International pop sensation Leona Lewis had mentioned that she had begun work on sophomore studio album, but now confirms a title and release date.
Lewis will follow-up her 3-times Grammy-nominated debut, Spirit with her new album, Echo on November 17th, via J Records/Syco Music.
Although a couple of tracks have leaked from her new sessions, no official single or tracklisting has been anounced. However, it has been reported the Leona will work with Timbaland, James Fauntleroy, Ryan Tedder and Justin Timberlake.
There are also rumored cameos from Ne-Yo, Jay-Z, Will.I.Am and a host of others. Lewis has also been said to be planning a 14 month world tour for 2010.
BEYONCE LINES UP NEW SINGLE
Seems like Sasha Fierce isn’t finished promoting her album. Just after the release of “Sweet Dreams” for the summer, and wrapping up the U.S. leg of her world tour, Beyonce is already making moves to release a new single.
It seems as though “Video Phone,” produced by Atlanta native Bangladesh and co-written by Sean Garrett is slated to impact radio on September 22nd.
Not only that, but Bey will also release the platinum edition of her third studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce on her 28th birthday, September 4th.
The platinum edition will contain bonus tracks, as well as all the videos release during the promotion of this album. This lady really doesn’t know how to stop working! She will also release the DVD of her tour later this year.
JAY-Z TO PLAY MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
As originally reported by Billboard.com, Jay-Z will play a benefit concert at Madison Square Garden.
Jay will perform at the legendary venue on the release date of his album, The Blueprint 3, September 11th in New York City.
“This charity and concert encompass the true spirit of New York City,” Jay-Z commented in a press release.
“We are asking everyone to ‘answer the call’ and support and honor the families of those that lost their lives in the line of duty. There was true camaraderie and resiliency that this city showed the world in 2001, and we continue that today by taking care of our own.”
All proceeds from ticket sales and concert merchandise will go directly to the New York Police and Fire Widows’ & Children’s Benefit Fund. Though ticket sales information has yet to be announced, more information on the organization can be found here.
Video Phone YAY! Can’t wait for the vid to it
Beyonce still promoting Sasha Fierce? lmaooo she done released every song off the album. She released too many and nobody can catch up. Its some ppl I know that never knew Broken Hearted girl had a video for it.
Yeeeessss! I’ve always said “Video Phone” was my favorite track on Sasha Fierce. Didn’t think she would release it though because of the message…. I’ve been waiting to see a video for this one!
Hope it’s not low budget…. that would be a waste!
Hardest working women in the business.
Keep doing what you LOVE Beyonce !
no, no, and no
Video phone is the s&%^ in the clubs !
I hope she does a great video for this.
Bey is getting too predictable…
can’t wait for leona lewis new material….
The Michelle & Obama of the music Industry. =
Beyonce & Jay-Z
#2 SMH,
I just watched the Broken Hearted Girl video yesterday – I don’t think I knew there was one till I saw it on YouTube.
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I’m sure the “Video Phone” video will be her dancing with two other girls as usual while she wears those hip pad things and butt pads – nothing new.
—->can’t wait to see the choreography for “Video Phone”
“Video Phone” and “Smash Into You” should’ve been released as duo singles a long time ago..
yo if anyone has seen her perform “VideoPhone” in concert….its her plus the 2 sasha fierce girls. But each girl has a male partner…and they Go AWFFFF! This is by far some of her best choreography. If she makes the video just like the performance it will be NUTZ.
I love Beyonce, however i was not feeling this last album. I think she should stop promoting this album and start working on the next.
Why they keep releasing sasha fierce singles but not the real her. . ave maria wouldve been a nice one. . or maybe not.
yay! i’ve been waiting so long for “Video Phone” to come out… can’t wait! and i already knew about the Platinum Edition thing. defo getting it
i love Beyoncé! but she does work wayy too hard though. i hope she takes that 2 year vacay that she talked about before; it’s well-deserved.
II must be getting old because this just does not excite me in anyway. Good look Jigga.
@11 I COMPLETELY AGREE. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Video Phone. It Better NOT be a low budget video. the song is SEXY, Edgy and HOT. Her marketing team is to SMART, because you know shes probably gonna release another Samsung B Phone with the release of this single.
