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Post by Envoirment on Dec 19, 2014 8:30:24 GMT -5
The song is called "Fiire Under My Feet" and is the lead single for Europe.
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Post by Envoirment on Dec 19, 2014 9:58:32 GMT -5
Tweets like these make me so excited!
P.S: She worked with Biffco for some of the album.
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Post by #LisaRinna on Dec 19, 2014 10:10:55 GMT -5
I use the snippet! Come through a bit.
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Dec 19, 2014 12:15:24 GMT -5
When will she do it in the U.S.?
Ngl, I will say Echo is a FLAWLESS album. I don't think there is a bad song on there. I am obsessed with Can't Breathe though. I geek whenever it comes on. It's...for lack of a better word...EPIC. Also, Happy is beautiful and Lost and Found is just...perfect.
I met someone in London who worked with her (not sure if I mentioned this or not) and said that her biggest problem is she is too nice and too regular. Extremely talented and down to earth but missing something which is why she isn't a star. It's sad that people need to have an oversized personality to get attention in this industry.
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Post by Envoirment on Dec 19, 2014 13:27:07 GMT -5
When will she do it in the U.S.? Ngl, I will say Echo is a FLAWLESS album. I don't think there is a bad song on there. I am obsessed with Can't Breathe though. I geek whenever it comes on. It's...for lack of a better word...EPIC. Also, Happy is beautiful and Lost and Found is just...perfect. I met someone in London who worked with her (not sure if I mentioned this or not) and said that her biggest problem is she is too nice and too regular. Extremely talented and down to earth but missing something which is why she isn't a star. It's sad that people need to have an oversized personality to get attention in this industry. Apparantly they're going to focus on the US first. It's definitely getting a US release. And her personality isn't the reason. Her shit label that she's now left was the reason. They essentially moved on to other acts and left Leona floating. She's since left after completing her contract and is with a great label/has a great team which should see her being successful once again, which I'm really excited for!
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Dec 19, 2014 13:31:45 GMT -5
A major or independent?
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Post by Envoirment on Dec 19, 2014 17:46:21 GMT -5
She also changed management from Modest to Red Light Management and has Seb Webber as her new manager who has previously managed Adele/MIA/Radiohead and has a bunch of other accolades under his belt.
I'm expecting great promotional oppotunities. Leona's been doing a lot of private gigs over the last year (Her minimum price for a performance is ~$100,000 and I know that for some events she's been payed more than that), so the money is there.
2015 is going to be a good year for Leona.
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Post by hitseeker. on Dec 19, 2014 17:52:54 GMT -5
Snippet of a song: www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153836006112619I am slayed. Her voice, her confidence, that song. Omg and to think she has 5 strong potential singles and this is just one of them. I am so excited for this album. I can't stop playing that snippet it's FIRE! I am officially, and utterly, slayed! :O The melody and her voice sound amazing, can't wait to see what she's giving us this time around!
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Post by Dreams on Dec 19, 2014 18:59:38 GMT -5
When will she do it in the U.S.? Ngl, I will say Echo is a FLAWLESS album. I don't think there is a bad song on there. I am obsessed with Can't Breathe though. I geek whenever it comes on. It's...for lack of a better word...EPIC. Also, Happy is beautiful and Lost and Found is just...perfect. I met someone in London who worked with her (not sure if I mentioned this or not) and said that her biggest problem is she is too nice and too regular. Extremely talented and down to earth but missing something which is why she isn't a star. It's sad that people need to have an oversized personality to get attention in this industry. I like Echo, I think it's better than her debut (she's gotten progressively better with each album IMO). "Broken" is my favorite song on that album; I love when she cries out "Save me!" and the song is a excellent vocal overall. "Don't Let Me Down," "Alive," "Can't Breathe," "Stop Crying Your Heart Out" and "Fly Here Now" (a bonus track) are my favorite songs. The only thing that record is missing is few uptempos. I think what killed that era was "Happy" as the lead single. I'm talking about the US, by the way, because "Happy" did reasonably well overseas. To me that song always sounded like a (weaker) "Halo" knock-off. It's mind-boggling, and sad, how she went from having one of the biggest #1's of 2008 to flopping within a year basically. I don't know that her personality plays a big part in how her momentum nosedived. Taylor Swift comes across as a goody two-shoes as well, and she's reigning in this industry. I agree with Envoirment that promo and management were more likely at fault. I hope she can get success again.
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Post by toomuchboy on Dec 20, 2014 18:22:34 GMT -5
I was always surprised that "Happy" didn't do well, considering it was the main reason I bought Echo. Her first album disappointed me at the time because I only liked the singles and I had decided not to buy the next, but I liked "Happy" too much not to give in. Strange that the U.S. didn't take to it.
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Post by tamed09 on Dec 20, 2014 19:03:19 GMT -5
I'm so ready for this album! She is finally I'm the right space to deliver!
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Post by kmbgs on Dec 22, 2014 22:05:37 GMT -5
My Hands and I Got You were absolute smashes. Happy was DOA though and should have never been released
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Post by popbox on Dec 23, 2014 3:55:52 GMT -5
I always thought Broken was a sleeper ballad smash in the waiting on Echo. Never got any attention at all though unfortunately.
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Post by Envoirment on Jan 7, 2015 13:46:06 GMT -5
A fan who has connections with people who work with Leona and who has been reliable time after time has told us fans this:
Album is finished and the label is currently deciding on the lead single - with 6 songs in the running for lead single in the US/UK/Europe.
