celeb news Jesy Nelson cries saying it took awhile to get the confidence to release music again

[The Slayer]

Jesy released a collaboration with her boyfriend Zion Foster today called 'Mine'.

 

It has received a lot of positivity and gone to Number 1 on the iTunes R&B UK chart and is about to go Top 10 on the regular iTunes chart.

 

I know it is 'just' iTunes but this has really touched her. She says it took a long time to be brave enough to release music again after everything and after going independent.

 

She said this song was solely released just through her and her boyfriend, no big label and no promotion. She says how despite no label or radio support this has reminded her why she wanted to release music. She also said in another voicenote she cannot release music she recorded with her former label due to label politics.

 

Sending her a lot of healing and hopefully she continues to release more.

 

 

 

Mine:

 

Edited August 2 by The Slayer

[KatyPrismSpirit]

wait why am i boppin to this low key 😭😭😭

[The Slayer]

She is also looking waaaaay better lately and toned down the past year or so.

 

[Luckitty]

was she dropped by her label?

[perpetual novice]

1 minute ago, Luckitty said:

was she dropped by her label?

Yes, not long after her first single

[FOCK]

The Jesy hate is really forced & petty tbh. 

The girl is talented & it honestly seemed to me like people piled on her during the height of her dysmorphia & body image issues, over some… spray tan? Labelling her "difficult" because she was uncomfortable in videos? Idgi. I enjoy Little Mix's music, but wasn't following them closely, so maybe I'm missing something? 
 

Anyway, happy that she's got a solid little base. The song is pretty. 

 

 

Edited August 2 by FOCK

[Dante Silva]

I think she's at a different place in her evolution than she was with "Boyz" and though it's nice to see her happy and I wish her all the best, it's not my style of music.

[Princess Aurora]

The track sounds like a Thank U, Next Reject btw

[Blue.]

1 hour ago, FOCK said:

The Jesy hate is really forced & petty tbh. 

The girl is talented & it honestly seemed to me like people piled on her during the height of her dysmorphia & body image issues, over some… spray tan? Labelling her "difficult" because she was uncomfortable in videos? Idgi. I enjoy Little Mix's music, but wasn't following them closely, so maybe I'm missing something? 
 

Anyway, happy that she's got a solid little base. The song is pretty. 

 

 

Yeah, you are missing quite a lot, and in fact there's probably more **** under the rub as stuff keeps leaking now and then like her not showing up to shoots or recording sessions.

[Selegend]

it's not cool to hate on anyone but Jesy's behavior was SO messy and shady on Boyz release

so the lack of support from the GP and the little mix audience is not surprising at all 

lack of support and hate are different tho and the lack of support she's got is her fault. it's because of her own behavior.  

 

 

[Daniel767]

This is really good .. 

[Titanbaddie]

"Jesy cries" seems like a headline we read a lot. The song is a great direction though, i like it. 

[Zack]

1 hour ago, FOCK said:

The Jesy hate is really forced & petty tbh. 

No sorry. She tried to use a complexion and culture as a costume and got rightly lashed. She was told, but refused to read the room, doubled down and failed to acknowledge what she was doing wrong.

 

Now that she's dropped after flop, she has wiped off the layers of tan and turned on the waterworks. I'm not buying it. I'm sure many others aren't either.

 

It's tough out there as an independent artist, so I wish her 1/2 an ounce of luck for charting. But unlike her, some people don't have the luxury of playing fancy dress and then ditching it all when it's no longer convenient, it's their reality for their entire life.

[Maroonx]

glad she's happy with an itunes top 10. x

[Verandi]

1 hour ago, FOCK said:

The Jesy hate is really forced & petty tbh. 

The girl is talented & it honestly seemed to me like people piled on her during the height of her dysmorphia & body image issues, over some… spray tan? Labelling her "difficult" because she was uncomfortable in videos? Idgi. I enjoy Little Mix's music, but wasn't following them closely, so maybe I'm missing something? 
 

