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That's Showbiz Baby!

Jade

That's Showbiz Baby!

Debut full-length solo album from the Little Mix member Jade Thirlwall includes contributions from Cirkut, Lostboy, MNEK, RAYE, Sabath and Tove Lo

ADM rating[?]

8.1

Label
Rca
UK Release date
12/09/2025
US Release date
12/09/2025
  1. 10.0 |   DIY

    She’s now finally concocted a recipe for success on her own terms - and it’s anything but vanilla
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  2. 10.0 |   Dork

    Jade isn’t just trying to step out of a shadow; she’s pulling the curtain down and setting the scenery alight. It’s loud, gaudy, dazzling, sometimes absurd – and absolutely alive. If this is the debut, imagine the encore. That’s showbiz, baby
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  3. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    On JADE's debut album she proves herself pop's newest chameleon: brash, uneven and impossible to ignore
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  4. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    Jade has released one of the most fun, ambitious and varied debut albums of the year. It was more than worth the wait
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  5. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Jade Thirlwall offers a wild ride through electroclash, Eurovision drama and emotive synth-pop – albeit one she can’t quite maintain for a whole album
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  6. 8.0 |   The Independent

    JADE’s solo debut is at its best when it echoes the maximalist racket of its lead single
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  7. 8.0 |   NME

    The Little Mix star’s debut album is chaotic, intense, with a bit of everything thrown in
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  8. 8.0 |   Rolling Stone

    Little Mix member thrills in the dancefloor’s abandon and her own power on That's Showbiz Baby!
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  9. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    There are some moments that some won’t be as much a fan of and there’s some unexpected breakout moments – but that’s the nature of art, and after all; that’s showbiz, baby
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  10. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Debut solo album by Little Mix singer is packed with incident and a multitude of musical styles
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  11. 8.0 |   Paste Magazine

    The chameleonic former Little Mix member, ever-captivating as she shapeshifts through park ’n bark ballads and synthy, up-tempo dance music, goes big on her solo debut
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  12. 7.7 |   Northern Transmissions

    Clearly learning from her time in a supergroup, JADE’s debut — her first exercising of creative control — is as clear-headed and funny as you’d expect from a veteran

  13. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    Finally liberated from the strictures of chart-topping girl group Little Mix, Jade Thirlwall cuts loose on a solo debut that revels in the glee of self-reinvention
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  14. 7.0 |   Clash

    There’s no doubt this is a good record but only time will tell which side of the road JADE will land on. It may seem harsh but hey, that’s showbiz, baby
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