Leona is big at the moment, so some artists will bash her just to make headlines. It's probably desperation for exposure or bitterness/jealousy that made them say this. Or both.
They may not like her, but to say she's talentless and state it as fact is ridiculous whether they like her or not, just because she's not to their tastes. For someone so talentless, she's done very well for herself without having to run off to the press and bash other artists for a bit of attention, like they have. In fact, she praises other artists and has never had a bad word to say about anyone else, even Jamelia, who has bashed her on more than one occassion.
The "really bad record" in question they referred to has had massive worldwide success, so their must be something good about it.
They said she can't write her own songs, which only shows they don't know what they're talking about. She had written lots of material before even enterting the X Factor, wrote lots of material for her current album as well, collaborating with different producers, and she has writing credits on the album.
I'm pretty sure she's said she can play the piano and is learning to play the guitar (or vice versa). So again, they don't know what/who they're talking about when they say "she can't play anything". Even if she couldn't play instruments, she still has a fantastic voice and that's the reason why she's built up the support she has.
"The frontman also attacked the nu-rave scene,
claiming that it had no relevance to genuine dance music fans" And what does he mean by that? Music is subjective, people's tastes vary, who is he to decide what is genuine dance music and what isn't, or who is a genuine fan or who isn't? Silly music snob.
Sorry to type so much, but I am a fan so I had to go on a bit of a rant.
