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Singer/actress Jeannie Ortega mentioned in a new message dedicated to her fans via her Myspace profile that she will start recording her 2^nd album very soon, and it's going to be CRAZZZY! Her debut album, "No Place Like BKLYN", spawned hits like "So Done" and "Crowded" featuring Papoose, as well as collaborations with Stargate (Beyonce, Shola Ama), Soulshock & Karlin (Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton), Lisa Simmons (Kelly Rowland, Backstreet Boys) and Dr. Luke (Avril Lavigne, Kelis), who is also working with Britney Spears on her comeback album. Hopefully Jeannie will hit the jackpot with her sophomore effort, and I wish her all the best J

Trey Songz will release his upcoming sophomore album "Trey Day" on 12^th June via Atlantic / Wea Records. The new set will be preceded by the lead single "Wonder Woman", whereas Johnta Austin (Jessica Simpson, Janet Jackson), Troy Taylor (Brownstone, Karina Pasian), Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (Mariah Carey, Chante Moore), Nate Hills (Keri Hilson, Justin Timberlake) and Bryan Michael Cox (Teairra Mari, Brian McKnight) are among the album's collaborators.

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Dreamgirls star Jennifer Hudson will start recording her debut album in March, which is one week after performing “Love You I Do” @ the Oscars on 25^th February. The track has also been nominated for best song category. As for the album, I really can’t wait to hear it, and hopefully she’ll get to hook up with the best songwriters and producers. Production team The Underdogs are definitely going to be part of the album, especially after their great success on the “Dreamgirls” soundtrack.

Clive Davis’ J Records, on the other hand, is coming out strong in the period between 2007/2008 with new albums being released by Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Mario Barrett, J. Valentine, Joi Campbell, Jazmine Sullivan, Emily King and Tamar Braxton. Whom are you looking forward to the most?

Christina Aguilera finished shooting the video for her latest single, “Candyman”, with director Matthew Rolston, who also worked on several of my favorite music videos including Salt N Pepa’s “Whatta Man” featuring En Vogue, Paula Abdul’s “Crazy Cool” and Beyonce’s “Work It Out”. Musician Linda Perry (Pink, Sugababes, Goapelle) co-wrote and produced “Candyman”, and she was also responsible for Aguilera’s previous single “Hurt”. Do you think “Candyman” will bring Christina back to the top 10 singles chart? Only time will tell!               

Here is the album cover for Joss Stone’s upcoming 3rd album “Introducing Joss Stone”, which is due 20^th March via Virgin Records. The new set will be preceded by the lead single “Tell Me ‘Bout It”, and includes collaborations with vocalist Lauryn Hill, rapper Common, as well as productions from Raphael Saadiq (Kelis, Lionel Richie, Kelly Price) and Beau Dozier (3LW, Avant, B2K).

The Clutch member Keri Hilson is going to be featured on Timbaland’s upcoming album “Shock Value” not only as songwriter (she co-wrote Timbo’s duet with Nicole Scherzinger on “Scream”), but as a performer too! The name of the track hasn’t been revealed yet, but you can tell how excited I am J

She’s also keeping herself busy by writing new songs for Britney Spears, Megan Rochell, Paula Campbell and Tank, as well as putting the final touches on her upcoming debut album (rumored to be titled as “A Perfect World” after being named initially as “Keri’d Away”), which sports collaborations with Justin Timberlake, Polow Da Don (Keyshia Cole, Mya), and Nate Hills (Nelly Furtado, Katharine McPhee), who produced the following songs for Hilson: - “Love Ya”, “Where Did He Go”, “Happy Juice” and “Hands & Feet”.

Singer/songwriter NeYo is currently putting the final touches on his next album, and he's also writing penning new hits for the likes of Nina Sky, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Trinity Stone, Karina Pasian, Enrique Iglesias and Britney Spears. He recently mentioned in an interview that "Leaving Tonight", a duet with Rihanna, is going to be released as one of the singles from his upcoming sophomore album. Me thinks that this joint will do very well on the charts cuz he and Ms. Fente make quite a team, especially after the success of "Unfaithful", which was originally offered to Rihanna's label mate Megan Rochell.

Former Brownstone member Maxee revealed to me exclusively that she and the rest of the members are likely to make a comeback very soon. Apparently Brownstone are getting lots of offers to record another album, and honestly I couldn't be happier. I'm not sure who will be the 3^rd member besides Maxee and Nicci since Mimi was forced to leave the group due to health reasons, and was replaced by Kina Cosper. Either ways, this is definitely one comeback I'm keeping my eyes on!

During their musical career, Brownstone worked with the best producers in the business including Soulshock & Karlin (Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton), Gordon Chambers (Allure, Karina Pasian), Troy Taylor (Trey Songz, Black Buddafly) and Rodney Jerkins (Shola Ama, Mariah Carey), so I can't help but wonder who will they hook up with this time around?

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Pop star Hilary Duff is currently putting the final touches on her next album "Dignity", which is due April 2^nd via Emi Music. The new set sports collaborations with producers/songwriters Will-I-Am (Mary J. Blige, Kelis), Tim & Bob (Mya, Jennifer Lopez), Vada Nobles (Rihanna, Lauryn Hill), Rhett Lawrence (Kelly Clarkson, Victoria Beckham) and Kara Dioguardi (Katharine McPhee, Christina Aguilera). "With You" is set to be the lead single from "Dignity", whereas "Burn", "Stranger", "Play With Fire" and "Danger" are among the other tracks tipped for inclusion on the album.