British singer Leona Lewis, whose album Spirit premiered in North America at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 last year, is making her U.S. base of operations in the Hollywood Hills. That's where she has leased a sleek contemporary listed for almost $9,000 a month.

Designed for entertaining, the furnished two-bedroom, two-bathroom house has an open living room, dining room and kitchen with glass doors opening to the backyard. The palm tree-lined outdoor living space includes a plasma TV and a bar area.

FLEA LISTS HOME

ON MALIBU BLUFF

Bass guitar player MichaelBalzary, better known to fans as Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has listed his bluff-top Malibu home at $13,676,000.

With unobstructed ocean, coastline and beach views, the four-bedroom, four-bathroom house sits on two flat acres. A private road and staircase provide access to the water. The property has expansive lawns, mature trees, two guesthouses and a spa surrounded by a wooden observation deck. There's an outdoor living room, bar and dining area.

The house, built in 1980, has more than 2,700 square feet in an open floor plan. There are rough-hewn beamed ceilings and walls of glass.

He bought the home in 2006 for $9.98 million, according to the Multiple Listing Service.

Flea, 46, will be moving to a home in L.A.'s Los Feliz section that he bought a year ago.

FAMED VILLA

COMES ON MARKET

A Spanish villa that silver-screen stars CaroleLombard and William Powell once called home has come on the market at $1,395,000 in L.A.'s Whitley Heights neighborhood.

Constructed by architect-builder Bruce McCaskill in 1926, the four-bedroom, 3 ¾-bathroom house has been restored. Classic details remain throughout the house, including original ironwork and vaulted ceilings in the foyer and a grand staircase.

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