Seriously! I’m really getting tired of this wach job beYAWNce! i wish she would go some where! their shoving this bird down our throats! IM TIRED OF HEEEEEEER!!! uhg X-(
I don’t like Video Phone. Hopefully I will like the video because I wasn’t feeling the vids for Ego or Sweet Dreams.
A song about a video phone, c’mon. What is she 12 years old? You are a grown woman, geez. Can you start singing age appropriate music. Where is the growth as an artist? Tired of the same ole same ole.
Jay Z is one ugly mother F.
I love Beyonce, she is so talented. I want her to continue pursuing what she loves (however I’m not to fond of Video Phone)
I would like to hear new material from Leona. Hopefully she takes a new, fresh direction. She needs some upbeat music to fit her age group
I hate Videophone…she need to stop playing, but I ain’t mad at her. I can’t wait to hear new music from Leyona.
Not interested in Leona but or Beyonce’s video but I like how she did Video Phone on her tour tho’!!! I will be picking up that LeToya today!!!
She will never go away. You already have more money than you will even need. Pull a Maxwell and go away for a few (or several) years so that we can miss you.
Someone please find the “OFF” switch for Beyonce! This album has already flopped!
Attention whore beyonce. That girl got some BIG ASS ISSUES!
Her last single was the truth. She’s got a big ego.
@ SALI for u to call beyonce’s album a flop is dilusional. Ciara’s album is a flop, Keri Hilson, Keyshia Cole, Brandy, Brittany have all released their albums a significant amount of time after IAMSASHAFIERCE. Yet..IASF is the only one out of all those that are still in the top 30 on billboard 200. SO HOOOWW Do u explain that? Please i would really like to know.
I DO NOT LIKE VIDEO PHONE IT’S TO GHETTO
Bey has a beautiful voice and her songs are lovely. The only problem is that they are not classic and for the slower songs they lack soul and don’t move you to tears. I think her whole style in music, looks and presentation is pretty hot because she uses lots of sex appeal to sell. On the radio she sounds good, but forgetful. I hope her next project focus more on songs that have a little soul.
Can’t wait for Leona to drop.
Video Phone is hot ass garbage.
Do it Jigga!
WELL HER ALBUM IS NOT A FLOP SELLING OVER 5.2 MILLION COPIES WORLDWIDE AND COUNTING
I THINK RADIO SHOULD BE THE NEXT SINGLE
@ WTF
Her fist album was it! The second would have flopped if not for “Irreplaceable”. This last album had nothing. I don’t care what it sold. How long do you think people are going to continue to buy because of who she is. What happened to great songs!
And before people start talking about the money she made last year, PUT A SOCK IN IT!
……..Post Alexandra Burke Ft. Flo-Rida – Bad Boys. It hit UK radio play today. Hot track CL.
………Leona, good to have you back!
……BEONCE! URGG. I so wanted RADIO as the next single.
Okay so I just listened to 50 seconds of ‘Video Phone’ (couldn’t bother to listen to anymore) and I did not know that was the song played at the end of the ‘Diva’ video. The beat would be a hot ringtone – I like it but I don’t like Beyonce’s voice on the track. Maybe I’ll download the “instrumental”
DAMN! She’s milking this album to death! You can tell she wants to make it in the history books LMAO! FAIL! I’m sorry but Sasha Fierce was so bad I had to sell it! It was either that or feed it to my dog! Beyonce, you can’t break records like Janet Jackson, Madonna and Whitney Houston.
Go sit down!! People are getting tired of you!
Ugh. Why “Video Phone”? Why not, “Radio”?
As far as Jayz, he could care less about the victims of 9/11. He’s just trying to sell records. SMH.
leona looks hot in that pic!!!!
love her, her last cd was great and i know that this one will be great too…
as for beyonce..dont like the song…
i looked up what will be on the platinum edition…what the fuck? she put the songs which are those itunes songs on it! i already have them since half a year! make new songs… i only bought the deluxe edition of bday, cause it really was an upgrade to the 10 original songs…
but personally i think, she will never make a qualitative outstanding cd like dangerously in love…by the way…the beyonce side of her last one was great, but the sasha fierce side… no no
Can’t wait for Leona I ve seen Beyonce perform videophone hot mess with all her legs open disgusting wanting to see me naked and all that uurrgh no thanks
I think that she was advanced a lot of money to make this album and the videos and when it didn’t sell like she and her camp thought she had to give that money back to the record company. So now she has to recoup the advance money. Her tour did not sell the way she thought it would so she has to recoup that. There are a lot of heavy hitters coming out with stuff this year. Maxwell just killed everyone so far with his sell out tour before he even came out with a tour. Whitney’s topping charts before she even comes out with her cd. Madonna’s coming out with a cd. Mariah’s coming out with one. And her girl, just, got a gold record. She is beginning to come into her own because she has management that actually pays attention to her. The music industry is changing. It always goes through a period where you will have a few years of crappy music until the hire ups are like okay I am tired of this. So now real stuff is getting ready to come out and you are going to rely on more than just sex to sell. That is just a fact. Another fact is anyone who has bought that album has bought it already. NO one new is buying this album.
