Jade Thirlwall has announced the release date of her hugely anticipated debut solo album ‘THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY!’ – and it’s closer than you think.

The former Little Mix singer, 32, also revealed she will be going on her first ever solo tour of the UK and Ireland, in exciting news for fans.

The record will be released on September 12 and sees Jade work with a variety of A list collaborators on the project including Mike Sabath, Lostboy, Cirkut, RAYE and Pablo Bowman.

In her Instagram post the singer also dropped the dates for the dates for her ‘THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY! – THE TOUR’.

Jade will hit the road in October and November of this year visiting Dublin, Belfast, Brighton, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Birmingham and Newcastle, before finishing at London’s prestigious Roundhouse.

Jade said:’This album has been years in the making, so I’m beyond excited that I can finally let everyone know when it’s coming out. 

Jade Thirlwall has announced the release date of her hugely anticipated debut solo album ‘THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY!’ – and it’s closer than you think

The former Little Mix singer, 32, also revealed she will be going on her first ever solo tour of the UK and Ireland, in exciting news for fans 

‘I’m very proud of ‘THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY!’ as a body of work and can’t wait to share it with the world. To be able to perform the album live later this year is also a dream come true. See you all on tour!’

Fans can pre-order any format from Jade’s UK store by 20th May at 5PM UK to gain early pre-sale ticket access for the tour. The pre-sale begins on 21st May, with general on sale on 23rd May.

The singer triumphed at this year’s BRIT Awards winning Pop Act and delivering the stand-out performance of the night, performing her superhit Angel Of My Dreams.

The performance video has been viewed over 2 million times, with The Guardian calling it ‘An episodic live performance so peculiar it stole the show’, whilst NME said it was ‘A staggering, theatrical performance’. 

Clash Magazine named it one of the greatest BRITS performances of all time.

Jade finished 2024 by winning the Trailblazer Award at The Rolling Stone UK Awards and appearing on the cover of the magazine. 

She was also included on many of the end of year ‘Best Of’ lists. Angel Of My Dreams’ was named the No.1 song of 2024 by DIY Magazine and a Top 10 song by The Guardian, DORK, Clash and NME. 

In addition, Dazed named Jade’s ‘Angel Of My Dreams’ video of the year.

In her Instagram post the singer also dropped the dates for the dates for her ‘THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY! – THE TOUR’

Angel Of My Dreams has been a huge commercial success. The track has accumulated over 100 million streams to date, entering the UK Official Singles Chart at No.7, the third highest new entry for a British artist last year. 

The accompanying video was a No.1 YouTube trending video for 10 days and has had 12 million views. The song remained in the Official UK Singles Chart Top 20 for two months.

Since then, the former girlband member has dropped four more tracks, Midnight Cowboy, a sultry, understated bᴀss heavy bop about owning your Sєxuality, the sleek disco-tinged Fantasy, complete with a video directed by the iconic David LaChapelle, the bold anthem IT girl and the electrifying and dramatic FUFN.

This summer will also see Jade perform at a variety of festivals including Glastonbury, All Points East, Mighty Hoopla, TRNSMT and the Montreux Jazz festival in Switzerland.

JADE’S UK and Ireland tour dates

Weds 8 October – Dublin 3Olympia Theatre

Thurs 9 October – Belfast Ulster Hall

Sat 11 October – Brighton Dome

Sun 12 October – Manchester Academy 1

Mon 13 October – Glasgow O2 Academy

Wed 15 October – Leeds O2 Academy

Thurs 16 October – Birmingham O2 Academy 1

Sat 18 October – Newcastle O2 City Hall

Sun 19 October – London Roundhouse