JADE's debut album 'That's Showbiz Baby!' is now available to buy on vinyl
Featuring 22 songs!
Last updated 27th Feb 2026
Ever since JADE released her first solo song 'Angel of My Dreams', fans have been obsessed with her solo music. In September 2025, she dropped her debut solo album 'That's Showbiz Baby!', with deluxe edition 'That's Showbiz Baby! The Encore' being released that December.
Now as the deluxe edition of the album is released on vinyl, featuring a massive 22 songs, let's find out more about her solo album.
What is JADE's debut album called?
The name of JADE's album is 'That's Showbiz Baby!', which was revealed in an Instagram post on 14th May 2025. Her deluxe edition is called 'That's Showbiz Baby! The Encore'.
Before the album title was announced, she told KISS in an interview that she had decided on the name, but: "I definitely will not be allowed to tell you that yet."
She went on to reveal: "I've known the title since the I first did like my first session for this album. Yeah, I knew straight away what I wanted to call it so..."
When was her debut album released?
JADE's album was released on 12th September 2025. In March 2025, JADE told Hits Radio that there would be an announcement in the next five weeks about her album.
She finally revealed 'That's Showbiz Baby!' would arrive in September 2025 AND she announced her first solo tour!
Her deluxe album was released on CD on 5th December 2025, a vinyl version of the album was released on 27th February 2026, it was also available as a signed vinyl version, but that sold out.
Where did 'That's Showbiz Baby!' come in the charts?
It peaked at Number 3 in the UK charts and has since been certified Silver by the BPI with 60,000 UK sales.
What is the tracklist for JADE's debut album?
In August 2025, JADE confirmed the full tracklist would feature 14 songs, including her huge debut hit 'Angel Of My Dreams', as the first track, along with many other hits, including 'IT Girl' and 'FUFN'.
See the full tracklist below:
- 'Angel of My Dreams'
- 'IT girl'
- 'FUFN (F--k You For Now)'
- 'Plastic Box'
- 'Midnight Cowboy'
- 'Fantasy'
- 'Unconditional'
- 'Self Saboteur'
- 'Lip Service'
- 'Headache'
- 'Natural at Disaster'
- 'Glitch'
- 'Before You Break My Heart'
- 'Silent Disco'
JADE announced the tracklist to her fans by sharing a series of photos and writing: 'Swipe to see the tracklist for my debut album THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY! Can’t believe we’re finally here. Good things come to those who Jade teehe 🎭
'Wanted to give you more than just a tracklist - I love making moodboards for all parts of my campaign so thought I’d share the ones I’ve made on Pinterest for each track. All the refs and inspo, musically and visually 👀 ps it would mean the world to me if you preorder the album 💐🫶🏽 link in my bio ✨'. (sic)
Deluxe edition and vinyl tracklist
On 27th February 2026, JADE released the vinyl version of her album which featured a massive 22 songs (the same as the deluxe edition). The full tracklist is below.
- 'Angel Of My Dreams'
- 'IT girl'
- 'FUFN (Fuck You For Now)'
- 'Plastic Box'
- 'Midnight Cowboy'
- 'Fantasy'
- 'Unconditional'
- 'Self Saboteur'
- 'Lip Service'
- 'Headache'
- 'Natural At Disaster'
- 'Glitch'
- 'Before You Break My Heart'
- 'Silent Disco'
- 'Church'
- 'This Is What We Dance For'
- 'Dreamcheater'
- 'Best You Could'
- 'Use Me'
- 'Frozen'
- 'If My Heart Was A House'
- 'Tar'
Is there a deluxe edition of the album?
Yes there is, it is called 'That's Showbiz Baby! The Encore'. JADE announced the news in November telling her fans: 'THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE 🥀 The curtain isn’t closed on this era just yet. 5th December'.
She also shared the updated tracklist which featured 22 songs in total, a massive eight extra songs to her original release. The extra songs include songs called 'Church', 'This is What We Dance For', 'Dreamcheater', 'Best You Could', 'Use Me', 'Frozen' (Madonna cover), 'If My Heart Was A House' and 'Tar'.
The album's mood boards
Ahead of the album's release, along with sharing the full tracklist for her album, JADE shared her Pinterest mood boards, for each of her songs. She told her fans in the Instagram caption: 'Wanted to give you more than just a tracklist - I love making moodboards for all parts of my campaign so thought I’d share the ones I’ve made on Pinterest for each track. All the refs and inspo, musically and visually 👀'. (sic)
Does JADE's boyfriend Jordan Stephens feature on her album?
