The Big Leona Lewis Comeback Single: Is It Above Average? (In a word: yes.)
The whole idea of 'Happy' is 'bugger this I'm off'. The song begins with Leona singing that "someone once told me that you have to choose what you win or…
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The new Shakira single: it's literally very good
A lady from Shakira 's record label came to play us the big comeback single 'She Wolf' earlier this morning, then she left the building with the CD. Fortunately we had…
It's monolithic Ryan Tedder R&B extended metaphor rock power ballad o'clock
STOP WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND READ THIS. IT IS ABOUT A VERY IMPORTANT POP RECORD. We recently wrote about Jordin Sparks' comeback single 'Battlefield' but now the song's leaked…
The new Jordin Sparks single is very good indeed.
We had a listen to the new Jordin Sparks comeback single earlier today. Here is what we have to report about the song. » It is called 'Battlefield'. » It is…
Say halo, wave goodbye (if you're Leona)
We should have posted this yesterday morning but we had other things to do. In case you haven't already come across it, here's Beyonce's version of 'Halo', the Ryan Tedder…
Beyonce vs Leona: another accidental Popjustice sort-of exclusive
There's an interesting story in The Sun today about Ryan Tedder giving a song called 'Halo' (HELLO TO YOU TOO!) to Beyonce instead of Leona. According to the story, Leona…
Things you will learn from our Ryan Tedder interview
1. He knows exactly why the lyrics to Leona's 'Bleeding Love' are so amazing 'n' unusual. 2. He has written a really brilliant song whose title begins with the letter…
Ryan Tedder interview
Ryan Tedder opens a window onto the world of 'songwriting'… Three of Ryan Tedder's songs are fucking amazing. Those songs in no particular order are 'Stop & Stare', 'Apologise' ('Apologize' for…
The Newsdump, March 20 08: from Adele going over the sea to Rihanna being the new Britney
What has been going on in the world of news? » Adele has fled the country. ('Adele Will Say Adieu To Britain' — The Sun) » Pete Doherty has spoiled what…
Leona Lewis: basically a press release presented as 'news'
And we quote… "Leona Lewis's long awaited first single, set for release in the UK on October 29th is called BLEEDING LOVE and was written and produced by Ryan Tedder in…