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• Leona Lewis Working On Third Album

  03.15.10 | 3 Comments

  A few weeks ago it was reported that Leona Lewis was going ahead with the recording of her third studio album. Apparently the plan is for Lewis to hit the studio with producer August Rigo to produce a “more classic RnB/Urban” sound for the next album:

  Brookland Entertainment president Eric Nicks has confirmed via his Twitter that producer/songwriter August Rigo is about to hit the studio with Leona Lewis to start work on her third studio album. The sessions are likely to take place once Leona’s 6-week UK Arena tour comes to an end this summer. [SOURCE]

  Echo ruined most things we loved about Lewis. The bit of organic energy she gave off was killed when her sophomore album surfaced. We hope this third album is a lot different, in a good way. Thanks to reader Ben for the tip.

  

  Music Media, NEWS

  Tagged: august rigo, leona lewis
  

• Leona… “Can’t Fight It”

  02.26.10 | 1 Comment

  

  Without disrespecting Leona Lewis, it is safe to say she suffered a sophomore slump. When she debuted with Spirit she had us mesmerized. So much that we were greatly anticipating Echo. Then “Happy” was released and that’s when the decline of our interest began. During the months leading up to Echo, a Ne-Yo demo entitled “Can’t Fight It” which was produced by Stargate leaked and was part of the reason we were pumped for the second…

  Today, the final version sang by Lewis leaked and the interest has slightly recovered. The synth drenched – disco fused track actually complements Leona’s voice and doesn’t sound as odd as some of the other Dance tracks on her album. Take a listen for yourself.

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  Leona Lewis – Can’t Fight It

  

  MUSIC, Unreleased

  Tagged: can't fight it, leona lewis, ne-yo, stargate
  

• Helping Haiti • Everybody Hurts • Charity Relief Single

  02.02.10 | No Comments

  

  Simon Cowell has brought together some of the UK’s and US’ finest most popular musicians for a cover of R.E.M.’s “Everybody Hurts” for Haiti. The song feature such artists as Leona Lewis, Rod Stewart, Mariah Carey, Take That, Kylie, Robbie Williams, Cheryl Cole, Susan Boyle, Michael Buble, Mika, James Morrisson, Alexandra Burke, Miley Cyrus, James Blunt, Jon Bon Jovi, Westlife and JLS.

  Not a bad song, it is not nearly as amazing as the original and will certainly not stand the ground the original did. It will still sell because of the cause behind it though. This song would have been perfect 2 years ago when everyone was comparing Mariah Carey and Leona Lewis, that’s all.

  

  MUSIC

  Tagged: everybody hurts, jls, leona lewis, mariah carey, simon cowell
  

• AVATAR: Leona Lewis “I See You”

  12.04.09 | No Comments

  

  Leona Lewis has landed herself the opportunity to be the voice behind the theme song of what will probably be this year’s biggest movie, AVATAR. This is pretty big as it’s a James Cameron movie. The last movie he did was Titanic; you know, the movie about the big boat and two lovers. The song entitled “I See You” received influence from James Horner and Simon Franglen; the men who did Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On.”

  Although the song is a ballad the song has a sense of sci-fi which matches the movie perfectly. However, this song just does not seem grand enough for a movie like AVATAR. It’s a nice song but the song should be BOOM, BAM, POW and everything other sound of explosion melted into the form of a ballad. But with such a HUGE movie they know what they’re doing and the song will definitely complement the movie.

  Leona Lewis – I See You

  

  MUSIC, Singles

  Tagged: avatar, i see you, leona lewis
  

• Leona Lewis “Fly Here Now”

  11.11.09 | No Comments

  

  A new bonus track has leaked from Leona Lewis’ Echo. The song is entitled “Fly Here Now” and is produced by The Y’s.

  Nice, whilst it’s obvious this could only be a bonus track it is still a very decent song. The song starts with a keyboard riff then shifts into some 90′s synths that sound like something from a classic Madonna song. Lewis’ vocals are manufactured perfect as usual and her pitch and tone in the chorus is beautiful. Overall, another friendly song from the beautiful Lewis.

  Also, you can downlaod another bonus track entitled “You Don’t Care” produced by Ryan tedder. It’s the usual of the run-of-the-,ill material from him and LeLe.

  Leona Lewis – Fly Here Now (Bonus)

  

  Bonus, MUSIC

  Tagged: echo, fly here now, leona lewis
  

• Leona Lewis Lets It Rain

  11.06.09 | No Comments

  

  The album leaked and now the extras follow. “Let It Rain,” the B-side to “Happy,” has finally made it’s way onto the net in full CDQ.

  HMMM, why didn’t this make the album? We like this a lot, much better than “Happy” and more befitting of an epic tune. The song is a ballad; lots of drums, a piano melody and a beautiful/appealing chorus. Fans will definitely like this song.

  The reaction to Echo seems to be 50/50; it is either loved or loathed. Like we mentioned earlier, the album is not bad at all it just is not as good as Spirit; in our opinion.

