Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall has said the Me Too movement pushed the girl group into penning political songs. Thirlwall said frustration around the treatment of women, particularly of her own mother, inspired a move into more topical subjects in Little Mix’s music. The singer, who performs in the band alongside Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jesy Nelson and Perrie Edwards, told The Guardian she now feels freer to share her political opinions. Thirlwall said the Me Too movement gave her increased confidence in her voice as a woman, and a desire to speak out about perceived inequality. With Woman’s World, I remember getting in the studio and the whole #MeToo thing was happening and I was really angry.

Source: Irish Examiner January 05, 2019 16:52 UTC