Leona Lewis makes waves in the Ethan Lader-directed video for “Collide,” the first single from her upcoming third album Glass Heart. The big-voiced diva hits a Southern California beach with her friends in the summery visuals, performing the Avicii-borrowed dance tune on the sandy shores. The British beauty lights up the screen in a polka dot bikini top while splashing in the water with a hunky male co-star. The festivities continue at night as fireworks shoot across the sky. Soak up the final days of summer in the feel-good video.

Leona Lewis (Getty)The lovely Leona Lewis is a vocal animal rights supporter, so of course she attended the 25th Anniversary Genesis Awards hosted by the Humane Society on Saturday.

Lewis, who has been experimenting with fashion design of late, took to the red carpet in a dress appropriate for the evening's theme. Her one-shouldered black frock featured a horse's face painted on the bodice in white, with a fringe up the neckline fashioned to look like a white and gray mane.

It's safe to say this is Leona's own design. Do you think it works on the animal rights crusader? Or should she just quit horsing around (please pardon the obvious pun)?

Christina Aguilera is gearing up for a powerhouse tour that will feature not one, but two of music’s biggest voices.


The pop superstar, who releases her new album Bionic on June 8, has announced dates for a 20-city North American trek, which kicks off July 15 in Uncasville, Conn., and winds down August 19 in Irvine, Calif.

Her labelmate Leona Lewis will also appear on all North American dates, for which tickets go on sale to the public beginning May 21. All fans who purchase tickets at LiveNation.com through June 4 will receive an email to download Aguilera’s new album on June 7, the day before it hits stores.

Christina Aguilera North American Tour Dates

July 15 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
July 17 – Darien Center, NY – Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
July 18 – Bristow, VA – Jiffy Lube Live
July 20 – Toronto, ON – Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
July 22 – Camden, NJ – Susquehanna Bank Center
July 24 – Detroit, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
July 25 – Chicago, IL – First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
July 28 – Wantagh, NY – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 30 – Holmdel, NJ – PNC Bank Arts Center
July 31 – Boston, MA – Comcast Center
August 3 – Pittsburgh, PA – First Niagara Pavilion
August 5 – Atlanta, GA – Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
August 7 – West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatre
August 8 – Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
August 10 – Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center
August 12 – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
August 14 – Phoenix, AZ – US Airways Center
August 15 – San Diego, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
August 18 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre at Mountain View
August 19 – Irvine, CA – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

The touch, the feel of…Leona Lewis. The British songstress opens her closet for the Cotton campaign. Leona, who describes her style as “feminine, romantic, and punky,” dons fashionable cotton attire by Dries Van Noten, Marc Jacobs, and Alexander McQueen, while working in a design studio, grooming a horse, and going to the opera in the new television spot. Watch “The Fabric of My Life” commercial and download the song below.

Leona Lewis has got your back in the Dave Myers-directed video for “I Got You,” the second single from her sophomore album Echo. The storyline follows several couples as they deal with the ups and downs of relationships, and was filmed in Venice Beach, Calif.

Poor Leona Lewis. A few months ago a fan punched her in the face at her book signing, and then just a day before New Year's Eve, she took a tumble off her horse in L.A. and has been spotted hobbling around on crutches. The hits just keep coming! At least her music career really took off in 2009.

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She wasn't seriously injured from the fall, but the songstress was apparently thrown from the horse when it took off into a speedy gallop. A friend of hers said (via Perez Hilton): "Leona was riding the day before New Year's Eve and fell off when the horse started galloping too fast. It was pretty scary. She had quite a tumble."

Sources said she is doing well, and will get right back up on the horse -- once her boo-boos have healed.

Jennifer Lopez kicked the naysayers to the curb in her sparkly heels with a performance of her first single “Louboutins” on “So You Think You Can Dance.” Now that's the way you perform J-Lo. It made sense this time around, she looked stunning, and the choreography was great! Mary J. Blige, Adam Lambert and Leona Lewis also performed their new singles on Wednesday’s season finale.

Rihanna, Keri Hilson, and Leona Lewis shared the stage, taking turns performing on the finale of Popstars in Germany on Thursday (Dec. 10). RiRi did “Russian Roulette,” Keri sang “I Like,” and Leona Lewis belted out “Happy.” Photos and video below.

