{"id":70869,"date":"2026-08-20T15:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/jade-plays-little-mix-bon-iver-mnek-rent-in-her-spotify-shuffle\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T15:10:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:10:02","slug":"jade-plays-little-mix-bon-iver-mnek-rent-in-her-spotify-shuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/20\/jade-plays-little-mix-bon-iver-mnek-rent-in-her-spotify-shuffle\/","title":{"rendered":"Jade Plays Little Mix, Bon Iver, MNEK, &#8216;Rent,&#8217; in Her Spotify Shuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/jade\/\" id=\"auto-tag_jade\" data-tag=\"jade\">Jade<\/a> was a little afraid to shuffle her music library for <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/song-shuffle\/\">Song Shuffle<\/a>\u00a0series. Backstage at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/lollapalooza-2026-best-performances-charli-xcx-lorde-sb19-1235602424\/\">Lollapalooza<\/a>, the pop phenom admitted she\u2019d only recently discovered the like button on Spotify and described what she\u2019d added so far as \u201cquite eclectic.\u201d It feels almost fated, then, that the first song to play at random from her liked songs library is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/little-mix\/\" id=\"auto-tag_little-mix\" data-tag=\"little-mix\">Little Mix<\/a>\u2019s \u201cDNA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFor anyone unfamiliar, \u201cDNA\u201d is one of the loudest songs in the history of recorded music. However loud you think it might be, it\u2019s about 200 decibels higher. Jade would know. It\u2019s her voice that sets the stage for the song\u2019s thunderous chorus. \u201cI can\u2019t believe that\u2019s the first song,\u201d Jade said. \u201cWell, obvs I was in it. Love them down. One of the best girl bands ever.\u201d She remembers writing the song fresh out of school, before her brain had a chance to switch over from academics to full-blown pop stardom. She used her textbook to help come up with the lyrics.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tJade admittedly has some skips when it comes to listening to Little Mix. \u201cThere\u2019s a song called \u2018Oops\u2019 that I despise, so I skip that),\u201d she said. \u201cBlack Magic\u201d is also hit or miss, but only because she prefers the demo version recorded by the songwriter Kamille. \u201cNot many people know this,\u201d Jade said. \u201cThe original demo actually <em>only<\/em> had Kamille on it. She was like the fifth member of Little Mix.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe next song in the shuffle is also close to home: \u201cIt Girl\u201d from Jade\u2019s debut solo album, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-album-reviews\/jade-thats-showbiz-baby-review-1235425701\/\">That\u2019s Showbiz Baby! <\/a><\/em>\u201cYou\u2019ve got to be your biggest fan,\u201d she said, keeping any narcissism allegations at bay. \u201c\u2018It Girl\u2019 is one of my favorites because it\u2019s ballsy, it\u2019s rude, it\u2019s like a clapback to any men that have done me wrong in the industry.\u201d It was written after her debut solo single, \u201cAngel of My Dreams,\u201d and continued a prominent thread across the album about how she\u2019s processed the highs and lows of the nearly two decades she\u2019s spent in the music industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFrom there, Jade\u2019s library goes a bit rogue. There\u2019s \u201cWhat You Own\u201d from the cast recording of <em>Rent<\/em>, one of her top three musicals \u2014 her dog is named after Rosario Dawson\u2019s character, Mimi. \u201cIt\u2019s been my dream to play Mimi at some point in my life, but maybe I\u2019m getting too old now for the role,\u201d Jade said. \u201cWatch this space.\u201d The shuffle whiplash continues with Bon Iver\u2019s \u201cSkinny Love\u201d (\u201cI feel like his music feels like a bowl of soup, a cardigan, and a hug\u201d); Jimmy Nail\u2019s \u201cBig River,\u201d a relic from her childhood growing up in the northeast of England; and MNEK\u2019s \u201cAt Night.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s honestly one of the most beautiful pop songs ever,\u201d Jade said about the artist and producer\/songwriter whose credits include songs with Zara Larsson, Dua Lipa, Little Mix, and more. \u201cHe\u2019s known me for such a long time. When I first started writing my debut record, we spent literally months together, just hashing out what my sound was going to be. I\u2019ll never forget that he did that for me.\u201d MNEK has an album of his own, <em>Bulldozer<\/em>, coming in September. \u201cIt\u2019s about time we saw more representation for Black queer men in the music industry,\u201d Jade said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tShouting out one last song, Jade lands on \u201cPlastic Box\u201d from <em>That\u2019s Showbiz Baby<\/em>. \u201cI love it because it\u2019s just a really fucking good pop song. I know you had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/pinkpantheress-kaytranada-drake-fancy-that-song-shuffle-1235417642\/\">Pinkpantheress on here before.<\/a> It\u2019s one of her faves,\u201d Jade said. \u201cIt\u2019s your favorite artist\u2019s favorite pop song.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/jade-song-shuffle-little-mix-bon-iver-mnek-1235611781\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jade was a little afraid to shuffle her music library for Rolling Stone\u2019s\u00a0Song Shuffle\u00a0series. 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