JADE revealed to Hits Radio in an interview in March 2025, that her boyfriend does in fact feature on an interlude for her album. She also told us that she has written a song with him about dream cheating - this song is featured on the deluxe edition of the album.
The singer explained: "He's helped me a little bit with like stuff on the album, he's got a couple of writing credits. I've been on his album, the Rizzle Kicks album, doing some BV's and stuff like that. I would definitely... I would definitely collaborate with him."
JADE went on to reveal they were actually in the studio together as she was finishing off her album. "I want to do this anyways... just like an interlude in the album," she explained.
"So I brought him in because he's got such a good talking voice, and he just says so many lovely things. I was with the producer Starsmith and he came and he was like, "I've written a love poem," and I was like "OK", and then he just started reading it out! It so lovely. He's just got such a way with words, you know, he's a great poet."
JADE then explained about the song they'd written together saying: "The concept's come from me, having a nightmare about Jordan cheating on me, and then I woke up in the morning, I was fuming with him. I just needed a minute to get myself together, and be like ‘babe that wasn't real’.
"That's a concept for a song (dream cheating) that I wrote with Jordan."
What does the album sound like?
Now that the album has been released you can hear it in full. Before it dropped, JADE told Ellie at KISS: "I think this album as a whole is about me, kind of I wanted to literally sound like I'm finding myself and this experimentation of sounds and influences and genres.
"Why not have a chaotic first pop album? You know, and let the fans in on that experience, and it's been so fun to make genuinely.
"You know, obviously there's the slow songs on there, but there's I'd say a lot of the musical influences on the record as a whole are like the stuff I listened to growing up, which would be a bit of like Diana Ross, but then mixed him with, like Cascada, mixed in with a bit of Janet.
"I mean, so it's definitely a merging of the stuff I was inspired by growing up."
Was the album supported by a tour?
Yes. 'That's Showbiz Baby! The Tour' took place in October 2025, after selling out her initial dates she added even more!
You can hear songs by JADE on Clyde 1.
Take a look through JADE's amazing career:
2008 - Jade's first audition on The X Factor
Jade first auditioned on The X Factor back in 2008 at the age of just 15. Singing Whitney Houston's song 'Where Do Broken Hearts Go', the Geordie girl impressed Louis Walsh, Cheryl Tweedy and Simon Cowell enough to be sent through to the bootcamp stage, but unfortunately she didn't progress any further.
Undeterred, Jade auditioned on The X Factor again in 2010, but once again it wasn't to be. Matt Cardle won the competition that year, with One Direction being runners up.
2011 - Little Mix won The X Factor
It was third time lucky for Jade as she won The X Factor as part of Little Mix. It wasn't an easy ride though as she failed the first bootcamp challenge to get through to the girls category. Luckily for Jade, she was brought back as part of a three-piece group along with Leigh-Anne Pinnock, while Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson returned in another group. Despite both groups being eliminated from the competition, it was decided that the four girls would be brought back as a four-piece group. They went on to win the competition, becoming the first group to do so. And as they say, the rest is history.
2019 - RuPaul's Drag Race UK appearance
During her time in the band, JADE appeared as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race UK alongside RuPaul, Michelle Visage and Graham Norton. She was in the episode Girl Group Battle Royale, which was the fifth episode of season one and aired in October. Ahead of her appearance, she tweeted: 'THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR ME I'M NOT OKAY.' She was such a popular addition to the show that she returned in 2022.
This was a busy year for JADE - aside from her RuPaul appearance and hard work as one-quarter of Little Mix, she also opened a cocktail bar in her hometown of South Shields. Originally called Red Door, it was changed to Arbeia in 2020, which was also the year she opened a nightclub called Industry just next door.
She also climbed Mount Kilimanjaro with Leigh-Anne to raise money for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. The 10-day trek took its toll on JADE, who wrote on Instagram: 'Climbing Kilimanjaro was mentally and physically exhausting, and by far the hardest thing I have ever done! I am unbelievably proud of myself for pushing myself to the limit and discovering a strength I never knew I had.'
2021 - Jade appeared on The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off
Appearing on The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off for charity alongside KSI, Stacey Dooley and Katherine Ryan, JADE was crowned the winner of her episode. The singer wowed Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with her recreation of one of the group's concerts in front of thousands of biscuit fans. Upon winning, JADE told the camera: "I can't believe it, I'm in shock! My mam will be so proud. I think I might even frame my apron or just start wearing it all the time to remind myself."
Jade also won the Allyship award at the Gay Times Honours.
