After just a few earlier journeys to BBC Radio 1’s Reside Lounge as part of Little Combine, 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 Reside 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 Sizzling 100 No. 1 smash “Paint the City Purple,” Leigh-Anne delivered a sultry rendition of the primary verse and pre-chorus of Dionne Warwick’s “Stroll on By” — the track from which Doja’s Scarlet hit sources its outstanding pattern. Leigh-Anne used that part of Warwick’s track to transition right into a censored cowl of the primary verse of “Paint the City Purple.” Though “Paint the City Purple” is a hip-hop track with rapped verses — actually, it was the primary hip-hop track to prime the Sizzling 100 in 2023 — Leigh-Anne employed a cadence nearer to singing than rapping.
Along with her cowl of “Paint the City Purple,” Leigh-Anne additionally handled listeners to a rendition of “My Love,” her new Ayra Starr-featuring single. The Afrobeats-tinged monitor 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 Combine, Leigh-Anne has earned three entries on the Sizzling 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 woman 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 City Purple,” and take a look at her successful “My Love” efficiency under.