ISNT SEPT 11 THE DAY JAY RELEASES BLUEPRINT MONEY HUNGRY GREEDY ,HOW DARE HE IS ALL HIS PROCEEDS GOING TO THE FAMILIES OF 9/11 UUMM DIDNT THINK SO FOLKS SHOULD GO THERE AN PROTEST AT HIS CONNECTIONS WITH THE ILLUMINATI
Damn Beyonce, I used to love you, now I’m just sick of you. Can you just go away for a minute and stop stuffing yourself down people’s throats.
Good for Leona.. great voice..
Beyonce is a talented woman but I will always say that this last album was not that great. It had a few great moments like “Halo” and “Ego” but songs like “Video Phone” are not good, IMO! While “I Am..” has sold a few million, it fell short of what they expected. Papa Knowles had projected a big first week but it was not close to matching that.
IMO, they need to get better music for Beyonce that match her talent and hard work. They seem to have regressed in that area with this last album. I thought “B Day” was a very good album with great catchy beats but also great ballads like her cover of “Resentment”.
Anyhoo, wishing her all the best
beyonce haters have you arrived yet?
and BRIAN, aren’t you working? why don’t you stop working. the girl is a workaholic and would get the memo to rest by her fans.
if people(fans) stop listening to her CDs, stop going to her concerts and stop watching her movies, i am sure she would rest BUT till that time, she will keep on, keeping on.
@Bria
Correct, no one new is buying the album….
Someone brought up Britneys name, she has sold over 4.7 million since releasing in November without any promotion and only 4 videos. Britney has not done interviews, promoted the album, or saturated the market, and just returned from a breakdown and she still managed to sell 4.7 million… if she actually promoted it would be higher.
For Beyonce’s caliber the album flopped, the way her fans pump her up she should be selling at least 8 million right now…
BEYONCE NEEDS TO GO HIDE UNDER A ROCK, SICK AND TIRED OF THIS CHICK!
If u people hate her why read about her? I dont get it. Get that money girl . Your haters are ur biggest fans.
it is hilarious that people say “i am sasha fierce” is a flop, because if it is a flop then EVERY DAMN ALBUM by a BLACK ARTIST released this past year is a BIG FLOP since Beyonce has the highest selling album by a black artist this past year.
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apparently you think beyonce is more saturated than britney. britney who’s whole life we watch on tv like a reality show is less saturated than beyonce who we actually know nothing about her apart from her career.
i guess the one year tour that britney is on right now has not helped promote her album.
Sorry for the typos. LOL
Michael Jackson will be the highest selling artist of 2009 selling 8 million albums so far. Taylor Swift was best selling artist of 2008… Its funny how Beyonce fans dont want to compare her to other artist except for black artist. Beyonce’s album ranked #12 for Global Album sales where as Leona Lewis is #6.
Michael Jackson will be the highest selling artist of 2009 selling 8 million albums so far. Taylor Swift was best selling artist of 2008… Its funny how Beyonce fans dont want to compare her to other artist except for black artist. Beyonce’s album ranked #12 for Global Album sales where as Leona Lewis is #6.
sorry for double post
omg, Sasha Fierce was dead to me after “Diva”, the whole album fell off after that vid. Im sure video phone will be just a low budget as the rest. Beyonce needs to take a LONG vacation.
Oh damn not that song, I’ve played the hell out of the Sasha Fierce album already…not excited anymore.
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you forget that the album came out in the MIDDLE of NOVEMBER, so it was out for less than 2 MONTHS of 2008, but it STILL managed to be the 12th best selling album of 2008.
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i forgot to add that michael’s sales include ALL HIS ALBUMS including jackson 5 not just 1 album.