They’re billing this as a sneaky move by Beyonce Knowles to steal a song meant for Leona Lewis.

Ryan Tedder wrote a song called Halo, which was supposedly agreed to be recorded by Leona Lewis. Tedder wrote Leona’s first big hit, Bleeding Love, and you may also remember him from his band, OneRepublic.

The bottom line is, Tedder’s a pretty hot songwriter.

However, according to this piece on Yahoo Music, Leona’s diary was full and she wouldn’t have recorded the song until next year:

An insider at SongBMG, Leona’s record label, said: "Leona’s diary is so rammed it didn’t look like she could record it until next year. Ryan didn’t want to hang around so he gave it to Beyonce".

So, you can understand Tedder wanting to get his music released at any cost, wouldn’t you?

I’d imagine the intricacies of professional songwriting mean that keeping the song for Leona would have meant running the risk of it getting dropped or not recorded at all.

Anyway, you want to hear the finished product? Here’s Beyonce’s version of Halo, which most people are agreed is a bit of a screechy mess compared with what Leona’s soulful voice might have sounded like. Let me know your verdict: