The man behind Leona Lewis's massive hit single 'Bleeding Love' says there's "a very strong possibility" he'll contribute something to the debut disc from the big-voiced Oscar winner and Idol castoff — now that Clive Davis is taking the album in a new direction. [SOURCE]According to Ryan 'Alias' Tedder, the album envisages "high-energy, beat-driven material with soulful hooks". He says of the project:
"They made half an album and ended up scrapping it. Clive — wisely, I think — said, 'No one's going to buy this. We're trying to turn her into Aretha Franklin, and that's not realistic. They scrapped a bunch of songs and started fresh".If they were realistic from the jump, a whole lot of time would would not have been wasted recording music that has no marketability factor. I do think her album is long overdue and that she should have released it during Dreamgirls hype. Still, Timbaland and Ryan Tedder is a good look for her. Although there's not that much hype surrounding her album, she has to build that hype by coming hard with the new material.
"I heard a Timbland song that was by far the best song she's done. I do wish, and I know the label wishes, that this album had come out six months ago. But Clive's smart. He didn't want to just put out a crap album just because of the momentum"
In other news, Jen is rumoured to be negotiating to star in yet ANOTHER movie role - this time it's Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys, a drama Perry wrote and will direct and star in, reports Variety. Sanaa Lathan, Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard and Rockmond Dunbar are already set for the project, which begins shooting March 2 at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta. The story focuses on two families from different sides of the tracks that become intimately involved in love and business. I guess music has come secondary to her now.
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