WOW the album must be very strong if 6 songs are in the running for the lead single!
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Post by Juanca on Jan 7, 2015 14:04:34 GMT -5
I've probably already said this many times in this thread... But Leona's floppage was due to a horrible single release strategy. She had a lot of potential after Better in Time, but the label inexplicably chose I Will Be as the third single. It was the third slow tempo song in a row!!! And much weaker than the previous two. The video, despite its big budget, seemed more like a joke with Leona's bad dramatic sort-of acting. Horrible combo which led to an understandable disappointment. The label sat on the U.S. Radio ready single Forgive Me, which featured commodity star of the year, Akon, with a cute video that even had her dancing and would've showed diversity in her catalog. The label also sat on her cover of Run, which had lots of hype everywhere (and IMO is one of the best covers of the decade). People were getting tired of the one-trick pony (no pun intended) that was Leona, but the label still decided to go with Happy -ANOTHER BALLAD!!!!- as the lead single of Echo. I liked it but it didn't have enough power to be a successful lead single. I still think she's a viable artist. She's had many gems and her covers are always so good that take the songs to new levels. Was her dance record ever released or promoted? I still have Collide in my iPhone :) if only drama queen Avicii had played nicer (so much complaining when he doesn't feature anyone lol). I haven't heard the snippets, but I'll do ASAP. I'm looking forward to a Leon's comeback!
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Post by Envoirment on Jan 9, 2015 17:51:18 GMT -5
Was her dance record ever released or promoted? I still have Collide in my iPhone :) if only drama queen Avicii had played nicer (so much complaining when he doesn't feature anyone lol). I haven't heard the snippets, but I'll do ASAP. I'm looking forward to a Leon's comeback! "Collide" was released/pushed in the UK and charted at #4 and also made it to #1 on the US dance chart and a remix of the song was nominated for a grammy. Since then she's had two more albums. One of which was handled horrible, that being Glassheart and then her Christmas album Christmas, With Love which did quite well in the UK and spawned the UK hit single "One More Sleep" which looks to be on its way to becoming a Christmas classic in the UK (it charted originally last year peaking at #3, but then re-charted for 4 weeks this year during the Christmas period just gone). The Christmas album finished her contract off with Syco/Sony/RCA and has since signed and new contract with Island Records/Universal. She has a new team around her and things seem like they'll go really well for her next studio album.
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Post by Envoirment on Jan 11, 2015 14:05:39 GMT -5
Deadline is Friday at the label to pick the lead single (and to sort out other things), so we'll likely get an announcement after then. They're focusing on the UK first so hopefully once they pick the lead single they'll send it to UK radio for the following Monday and premiere it then. I'm so excited that it's just a matter of a couple weeks and then everything will life off the ground and get going!
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Post by Envoirment on Jan 19, 2015 13:32:44 GMT -5
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Post by Envoirment on Jan 30, 2015 9:55:28 GMT -5
LinkWith the album finished, this is likely for the lead single! It's close!
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Post by Envoirment on Feb 6, 2015 14:42:47 GMT -5
Leona's Vevo page has been updated (the banner/profile pic) and Leona confirmed herself that they're planning for a summer release. Cannot wait, things seems so close!
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Post by leonagwen on Feb 6, 2015 23:35:22 GMT -5
First it was supposed to come out early this year.Now it's coming out in the summer? The summer is anywhere between June and September.So when is the first single coming out?
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Post by tamed09 on Feb 6, 2015 23:38:27 GMT -5
She said last night at Essence that its her best work and she can't wait for it to come out. They had a lifestream on essence website.
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Post by Envoirment on Feb 12, 2015 10:27:55 GMT -5
First it was supposed to come out early this year.Now it's coming out in the summer? The summer is anywhere between June and September.So when is the first single coming out? The album was never planned for the new year, it was purely speculation by fans. We had an industry insider tell us summer 2015 in late November and Leona confirmed it last week - so there hasn't been a delay. We'll likely get some news soon - if we don't get any by mid-late March I'll be a little worried. Either way super excited!
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Post by Envoirment on Feb 13, 2015 15:45:52 GMT -5
Leona's website has updated: leonalewismusic.com/And they also unlocked the clip of "Fire Under My Feet" Leona posted on facebook on her personal youtube channel leonalewis (not her vevo account) so things look like they're moving along!
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Post by Envoirment on Feb 16, 2015 14:34:25 GMT -5
Leona posted a video of her in the studio and she sounds/looks stunning: www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10154005849882619The last section of the video hinting that she's going to drop some news for us soon. Ah can't believe everything is starting to get into motion, so excited!!
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Post by Future Captain on Feb 18, 2015 7:19:02 GMT -5
Wow, seems like Leona will be back real soon. I really like her music, and she look gorgeous.
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Post by Envoirment on Feb 19, 2015 19:18:01 GMT -5
The album is called I Am and is currently slated for July. "Fire (Under My Feet)" is the lead single and there's apparantley going to be a live video and normal video for it - with Leona recording the live video earlier today. Also two album track titles: I Am Thank You Cannot wait for the album ^_^
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Post by leonagwen on Feb 19, 2015 21:15:24 GMT -5
Wooh I'm getting excited!!! We now know the lead single and the album title.
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Post by Envoirment on Feb 26, 2015 12:10:36 GMT -5
LinkRadio premiere of the single looks likely in 2-3 weeks time!!!! So excited!!
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