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In the 2020s, you might be wondering where the girlband has gone. It’s expensive to run a girlband – and as we hear, the stakes always seem higher than for boybands. But after a post-Little Mix drought, the girlband is back, from Kpop megastars BLACKPINK to rising Brits FLO. We find out what it's like to be in a girl band now, charting emerging UK trio Say Now’s journey using TikTok to engage fans and helping to choose their new name. In this era, no one cares about being ‘manufactured’ anymore; FLO’s former manager talks about putting the new R&B trio together, why their attitude and empowerment message is what counts; and why it’s always a great time for a great girlband to reflect the current times. Presenter: Mollie King Producer: Kate Hutchinson Written by Kate Hutchinson Assistant Producer: Nadine Peters Additional production: Holly Fisher Script consultants: Owen Myers, Sharon O’Connell Editor: Gareth Isles Executive Producer: Joe Haddow Commissioning producers: Jonathan O’Sullivan, Sarah Gosling Commissioner for Â鶹Éç Music: Will Wilkin