Jesy Nelson teases new single ‘Bad Thing’

Jesy Nelson has announced the release of her first solo single, ‘Bad Thing,’ The singer parted from the girl group ‘Little Mix’ in late December 2020.

The singer revealed that the track will be released on April 14 in an Instagram post on Monday, April 3. The new music news comes nine months after Nelson split with her previous record label Polydor.

In the Black and White Instagram photo shared by Nelson, the singer is seen looking out behind a wall dressed in a 70s-inspired outfit with a Shortsleeve top, skirt, platform feels, and a white headband.

The ‘Boyz’ singer captioned the post, “Bad Thing - 14th April Pre-save NOW! Link in bio.”

The single was teased three days earlier when Nelson posted a short clip of her walking to what appears to be a short audio clip of the upcoming single. Just a day before, on March 31, the singer deleted all her Instagram posts and changed her profile photo, hinting at an upcoming announcement.

She also posted an Instagram story with the text “5 pm,” with an eyeball emoji just before the short video teaser.

Solo Career

The new single is the artist’s second solo project following the release of ‘Boyz’ featuring Nicki Minaj which was released in early October 2021. Later in July, the singer left her label at the time to pursue a career as an independent artist.

At the time, an Insider for The Sun shared “Jesy enjoyed her time with Polydor but feels, rather than go on together while having such differing musical ideas for the future, she now wants to be able to fully develop her own ideas as an individual artist.”

Why did Jesy Nelson leave Little Mix?

Nelson left the British girl group ‘Little Mix’ in 2020 revealing that nine years in the band had taken “a toll on her mental health.’ At the time, Nelson announced that she was taking an extended break from the group, but a month later confirmed that she had left the foursome for good.

At the time she explained, “The truth is, recently being in the band has really taken a toll on my mental health. I find the constant pressure of being in a girl group and living up to expectations very hard.”

She later told Cosmopolitan that anxiety over her weight and appearance brought her to a breaking point. She also explained later that she and her former band were “not talking anymore,” since the split.

As well, since Nelson’s departure former band members, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwell have also announced upcoming solo projects.