JADE: Find out more about 'That's Showbiz Baby! The Encore'
It features EIGHT extra songs!
Last updated 3rd Dec 2025
Ever since Jade Thirlwall, or simply JADE as she is known these days, released her first solo song 'Angel of My Dreams', fans have been asking for more. In September this year she dropped her debut solo album 'That's Showbiz Baby!', and now she has announced a deluxe edition called 'That's Showbiz Baby! The Encore'.
Let's find out more about her solo album and the deluxe edition which will be released on 5th December, featuring even more songs for her fans.
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 features 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'.
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'.
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)
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'
Ahead of the release of her deluxe album, JADE revealed there would be eight additional songs including seven new songs and her cover of Madonna's 'Frozen'. The full list of extra songs is below. She also announced 'Church' would be her first single from the deluxe album.
Extra tracks on 'The Encore'
- 'Church'
- 'This is What We Dance For'
- 'Dreamcheater'
- 'Best You Could'
- 'Use Me'
- 'Frozen'
- 'If My Heart Was A House'
- 'Tar'
'Headache'
Although she hasn't released it as a single, JADE shared some love for her album track 'Headache' which is Track 10 on her album. The singer revealed that MNEK and her boyfriend Jordan Stephens feature on the track along with American songwriter Worldwide Fresh.
One of the pics shows the handwritten lyrics, with the date of 10th March 2023, along with photos from the official visualiser, which was released earlier this year.
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 is her debut album called?
The name for 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 FM 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 will be released on CD on 5th December 2025, a vinyl version of the album will be released on 27th February 2026.
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 FM: "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 Cool FM.
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.
2010 - Jade auditioned on The X Factor for a second time
Undeterred, Jade auditioned on The X Factor again, but once again it wasn't to be. Matt Cardle won the competition that year, with One Direction being runners up.
2011 - Jade won The X Factor as part of Little Mix
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, with Perrie Edwards and Jesy Nelson in another group. Despite both groups being eliminated from the competition, it was decided that the four girls would be brought back as a group, who went on to win the competition. And as they say, the rest is history.
2017 - Little Mix win their first BRIT Award
'Shout Out to My Ex' won the girls their first BRIT Award. The award was for British Single of the Year and reached Number 1 in the UK, it was co-written by Jade along with the rest of the group and a team of songwriters.
2019 - Little Mix win another BRIT Awards
Despite not winning British Group, Little Mix took home the BRIT Award for British Video of the Year, for their single 'Woman Like Me' featuring Nicki Minaj. This was also the year when it was revealed that Jade had been signed to Sony/ATV via joint venture TwentySeven, as a published songwriter along with Leigh-Anne Pinnock.
2019 - Jade Thirlwall appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race UK
The singer appeared as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race UK, in the episode Girl Group Battle Royale.
2019 - Jade opened a nightclub
Jade Thirlwall opened a cocktail bar in South Shields called Red Door. In 2020, the name was changed to Arbeia, and that year she also opened a nightclub called Industry next door to her cocktail bar, as well as collaborating with clothing brand Skinnydip London.
2019 - Jade Thirlwall climbed Mount Kilimanjaro
2019 was a busy year for Jade. The singer, along with her Little Mix bandmate Leigh-Anne, climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for Comic Relief's Red Nose Day.
2021 - Little Mix get their own waxworks
To mark the band's 10th anniversary, Madame Tussauds unveiled waxworks of Little Mix, including former member Jesy Nelson.
Working with Ellesse, Jade also became the new face of the Italian sportswear brand, as well as launching her own Autumn/Winter collection.
In 2021, the singer also launched her own eyeshadow palette with Beauty Bay. The palette was inspired by Jade's love for crystals, spirituality and astrology.
2021 - Jade appeared on The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off
Appearing on The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off for charity, 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.
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.'
2023 - Jade teases work on solo music
Following the announcement that Jade had signed a solo deal with RCA Records in March 2022, she stayed pretty quiet on the solo music front. That was, however, until November 2023, when she shared an Instagram post showing her behind the mic. The post included an image of Jade wearing headphones in front of a recording microphone, hinting to fans that she has been working away on her solo music.
2024 - Jade posts more solo music teases
Jade got her fans whipped into a frenzy once again in May 2024, sharing a series of photos on the grid - including one of herself in a recording studio with some chunky headphones on alongside the caption: 'I'm working laaaaate cos I'm a singer,' quoting the smash hit 'Espresso' by Sabrina Carpenter. Many fans took to the comments to share their excitement - including former bandmate and BFF Leigh-Anne, who wrote: 'Drop the album already.'
2024 - 'Angel Of My Dreams' is released
Jade released her 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!
2024 - Jade gifts fans with 'Midnight Cowboy'
On 22nd September, Jade teased that she was set to release another bop - featuring a very familiar voice! The singer shared a teaser video for 'Midnight Cowboy', not only featuring a snippet of the new song, but also Ncuti Gawta, who fans know from his starring roles in titles such as Sex Education, Doctor Who and Barbie. Shortly after the teaser clip was shared, Jade wrote: 'I didn't want you all to have to wait so long for music again 💙MIDNIGHT COWBOY💙 is a gift from me to you until my next single drops 🌟'. (sic)
With her also adding: 'oh and there's a visualiser out at 10am BST too ⛲️' (sic), it was then on 25th September that fans were gifted with the full track, along with the visualiser video on YouTube. 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
In January 2025, 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'.
2025 - Jade releases 'FUFN'
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. 'FUFN' is about like channelling female rage and just letting someone have it. You know when you're in an argument and you feel like it's the worst thing ever in the moment? Hoping that the next day it will all blow over, it will be fine. Which I think is very relatable."
2025 - Jade performs at Glastonbury
In March 2025, Jade was announced as part of the upcoming 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 releases 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'.
2025: Jade goes on her UK and Ireland tour
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.
2025: Awarded the Freedom of the Borough
It was announced in October 2025 that JADE will receive the Freedom of the Borough from South Tyneside Council! Council leader Tracey Dixon said 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." She'll receive the award at a future point.
2025: JADE received Harpers Bazaar Award
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: JADE performs at Hits Radio Live Birmingham
JADE joined the huge line-up at Hits Radio Live Birmingham on 21st November 2025. The singer performed her huge songs 'FUFN', 'Plastic Box', and 'Fantasy', ending with her debut solo hit 'Angel of My Dreams'.
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