After a couple of earlier journeys to BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge as part of Little Mix, Leigh-Anne Pinnock has stepped out on her personal and made her solo debut on the phase. She and her former bandmates beforehand delivered covers of licensed classics and up to date hits, however Leigh-Anne put her personal twist on their Live Lounge historical past for her solo debut Tuesday (Oct. 10) by taking up a Doja Cat hit.
To introduce her cowl of Doja’s Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 smash “Paint the Town Red,” Leigh-Anne delivered a sultry rendition of the primary verse and pre-chorus of Dionne Warwick’s “Walk on By” — the tune from which Doja’s Scarlet hit sources its outstanding pattern. Leigh-Anne used that part of Warwick’s tune to transition right into a censored cowl of the primary verse of “Paint the Town Red.” Although “Paint the Town Red” is a hip-hop tune with rapped verses — in reality, it was the primary hip-hop tune to prime the Hot 100 in 2023 — Leigh-Anne employed a cadence nearer to singing than rapping.
In addition to her cowl of “Paint the Town Red,” Leigh-Anne additionally handled listeners to a rendition of “My Love,” her new Ayra Starr-featuring single. The Afrobeats-tinged observe peaked at No. 28 within the U.Ok., and served because the follow-up to “Don’t Say Love,” her garage-inflected dance-pop debut solo single.
As a member of Little Mix, Leigh-Anne has earned three entries on the Hot 100: 2013’s “Wings” (No. 79), 2015’s “Black Magic” (No. 67)” and 2016’s “Shout Out To My Ex” (No. 69). On the Billboard 200, the BRIT Award-winning lady group have charted all 5 of their studio albums, together with the highest 10 titles, DNA (No. 4) and Salute (No. 6).
Scroll as much as watch Leigh-Anne nail “Paint the Town Red,” and take a look at her profitable “My Love” efficiency under.