Anyway, happy that she's got a solid little base. The song is pretty. 

 

 

define talented

[Happylittlepunk]

Glad she removed the tanning but a lot of these issues she complaining about was of her doing. She alienated herself from the group and burn bridges. Not too mention she served very bad attitude  towards fans the her ex band mates fairly quickly after she went solo. It no wonder she has very little support. But if she wants things for the better then it's best to just move forward. Hopefully in 10 years she rekindle her friendship again with the girls and do a reunion. 

[Gwendolyn]

I will always have a soft spot for Jesy, I still find the way her team handled the black fishing and boyz controversy insulting to the many black people who called her out on her actions.

 

I do hope she's remorseful and gets a 2nd chance though when there are way more problematic people in the industry, I hope she apologises to Leigh-Anne and they do eventually reunite before their 15th anniversary. 

Edited August 2 by Gwendolyn
Also the song is very Radio 1xtra friendly so I can imagine it doing well on UK tiktok if it gets promoted well. 

[SapphireSky]

Ooh the song is good 

[The Slayer]

18 minutes ago, Verandi said:

define talented

Yeah we're not gonna act stupid and pretend she isn't talented when she won a TALENT competition.

[The Slayer]

42 minutes ago, Blue. said:

 like her not showing up to shoots or recording sessions.

It's called mental health. It's like some of you decide to ignore odd one out. She was literally hospitalised around the time of her departure for being in an extremely dark place again.

[Slap]

Boyz was tragic but she should be allowed to grow from it and move on. That said while I don't really care for her music I wish her the best. I don't think anybody should be judged for leaving a girl group they are notoriously not a good deal financially and in terms of career viability and individual branding. She stuck around more than most people do in girl groups too. 

Edited August 2 by Slap

[The Slayer]

28 minutes ago, Zack said:

No sorry. She tried to use a complexion and culture as a costume and got rightly lashed. She was told, but refused to read the room, doubled down and failed to acknowledge what she was doing wrong.

 

Now that she's dropped after flop, she has wiped off the layers of tan and turned on the waterworks. I'm not buying it. I'm sure many others aren't either.

 

It's tough out there as an independent artist, so I wish her 1/2 an ounce of luck for charting. But unlike her, some people don't have the luxury of playing fancy dress and then ditching it all when it's no longer convenient, it's their reality for their entire life.

I get the anger but people moan when she's tanned and wanted her to tone down and now she's toned down significantly you're mad about it? 
 

She can't win with some of you…

[bielneira]

I liked her last solo single
 

 

[Zack]

14 minutes ago, The Slayer said:

I get the anger but people moan when she's tanned and wanted her to tone down and now she's toned down significantly you're mad about it? 
 

She can't win with some of you…

Not sure why you're downvoting and trying to dismiss my post, I'm sure you've seen Leigh-Anne's excellent documentary, unless the issues she covered in that flew over your head.

 

I'm not "mad" about anything. Someone said the negativity towards her was "forced and petty". I disagreed and pointed out the very real issues and concerns Jesy's behaviour and promotional tactics created and explained why some people may continue to feel consternation towards her. Especially since she refused to acknowledge or address any of those legitimate concerns in any substantial way, yet was trying to profit from it. 

 

You also posted in here praising her new looks with a skin tone multiple shades lighter now and red hair. As I said, some people can't play dress up and throw away the issues that (unfortunately still) come with their darker complexion, like she has. It's their life and reality forever, not a costume or a marketing trick.

 

[Sad Beautiful Tragic]

I don't think she's been cancelled for blackfishing - at least not by the British public , because many celebrities in the UK, both men and women, are similarly guilty of excessive tanning and cultural appropriation. I definitely think the narrative gained more traction due to her and Nicki's behaviour towards the only Black member of Little Mix during an Instagram live session.

 

 

Edited August 2 by Wonbin