Jeff Lipsky Outtakes (x19)

Leona started the day at Westside Pavilion Mall followed by a trip to Ken Paves hair Salon on Robertson Blvd followed by a trip to the Grove. May 10, 2008. Click the pic below to view the full HQ set!

May 10 - Leona Shopping in Los Angeles (x21)

Hey Everyone,

The last two weeks have been a whirlwind. I’ve been lucky enough to visit two countries I’ve never been to before and never imagined that I would!

I headed to Australia straight from LA - it was so beautiful flying in and looking out of the plane window, what a stunning country.

I spent about a week there, it was really incredible, I went to the MTV Awards and presented an award with Brian McFadden -he was good fun. I also performed a live event for fans and media, sang on the live final of ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ (the dancers are so talented!) and also Sunrise (an early morning TV show)! It was super-busy but I got to perform for a lot of people and take my music to the world, which has always been my biggest dream!

I got to do a bit of sightseeing - I saw the famous bats in the Botanical Gardens (there are literally hundreds and they are SO big!), I did a ferry trip across from Circular Quay harbour (where the Opera House and Harbour Bridge are!) and went for a walk and dinner at Bondi. Lou was with me so it was nice to experience it together.

I can’t wait to go back to Australia and spend more time there. I only experienced Sydney on this visit but I hear the rest of the country is simply incredible!

I then flew onto Tokyo in Japan, which is where I’m currently writing!

I absolutely love it here- the people are so gracious and lovely. I’ve so enjoyed looking around and the shopping (especially in Shibuya & Harajuku!)

I’ve been fortunate enough to perform on some music shows here, Music Fair, Music Station and a breakfast TV called Mezamasshi, they were all incredible fun. I had a translator who came to all the shows with me called Hitomi, she was amazing and even taught me some Japanese words - Arigato!!!

I did a showcase in Tokyo where I performed 4 tracks - the night before there was an earthquake so we were all woken up by it at like 2am! We are staying in the tallest building in Tokyo and you could really feel it swaying! The following day there was another tremor while I was performing! Yikes!!!

I’ve had the most amazing experiences in these countries and I’m so excited about coming back and visiting more in the future, the support I have received is so overwhelming and I am so grateful and thankful to everyone who has made this trip so enjoyable.

So I now head back to LA to shoot my video for ‘Forgive Me’ - I’m not going to tell you the idea behind it, as I want it to be surprise, I’m super excited!

Luv

Leona

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Leona, 23, was sleeping in her penthouse suite at the 5-star Grand Hyatt Hotel when the tremors began.

‘Leona was really shaken up but called home to tell her family she was OK,’ a source tells the Daily Mirror.

The earthquake measured 6.8 on the Richter scale.

Source: Now Magazine

Usher’s “Love in This Club” featuring Young Jeezy climbs a notch 5-4 as Ray J & Yung Berg’s “Sexy Can I” ascends 6-5. Madonna, who is this week’s The Billboard 200 chart-topper, sees single “4 Minutes” featuring Justin Timberlake slip 4-6 as Mariah Carey’s “Touch My Body” keeps the No. 7 spot warm for a second week.

Natasha Bedingfield scores her second Hot 100 top 10 ink as “Pocketful of Sunshine” zooms up 19-8. The British singer performed the track on last week’s “American Idol,” causing a 110% jump in digital sales to make the track this week’s biggest digital sales gainer.

Meanwhile, Sara Bareilles’ “Love Song” falls 8-9 as Jesse McCartney’s “Leavin’” scores a new peak moving 14-10, his first top 10 as an artist. However, you can see McCartney’s name in association with Lewis’ “Bleeding Love,” as a co-writer of that single.

Madonna’s next single “Give It 2 Me,” produced by the diva and the Neptunes, is this week’s hot shot debut, entering at No. 57. Busta Rhymes’ and Linkin Park’s rap/rock hybrid “We Made It” starts at No. 65; the track is the first single off the rapper’s forthcoming “I’m Blessed,” due June 17.

Other debuts this week include Keyshia Cole’s “Heaven Sent” at No. 83, Augustana’s “Sweet and Low” at No. 88, Sean Kingston’s “There’s Nothin” featuring Elan & Juelz Santana at No. 92, the Ting Tings’ “Shut Up and Let Me Go” (featured in the latest iPod commercial) at No. 93, Colbie Caillat’s “Dreams Collide” at No. 96 and Miranda Lambert’s “Gunpowder & Lead” at No. 100.

James Otto scores his first No. 1 country hit on the Hot Country Songs tally as “Just Got Started Lovin’ You” rises 2-1. His previous peak on the chart was at No. 33 in 2004 with “Days of Our Lives.” The song replaces George Strait’s “I Saw God Today,” which falls to No. 2.

“Lollipop” stays put at the throne of Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for a second week and Flex’s “Te Quiero” crowns Hot Latin Songs for a fifth week. Weezer scores its third No. 1 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, as “Pork & Beans” ascends 3-1. The band’s “Beverly Hills” and “Perfect Situation” also spent time on top in 2005. Disturbed achieves a similar feat on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks as “Inside the Fire” climbs 3-1, making it the band’s second No. 1 there.

Source: BillBoard.com

April 29 - ‘Video Hits’ in Sydney, Australia (x6)

Congratulations on becoming such invalids that you have come to a point in life where you can’t even support your own website with your own creativity (not that you have any). If you appreciate our work then please feel free to leave a comment but shaming the layout with such a poor quality replica isn’t the way to go.

Strike 2.

Here comes an photoshoot which was taken back in 2006, backstage at Top Of The Pops in December, where Leona performed her #1 single ‘A Moment Like This’. Click the pic below to view the full set!

Unknown Shoot - Set 9 (x6)
‘Top Of The Pops’ Photo Session - 2006 (x6)

Credit: Aidan at the Official Forums