Leigh-Anne has found her wings. Since starting her solo career in the summer of 2023, her legion of listeners have patiently waited, and now her debut solo album 'My Ego Told Me To' is finally here, dropping on Friday 20th February. She sat in on Léim Thart to fill me in on this new era, and the incoming tour which starts this April right here in Dublin at the 3Olympia Theatre!

Having released her first solo EP 'No Hard Feelings' in 2024, and embarking on her first solo tour, including 2 sold-out nights at Dublin's Academy Green Room, she has taken the music to new heights in making an album, and the tour is bigger and better than ever.

From 2011 to 2022, Leigh-Anne Pinnock was a member of global juggernaut girlband Little Mix alongside bandmates Jade Thirlwall and Perrie Edwards. With a string of hits including 'Shout Out To My Ex', 'Wings', 'Black Magic', and 'Touch', they sold over 60 million records, clocked over 12 billion streams, scored 5 UK number-one singles, and won 3 BRIT Awards, including being the first female band to win the award for Best Group in BRITs history.

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'My Ego Told Me To' Tracklist:

1. Look into My Eyes

2. Dead and Gone

3. Revival

4. Been A Minute

5. Goodbye Goodmorning

6. Burning Up

7. Most Wanted feat. Valiant & Rvssian

8. Best Version of Me

9. Me Minus U

10. Sunrise

11. You ARE a star

12. FREE

13. Tight Up Skirt

14. Talk to me nice

15. Heaven

What a year it's been for music! We've had an abundance of great tunes and albums throughout 2025, and I've wrapped it all up into this very special Best of 2025 episode taking you through the pinnacle of music this year. I'll also be joined by Jacob Alon, DUMBPHONE, Aidan Jones, George Lyons & Tebi Rex to talk through their songs which made the list.

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Listen to the Best of 2025 Shortlist HERE

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Best of 2025 Shortlist (in order of release):

MØ & Biig Piig - SWEET

Lady Gaga - Vanish Into You

Jacob Alon - Don’t Fall Asleep

DUMBPHONE - Cry In Your Sheets

Aidan Jones - Mine

PinkPantheress - Girl Like Me

GRACEY - Gimmicks

Lorde - Man Of The Year

Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

George Lyons - LOLA

CMAT - EURO-COUNTRY

Conan Gray - Eleven Eleven

Tebi Rex - And I’m Mad. (feat. Becky McNeice)

Lily Allen - Tennis

ROSALÍA - Reliquia

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My Top 10 Albums (no order)

Lady Gaga - MAYHEM

Jacob Alon - In Limerence

PinkPantheress - Fancy That

Conan Gray - Wishbone

Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

Lily Allen - West End Girl

ROSALÍA - LUX

Rose Gray - Louder, Please

Olly Alexander - Polari

Jamie Duffy - Jamie Duffy

It's been a great decade of music and community from Kildare's No. 1 inter-racial Hip-Hop duo, Tebi Rex. Since forming in Maynooth University, the pair have cultivated a community of loyal listeners who have all grown up together, sold out shows all over the place, and probably played your Fresher's Ball while they're at it.

This is their 3rd time coming onto Léim Thart, having previously chatted about their first 2 albums in 2019 and 2021. We've had a number of path-crossings over the years and I knew I couldn't let this year go by without one last episode.

2025 marked the end, with the band announcing in January that their final album 'Fin.' would be releasing this year. The album dropped in August to a huge amount of love from peers and listeners alike. Their last show takes place in The Button Factory Dublin on Monday 22nd December, last tickets on sale now.

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