2011–2012: Formation and The X Factor In 2011, Edwards, Thirlwall, Pinnock and Nelson individually auditioned successfully as soloists for the
eighth series of the UK version of
The X Factor in front of judges
Louis Walsh,
Gary Barlow,
Tulisa and
Kelly Rowland, but failed the first challenge of the "bootcamp" section. They were allowed another chance to compete when they were placed in two separate ensembles by the judges during the "group bootcamp" stage, with Edwards and Nelson in four-member group Faux Pas and Thirlwall and Pinnock in three-member group Orion. Both groups failed to make it through to the next stage. A later decision by the judges recalled two members from each group to form the four-piece group Rhythmix, sending them through to the "judges' houses" section. Footage released in November 2022 revealed that Rowland alone was the judge who formed the group. They reached the live shows section and were mentored by Tulisa. During the first live show on 8 October 2011, Rhythmix performed "
Super Bass" by American recording artist
Nicki Minaj. Their rendition was praised by the judges with Barlow calling them the "best girl band that's ever been on
The X Factor." On 26 October 2011, it was announced that they would change their name following a dispute with
Rhythmix, a
Brighton-based children's music charity of the same name, after the programme tried to trademark "Rhythmix". A spokesman for
The X Factor said, "At the request of the charity Rhythmix, the members of the girl group Rhythmix have decided to change their name, a decision which has the support of
Syco and
TalkbackTHAMES." It was reported that the group decided to make the change, with no legal requirement to do so, to avoid any difficulties for the charity. On 20 November 2011, Little Mix became the first girl group in the show's eight-year history to progress past the seventh live show. The previous longest-surviving girl groups were
The Conway Sisters (
series 2) and
Hope (
series 4), who had both lasted until week 7. Through the remaining course of the competition the group generally received positive feedback. On 3 December 2011, during the semi-final stage of the show, Little Mix performed
The Supremes's "
You Keep Me Hangin' On" for their
Motown classic as well as
Beyoncé's hit "
If I Were a Boy" for a song they believed could get them to the final. Their performance of "You Keep Me Hangin' On" received mostly negative feedback from the judges with Walsh stating that they "lost their mojo" and Rowland telling them she had seen them do "better vocal performances." Their second performance of the night, "If I Were a Boy", was generally acclaimed by the judges with Walsh telling them they have "amazing potential" and calling them the "next big girlband." Rowland also told them they could be "incredibly dynamic" and "change the world" when they find the strength within each other. On 4 December 2011, Little Mix made
X Factor history by becoming the first girlband ever to make the final of the show. They advanced to the final alongside
Marcus Collins and
Amelia Lily. On 11 December 2011, Little Mix were announced as the winners of
The X Factor 2011, the first time that a group had won the UK show and the second (of five) in the worldwide franchise (after
Random on the
first series of the Australian version). Their winner's single was a cover of
Damien Rice's song "
Cannonball", which was released via digital download on 11 December 2011 and on
CD on 14 December 2011. ''The Xtra Factor: The Winner's Story'' was shown on ITV2 on 17 December 2011. Their debut single topped the
UK Singles Chart on 18 December 2011. They made the Christmas number-one spot on the
Irish Singles Chart, beating novelty songs by
The Saw Doctors and
Ryan Sheridan.
2012–2013: DNA and international breakthrough On 25 January 2012, Little Mix made an appearance at the
National Television Awards and performed the
En Vogue song "
Don't Let Go (Love)". They also accompanied fellow judges
Gary Barlow and their mentor
Tulisa Contostavlos on stage to receive the Best Talent Show award that had been won by
The X Factor. In May 2012, Little Mix reportedly signed a deal with Vivid and Bravado to release signature products including dolls, puzzles, accessories and games. Prior to their debut single release, the group covered an a cappella version of Beyoncé's "
End of Time" and uploaded it on YouTube; the cover was publicly praised, especially for the group's impressive harmonies. Later in August, they also uploaded another cover, this time an acoustic cover of "
We Are Young" by
Fun ft.