Singer Leona Lewis was punched by a fan while signing copies of her autobiography, Dreams, at a London bookstore Wednesday.

Lewis, 24, had been signing autographs at the bookstore for about 90 minutes when "a guy came up and punched her to the side of the head," the pop star's spokesman tells the BBC. Though she didn't need to go to the hospital, Lewis was "understandably badly shaken," her spokesman says.

According to an eyewitness at the store in Picadilly, "[the attacker] walked up there with the book, she signed it and, as she looked up, he just punched her."

"She was running out with her hand over her eye," the eyewitness adds, "and I just saw a man on the floor."

Waterstone's bookstore released a statement about the incident, saying they were supporting any police investigation and thanking Lewis for her professionalism. While the singer did not need to go to the hospital, she did pull out of a scheduled appearance on BBC's The One Show that night.

Lewis recently released a new single, "Happy," from her sophomore album, Echo, due Nov. 17.

Singer Leona Lewis was punched by a fan while signing copies of her autobiography, Dreams, at a London bookstore Wednesday.

Lewis, 24, had been signing autographs at the bookstore for about 90 minutes when "a guy came up and punched her to the side of the head," the pop star's spokesman tells the BBC. Though she didn't need to go to the hospital, Lewis was "understandably badly shaken," her spokesman says.

According to an eyewitness at the store in Picadilly, "[the attacker] walked up there with the book, she signed it and, as she looked up, he just punched her."

"She was running out with her hand over her eye," the eyewitness adds, "and I just saw a man on the floor."

Waterstone's bookstore released a statement about the incident, saying they were supporting any police investigation and thanking Lewis for her professionalism. While the singer did not need to go to the hospital, she did pull out of a scheduled appearance on BBC's The One Show that night.

Lewis recently released a new single, "Happy," from her sophomore album, Echo, due Nov. 17.

New York’s Brooklyn Academy of Music was filled with D-listers, as in divas, as VH1 brought back its “VH1 Divas” telecast on Thursday (Sept. 17). The Paula Abdul-hosted show featured pairings of young divas with old-timers including Jennifer Hudson and Stevie Wonder, Leona Lewis and Cyndi Lauper, Adele and India.Arie, and Jordin Sparks and Martina McBride. Toni Braxton and Keri Hilson were among the presenters.

Leona Lewis has won talent competitions, topped the charts worldwide, and been nominated for three Grammys, and she’s setting out to do it all again.


The winner of Britain’s “X Factor” has been in the studio with Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Ryan Tedder, and John Shanks (Miley Cyrus, Ashlee Simpson), crafting the follow-up to her platinum debut album Spirit, which spawned the hit singles “Bleeding Love” and “Better in Time.” One of the contributors, Novel, spoke exclusively with Rap-Up.com about the project.

“She knows exactly what she wants,” says the multi-talented producer, who helmed “Whatever It Takes” on Leona’s breakthrough album. “She’s very strong-headed, strong-minded, but the sweetest person. I never had somebody tell me no in the nicest way. When I write something and she may not feel it, she goes [in British accent], ‘I don’t think I’d actually say that.’”

The 24-year-old songstress aims for perfection, but always keeps her cool. “She’s very calm, collected, and has swagger in a very ladylike way,” Novel discloses. “She’s one of those people that’s very particular with what she wants vocally. I don’t care how many times she does a song, if she ain’t feeling something, she’s gonna go back and sing it again. She don’t give a f**k. She’ll call you right before the song’s being mixed like, ‘I think I want to sing it again.’ And it’ll be like, ‘C’mon, you’re killing me!’”

Novel shared details on the two tracks he produced. “[John Shanks and I] did one that was an uptempo and one that was kind of a ballad that I think everybody likes a lot,” reveals the musician, whose new mixtape Suspended Animation can be downloaded here. “It’s a very heartfelt song and just talks about love and heartbreak. It’s a strong record.”

The new album will once again showcase Leona’s powerful vocals that have drawn comparisons to Mariah Carey. “The record that we did was more vocally-driven. She’s really going all out singing-wise on this one. It’s more guitar-driven from what I’ve heard, so more pop/alternative, far from urban. It’s gonna be a crazy album.”

Leona Lewis’ sophomore album is due out this fall.