After parting ways with Simon Cowell’s record label last year, Leona, 30, went straight back into the studio instead of slamming the 55-year-old in interviews.
While it was Leona’s decision to leave Syco, it’s been claimed that she was pushed to her limits while working with the label.
A source told The Sun: “It’s no exaggeration to say that Leona was driven to the depths of despair by the end of her time signed to Syco.
“Some of the lyrics sound as if she’s talking about a break-up from a boyfriend, but they’re actually about leaving Simon. It had a huge impact on her life and for the first time she’s not scared to say what she thinks through her music.”
Hackney-born Leona announced last year that she’d signed to Island Records and it’s been alleged that, in contrast to her music with Syco, she has full creative control.
The source continued: “She had already written most of the album with her songwriting partner Toby Gad before she signed the deal with Island. She knew Syco would never have let her release these songs.”
Leona will perform her new material for the first time at a secret event in London tonight.
We can’t wait to hear it!