Leigh-Anne on Going Independent and Her Debut Solo Album: "You're Not Going to Tell Me the Kind of Artist I Should Be. I Know Who I Am"

Leigh-Anne on going independent and her debut solo album: "You're not going to tell me the kind of artist I should be. I know who I am"

Leigh-Anne Pinnock didn’t name her debut album ‘My Ego Told Me To’ on a whim – it’s a real statement of intent from the Little Mix singer-turned-solo star. Last year, after releasing a string of singles and her 2024 EP ‘No Hard Feelings’ with major label Warner, Leigh-Anne had an “awakening” that changed her career trajectory. “I knew I needed to leave my label and go independent,” she tells NME when we meet at her publicists’ office in East Lon…

Leak Preview: Leigh-Anne – My Ego Told Me To

My Ego Told Me To is the new solo album by British singer-songwriter Leigh-Anne. It marks the former Little Mix star’s first solo full-length project since the girl group entered a hiatus in 2022. The album’s lead single, “Been A Minute” wwas quickly followed by the following single, “Burning Up”. The third single, “Dead and Gone” featured an elaborate revitalization of her Instagram account to mirror the song’s concept of burying her old self. …