THE countdown is finally on for Jade Thirlwall’s debut solo single, with insiders telling me the track will arrive imminently.
But it isn’t just the song — which I’ve heard is called Angel Of My Dreams — that Jade will drop.
The former Little Mix singer has created a new brand, The Jade Room, to sell cosmetics, candles, clothing and accessories.
A source said: “Jade is one of Little Mix’s most popular stars and is the last to release her solo music.
“She has a cult following of fans and has created this brand just for them.
“As well as her music and videos coming from The Jade Room she will use it like a club where they can get merchandise and other goodies.
“It is something that will grow with her as a solo artist.
“As far as her team are concerned, the opportunities are limitless.
“Jade has really taken her time honing her music and can’t wait for her fans to hear it.
“It is going to be a really slick operation.
“Fans will start seeing teasers released in the coming weeks.
“It is going to be a really exciting time.”
Jade was in April spotted filming the video for her single, which includes a dig at her former label boss Simon Cowell.
Little Mix split from his now defunct company Syco in 2018.
In one line from the track, Jade sings: “Sold my soul to a Syco.”
Jade’s new music follows her bandmates’ Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards’ first steps into solo music.
Perrie wowed fans over the weekend at Capital’s Summertime Ball, where she performed her second single Tears, from her upcoming debut album.
Her first single, Forget About Us, hit the Top Ten in April.
Leigh-Anne has released tunes including Don’t Say Love and My Love from her EP No Hard Feelings, released last month.
And Jade won’t be far behind now, with an Instagram account called The Jade Room posting fan pictures from the set of her music video earlier this week.
Hopefully we’ll have a Little Mix hat-trick of new music before the month is out.
TAY FIGHTS HOME BLAZE
TAYLOR SWIFT had to put out a fire in her home after a drunken night in her studio.
Singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams was writing her new song Us with Taylor at the superstar’s New York pad after a boozy night together at the beginning of the year.
They discovered the blaze – caused by a candle – at 6am and Taylor leapt into action.
Gracie told Billboard mag: “She was a legend.
“I don’t know how at this hour or in our state she knew what to do.
“We had an insane cough from the fire extinguisher fumes for weeks.”
SABRINA ON TOP OF THE FROTHS
ESPRESSO singer Sabrina Carpenter proved she’s a real coffee fan when she became a barista for the afternoon.
She surprised punters looking for a frothy pick-me-up at Blank Street in London when she hopped behind the counter on Monday.
Then yesterday she was promoting follow-up single Please Please Please – expected to hit No1 on Friday.
The 5ft US pop star told why she called upcoming album Short n’ Sweet.
She explained: “My whole life, my height was something that was so vividly pointed out to me.
“I was like, ‘why not make it my entire personality?’
“It’s a good thing to own it and know you’re a lot more grounded because you’re closer to the ground.”
Reflecting on her whirlwind year of success, she added: “I haven’t slept a ton.
“They say this is the age I’m supposed to not sleep and I don’t have to suffer so much.
“I’m just so grateful.”
RAG’S DOG A CROC KILLER
CROCS are the shoe version of marmite.
Like me, you either find them repulsive, or you absolutely love them . . . like Rag ‘N’ Bone Man.
The singer, real name Rory Graham, has confessed he has spent around £1,000 on the monstrosities – that’s about 40 pairs – because his dog keeps chewing them.
The dad of one told Scott Mills on his Radio 2 show yesterday: “Ernie is my dog, he’s my golden retriever and I think he’s potentially eaten probably £1,000 worth of my shoes, probably more.
“I’m one of these dads that got into wearing Crocs around the house and it turns out that’s his favourite meal.
“My Mrs had these really nice Frozen Crocs that were a one of a kind thing, and I bought some really nice ones and they have all been eaten by Ernie.
“All the kid’s ones have been eaten as well.”
I think Ernie is trying to tell you something, Rory.
For the love of fashion, please stop buying them.
TREATS MEG ASDA HAVE
SHE flew into London to perform at the Capital Summertime Ball on Sunday but Meghan Trainor was more excited about dashing to the supermarket afterwards.
The American singer who released her sixth album Timeless this month, says she loves hunting through the reduced section in Asda.
Well, that makes two of us.
In an exclusive chat ahead of her set at the Wembley event, the All About That Bass singer said: “I just learned about the Whoops stickers when food is going off.
“Yellow stickers are so funny.
“I wrote a song called Whoops too but it’s a cheating song.”
Laughing, Meghan added: “Someone asked me if I wrote about these Whoops stickers.
“Obviously I was like, ‘No!’.”
Another British favourite she can’t get enough of is Nando’s – but she had no idea about Greggs.
