DOWNLOAD Leona Lewis, I Will Be MP3

Leona Lewis’ “I Will Be” mp3 is ready-made for touching awards show moments, or emotional on-screen montages. A spare piano introduction blossoms into an arrangement buoyed up by strings and then drums and guitar, with delicate vocals that take flight on the chorus. If this song is any indication, another Simon Cowell protégé will become a major hit maker.

Leona Lewis is terribly original. In fact, if you blank for a moment on who you’re listening to, it may take a minute to remember that it’s Lewis. She sounds very much like plenty of other latter-day R&B divas: There’s a little Mariah Carey, a bit of Christina Aguilera, maybe some Alicia Keys, even a hint of Whitney Houston. But then again, all of these ladies have done pretty well, so Leona probably wouldn’t mind being in their company.