Jesy Nelson ‘teams up with Little Mix songwriter for new single’

‘It seemed like a no-brainer to get her on board!’ Jesy Nelson ‘teams up with songwriter who previously worked with Little Mix’ after flying to LA for recording session


Jesy Nelson has teamed up with Little Mix songwriter Tayla Parx for her new single, according to reports.

Tayla is behind the group’s hit Sweet Melody and Jesy, 30, is said to be ‘hopeful they’ll cook up something great’.

A source told The Sun: ‘Jesy flew out to Los Angeles earlier this month and has been working with 28-year-old Tayla [who] has an incredible track record when it comes to writing smash hits.’

Next hit: Jesy Nelson, 30, has teamed up with Little Mix songwriter Tayla Parx for her new single, according to reports

They added: ‘They knew each other via industry friends, so it seemed like a no-brainer to reach out and get her on board.

‘It’s been a tough few months for Jesy but it finally feels like things have turned a corner.’

A successful artist herself, Tayla is also behind Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next and 7 Rings.

MailOnline has approached Jesy and Little Mix’s representatives for comment.

Hit-maker: Tayla is behind the group's hit Sweet Melody (pictured: remaining Little Mix members Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock last month)

Hit-maker: Tayla is behind the group’s hit Sweet Melody (pictured: remaining Little Mix members Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock last month)

Jesy’s debut single Boyz peaked at an impressive number four on the UK Singles Chart last year, yet saw the singer embroiled in rows over miming and blackfishing.

Speaking to Vulture in the wake of the backlash, she explained: ‘I’m very aware that I’m a white British woman; I’ve never said that I wasn’t.

‘But I mean, like, I love Black culture. I love Black music. That’s all I know; it’s what I grew up on.’

However that didn’t stop Jesy from teasing her 8.6million Instagram followers with the prospect of new music earlier this month.

She told her fans: ‘Just a message to say I love you all so so much and I cannot wait to be able to show what I’ve been working on’.

Impressive: A successful artist herself, Tayla (pictured) is also behind Ariana Grande's Thank U, Next and 7 Rings

Impressive: A successful artist herself, Tayla (pictured) is also behind Ariana Grande’s Thank U, Next and 7 Rings