JADE: Tiny Desk Concert

Elle Mannion | May 11, 2026
JADE brings her creative vision to everything she does. The British pop star, a member of the girl group Little Mix, makes her Tiny Desk a “tiny version” of the theatrical stage production that she’s been touring for her debut solo album THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY! As a result, no props were spared: a cardboard proscenium arch and red curtain for the video’s introduction, roses for the Desk and angel wings as she performs next to photos of herself as a child.

“Plastic Box,” which made NPR Music’s best songs of 2025, is a standout here — the stripped down performance lets the pleading lyrics shine. We also get a rocking rendition of “Angel of My Dreams,” JADE’s colossal first single, which she says represents her complicated relationship with the music industry and ends with her singing sweetly, “I’ll always love you.”

SET LIST
“Midnight Cowboy”
“Fantasy”
“Silent Disco”
“Plastic Box”
“Angel of My Dreams”

MUSICIANS
Jade Thirlwall: vocals
Rashaan Brown: piano, keys, guitar
Leanne Bowes: bass, keys
Joe Hornby-Patterson: drums

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Elle Mannion
Director/Editor: Joshua Bryant
Audio Director/Mix: Josh Newell
Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
Videographers: Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Catie Dull
Audio Engineer: Hannah Gluvna
Production Assistants: Ashley Pointer, Dhanika Pineda, Alina Edwards
Photographer: Danielle Scruggs
Tiny Desk Team: Maia Stern, Felix Contreras
Series Editor: Lars Gotrich
Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
Executive Director: Sonali Mehta
Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton

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NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concerts is a popular video series featuring live, intimate music performances by diverse artists, from major stars to up-and-coming musicians, recorded in the small workspace of Bob Boilen’s NPR office in Washington, D.C.brought to you by SloppBoxx.Com.

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