Sep

26

2011

Delayed: Leona Lewis To Release ‘Glassheart’ In 2012

Written by Trent | Filed under Leona Lewis

Leona Lewis will not release her ‘Glassheart’ album until early 2012. The songbird broke the news just moments ago on Facebook that she will be returning to the studio to record new material for the project, touting “inspiration” as the cause of the delay.

‘Glassheart’ was previously scheduled to debut on November 28th in the UK and December 6th in the US. The LP is preceded by the lead single, ‘Collide’, which has thus far received lukewarm reception at radio. There is still no word regarding if Lewis’ second single, ‘Trouble’, will be issued this year.

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This news is a clear indication that Lewis’ team has recognised that her audience is simply not interested in the direction in which she was heading. With ‘Glassheart’ being described as a record comprising primarily Dance-flavoured ballads, there was little chance of it making a major impact, particularly if ‘Collide’ was intended to represent the sound of the record.

However, delaying this album until early 2012 is a career suicide mission. Lewis will  be facing direct competition from Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey, both of whom are in a race to dominate the market in which she has unsuccessfully been trying to make an impact after her first album. Also, with all three women having similar sounds – where Carey is the original – Lewis’ dreary appeal will undoubtedly encounter unfavourable comparisons.

Lewis is obviously in a very perilous situation where people are not demanding her Dance releases and if she tries to revert to Pop/Soul ballads then she will be against artists who simply do them better. Still, with an astounding talent like hers, I am certain that she will find a way to succeed eventually.

The following look from Beyonce is aimed at Lewis’ team who allowed this situation to develop into such a catastrophe:

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14 Comments

1. Theresa says:

   September 26, 2011 at 2:52 pm

   Good piece.LOL @ the Beyonce GIF
2. tae says:

   September 26, 2011 at 4:00 pm

   damn that is bey? smh her ass look trannish
3. Mike says:

   September 26, 2011 at 7:13 pm

   This is actually what I was wanting. It’s too busy to release an album around Christmas, especially after being gone for awhile. Alot of artists have a few singles out before their album (Nikki, Kanye, etc) And Xtina and Mariah are no competition tbh.

   And I’m glad they’re apparently going to act like Collide never happened. Should’ve done that after the whole Avicii controversy. And Collide wasn’t what the album was going to sound like. “Trouble” was trip-hop and “Blank Page” was a “mournful ballad”. Plus the title track was amazing and I hope she still releases it eventually.
4. Bee says:

   September 26, 2011 at 10:33 pm

   “And Xtina and Mariah are no competition tbh.” – Mike

   o_O What a dumb statement to make. We haven’t even heard a snippet of any of the songs from their new albums. We do not know the names of their albums either or what their teams have planned in terms of promotion. Their last albums did poorly but that does not dictate the success (or lack their of) of the next album. If anything, it can spark a comeback.
5. X says:

   September 26, 2011 at 11:20 pm

   Xtina & Mariah are competition because ppl are anticipating a major comeback from both singers. Based on Collide’s chart run, not many ppl are checking for leona.
6. KD says:

   September 27, 2011 at 3:57 am

   LOL @ that GIF. I remember always rewinding to this point in Beyonce’s Year of 4 documentary. LOL, don’t fcuk with BEY lolz…Oh yeah, Leona…
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