Janelle Monáe which again received positive feedback, generally, for the group's harmonies. On 1 June, a snippet of their debut single "Wings" previewed on chat show
Alan Carr: Chatty Man before its later release date in August. Little Mix performed their debut single "
Wings" for the first time at the
T4 on the Beach concert on 1 July. The single debuted at number one on the
UK Singles Chart. On 31 August 2012, the group's autobiography, titled
Ready to Fly, was released by
HarperCollins. In October 2012, the group went on a promotional visit to Australia due to their expanding fan base there, destinations included Melbourne and Sydney. The trip lasted a week and the group visited radio stations to promote the single and debut album. They performed their single "Wings" on
Australian The X Factor and on Australian breakfast-television show
Sunrise. "Wings" subsequently reached number 2 on the Australian iTunes chart and number 3 on the ARIA charts. Their debut album,
DNA, was released in November 2012.
Nicola Roberts co-penned a track called "Going Nowhere" on the
DNA album. The album reached number 3 in both Ireland and the UK. A second single, "
DNA", was released in October, and in January 2013 they signed a record deal with
Columbia Records in North America. "Wings" was released as their debut single in America on 5 February 2013. In the US, the single reached number 79 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart while the album reached number 4 on the
Billboard 200. On 3 February 2013, they released "
Change Your Life" as the album's third single, which charted at number 12 on the
UK Singles Chart. On 4 March 2013, it was announced that "
How Ya Doin'?" would be released as the fourth and final single from their debut album. On 21 March, they announced that their next single, "
How Ya Doin'?", would feature
Grammy Award-winning musician
Missy Elliott. On 4 April 2013, the group revealed that
Schwarzkopf hair dye
Live Colour XXL would be promoted through their music video for "How Ya Doin'?" in a new sponsorship deal. "How Ya Doin'?" debuted at number 57 on the UK Singles Chart on 20 April 2013, before ascending to number 23 the week after. In its third week, the song peaked at number 16, marking Little Mix's fifth consecutive UK top 20 hit. It charted for a further seven weeks. It then climbed the chart to peak at number 26. Consequently, "How Ya Doin'?" became Little Mix's first single to miss the top 20 in Ireland, but spent a total of seven weeks on the chart. The single peaked at number 16 on the
Scottish Singles Chart on 11 May 2013, marking the group's fifth consecutive top 20 hit in Scotland.
2013–2014: Salute In an interview with
Digital Spy in March 2013, Little Mix stated that they wanted their second album to have a more
R&B sound. Nelson added: "I personally want to put a lot more dancey stuff in there. As in, one of the songs that comes on in a club that makes you want to dance. Not that
David Guetta sound, but more R&B – a bit like
Eve and
Gwen Stefani's '
Let Me Blow Ya Mind'." They also revealed that they would be starting to write material for the new album in the coming months. The album was released on 11 November 2013 in the United Kingdom and was released in the United States on 4 February 2014. Throughout the recording process, Little Mix worked with several producers, including TMS, Future Cut, Fred Ball, Duvall and
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The album was largely co-written by Little Mix, who stated that they were more involved in the development of this album than with their debut. On 23 September 2013, "
Move" was premiered on
BBC Radio 1. For the single, Little Mix worked with Nathan Duvall, an up-and-coming R&B producer and Maegan Cottone, the girl's vocal coach. "Move" was released on 7 October in Australia and New Zealand. It was later released in the UK and Ireland on 3 November. It was sent to Mainstream Radio in the US on 18 February 2014 and reached number 38 on that chart. The song peaked at number three in the UK, number five in Ireland, number 19 in Japan and number 12 in New Zealand. The single also charted in Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands and Slovakia. Since then, "Move" has been certified gold in Australia for sales of 35,000 and gold in the UK for sales of 400,000. "
Little Me" was selected as the second single from the album. The song was co-written by TMS and Iain James and produced by TMS. On 21 November 2013, Little Mix revealed via a YouTube video message that they decided to release it as the second single because it held a lot meaning to them and was written with their fans in mind. The song reached number 14 in the UK, number fifteen in Iceland and number 16 in the Netherlands. It also charted in Australia, Ireland and Lebanon. The band released a cover version of