  Leona Lewis – Let It Rain

  

  Bonus, MUSIC

  Tagged: echo, leona lewis, let it rain
  

• LEAKAGE: Leona Lewis ‘Echo’

  11.06.09 | 3 Comments

  

  It’s been about 2 years since Leona Lewis debuted with the Platinumx6 selling Spirit. That along with her worldwide smash single, “Bleeding Love,” boosted her to achieve accolades that a UK solo artist had failed to do within the last 10 years or so. Now she is readying the release of her sophomore effort, Echo, which suffered the good ol’ leak treatment as all albums do nowadays. So how does the album fare?

  In a nutshell, Echo was made with one thing in mind and that is to guarantee some safe radio-friendly music for the listener. After listening to the album twice, straight through, it becomes a bit boring. In other words, this is definitely an album where the listener will only be quick to play the few songs that stick out to them. This time around Lewis experiments with some uptempo tunes. The most notable of the uptempo bunch, the Max Martin/Shellback produced “Outta My Head,” is a direct step into the pop/dance arena. At first, the song did not stick but once you get used to Lewis singing such a song it becomes pretty addictive.

  Then of course there are the ballads. Her ballads are nowhere as strong as they were on Spirit nor are they as memorable. After the success of her cover of Snow Patrol‘s “Run” she takes another turn at covering a hit song. This time she and a Gospel choir take on Oasis‘ “Stop Crying Your Heart Out.” The song is no “Run” but it still rings sounds of beauty through out.

  So after the two listens we gave Echo we’re left feeling unsatisfied. There are songs on the album that will suffice but nothing too special. Let’s just say that if this was her debut album she would not be the worldwide success she is now. It would not be completely ethical to consider this a sophomore slump but at the same time people will not be so quick to say that she is the next Mariah Carey and for GOOD reason.

  AUDIO REMOVED DUE TO COPYRIGHT CLAIM

  

  Albums, MUSIC

  Tagged: echo, leona lewis
  

• DANJA! Leona Explores Musical Fields + Reveals Racist Experience

  11.02.09 | No Comments

  

  Of the many songs recorded for Echo, a Danja produced song for Lewis did not make the final track list. The song entitled “Magic Touch” is a few steps outside of what we, the listeners, expect from Leona Lewis.

  GET DOWN! Way to go LeLe, you finally experimented with sounds. Unfortunately the song is too different to fit in with her very “safe” sounding album. The song is different for Lewis as well as Danja. There is a retro vibe to it; that sort of shoulder movement as you lean back and forth type of funk. Pretty vintage-snazzy, don’t ya think?

  Leona Lewis – Magic Touch

  Recently, Leona Lewis opened up about her encounter with racism a few months ago whilst shopping with her Guyanese-born father, Joe.
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  MUSIC, Music Media, NEWS, Unreleased

  Tagged: danja, leona lewis, magic touch, racism
  

• Leona Lewis Lost Then Found… One Republic

  10.30.09 | 1 Comment

  

  This week has been pretty good for leaks because we have a new one from Leona Lewis’ Echo. “Lost Then Found” is the other Ryan Tedder produced track on the album and features Tedder and his mates, One Republic.

  The chemistry between Tedder and Lewis has yet to be recreated since “Bleeding Love” but this is certainly many steps above “Happy.” The piano progression, strings and bass riff makes for a very good pop ballad. Lewis’ and Tedder’s back and forth vocals in high pitch form is some nice ear candy. Echo is in stores November 13, 2009.

  The song we are really waiting for is track #10, which is a cover of Oasis’ “Stop Crying Your Heart Out.” Her cover of Snow Patrol’s “Run” receives endless love from us so we’re looking forward to this new cover.

  Leona Lewis – Lost Then Found feat. One Republic

  

  MUSIC, Unreleased

  Tagged: leona lewis, one republic, ryant tedder
  

• Album Previews: Ryan Leslie, Amerie, & Leona Lewis

  10.23.09 | No Comments

  September to November always seem to be one the better times of the year for album releases. From the hotly anticipated GaGa re-release to the top secret Rated R, album sales will be brought back to life. Below, are not any of the releases mentioned previously but are some previews of some pretty hot ones. You have Ryan Leslie’s Transition, Amerie’s In Love & War, John Mayer Battle Studies and Leona Lewis’ Echo.

  

  Okay, you have Rihanna’s Rated R which is probably the most anticipated album this quarter of the year and then you look at the other end of the spectrum then there’s Leslie’s Transition. It just seems that absolutely no one is interested in this album but that’s to be expected when you’re dealing with a mature and classy guy. Leslie is talented and it shows from the preview clips. The music is signature R. Les; lots of mid-tempos, keyboards and synths. If you haven’t picked up his debut album yet, go out an get Ryan Leslie. PRE-ORDER HERE.

  PREVIEW HERE

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  Albums, MUSIC

  Tagged: album preview, amerie, echo, in love and war, leona lewis, ryan leslie, transition
  

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