Leighton Meester’s music career is undergoing a resurgence after his Los Angeles home was destroyed in the recent wildfires.
With encouragement from none other than Flavor Fluff, fans supported the Gossip Girl actress and singer by revisiting her discography, sparking a wave of support across social media and music platforms. Flavor Fluff appeared on TikTok on January 14 to spotlight Meester’s 2009 single “Somebody to Love” featuring Robin Thicke.
In the video, the Public Enemy rapper dances to the pop track and asks fans to “stream @LeightonMeester ‘Somebody to Love’ and use this song on TikTok.” He captioned the post, “Cheering up my daughter Leighton Meester and starting to help her family recover from the fire.”
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The appeal for help comes amid reports that thousands of people have been forced to evacuate due to wildfires that started last week, with Ms Meester and her husband, actor Adam Brody, among many families. It was done. The couple, who have two children, have not commented publicly on the loss of their Pacific Palisades home.
Since then, fans have responded with overwhelming enthusiasm to revisit Meester’s self-produced debut album Heartstrings, released in 2014. Meester wrote all nine songs on the record himself, and the album was produced by Jeff Trott.
The album currently ranks at No. 18 on the iTunes All-Genre Album Chart, ahead of Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” Post Malone’s “F-1 Trillion,” and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Short.”・And Sweet” and other notable releases. Her single “Your Love’s a Drug”, released in 2010, also ranked on the iTunes Song Chart.
The resurgence reflects support for fellow bushfire victim Heidi Montag, whose 10-year-old album Superficial recently topped the iTunes charts thanks to a viral TikTok campaign. I stood up.
Fluff has also helped promote Montag’s music, posting several TikTok videos with the caption, “Doing my part to make Heidi Montag #1.” Montag and her husband Spencer Pratt lost their Pacific Palisades home in a fire and turned to social media to share their journey and encourage fans to stream Montag’s music as a way to help rebuild. .
Following the success of Superficial, Montag’s album soared to number one on iTunes. To celebrate, Montag and Pratt joined Billboard’s Tetris Kelly during a TikTok livestream to discuss future plans, including new music.
“Actually, one of the most famous writers and producers contacted me and we recorded it yesterday,” Montag revealed. “They asked us not to identify who they are (…) We’re really excited and there’s a lot going on right now. We’re one of the We also want to focus our department on giving back to the community and are looking for ways to incorporate philanthropy into everything we do.”
Meanwhile, Flavor Fluff, a vocal proponent of using music as a recovery tool, also announced on January 11 that he has donated to wildfire relief efforts through a GoFundMe campaign and nonprofit organization.
He encouraged others to join his efforts, saying, “They need us right now.”
Meester’s music career includes a collaboration with Cobra Starship on the 2009 hit “Good Girls Go Bad,” a role in the 2010 film “Country Strong,” and “Somebody to Love.” ” and the release of singles such as “Your Loves a Drug.” ”