Cameo's song "
Word Up!" as the official single for
Sport Relief 2014. The song reached number six in the UK and number thirteen in Ireland while also charting in Australia, Austria, Denmark and France. Little Mix announced on 5 April 2014 that the title track "
Salute" will be released as the album's third single. It impacted UK radio on 28 April 2014. The official music video premiered on 2 May 2014 on the group's official YouTube channel. It was released on 1 June. In December 2013, the group announced the UK and Ireland dates for their second headlining concert tour,
The Salute Tour, North American dates were added in April 2014. The tour began on 16 May 2014 in
Birmingham, England at the
LG Arena and ended on 27 July 2014 in
Scarborough, North Yorkshire at the
Scarborough Open Air Theatre. Little Mix were expected to begin the North American leg of the tour in September 2014, but it was cancelled due to them wanting to work on their next album.
2015–2016: Get Weird At the
2015 Brit Awards, the group confirmed that their album was completed, describing it as having a "whole new sound" and projecting the release for sometime in 2015. In May 2015, having written over 100 songs for their forthcoming album, Little Mix released its lead single, "
Black Magic". The song debuted at number one in the UK and remained at the top of the chart for three weeks, becoming the first single by a girl group to do so since
Sugababes's "
About You Now" in October 2007. The single also reached number 3 in Ireland, number 4 in Belgium (Flanders), number 5 in Israel, number 8 in Australia and number 67 in the US, becoming their highest-peaking single on
Billboard Hot 100. The group performed the song for the first time in June 2015 for Capital's Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium, along with some of their previous hits. "Black Magic" was also performed at the Teen Choice Awards in August 2015, after they received the Breakout Artist award. Since then, "Black Magic" has been certified Gold in the US for sales of 500,000, Platinum in Canada for sales of 80,000 and double Platinum both in Australia and the UK for sales of 140,000 and 1,200,000, respectively. Little Mix also co-wrote
Britney Spears' single "
Pretty Girls", which was also released in May 2015. On 15 July 2015, Little Mix announced on Twitter that their third studio album would be titled
Get Weird and would be available for pre-order in the UK from the following day, with a global release date set for 6 November 2015. The group performed at the
Gibraltar Music Festival on 5 September 2015, an annual music festival held in the
British Overseas Territory of
Gibraltar. On 25 September, the group released "
Love Me Like You" as the second single from the album; it was released as a single only in the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. The group performed the song for the first time at
X Factor Australia in October 2015, then at the Royal Albert Hall in December 2015 and at the Capital Jingle Bell Ball. The group's third studio album,
Get Weird, debuted at number 2 in the UK, becoming their highest-charting album there. In the US, the album peaked at number 13 on Billboard 200, making Little Mix the only girl group from the UK to have their first three albums debut in the top fifteen of the
Billboard 200. The album has been certified double platinum in the UK and has sold over 600,000 units there as of August 2016, making it their best-selling album yet. The group performed a medley of "Black Magic" and "Sax" with the former UK
X Factor contestant
Fleur East on the season finale of X Factor. On 5 December, the group announced on Twitter that "
Secret Love Song", featuring the American R&B singer
Jason Derulo, would be released as the album's third single. The single reached number six on the UK Singles Chart. On 24 February 2016, the group performed "Black Magic" at the 2016
Brit Awards, where they were nominated for British Single of the Year and British Video of the Year. On 13 March 2016, Little Mix embarked on
The Get Weird Tour to promote the album; the arena tour consisted of 60 dates across Europe, Australia and Asia. The Get Weird tour sold over 300,000 tickets in the UK. On 11 April 2016, the group announced that "Hair" would serve as the fourth single from
Get Weird and would feature newly recorded guest vocals from
reggae pop recording artist
Sean Paul. The single was released on 15 April 2016, reaching number 11 on the UK chart and peaking at number 10 in Australia, their fourth top 10 single in the latter country.
2016–2019: Glory Days and LM5 in Glasgow On 21 June 2016, it was revealed that the group had begun work on their fourth studio album; they later confirmed that they would be releasing new music "before Christmas". In an interview at
V Festival in Chelmsford, the group announced that the lead single from their fourth studio album would be released in October 2016. On 13 October 2016, Little Mix announced the song's title as "
Shout Out to My Ex" and that their fourth studio album would be called
Glory Days. "Shout Out to My Ex" was released on 16 October 2016, following the first live performance of the song on
The X Factor. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart becoming their fourth chart topping single there. It sold 67,000 downloads in its opening week, becoming the biggest opening week download sales for a song in 2016 in the UK. The album sold 96,000 copies in combined sales in the first week which is the highest first week sales for a UK girl group number-one album since the
Spice Girls in 1997 and the fastest-selling number-one album by any girl group in 15 years, since
Destiny's Child's
Survivor in 2001. The album reached number one in Ireland and debuted at number two in Australia, and in the top 10 in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain. On 1 December 2016, Little Mix performed "Shout Out to My Ex", at the
2016 Los 40 Music Awards in Barcelona, Spain. Little Mix announced on 5 December 2016 that "
Touch" would be released as the second single from
Glory Days. It was released on 18 December 2016 and reached number four in the UK. At the
2017 Brit Awards the group was nominated for three awards, winning Best British Single for "Shout Out to My Ex", which they also performed on the award show. A remix of their song "
No More Sad Songs", featuring
Machine Gun Kelly, was released on 3 March 2017 as the third single from
Glory Days and peaked at number fifteen on the UK Official Singles Chart. From February to April 2017, Little Mix toured North America as one of the opening acts for
Ariana Grande on her
Dangerous Woman Tour. The group then embarked on their own headlining
The Glory Days Tour which began on 24 May 2017 in Europe, with the first UK date being on 9 October in Scotland. A remix of their song "
Power", featuring
Stormzy, was released on 26 May 2017 as the fourth single from
Glory Days and peaked at number six in the UK. In August 2017, Little Mix and Latin American boy band
CNCO collaborated on
a remixed version of the latter group's song "
Reggaetón Lento (Bailemos)". The song was included on the reissue of
Glory Days, which was released on 24 November 2017, and featured a revised track listing of four remixed songs and three new songs, as well as a bonus documentary. As of November 2017,
Glory Days has sold over 1.6 million copies worldwide. The group announced on 27 November 2017 that they would be undertaking the
Summer Hits Tour 2018, with tickets going on sale on 30 November. , via YouTube In February 2018, Pinnock announced that the group were working on their fifth album, set for release in 2018, and that there would be a tour to accompany the album. On 14 June 2018, it was revealed that a song by Little Mix and American DJ trio
Cheat Codes, "
Only You", would be part of the compilation album
The Pool Party, to be released on 6 July 2018 by
Ministry of Sound. The song was released on 22 June 2018. In September 2018, the group announced "
Woman Like Me", the lead single from their fifth studio album
LM5, featuring US rapper
Nicki Minaj. It was released on 12 October 2018. The music video for the song was released two weeks after, on 25 October 2018. The song debuted at number five on the
UK Singles Chart, later peaking at number two. On 21 October 2018, Little Mix performed "Woman Like Me" for the first time at the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards, where they also won "Best British Group" at the ceremony. Little Mix also performed the song on
The X Factor on 27 October 2018. After the release of "Woman Like Me", Little Mix were dragged into a feud between
Cardi B and Nicki Minaj, with Cardi B claiming that the song was sent to her first, before giving the feature to Minaj. On 30 October 2018, the group went on to address the situation in a tweet saying that both rappers were approached by their label to work on the song but Minaj was approached first. They also stated "We went with Nicki because like we've said over and over for years, it's been a dream of ours to work with her since the beginning". On 2 November 2018, the group released "
Joan of Arc" as the first promotional single from
LM5, and peaked at number 61 on the UK Singles Chart. A week later on 9 November 2018, "Told You So" was released as the second promotional single from the album and peaked at number 83 on the UK Singles Chart. It was later announced that the group would split from Cowell's record label, Syco Music, due to the label no longer working with the group's management company.
