Sugababes 'not competing with Keisha'

Sugababes newcomer Jade Ewen has claimed that the band is not in competition with former member Keisha Buchanan.

The girl group are currently recording songs for the follow-up to their last album Sweet 7, while Buchanan is also busy in the studio working on her debut solo disc.

However, speaking to Bang Showbiz, Ewen insisted: "Keisha is a solo artist and we're a group so we're not in competition with each other at all. That would be ridiculous - I've never even met her."

Meanwhile, Ewen's bandmate Amelle Berrabah hinted that the next Sugababes LP will see a mix of the old and the new.

She said: "We're keeping to our Sugababes sound but we're also hoping to try new things too."

Buchanan was ousted from Sugababes last September after 11 years in the band. Ewen was recruited as her replacement.