On whether she had paid the high street bakery a visit, Meghan said: “Is that a club? Oh, it’s food!
“I was going to go shopping in Harrods but I do love a Nando’s.
“My schedule is busy but I asked if I can feel as normal as possible so they keep things locked in, like my workout, therapy and my son’s soccer game.”
See you in the reduced-to-clear, Meg.
Although I doubt they have that in Harrods.
DUA IN GRIP OF LOVE
DUA LIPA and Callum Turner are still in the superglue phase of their relationship, with the couple holding on to each other here while on a date in Manhattan.
Given how busy Dua is going to be later this summer, I can see why Brit actor Callum doesn’t want to let go of her.
The singer is gearing up for Glastonbury next weekend, where insiders tell me she will arrive by helicopter on the Friday morning before headlining that night.
I told earlier this year how Dua was in talks to have music legend Cyndi Lauper join her on stage.
And now Coldplay’s Chris Martin, who is headlining on the Saturday, could be in for a star turn after she hinted he could come out on stage with her, too.
Dua said of her set: “The one thing I can tell you is that this will be a one-off, it will only ever happen at Glastonbury and that will be it.”
AMBOR LIGHT FOR ALBUM
TIKTOK star Mark Ambor will release his debut album, Rockwood, this year.
He announced the news on Chris Evans’ Virgin Radio Breakfast Show yesterday when he came into the building the station shares with Bizarre to perform his viral track Belong Together.
The American said of the number, which got to No11 in the charts: “If I’m being very honest about this song, there weren’t many creases I had to iron out.
“The slowest part was starting it.”
He added: “I didn’t go to a school for music, I just picked up a guitar in college.
“It was always on the side, and what happened was senior year of college was 2020 and Covid happened.
“It was kind of a blessing for me because I had no social pressure.
“I could be home and making demos and not worrying about having fun after college
“And that’s kind of how this whole thing really began.”
USHER’S DIET IS A HARD CEL
USHER is in incredible shape for a 45-year-old, but after hearing about his ridiculous daily schedule, I can see how.
He said: “Typically I wake up and drink celery juice.
“I’ve been doing this concoction of lemon, ginger, water and cayenne pepper.
“I drink it hot.”
But that’s not the case on a certain day of the week.
Usher continued: “I fast on Wednesdays.
“I typically try to start around 11pm the previous day, then go the entire day on Wednesday just drinking water.”
I can barely make it to 11am without a little snack, but I’m not going to condemn him for going without.
During an interview with The Wall Street Journal, he said he loves doing yoga, walking, swimming and riding his bike, but can’t do much weight-lifting after surgery on his knee.
He still has a six-pack, so I’m sure he must do more than the occasional stroll around the block.
It clearly works for him, but I’m not going to start drinking celery juice with my cornflakes.
PHARRELL COUNTRY CASUAL
BEYONCE, Shania Twain and A Bar Song (Tipsy) by Shaboozey have helped make country music cool again and now Pharrell Williams is getting in on the act.
He looked like he was ready to ride off into the sunset on a horse in this cowboy get-up – although that was unlikely given he wore it during a stroll through Paris before a Louis Vuitton fashion show.
As well as being the men’s creative director for the posh brand, he has his hands full with his upcoming biopic . . . made using Lego.
The animated movie of his life, titled Piece By Piece and due out in October, will include a voice cast featuring GWEN STEFANI, JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, JAY-Z, SNOOP DOGG and more.
That’s a big undertaking . . . he must be bricking it.
Bizbit
SIR MICK JAGGER is about to become a grandad for the sixth time.
His daughter Georgia May, a model and designer, announ- ced she is pregnant for the first time on Instagram, tagging her skateboarder boyfriend Cambryan Sedlick on the post.
Holding her baby bump, she wrote: “Patiently waiting for our new best friend.”
BAA-BIE GIRL ABBS
FIRST it was pop star Zayn Malik adopting a load of farm animals. Now Abbey Clancy is following in his footsteps.
The model turned TV presenter, married to former footballer Peter Crouch, took in two orphan lambs that became part of the family.
Abbey said on her Exhibit A podcast: “I hand-raised two lambs.
“They were orphans.
“My friend’s got a farm and I’ve got four kids.
“So I was like, ‘If you get any orphan lambs, I’ll take them, have them in the garden’.”
She added: “I got a whole pen built in the garden – shelter, warmth.
“And they didn’t go outside.
“They stayed inside, wrapped in a blanket.
“I was bottle-feeding them.
“They’re gorgeous.”
Watch out, Pete. You’ll be kicked out of the bedroom next.