Leona Lewis - Timbaland Makeover

Leona Lewis has decided to take a new direction on her music by working with Timbaland. She'll be taking a step back from her famous ballads, and head towards dance music instead.

Timbaland is exciting about the project and looks forward turning Leona into an American R&B star in the likes of Beyonce and Rihanna.

“Timbaland can’t wait to work with Leona and make her feisty like Beyonce Knowles and Rihanna. “The ballads will still be there but the tracks will be racier and there’ll be dance floor anthems too.”

Other artists such as Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, and Michael Jackson are also eager to work with the X Factor winner.

According to a source, Michael “…hasn’t approached her yet but he’s a big fan of everything she has achieved. She’s massive all around the world and he feels this duet would give both their careers an even bigger boost.”

New Leona Lewis Video - "I Will Be"

The video for Leona Lewis' new song "I Will Be", just premiered.

Leona plays a criminal who gets arrested by an NYPD officer, played by Cedric Darius. In addition, "Gossip Girl" star Chace Crawford makes a cameo as her lover.

"I Will Be" is Leona Lewis' cover for Avril Lavigne's 2006 ballad of the same title. It serves as the third U.S. single from her debut album "Spirit".

Leona Lewis - On the Set of "I Will Be"

Leona Lewis recently shot the video for her new single “I Will Be” with “Gossip Girl” star Chace Crawford. The song is off the deluxe edition of her debut album Spirit, available February 3rd in the U.S. Look for the video’s premiere next week.

The “Bleeding Love” singer sure is into drama, in her new video she gets arrested!

Mariah Carey, Leona Lewis - Broadway Show?

Mariah Carey wants Leona Lewis to play her in a proposed Broadway musical about her rise to stardom.

If chosen, Leona would portray Mariah, the first artist to have her first five singles top the US Billboard 100 chart, from her discovery at age 20.

“Mariah’s not sure if she’ll star in it herself. If she doesn’t, names being tossed around include High School Musical star Vanessa Hudgens and Desperate Housewife Eva Longoria. But Mariah secretly likes the idea of Leona Lewis playing her,” one spy whispered to Britain’s Daily Mail early Wednesday.

“Not only is she exotic, she’s the only one who they reckon would be able to tackle Mariah’s eight-octave vocal range.”

A spokeswoman for the diva confirmed: “Mariah is in talks for a Broadway musical to be made about her life in 2009.”

Theater bosses are hoping to have the production ready later this year.

Leona Lewis Tops This Year's iTunes Best Sellers

Leona Lewis has this year's top selling iTunes song with "Bleeding Love."

Coldplay came in second place, then Flo Rida with "Low", Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl" followed, and finally Rihanna came in fifth place with "Disturbia".

In regards to albums, Coldplay topped the list, then Jack Johnson with "Through the Static", the Juno soundtrack, Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter III, and finally Sara Bareilles with "Little Voice".

"Bleeding Love" U.S Version:




"Bleeding Love" UK version:

New Leona Lewis Video - "Run"

Here's the video for Leona Lewis' new single "Run". It's a cover of the original song by UK band Snow Patrol, and will be available for download on November 30th.

In other Leona Lewis news, President elect Barack Obama's team is currently in talks to having Leona sing at his inauguration on January 20th.

“Various inquiries have been made to Leona’s people about her availability on January 20,” an insider tells Britian’s The Sun.

“She’s had such a successful past year that joining in the festivities in Washington would be the icing on the cake for her.”

“Her team are going through her diary at the moment….They’re certainly not averse to shifting things around to accommodate any celebrations for Obama.”

Leona Lewis "Spirit: The Deluxe Edition" Promo Pics + "Forgive Me"

Here are some brand new snapshots of Leona Lewis, which will serve for her upcoming album, "Spirit: The Deluxe Edition."

Leona will also go back to where she started and perform on the "X Factor" on November 15gh. She will perform "Forgive Me"

Leona Lewis - No Live Tour Until 2010!

Many of you might wonder why Leona Lewis hasn't scheduled a tour yet, well unfortunately she won't be touring until 2010!

The bleeding love singer has decided to record a second album before touring.

“Live tour will probably come the year after next. Next year is album. Album then tour.”

Leona will collaborate with new bands on her second album, however hasn't revealed any names yet.

“You'll find out soon enough, it's a different direction. There'll be ballads too. That's my thing. But it'll have a bit of an edge to it. It's always good to keep it fresh and try new things.”

I sure hope she tries new things, I just can't hear "Bleeding Love" anymore, she has to go in a completely direction on her next album!

New Leona Lewis Video - "Forgive Me"

"Forgive Me" is Leona Lewis' new single and video. It was produced by Akon and is a nice change from her usual ballads. It's an upbeat pop song, which will surely be a success on the U.S. and European charts. It's also the first time that Leona's doing choreography, enjoy!