Little Mix – composed of Jesy Nelson, Leigh Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall and Perrie Edwards – hope to empower women through their music and the messages they spread in their newest project.

Jesy explained on radio show Z100: “When you break up with someone, it’s awful. Is it not one of the worst pains? It’s horrendous and we all need a sad song that you sit and cry to.

At the end of the day, though, you need something that makes you feel empowered … that makes you think, ‘You know what I don’t need you anymore.”

In fact, the girls believe that one of their most well-known tracks is helping women open their eyes.

She continued: “I’m going to go out with my girls and I’m going to get over you because I don’t need you.’ And that’s exactly what ‘Shout Out To My Ex’ does.”

And while fame can be difficult to manage, Perrie had recently admitted she’s grateful to have her girls’ support at all times.

She stated: “I think you have to learn to have a thick skin. I think it comes with being in a girl band and being an artist. People want to know what you’re doing and what you’re up to, which is fine with us … We have each other luckily, so we experience everything together and we’ve always got each other’s backs…”

The star was also surprised to be considered a role model, which she now embraces and uses to keep empowering fans.

“I think being named role models kind of happened just naturally, we never really asked for it. Which is lovely, I love the fact that girls look up to us and we empower people and inspire them. But obviously, we’re young girls and we’re going to do silly things sometimes that can kind of put pressure on us, but we’re just being ourselves.”