IFPI 'monitoring Leona Lewis leak'

The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has said that it is working with record label Syco and the police to trace the supposed leak of a Leona Lewis track.

'Don't Let Me Down', believed to be produced by Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, has appeared on a number of websites.

Head of the federation's internet piracy unit Jeremy Banks said: "IFPI is working with Syco and law enforcement agencies in the US and Europe to trace the individuals who stole the Leona Lewis/Justin Timberlake track.

"The police investigation is ongoing. Such pre-release leaks, however they are sourced, are highly damaging to our members who invest considerable budgets in marketing and promoting music ahead of release."

A Syco spokesman told the BBC that the track had been stolen after the company's computers came under a "sustained attack".

"We will certainly look to bring charges against those who are responsible," he added.