{"id":35103,"date":"2020-10-14T00:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T00:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/featured\/little-mix-not-a-pop-song-single-review\/"},"modified":"2020-10-14T00:00:54","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T00:00:54","slug":"little-mix-not-a-pop-song-single-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/little-mix-not-a-pop-song-single-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Little Mix “Not a Pop Song” – Single Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]They\u2019ve sold millions of albums, they\u2019ve toured all over the world, they\u2019ve performed with Taylor Swift and been linked to boyband members: so why haven\u2019t you heard of Little Mix<\/a>?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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International artists often talk about how hard it is to break America and Little Mix, X-Factor-winning girl group and mega-stars in the UK and Europe, is no exception. They just released \u201cNot a Pop Song,\u201d the third single off their upcoming sixth studio album, <\/span>Confetti<\/span><\/i>, and while it will almost certainly go Top 10 in the UK, the odds of it hitting big here in the States is low.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s easy to blame the distance, but many British acts have made it across the pond. Others point the finger at industry misogyny. Girl groups pretty much disappeared after the 90s, and even Fifth Harmony<\/a>\u2019s reign was short lived. Finally, some conspiracists blame the band\u2019s record label. For most of the group\u2019s lifespan, they shared a label with boyband One Direction<\/a>, which left some fans to theorize that all promotional funds were going their way.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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No matter the reason, Little Mix appears to have decided that the UK and Europe (plus their massive Japanese fanbase) is enough. Promo tours and concerts in the US are thin on the ground – I\u2019ve been a fan since 2013 and have only been able to see them perform live twice.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CGHRTV0DroP\/[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]\u201cNot a Pop Song\u201d is a fun, frothy ode to bucking expectations and industry standards for pop singers. By all rights, a hit – it even comes complete with some backstory shade: \u201cI don\u2019t do what Simon says,\u201d the group sings gleefully, referencing their split from Simon Cowell\u2019s Syco Music label in 2018<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Maybe <\/span>Confetti<\/span><\/i> will be the album that finally gives Little Mix their big break in the US (I hope it does; I want everyone to know I\u2019ve been right about this group for 7 years). But even if it doesn\u2019t, Little Mix will be okay. More than okay, actually. They\u2019ve got every other market on lock; who needs America?<\/span><\/p>\n

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