Leigh-Anne Pinnock reveals that she has left record label Warner while teasing new music as an independent artist in collaboration with Virgin

Leigh-Anne Pinnock has revealed that she left her record label Warner Music Group while teasing new music this week.

The first Slight mix Star, 33, signed at Warner as a solo artist in 2022 and released her EP the following year, no hard feelings.

But her solo career got stuck after Warner ‘would not pay for a music video’ for her last single after she reportedly ‘made an impression’ with her other songs.

More than a year later, Leigh -anne has revealed that she will return to music this summer – and it seems that she does this independently with the help of Virgin.

In a new clip that teases the music, the hand of Leigh -anne was seen in addition to a record player who had written ‘Virgin Music Group’ on it, which suggests that she has made the switch to the label – who works as a partner of independent artists.

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Leigh-Anne seemed to confirm that she had made the label switch earlier this week in a voting note on her Discord channel when she discussed ‘the process of changing over’, and she replied ‘let’s do this’ to Virgin when they commented on her music announcement.

In a further hint that she became an independent artist, Leigh-Anne endorsed the Music Teaser Clip: “Control looks good …”

On Saturday Leigh-Anne shared a collection of Snaps from the studio, as well as a selfie where she wore a cheese-like grin. She said the selfie “what freedom looks like”.

She also doesn’t seem to follow Warner’s head of artists and repertoire Karen Kwak on Instagram. It is unknown whether she followed her in advance.

Leigh-Anne seemed to confirm her label change on Discord and said to say: ‘Seriously guys I wanted to tell what happened, but yes, it is clear that the process of switching has been … Yes, that is what clear time has taken.

‘But yes, we are clear that we are here, you have to stay with me, it is coming. But I just wanted you to know that it will be a Leigh-Anne summer and you better be ready. ‘

MailOnline has approached representatives for Leigh-Anne for comment.

Earlier this year it was reported that the singer’s debut album was only a few weeks away after the break since the release of her EP.

A source told Sun: ‘The Leigh-Anne album is almost complete and now it’s all about planning the coming year.

‘She is extremely proud of the music she has already released, but she has set a new direction when it comes to this album. Her debut single, Don’t Say Love, is unlikely that it will be on the tracklist. ‘

Last year, Leigh-Anne brought a new solo -single, Stealin Love, Allegedly her record label would ‘not pay for a music video’.

At the time, the singer announced that she would drop five new songs ‘that fit together in their own world’.

But insiders revealed that her label Warner Records did not approve a video at the release after she ‘did not impress’ with Solo -Singles Don’t Say Love and My Love.

Allegedly Leigh-Anne had to put her own money in her solo career after she had not protected the ‘financial support she had hoped for’.

A source told The Mirror: ‘There was so much excitement around Leigh-Anne’s solo career, but that seemed to decrease after the first two songs.

‘Warner Stop Backed says no love for her debut, but was disappointed about how it was mapped. The same was true with my love.

‘There is no doubt that Leigh-Anne is a huge talent and solo success can take time to build.

‘But lately she has difficulty getting the financial support she had hoped for – to the extent that she even contributed to the campaign. And now her newest song, Stealin Love, is released without a video. ‘

Leigh-Anne Her solo career launched in June 2023 after Little Mix went in their individual directions.

The band announced their split in December 2021, when they revealed that the trio would take a break after 10 ‘great’ years together.

Since the split, bandmate Leigh-Anne has started a successful solo career and he even received Glamor’s Musician of the Year Award last October.