LM5 was released on 16 November 2018 and was serviced by
RCA UK and
Columbia Records, with future records to be released by the latter. On 13 November 2018, Little Mix teamed up with
Apple Music for an exclusive live performance in London, featuring new tracks from their new album,
LM5. The performances was accompanied by a live band, which marked the group's first time to perform with a live band in three years. The same day, "The Cure" was released as the third and final promotional single from the
LM5 album, where it peaked at number 49 on the UK Singles Chart. Alongside the album release, the music videos for the album tracks "Strip" and "More Than Words" were also released. in 2019.|234x234pxOn 14 December 2018, Little Mix performed "
Think About Us" for the first time on
The Graham Norton Show. On 25 January 2019, Little Mix released a remix version of their song "Think About Us" as the second and final single from their
LM5 album. The song features American singer-songwriter
Ty Dollar $ign. The song peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart. During a live stream, Jesy Nelson mentioned that the group were at the writing stage for their sixth studio album. They announced their single "
Bounce Back" on 26 May 2019. On the same day, Little Mix performed at the 2019
BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend. "Bounce Back" was released on 14 June 2019. On 1 September 2019, the group headlined the second night of the
Fusion Festival in Liverpool, UK. Little Mix's sixth concert tour,
LM5: The Tour, started on 16 September 2019 in
Madrid, Spain. The tour supported their fifth studio album,
LM5, and consisted of 40 shows across Europe, concluding on 22 November 2019. During the last show of the tour,
Stormzy and
Kamille joined Little Mix to perform "
Power" and "More Than Words" respectively. On 18 November 2019, Little Mix announced that they would release their first Christmas single, titled "
One I've Been Missing". The song was released on 22 November 2019. The group was named as the eighth most played artist of that year in the UK.
2020: Confetti, Nelson's departure and other projects On 15 January 2020, Little Mix announced on social media that they would be headlining the GRLS! Festival in
São Paulo, Brazil. They performed at the festival on 8 March 2020. In February 2020, the group began filming a reality television music competition show, titled
Little Mix The Search, which began airing on
BBC One on 26 September 2020. In March 2020,
Pollstar released a list of the 50 highest-grossing female tours of the previous two decades (2000–2019). Little Mix were placed as the second girl group on the list, only behind the
Spice Girls, with $94,856,997 gross and 1,757,654 tickets sold. On 12 March 2020, Little Mix released a music video for their song, "
Wasabi", which marked the end of their
LM5 era. On 27 March 2020, the group released "
Break Up Song", the lead single from their then-untitled upcoming sixth studio album. This was the first release entirely under their new record label RCA. The single was accompanied by a lyric video, released on the same day. The music video for the song was released on 8 May 2020. The video was semi-animated, as they had to cancel their planned video shoot for the song due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. Promotion for the single was also done remotely due to the pandemic. On 19 April 2020, Little Mix performed an acoustic version of their song "
Touch" on the UK exclusive broadcast of the
One World: Together at Home concert. On 24 July, the group released the second single from the album, titled "
Holiday". The song was announced in a video posted to social media on 16 July 2020. A lyric video for the song was also released on the group's YouTube channel. The music video for "Holiday" was released on 28 August 2020. Little Mix embarked on their virtual concert titled
Little Mix Uncancelled on 21 August, after their Summer 2020 Tour got cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 15 September 2020, Little Mix appeared on
BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge and performed an acoustic version of "Holiday". The group also covered
Harry Styles' "
Falling", with a mash-up of
Joel Corry's "
Head & Heart" towards the end. On 9 October, the promotional single "Not a Pop Song" was released. On 15 October, Little Mix announced their second promotional single "Happiness", released the next day. Their third single from the album, "
Sweet Melody" was released on 23 October, as well as an accompanying music video. The track reached number one in the UK in January 2021, three months after its initial release. Their sixth album,
Confetti, was released on 6 November 2020 with the title track being released the day before on 5 November 2020. The album art, title and release date were all announced on 16 September 2020.
