2011: Original reformation and split Sugababes

the sugababes began recording eighth studio album in april 2010. in 2011, group , management crown talent & media group left record label of ten years, island records, new three-album distribution deal sony music s rca records, crown talent & media group acting record label. in july 2011, sugababes commented on new album, stating: s bit darker, tougher , quite edgy. in september 2011, band stated new album showcases personalities: feels our personalities part of album. promotional single under new label, freedom , released free on 25 september 2011. group began hiatus in 2012 work on solo projects: range participated in seventh series of dancing on ice, berrabah worked on solo material , ewen competed contestant on first series of splash!

in april, reported original line-up of sugababes—donaghy, buena , buchanan—had signed record deal worth £1 million polydor records under name mutya keisha siobhan. reunited trio known have recorded mnek, asterix , craze & hoax. on 25 june 2012, announced release new music in late august 2012, did not happen. however, scottish singer-songwriter emeli sandé confirmed mtv news writing songs them, , group performed mks @ new year s eve party. both range , berrabah have wished them luck new venture. on 20 july 2012, buchanan kicked out of group in 2009, revealed disappointed treatment received, went on wish current line-up best of luck .

on 15 march 2013, ewen confirmed sugababes record new music before end of year , stating: think come again @ end of year. there more recording but, there no release date anytime soon. on 16 may 2013 amelle berrabah revealed group had been writing new material new album , hoped release new music in 2014. however, fellow member jade ewen later expressed feelings towards group s future being uncertain, stating group pretty done , led reports suggesting group have split. controversy on group s future arose when berrabah stated believed group in late 2014, therefore unsure band s future intentions are.

on 6 september 2013, interview published quoting ewen confirming group had split. ewen quoted saying tricky 1 because don t feel comfortable lying, saying re in studio recording , re going bring music out next year, seems favoured line, said. think s unfair fans , should honest. band being on not choice. kind of unlucky in came in [to sugababes] towards end of cycle when things naturally came end. there drama surrounding group, think music got lost. don t drama , negativity. kind of fizzled out 2 years ago. think lineup changes have got factor, can t away it, said. d lying if didn t think same when approached. like, going work? people going accept it?

speaking digital spy @ disney s share magic christmas party on oxford street on 6 november 2013, mutya buena said keeping open mind reclaiming sugababes name again. never never, said. think should have open mind. , our name! buena owns rights use sugababes name on paper, cardboard , goods made these materials, stationery , gift wrapping products. in late january 2014 range contradicted ewen s statement, saying group merely on hiatus follow solo projects. speaking on if d broken or not, range stated, not officially don t have plans in near future.

on 13 january 2015, original member of group, keisha buchanan filed have sugababes name trademarked in united states.