Leigh-Anne steps out from Little Mix with sleek R&B, UK garage bounce, and dancehall edges.

From group harmony to solo pulse

After the group paused in 2022, she built a solo lane that favors quick-step grooves and confident hooks. Expect a tight run built around Don't Say Love, My Love, Stealin' Love, and Forbidden Fruit, with room for a slow-burn moment. Crowds skew mixed in age, from longtime Mixers to newer R&B fans, with lots of club-ready fits, flag patches, and friends singing harmonies by instinct.

What you might hear

A fun detail: she often nods to her Jamaican and Bajan roots in rhythm breaks, and she cut early song ideas at home while juggling new-mom hours. Another small nugget for crate-diggers: the two-step feel in Don't Say Love mirrors classic UKG drum patterns, which translate well with live percussion. Take the setlist and staging notes here as informed guesses from recent activity rather than a promise for your night.

The scene around Leigh-Anne: style notes and fan rituals

The room feels like a weekend warm-up: sleek cargos, crop tops, metallic nails, and sneakers that can actually dance.

Flags, hooks, and harmonies

Fans often bring small Caribbean flags or bandanas, and the crew around the pit swaps compliments on fits between songs. There is a friendly call-and-response on the 'my love' hook, and people echo the pre-chorus ad-libs from Don't Say Love without being asked.

Nostalgia, but forward motion

You will hear nods to Little Mix days in jokes, but the focus is on her grown solo pace and a different kind of groove. Merch leans toward clean logos, tour tees with glossy photos, and a cropped cut that suits the choreography crowd. People tend to show up in groups and learn the bridge counts, so the dance breaks turn into shared routines. It is a social scene but also a listening room when the tempo drops, with phones down during the biggest notes.

How Leigh-Anne builds the room: voice, band, and pulse

Leigh-Anne sings in a bright mezzo range, clear on top and smoky in the low lines, and she leans into crisp consonants to cut through dance beats.

Groove first, then glitter

Live, a drummer and percussionist thicken the two-step snap, while a bassist doubles synth lines to give the grooves weight. She tends to trim verses and extend bridges, building space for a dance break without losing the song’s shape. Tempos hover in the 120s for the UKG cuts, then dip for R&B mid-tempos so her ad-libs can breathe.

Subtle moves that land big

A neat touch is how the musical director reharmonizes intros into bare pads and rim-clicks, so the first chorus hits like a lift rather than a blast. You may hear backing vocals stack her lead in tight thirds, keeping it lush while leaving the hooks clean enough to chant. Lighting rides the rhythm with color blocks and strobe on fills, but the focus stays on voice, pocket, and choreography.

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Fans of Normani will find a similar blend of polished R&B vocals and heavy choreography, especially on uptempo cuts.

R&B with a kinetic core

Tinashe is a smart match because she flips between club tempos and airy ballads while keeping the arrangements crisp. Ayra Starr overlaps through Afro-pop color and a breezy stage energy that pairs well with My Love vibes.

Shared scenes and stages

If you like songwriting that leans hooky but grown, RAYE brings that same candid, rhythmic bite. All of these artists court crowds who want strong vocals, movement-forward shows, and beats that actually move a room.