Jesy Nelson no longer on speaking terms with on-off boyfriend Harry James as they unfollow each other on social media
JESY Nelson has lived up to her nickname as the UK Baddie, taking drastic action to keep alive her dream of being a solo star.
I can reveal she has totally re-vamped her team ahead of relaunching her career in a few months’ time.
The shake-up sees Jesy’s on/off boyfriend Harry James axed from her inner circle.
He worked as a director on her highly controversial debut music video Boyz and was credited as its sole editor.
Even though it gave Jesy her first Top Five hit as a solo artist and raking up millions of views online, the video was hit with accusations of blackfishing.
An insider said: "Harry's role on this video was solely in a director capacity and he had no say on any brand choices including fashion, hair, makeup or look , only Jesy would have that approval for herself. "
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The pair, who were close just months ago, have now unfollowed each other on social media.
A source said: “It may seem savage but it’s business. The bottom line is that video almost derailed her chances of a solo career.
“Changes had to be made and this was one of them. Because of their history it was decided a working split was needed.”
Jesy and Harry first dated in 2017 before calling it quits less than a year later.
However, last August they sparked up a working relationship and flew to LA to continue shooting her video.
I told earlier this year how Jesy, who is busy recording and writing in California, has hit the studio with Will.I.Am as well as ex-Little Mix writer Tayla Parx, who penned the group’s No 1 hit Sweet Melody.
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Label bosses are now in the process of deciding if Jesy should come back with a ballad or a more radio-friendly pop hit.
Jesy’s decision to revamp her team comes as her old bandmates, Perrie Edwards, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall, embark on their final tour.
After two delays due to Covid, the group have stunned during their Confetti gigs — making it clear they are stronger than ever as a trio.
I told last week how Leigh-Anne changed their words to their track Gloves Up to remove a reference to “four divas” – instead singing “three divas”.
Now I can reveal the group have also replaced Jesy’s intro to Sweet Melody with a newly recorded intro from Leigh-Anne.
While Little Mix have kept tight-lipped about the split, Jesy admitted to Graham Norton they are no longer in contact.
Sometimes tough love is what’s needed so I applaud Jesy for making the difficult call.
I just hope her new team are more than yes men or her time on the charts may have come to an end.
Yay, Taylor's back
THE countdown is finally on for Taylor Swift's return.
She has been granted trademarks for both Taylor Swift (Taylor’s Version) and 1989 (Taylor’s Version) – her first and fifth albums – and has been re-recording the records after her masters were sold from under her in 2020.
Official documents state publication dates for May 10 and May 17, meaning that the new music from Taylor could be just weeks away – and insiders tell me she has also recorded a string of new songs, including some unexpected collaborations.
A source said: “Taylor has deliberately been off radar for the past few months but is ready to make a big return.
“She’s been really busy working on both new music and re-recording her old albums.
“A few of her projects are now ready to go and there are some amazing collaborations in the pipeline.”
The Look What You Made Me Do songstress may not be taking to the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury as initially hoped – but it’s an exciting time to be a Swifty.
Lizzo's 'special'
LIZZO will release her fourth studio album on July 15.
Titled Special, the release is her first since 2019’s Cuz I Love You. The lead single, About Damn Time, is out now.
Talking about the upcoming record, Lizzo told Apple’s Zane Lowe she mainly penned songs about love.
She said: “I think that the music really is going to speak for itself.
“I’m writing songs about love from every direction, and I hope I can turn a little bit of the fear that’s been running rampant in this world, energetically into love. That’s the point.
“I had a lot of fear, and I had to do the work on myself, and this music is some of that work in turning that fear into love.”
Like her fans, I’m hoping the new music is Good As Hell.
Mum's the word for X-rated Gaga
SHE is almost as well known for her shocking stunts and provocative performances as she is for her stunning vocals.
And now Lady Gaga says she is having to think up ways to explain away her more X-rated songs for when she starts a family.
Speaking on stage in Las Vegas about hit single Poker Face, Gaga said: “When I have children, I gotta stop. This song is about when Mommy . . .”
After giggling away, the superstar, who is currently dating businessman Michael Polansky, added: “. . . used to think about women when she was having sex with men.”
Gaga will play her first shows in the UK in four years when she brings the Chromatica Ball tour to the UK.
While the stadium shows are set to focus on her dance-heavy Chromatica album, Gaga has confirmed she will take a break from bass-thumping pop to play her chart-topping A Star Is Born hit Shallow while on the road.
She plays the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in July.
Ashley in the 'zona
IT was impossible not to React when I saw this shot of Pussycat Doll Ashley Roberts.
The star looks sensational as she stripped to a flimsy bikini and jacket during some downtime in Phoenix, Arizona.
I told earlier this week how Ashley’s bandmate Nicole Scherzinger is working on her first solo album in eight years.
The shock move comes just months after the Dolls axed their reunion tour for good after delays due to Covid.
Nicole’s new lyrics point to the drama which engulfed the band last year amid a row over pay and rights.
On one track she sings: “I’ve been underestimated, undermined, underrated” before adding: “If you ain’t living my story, you ain’t living my glory . . . I ain’t never going back. I’ve come too far for this.”
Band split or not, Ashely is clearly moving on with her life.
Maybe it’s time Nicole did the same.
Ambitious Billie wants to take crack at acting
BILLIE Eilish already has an Academy Award thanks to her James Bond theme No Time To Die.
But now the superstar says she’s eyeing up a move into acting in a bid to crack Hollywood.
The plan would see her follow in the footsteps of Lady Gaga who has gone from kooky popstar to respected actress thanks to her roles in A Star Is Born and House Of Gucci.
However, unlike Gaga’s debut role, Billie is keen not to simply play a struggling singer – even though Gaga won an Oscar for the song Shallow.
BIllie said of landing an acting role: “Yeah I want to . . . when it feels right.
“Only if it strikes me as being the right time and right moment. I am not going to go searching for it. I am just going to feel it out.”
Meanwhile, her brother and writing partner Finneas added: “We often joke that the thing we want to play is real characters.
“I don’t think I would want to play a singer songwriter or myself.”
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Today, Billie will headline Coachella Festival in California ahead of her history-making debut on the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury Festival in the summer.
With so many accolades to her name it’s easy to forget Billie is barely out of her teenage years.