Jade Thirlwall reveals she won't be making a penny from song featuring Diana Ross

Jade Thirlwall has revealed she won't be raking in the cash on one of her latest songs. The former X Factor star released her debut album, That's Showbiz Baby! on Friday (12 September), and fans were delighted to find one of the songs sampled an iconic track from Diana Ross and The Supremes. But the former Little Mix star has now revealed that this sample came at a great cost.

The South Shields-born singer samples The Supremes' 1965 anthem Stop! In The Name of Love on her song Before You Break My Heart. Jade later revealed that she wasn't sure how fans would take the track and admitted that she was only able to use the sample because she agreed not to profit from it.

"I didn't think [Before You Break My Heart] would be a favourite," Jade said in an interview. "But it's the one that's getting the most traction online."

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When she was asked by The Sun how she managed to get the sample on the track, she added: "I am getting no royalties for that track, that's how I got it."

The album is currently sitting in the No. 3 spot in the UK midweek charts. Many think it'll rise to No. 1 by the end of the week, but not Jade, who said she thought it would be Ed Sheeran instead. The Thinking Out Loud singer also released his album, Play, on Friday.

Jade already has two UK Top 40s as a solo artist. Her debut single Angel of My Dreams peaked at No. 7, while FUFN peaked at No. 25 in March.

Angel of My Dreams sees Jade appear to take a swipe at Simon Cowell, with whom Jade's former group, Little Mix, signed their first record deal. The deal was their prize for winning the reality talent show X Factor in 2011.

With Little Mix, Jade won several awards, including three BRITs - one each for British single, video and group of the year. On her own, she has already won a BRIT Award for best pop act and is set to embark on a nationwide tour next month.

Her former bandmates have also started solo careers. Perrie Edwards has released several singles and will drop her debut solo album at the end of this month, while Leigh-Anne Pinnock released an album in May last year.

Jesy Nelson, who left the group in 2020, has not yet released an album or revealed plans for one, but did release a single called Boyz, featuring Nicki Minaj.

Perrie will also appear in an upcoming BBC documentary called Girlbands Forever, diving into the reality of being in groups like Little Mix.

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