Jade talks “brave and bold” new music, Reading & Leeds headline dreams and if we’ll see her at Glasto next

Jade has spoken to NME about progress on her “brave and bold” new album, as well as her dreams of headlining Reading & Leeds and the chances of us seeing her return to Glastonbury next year.

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Algo parecido com um retorno ao lar para a ex-estrela do Little Mix de South Shields, que se tornou um fenômeno solo, Jade se encontrou conosco no tapete vermelho do Mercury Prize ao retornar a Newcastle, onde seu álbum de estreia “That’s Showbiz Baby!” foi incluído na lista de indicados ao lado de discos de Suede, Kojey Radical, Nia Archives e Florence & The Machine, mas acabou perdendo para “This Music May Contain Hope” de Raye.

But what makes a truly great album? “Authenticity, being bold and ballsy, just doing what you want to do and not necessarily pandering to what you think the masses want to hear,” Jade replied.

It’s been a packed year for Jade, and the last time we saw her was when she threw one hell of a party at Reading festival, pulling one of the biggest crowds of the weekend.

Ela poderia seguir os passos de Charli XCX e Raye e se tornar uma das principais atrações pop do R+L para uma nova geração.

Asked about the chances of her appearing at Worthy Farm in 2027, she replied: “Fingers crossed, we’ll see. It was so special there last year, and it was probably one of the best shows of my life.

Hopefully by next summer we could have a new album from Jade, now that we know that she’s been “busy writing” with producer and collaborator Mike Sabbath.

And what’s the vibe of album two so far.

Jade has a number of European shows scheduled for 2027 so far. Visit here for tickets and more information.

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