Songbird Leona Lewis is renown for pairing her powerful pipes with a much more demure demeanour off-stage. However, it appears the ‘Bleeding Love’ belter is a lot freer with her words since parting ways with longtime label Syco Music recently.

In a new interview with our friends over at Digital Spy, the singer offered quite the interesting response was quizzed about the difficulty leaving the label she’s called home since winning The X Factor in 2006.

Her comments after the jump…

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Selling out stadiums may be Beyonce‘s latest infatuation, however the chart winner is smartly ensuring her face is omnipresent while “away” on her upcoming ‘On The Run Tour’ thanks to a new Toyota commercial.

As reported, the ‘Drunk In Love’ diva has teamed up with the car giant for a series of TV spots that form the ‘Get Going’ campaign. The latest, which features a florescent King B, debuted today.

Watch the 32-year-old in action below…

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R&B quartet Havok Jones step out in sonic style today, unlocking and unleashing their brand new single ‘Who You?’, featuring Young Thug!

Produced by Honorable Cnote, the edgy jam touches down in support of the ladies bid for Pop superstardom, packing a feminine grit we hope they execute just as impressively live as they do in the studio.

Check it out below…

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Hit hunter Rihanna teased a potential duet with ‘Wild‘ rapper Big Sean this month, sharing a snap of the pair together at a recording studio as she continues work on her latest studio album!

Coming after the singer cut ties with long-time label Def Jam (at which Sean is still housed), Rihanna‘s sighting with the performer precedes an intense release schedule for her current label Roc Nation, currently plotting Rita Ora‘s US chart takeover, following the success of her ‘Turn First’ sister Iggy Azalea.

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Ending months of speculation, it was today announced that Spice Girl Mel B is indeed joining the judging panel on The X Factor UK.

Details below…

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The fourth and final season of The Boondocks continues next week with another action-packed episode.

Clearly, the producers of the Adult Swim comedy are keen for the show to go out with a bang.

Check out a sneak peek at episode 9 of season 4 below…

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Marsha Ambrosius unwraps her creative box and whips out the above image today, now serving as the official album cover for her sophomore LP ‘Friends & Lovers.’

Due for release on July 15th, the project will come filled to the brim with material produced by Da Internz, Eric Hudson and Pop & Oak, all of whom will welcome the album’s June 23rd pre-order date, and its ‘Target’ edition, which will carry three additional Ambrosius jams!

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Kelly Rowland‘s glowing look and baggier ensembles of late have sparked strong speculation that she and husband Tim Witherspoon are expecting their first child together.

Fiercely private, the ‘Motivation’ maven has remained mum about about the rumors.

However, her latest Instagram post appears to be her way of addressing the chitter-chatter.

See what we mean below…

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Hailed by many as today’s answer to the late Aaliyah, the R&B force that is Mila J puckers up and plants a kiss on Usher’s ‘Good Kisser.‘

Remixing the number as she works on her debut LP ‘MILA‘, her take on the jam swings by after she wrapped her Ty Dolla $ign-led touring venture and months before the release of Usher’s latest studio album…on which ‘Kisser‘ can be found.

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Two years have passed since Monica last blessed the charts with new music.

However, it appears the R&B chanteuse is readying new material for serving sooner rather than later.

Early last month the mother of three shared a morsel of new music on Instagram. This week she returned to the platform to showcase more.

Though the song’s title wasn’t revealed, the cut previewed was produced by Mika Means and The Fat Boi.

Take a listen below…

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Following a statement from FIFA yesterday, it appeared Jennifer Lopez‘s team scored an own-goal yesterday by cancelling the diva’s performance at the World Cup Opening Ceremony.

After all, with new album ‘A.K.A’ due in stores next week, the global visibility alone is the kind of promotion most artists dream of.

Thankfully, it seems this is a memo Team J.Lo now understand. Because, in a sensational turn-around, they have confirmed that the stage blazer will indeed be living up to her billing and performing ‘We Are One (Ole Ola)‘ at the Brazilian extravaganza alongside Pitbull and Claudia Leitte.

Details below…

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Over the course of their illustrious career, TLC have been no stranger to controversy.

Last week saw the group’s surviving members T-Boz and Chilli engulfed in exactly that after an interview with an Australian news outlet seemingly saw them “take aim” at Rihanna.

In the segment that aired, the Grammy winning duo supposedly slam the Bajan star for her barely-there outfits.

Naturally, the model-with-a-mic charged back, which subsequently encouraged her fans to do the same.

The result? An onslaught of online abuse aimed at TLC by RiRi’s Navy.

Clearly exhausted by the foolery, T-Boz and Chilli sat down with Yahoo Down Under to clarify their comments – which they insist were cleverly edited and had nothing to with Rihanna at all.

The situation in their words after the jump…

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