassing row’ over a songwriting credit for their new track Woman Like Me.
The band formed on The X Factor in 2011 with Leigh-Anne, Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson, starring with Jade, before they disbanded in 2022, following the departure of Jesy in 2020
The group switched from Simon’s label Syco to RCA during the recording of their fifth album LM5 following a reported falling out with the music mogul (pictured in 2019)
The music mogul even branded the girls ‘the hardest working bunch’ he has ever worked with.
It has since been reported that Little Mix earned an impressive £10m in 2019 alone after leaving Simon’s music label in 2018.
Accounts from their firm Eternal Dance Media Limited showed the singers made £6m in 2019 – a £2 million increase from a year earlier.
While paperwork for Eternal Magic Touring Limited is also said to show the four stars paid themselves a dividend of £4.6million in 2019.
When considering the two figures together, the band managed to rake in more than £10million for the year.
At the time, it was reported that the band had earned a staggering £28.5million since winning The X Factor back in 2011.
Little Mix told of how they have previously stood up to powerful men in the industry.
Leigh-Anne told the Daily Star: ‘We were as ballsy as we could be with this album. We still face sexism in the industry. We’ve been told what we should and shouldn’t do.
‘There are still not enough powerful women in the industry compared to men and that needs to change.’
In her debut single, Angel Of My Dreams, Jade sings, ‘sold my soul to a SyCo’ in reference to the incident, according to The Sun (pictured in December 2022)
She added: ‘We’ve had our fair share of arguments with powerful men over what we want to do and how things should be done.’
The singer added the group are in the driver’s seat more than ever because they speak up for themselves and make sure their opinions are heard.
The girl-band was formed in 2011 after they each auditioned for The X Factor as solo singers.
Their first album DNA peaked inside the top 10 in ten countries including the UK and US, and the four women quickly soared to international fame.