Little Mix returned to the X Factor last night for a showstopping first performance of new single Shout Out To My Ex.
The foursome wowed viewers with a high octane performance backed by stage full of dancers.
The track has soared to the top of the UK iTunes Chart , the fastest rising song since Adele's Hello last year. It puts them in a prime position to claim their 4th UK Number 1. The song has also entered the US iTunes Top 20 overnight.
Shout Out To My Ex trails the bands fourth studio album Glory Days which is et for release on November 18th.
After a decade marred by legal troubles and the death of her father , JoJo has not only returned stronger but has fully emerged as a full on pop force.
Mad Love is defiant , empowering , moving , sexy , sultry , ballsy and pulses with more swagger and charisma than many of her more talked about contemporaries. Its the great pop comeback of 2016.
The album opens and ends with two of the most gorgeous and soaring ballads you'll hear on any pop record this year.
The closing vocal on Music is goosebump inducing as JoJo remembers her late father. Closing track I Am is a powerful self love anthem. Both tracks showcase JoJo's powerhouse vocals. A voice that deserves to be heard and played loudly.
The resulting album is smart , edgy , current pop sprinkled with R&B that puts JoJo back on the forefront.
Fuck Apologies is still that ballsy bop that throws two fingers to an ex. That's followed up by the fantastic FAB ,where JoJo dirches any shade and goes full in on any fake ass bitches that may come for her. Its one of the highlights of the album. An anthem calling out those who would have sunk under the strain of the problems JoJo has encountered this past decade.
The duet with Alessia Cara on I Can Do is as unexpected as it is fresh. The album's title tarck remains as glorious as ever. Sounding like a cross between Sam Cooke's A Change Is Gonna Come and Rihanna's Love On The Brain. The vocal recalls classic Mariah and it is a gorgeous , belting ballad. An absolute gem of a song that I couldn't gush about any further. This is Phil Spector , Motown genius for the millennials.
On the pulsing Vibe , JoJo delivers a full on club banger that is screaming out to be a single. A track that surpasses some of the drivel served up by other female stars this year. It's a summery , R&B flecked stomper that deserves to be huge.
On the triumvirate of Honest , Like This and Edibles , JoJo demonstrates her undeniable R&B queen credentials in sultry and seductive fashion.
The albums highlight comes in the shape of High Heels. An anthemic , girl power anthem about a "bad muthafucker " whose wandering libido sees his sheets get burned as JoJo struts off in her high heels. This is a track that makes Dangerous Woman sound more like a sulky teenager. The track bristles with an irresistible swagger and confidence.
JoJo has sang about being "in the trenches " and "being worthy of love ".Mad Love is one of the most impressive female pop albums of the year. JoJo is the star we need and deserve right now. A voice that soars after being kept silent for so long.
STANDOUT TRACKS : F**K Aplogies , FAB , Mad Love , Music , Vibe , High Heels
Little Mix have announced that their fourth album Glory Days will be released on November 18th.
Available to pre-order from tomorrow , the deluxe edition will feature the foursome's Get Weird Live Tour dvd.
The album follows last years Number 1 album Get Weird , which outsold One Directions farewell album. It featured the massive Number 1 smash Back Magic as well as recent hits Hair and Secret Love Song.
The album will be trailed by new single Shoutout To My Ex. The track is released this Sunday ( October 16th ) after a world exclusive first performance on The X Factor. The girl band return to the show they won in 2011.
They'll be hoping to score a 4th career UK Number 1 following Cannonball (2011 ) , Wings (2012 ) and Black Magic (2015 ).
Glory Days is released November 18th. Shoutout To My Ex is released this Sunday October 16th.