2022 - Little Mix announce their hiatus
Following the departure of Jesy Nelson, Little Mix announced that they were taking a break from the group after they'd finished their 'Confetti Tour', which took place in 2022. They wrote: 'We are not splitting up - Little Mix are here to stay 💫 We have plans for more music, tours and performances in the future. We've made so many incredible memories with you all, and we can't wait to make so many more.'
2024 - 'Angel Of My Dreams' and 'Midnight Cowboy'
Jade released her first solo song in 2024, the incredible tune 'Angel Of My Dreams' on Friday 19th July 2024, with a first official play on-air the previous evening. The sensational video came out on the Friday, with Jade using it to show her "love/hate relationship with the music industry". Fans were utterly obsessed from the get-go, with many flooding the comments section of her YouTube premiere with words of praise and encouragement. It's safe to say it's a hit!
It wasn't too long for fans to wait for new music following this release, as JADE put out 'Midnight Cowboy' in September. On 22nd September, Jade teased that she was set to release another bop - featuring a very familiar voice! Ncuti Gatwa, who fans know from his starring roles in titles such as Sex Education, Doctor Who and Barbie, lent his voice to the song and also appeared in the video. Shortly after the teaser clip was shared, Jade wrote: 'I didn't want you all to have to wait so long for music again'. As well as reportedly working with RAYE on writing the song, Ncuti's voice can be heard in the opening of the track.
2025 - Jade releases 'IT Girl'
Jade released her first single of the year on Friday 10th January. It is another banger called 'IT Girl', and Jade described it as the "little sister" of 'Angel of My Dreams'.
2025 - Wins her first solo BRIT Award
Jade released her first single of the year on Friday 10th January, another banger called 'IT Girl', which JADE described as the "little sister" of 'Angel of My Dreams'. Also that month, it was revealed JADE was up for two awards at the BRIT Awards 2025 with Mastercard. Her debut single 'Angel Of My Dreams' was nominated for Song of the Year, while Jade herself was up for Pop Act! At the event on 1st March, Jade was announced as the winner of Pop Act, beating tough competition from Charli XCX, Dua Lipa, Lola Young and Myles Smith, while Song of the Year went to Charli XCX for 'Guess' featuring Billie Eilish. At the event, Jade also put on a memorable performance of her debut solo 'Angel Of My Dreams'.
She then put out yet another single. Released on 14th March 2025, Jade's song 'FUFN' is all about "channelling female rage". She told us in an interview: "I think for me this one is my sort of 'all guns blazing', big pop moment."
Later that month, Jade was announced as part of the Glastonbury Festival line-up. She performed on Saturday 28th on the Woodsies Stage, on the same day as Charli XCX, RAYE and Neil Young.
2025 - Jade released debut solo album
Jade released her debut solo album 'That's Showbiz Baby!' on 12th September 2025 ahead of her solo tour. The album features 14 songs including her amazing debut solo hit 'Angel of My Dreams'. Then on 5th December she released 'That's Showbiz Baby! The Encore', which feature an additional eight songs.
Following the release of her debut album, JADE went on her UK and Ireland tour. The tour started in Dublin on 7th October, before she travelled across the UK, ending in Newcastle on 23rd October.
In November that year, fellow Geordie Cheryl presented JADE with her Musician of the Year Award, at the Harpers Bazaar Women of the Year Awards 2025. Speaking about JADE, Cheryl said: "She and I have a lot in common: we're both from the north-east of England and we both grew up determined to follow our dreams of making it in the world of pop music.
"It takes a lot of courage to audition for a talent show, not least one that's going to be broadcast on national television, where people will be following your every move. It takes energy and passion to thrive as part of a chart-topping, record-smashing girl band. But it takes even more bravery to go it alone as a musician, and the singer I'm about to welcome on this stage has done exactly that."
2025: Awarded the Freedom of South Tyneside
It was announced in October 2025 that JADE would receive the Freedom of the Borough from South Tyneside Council, with council leader Tracey Dixon saying she "could not be more deserving of the marvellous tribute," adding that she was nominated due to "her outstanding contribution as a cultural ambassador and her ongoing commitment to South Tyneside." Councillor David Francis praised how she'd used her "platform to speak out and amplify the voices of the marginalised."
Jade received the incredible commendation on 18th December 2025, writing on Instagram: 'I was very nervous as I don't really enjoy public speaking but looking around the room I reminded myself I was surrounded by people I love and who got me to where I am today. What an honour this was, with my family and friends all by my side - my only wish was that my grandparents and great aunt could have been there, all dressed up, celebrating together. Maybe they were 🌌 .' (sic)
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