Idolator | by Chris Molanphy | Fri, Mar 21
Fri, Mar 21
British belter Leona Lewis hurtles 13 spots to No. 8 on Billboard's Hot 100 with "Bleeding Love." Already dubbed "the next Mariah Carey" by multiple news outlets since winning British television's The X Factor last fall, Lewis is now clearly making a fast break for No. 1 in America. And she's d...
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18 Months Ago,
Chris Molanphy from Idolator says
(in The Followup Conundrum: At Midyear, Big Hits Are One-Offs)
That would be Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love," the neo-diva ballad that's outlasted anything her role model Mariah Carey has released so far this year. According to Nielsen SoundScan, which released its (mostly dismal) midyear report this week, Lewis' smash is the top-selling single for...
20 Months Ago,
Chris Molanphy from Idolator says
(in Forever Leavin' Pork & Beans: Big Chart Moves By Summer Single Contenders)
Each time "Bleeding" has hit No. 1, there's been a sales-related deus ex machina assisting it. The first time, it was Oprah (now that's a deus!); the second time, the release of Lewis' album and the attendant hype surrounding it. This time, it's Lewis' performance of the song on last week's Am...
21 Months Ago,
Chris Molanphy from Idolator says
(in The Main Event: Original Diva Battles New Diva For No. 1)
Boosted by the U.S. release of her debut album, Leona Lewis rides her biggest week of digital sales yet (223,000 downloads) to recapture the top slot on the chart with "Bleeding Love." Back in March, when the song first rose to No. 1, we snarked about the power of Oprah to make this British realit...
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Chris Molanphy from Idolator says
(in Lils Mama And Weezy Make Big Moves, Shake Up Top 10)
It's somehow poetic that "Apologize" finally exits the Top 10 in the first chart following the onset of spring. But over at OneRepublic headquarters, they're still popping the bubbly: lead singer/songwriter Ryan Tedder cowrote "Bleeding Love," Leona Lewis's new No. 1. (The other writer...
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