Confetti was described by Pinnock as the group's "biggest" album yet. On 8 November 2020, the group hosted the
2020 MTV Europe Music Awards; they also performed "Sweet Melody" at the ceremony. From 21 to 22 November, a tour film of
the LM5 Tour premiered in cinemas worldwide. The trailer for the film was released on YouTube on 15 October 2020. Following an illness that prevented Nelson from appearing during the final of
Little Mix The Search and co-hosting the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards alongside Edwards, Pinnock and Thirlwall, it was announced by the group's publicist on 17 November 2020 that Nelson would take an extended hiatus from the group for medical reasons. On 23 November, Little Mix and
Nathan Dawe announced their collaboration for "
No Time for Tears" on their social media. It was released as a single on 25 November 2020 by
RCA and
Warner Music. On 14 December 2020, Nelson announced her departure from the group due to mental health struggles. Following Nelson's departure, the group announced they would continue as a trio. On 8 February 2021, the group postponed their
Confetti Tour to 2022. The tour was originally scheduled to start in April 2021 but it was postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and also for the safety of their crew and fans. In March 2021, Little Mix were featured on the cover of the March issue of
Glamour, which marked their first magazine cover as a trio. They also won the award for "Gamechangers in Music" at the
Glamour Women of The Year Awards. Later that month, the group was featured on
BBC Radio 1's LOL-a-thon for Comic Relief's
Red Nose Day in support of helping those who struggle due to the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK. On 31 March 2021, Little Mix were announced as one of the nominees for
British Group at the
2021 Brit Awards. On 21 April 2021, Little Mix announced that a remix of "
Confetti", the title track of their most recent album, would serve as the album's fourth single. The remix, featuring American rapper
Saweetie, was released on 30 April 2021, alongside a music video for the remix. The song debuted at number fifteen on the UK Singles Chart. On 29 April, the day before "Confetti" was released, Little Mix were featured on the cover of
Euphoria Magazine. In May 2021, Little Mix were announced as the winner in the Best Group category at the 2021
Global Awards, and became the first ever girl group to win the Brit Award for British Group at the 2021 Brit Awards. The same month, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Perrie Edwards both announced their pregnancies. On 13 May 2021, the group was featured on
YouTube's Released with an exclusive acoustic live performance of their song "Confetti" following their episode. On 14 May 2021, Little Mix teased new music by posting a link to a website that displayed a 24-hour timer. On 15 May 2021, after the 24-hour timer finished, the group announced their new single "
Heartbreak Anthem" with
Galantis and
David Guetta, which was released on 20 May 2021. A music video for the song, directed by Samuel Douek, was released on the same day. When the song spent its tenth week in the top ten in July 2021, Little Mix became the first girl group to accumulate 100 weeks spent inside the top ten of the UK Singles Chart. On 21 May, a day after the release of "Heartbreak Anthem", Little Mix were featured on the digital cover issue of
Hunger magazine. In June 2021, it was revealed that Little Mix were the most-played group on UK radio in 2020 and the sixth overall. On 16 July 2021, it was announced that Little Mix would be honoured with
wax figures at
Madame Tussauds in London, in celebration of the group's ten-year anniversary. Despite Jesy Nelson's departure from the group in December 2020, it was revealed she would still feature as one of the figures, as she was a significant part of the group during their ten years together, and the wax figures would depict the group in one of their most popular music videos. The figures were unveiled at the
Baker Street attraction on 28 July 2021 depicts the group in the outfits used in their "
Bounce Back" music video. On 23 July, the group released "
Kiss My (Uh Oh)" in collaboration with
Anne-Marie as the fourth single from her second studio album,
Therapy. The music video for the song was directed by
Hannah Lux Davis and premiered on Anne-Marie's YouTube channel the same day. On 19 August, the group announced they would release their first greatest hits album,
Between Us, in celebration of the group's ten-year anniversary. The album's lead single, "
Love (Sweet Love)", was announced on 30 August 2021 and was released on 3 September. In October 2021, it was revealed that Little Mix was the ninth-most-played female artist of the 21st century in the United Kingdom so far and the only girl group in the top ten.
