Anything..anywhere? Does anyone have any idea anything???

Anything..anywhere? Does anyone have any idea anything???

 

I was listening to the new song by Imagine Dragons (Thunder) and just got a sneaking suspicion we might hear something very soon. Maybe I got caught up in the idea of a collabo with the band or maybe its just my imagination, but hopefully something drops soon.

Anything..anywhere? Does anyone have any idea anything???

 

She's been in and out of the studio, but no real news or anything of note to say. Hopefully things will get rolling sooner rather than later.

She's been in and out of the studio, but no real news or anything of note to say. Hopefully things will get rolling sooner rather than later.

 

Hope so, feel like we are more in the dark than we ever have been before (and there have been many times over the years). Maybe it'll be fine and could be a good thing, who knows.

Edited May 9, 20178 yr by Karma

I think the realistic aspect, to try and bring her back into relevance, is to attempt to have her feature on songs without having it necessarily linked directly to her. Getting her on something like Clean Bandit track would do wonders for her and probably get this album off the ground.

I think the realistic aspect, to try and bring her back into relevance, is to attempt to have her feature on songs without having it necessarily linked directly to her. Getting her on something like Clean Bandit track would do wonders for her and probably get this album off the ground.

 

I don't think she's ever going to be "relevant" if you mean by that big, commercially, and I don't think she's really striving for that anymore either. Island destroyed her last hope of that with the half-arsed I Am era. The best thing to hope for her is that she can somehow release some new music, music she wants to release and it gets out there for people to hear one way or another.

I don't think she's ever going to be "relevant" if you mean by that big, commercially, and I don't think she's really striving for that anymore either. Island destroyed her last hope of that with the half-arsed I Am era. The best thing to hope for her is that she can somehow release some new music, music she wants to release and it gets out there for people to hear one way or another.

 

I think she could still have success though - not huge success ala Spirit/Echo, but have albums go silver. She's been working with Kygo and has worked with Alesso in the studio. She certainly seems to be working with a lot more people than previously. Hopefully she'll be working with Ryan Tedder - both said they would love to work with each other again.

 

I think a classical album could do very well with a Q4 release and some decent promo. Her "Ave Maria" is so beautiful, it would be great to have her release and promote an album in that vein. Leona has said she would love to do a classical album in the future. So hope that comes into fruition at some point!

I think the realistic aspect, to try and bring her back into relevance, is to attempt to have her feature on songs without having it necessarily linked directly to her. Getting her on something like Clean Bandit track would do wonders for her and probably get this album off the ground.

 

This is exactly what it is, and has been for a while. She needs to be featured on songs - with a voice like Leona i'm sure loads of current, relevant artists would still like to work with her. If the Kygo song is released, that could be really exciting.

Agree on Clean Beandit hopefully she releases a first single with them so she could be current and featuring on radios , and despite beinge a feature she will mostly be her song and be recognize, since CB only does the instrumental. These days is so hard for eveyone including the major pop stars, and they should get the first single right this time since she will have coverage and buzz on that. If the first single does not catch in my opinion she should not release a second but just wait a few months and then release another. Plus it would be risky as hell if she releases a single without any relevant feature on it.

Edited May 11, 20178 yr by pes

As much as I love Ave Maria, I really hope Leona does not do a classical album. I am sure it would do well in a mothers day bargain bin but doubt it would give Leona much credibility (at a time when the public aren't giving her much). Would be nice to see her do some performances with classical acts though.

 

Features are definitely the way forward at this point to create a bit of buzz about her vocals again. Really hoping her sessions with Kygo and Alesso have created something special.

 

I am just glad to hear Leona is in the studio and writing again.

Leona and Jermaine Dupri have both started following each other in Twitter, hopefully that means they are working together and she is heading in an R&B direction.

She posted a studio snippet on twitter:

 

https://twitter.com/leonalewis/status/867534740059897856

 

Sounds quite R&B!

I like it, I am pleased it sounds like she is heading towards an R&B direction.

Yes! R&B would be such a great direction for her.

I need sultry, sensual R&B. With all the falsettos in the world.

Another video from the studio. Like the sound of that.

 

https://twitter.com/leonalewis/status/868503917537054720

 

She has been working with Walter Afanasieff, who has done loads with Mariah and worked with Celine, Whitney and even Leona on Here I Am.

I hope she doesn't do RnB. It's such a dull style of music and tends to suck all the soul out of an artists voice. Mariah has done it and look at how her career has gone. She just needs to come up with a catchy tune. One more sleep made no3 and that was only a few years ago so she can still have some success.

I hope she doesn't do RnB. It's such a dull style of music and tends to suck all the soul out of an artists voice. Mariah has done it and look at how her career has gone. She just needs to come up with a catchy tune. One more sleep made no3 and that was only a few years ago so she can still have some success.

 

Are you really being serious about Mariah? R&B brought Mariah back in a massive way! Have you never heard the album The Emancipation Of MiMi.

 

Edited June 12, 20178 yr by Dmdr

Are you really being serious about Mariah? R&B brought Mariah back in a massive way! Have you never heard the album The Emancipation Of MiMi.

 

 

Yes, I'm being serious about Mariah. Apart from the emancipation of mimi, Mariah has experienced very little success since her change in direction and I think Leona would be in danger of similar fate. Leona has an amazing voice and needs to make use of it and RnB style wouldn't allow her to do this.

Edited June 4, 20178 yr by slowdown73

I would say with Mariah, the quality of her output dropped quite a bit after TEOM, which I would say was more of a problem than the genre of music she was making.

 

At this point in Leona's career, she needs try different sounds if she wants to regain some commercial success. This would definitely renew interest for the US fans that bought Spirit, which was mostly R&B. I expect this album to be very focused towards the US market as current UK interest is minimal. R&B is undeniably a big seller in America.