Cheryl Cole - Third album 'A Million Lights' + singles

From the press release:

Cheryl, the pop superstar returns with a new single and album this summer. Lead single ‘Call My Name’ will be released on June 10th. The single, which is written and produced by Calvin Harris, will go to UK radio on Friday 20th April at 8.10am.

The video, which was filmed in downtown LA, was directed by Anthony Mandler and will premiere on Vevo on 2nd May.

‘Call My Name’ is taken from Cheryl’s third album ‘A Million Lights’ which is released on Jun 18th through Polydor Records. Cheryl recorded the album in London, New York and LA with collaborators including Alex Da Kid, will.i.am, Lana Del Rey, Jim Beanz and newcomers Pantha and HyGrade.

‘A Million Lights’ follows Cheryl’s previous solo albums ‘3 Words’ and ‘Messy Little Raindrops’ both of which went to #1 on the album charts in the UK. Cheryl’s solo career started with the single ‘Fight For This Love’ which stormed to #1 in October 2009, it went on to top the charts in ten different countries. This was followed up by further top five singles ‘3 Words’ and ‘Parachute’ and another #1 with ‘Promise This.’

Here it is, the new single Call My Name, produced by Calvin Harris!

Oh god, please not a week of teasers ahead of Cheryl's 'Call My Name' video première on May 2nd.

Do you think this album will turn Cheryl Cole into a global superstar?

The list of people said to be involved is pretty long, but I doubt they've all come to fruition or have made the final album cut. Here's a list of rumours:

• Usher
• Christina Aguilera; rumours about a duet
• Far East Movement
• Will.i.am - 'Craziest Things' (confirmed)
• Taio Cruz
• Alex Da Kid (confirmed)
• Rihanna; rumours about a duet
• Calvin Harris (confirmed; first single Call My Name)
• Lana Del Rey has written an "urban, mid-tempo ballad" but didn't include that on her debut album 'Born To Die'
• Jim Beanz 'This Is War'
• Pantha and HyGrade.

By the looks of it, the album will be a mix of pop and dance with urban influences, not unlike Rihanna's Loud or Talk That Talk. Let's hope they spend a bit more time on crafting the album than her last one 'Messy Little Raindrops', as that just felt like b-sides and leftovers from her first album.

You can still be a global star without cracking the US (they don't really get pop anyway). Kylie's global, but had very limited success in the US.

According to The Sun, Cheryl Cole and Kylie Minogue will be performing on The Voice UK for the semi-final on May 26 and final on June 2.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...-for-stars-Cheryl-Cole-and-Kylie-Minogue.html

Do you think Cheryl will sing live on The Voice, unaided by a fat backing track?

Oh Cheryl, I know you mean well, but really?!

http://www.nme.com/news/cheryl-cole/63872

'Call My Name' comes with two b-sides, 'Make You Go' and 'Telescope'. Listen to them below.

'Make You Go' as poetic lyrics like "I'll make your jeans vibrate like a Nokia."

I quite like the sound of Telescope, it's a pretty ballad.

While unconfirmed if ‘Love Killer‘ will be featured on Cheryl Cole‘s forthcoming album ‘A Million Lights’, the new track is yet another example of Cheryl playing around with an edgier sound; this time in the form of dubstep. Listen to ‘Love Killer below’.