Jessie J has shared new single ‘Believe In Magic’ and shed light on frustrations after having to cancel and postpone tour dates ahead of her breast cancer surgery.
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The new track, written back in 2022, sees her reunite with ‘No Secrets’ collaborators Los Hendrix and Jesse Boykins III, and comes accompanied by Mitch Peryer-directed visuals.
Laying out mixed feelings of vulnerability and optimism, she sings: “Such a waste being jaded/See all the little things that fix a broken heart/Open your eyes and you’ll see what can happen/ Gotta believe in the magic.”
Speaking about the new single, Jessie J explained it was written in the early months of her pregnancy. “I was breaking open and loving writing again,” she said.
“It was a deep hopeful loving feeling I wanted to put into a song. It resonates with me more now than perhaps it did then. That’s the beauty of music, it can travel in time. I love this song. I hope you (yes you) get the inspiration for your life in your own way. That’s my only hope for all my music.”
‘Believe in Magic’ arrives shortly after the musician confirmed that she is being forced to postpone her UK and European dates as she’s now scheduled to undergo a second surgery for breast cancer.
The popstar announced she had been diagnosed with early breast cancer back in June, and at time time said that “cancer sucks in any form” but she was “holding onto the word ‘early’”. Shortly afterwards, the singer underwent surgery successfully on June 24.
She said in a press statement: “Unfortunately I have to have a second surgery – nothing too serious but it has to be done by the end of this year. This falls in the middle of the tour I had booked. I’m so sorry, I feel frustrated and sad, but I need to be better, I need to be healed.”
The UK and European leg of the tour was due to kick off in September, but is now being rescheduled for April 2026. All tickets purchased for the October shows will be honoured at the April dates.
Jessie J’s 2026 UK and European tour dates are:
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07 – Birmingham, Symphony Hall
08 – London – The Palladium
11 – Leeds, O2 Academy
13 – Manchester, Albert Hall
14 – Glasgow, SEC Armadillo
21 – Amsterdam, Paradiso
22 – Brussels, La Madeleine
23 – Cologne, E-Werk
26 – Paris, La Cigale
The singer has also announced that she’s cancelled all of her North American dates. She addressed the matter in a video posted to Instagram: “I need to be better, I need to be healed… here comes the bad news, I haven’t been able to finesse the US dates so those have to be cancelled.”
She went on to say that she already has other tours and shows booked for 2026, so rescheduling the US dates will take a lot more work.
“Forgive me. I’m sorry, this sucks… April 2026 I’ll be on the road for the UK and European shows, and the US dates will be announced as soon as we can find time and it feels good to do them.”