Between Us was released in November 2021, featuring five new songs. On 11 November 2021, a day before
Between Us was released, the group was featured on the covers of
DIY and
Attitude magazines to promote the album. In the same month, Little Mix won the
MTV Europe Music Award for Best UK & Ireland Act, their fifth win in the category. On 2 December 2021, the group announced that they would be going on hiatus following the completion of their planned Confetti Tour in 2022 to "recharge" and work on solo projects. In December 2021, Amazon named Little Mix as one of biggest artists of 2021 year on Amazon Music. In 2021, Vevo UK revealed that Little Mix was the top female act of that year and the only British act to appear on the list top ten. On 19 December 2021, the group received two nominations for the
2022 Brit Awards, for Group of the Year and International Song of the Year for "Heartbreak Anthem". On 27 January 2022, Little Mix was nominated at the
2022 iHeartRadio Music Awards for Dance Song of The Year with "
Heartbreak Anthem". On 3 February, it was announced that the group was
Sony Music's tenth biggest selling global act of 2021, with their greatest hits album,
Between Us, being one of their biggest selling album globally from that year. , England. On 5 April 2022, the group was nominated for "Best Group" at the
Global Awards. Between April and May 2022 the group embarked on
The Confetti Tour, which started on 9 April 2022 at the
SSE Arena in Belfast, and concluded on 14 May 2022 at
The O2 Arena in London. Following the first of their two shows at Glasgow's
OVO Hydro arena, they were commended and awarded a framed plaque to commemorate them becoming the band that has played the most dates, the group with the highest all-time ticket sales at the arena. After their second show, the Ovo Hydro Arena tweeted that Little Mix also now held the record for the "most tickets sold for a single all-seated show by a musical act" at the venue. On 26 April 2022, Little Mix announced they would be live streaming their final tour date at The O2 Arena, in London. The stream is titled Little Mix: The Last Show (For Now...) and was available to both stream live and for a limited cinema release on 14 May 2022. Tickets were made available along with merchandise on 27 April 2022, with a portion of proceeds being donated to the charities
Child Poverty Action Group and
Choose Love. On 6 May 2022, Little Mix announced they plan to reunite in the future following their hiatus after The Confetti Tour. They stated they have decided to manage their own solo releases, and have no plans to release music around the same time as one another to avoid clashing on the charts. In the same month, the group appeared on
The One Show, which was their last interview before their hiatus. Before the group had entered their hiatus, Edwards admitted they were already planning a timeframe for their return, with her suggesting that their break may last two years. On 21 May 2022, Little Mix was named as the second most richest celebrities on Times' The UK Young Music Rich List (30 or Under) with a net worth of 60 million. On 20 June, it was revealed that the group was the fourth most played artist of 2021 in the UK. On 7 July,
Between Us was announced by
Official Charts, as the fifth biggest selling album in the UK so far of that year. On 13 July, Little Mix announced a limited vinyl edition of their sixth studio album
Confetti, in partnership with
UNICEF UK, for their Blue Vinyl series. On 6 August, they released their 2023 edition calendar. ==Artistry==