Model turned singer Stefani Vara will release her forthcoming debut album, “Storybook Diaries”, in May via Siri Music/Universal Motown Republic Group. The set will be preceded by lead single “Lately”, written by Bless’ed Pen: Chauncy Jackson & Kim Croft (Tamia, Katharine McPhee), and produced by The Insomniax (Joanna “Jojo” Levesque, Bobby Valentino).

Other musicians expected on “Storybook Diaries” include Rich Harrison (Mary J. Blige, Toni Braxton), and Soulshock & Karlin: Carsten Schack & Kenneth Karlin (Solange Knowles, Keyshia Cole).

Along with songwriting partner Ian Dench, singer/songwriter Amanda Ghost – best known for her work with James Blunt (“Beautiful”), All Saints (“Flashback”), Beyonce & Shakira (“Beautiful Liar”), Shontelle (“Superwoman”), Jordin Sparks (“Tattoo”, “Virginia is for Lovers”, “Freeze”) – is currently working on various upcoming projects with super hitmakers Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem (Teedra Moses, LeToya Luckett), Evan Rogers & Carl Sturken (Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera), Will “Will-I-Am” Adams (Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston), Mark Ronson (Nikka Costa, Amy Winehouse), Salaam Remi (Joss Stone, Leona Lewis), and Future Cut: Tunde Babalola & Darren Lewis (Lily Allen, Kate Nash).

An official song title from Beyonce's forthcoming 3^rd album has been released. The track entitled "Erotic" was written by Amanda Ghost, Ian Dench, Johnta Austin, and produced by Stargate: Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen. Although its one of the several titles from the "Irreplaceable" singer's upcoming album to be registered, the song may not make the final cut of the album. 

Amanda Ghost & Ian Dench are writing/producing partners, and have worked together with Stargate on songs for the likes of Jordin Sparks ("Tattoo", "Virginia is for Lovers", "Freeze"), as well as Beyonce & Shakira ("Beautiful Liar").

On the other hand, Johnta Austin collaborated with the Norwegian production duo on tracks for Mariah Carey ("That Chick", "Bye Bye"), Leona Lewis ("Angel"), Chris Brown ("With You"), Jordin Sparks ("Just For The Record"), Trey Songz ("Can't Help But Wait"), and Mario Vazquez ("I Bet", "We Gon' Last" and "Fired Up").

Beyonce's as yet untitled 3^rd effort is scheduled to boast additional alliances from Ryan "Alias" Tedder (Whitney Houston, Jennifer Hudson), Jack Splash (Alicia Keys, Britney Spears), Cristyle "The Ink" Johnson (Jennifer Lopez, Natasha Bedingfield), Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (Toni Braxton, Chante Moore), Kara Dioguardi (Celine Dion, Kelly Clarkson), Tim "Timbaland" Mosley (Nelly Furtado, Ashlee Simpson), and Freemasons: Russell Small & James Wiltshire (Heather Headley, Faith Evans).

Singer/Actress Raven Symone has recruited the talents of up and coming songwriter Tawanna “Frankie Storm” Dabney for her forthcoming album, due 29^th April via Hollywood Records.

For those who came in late, Dabney is best known for her work with Rihanna (“Don’t Stop The Music”, “Cry”), Samantha Jade (“Turn Around”), Jordin Sparks (“Now You Tell Me”), Brooke Hogan (“Love You, Hate You”), Jessi Malay ("Invincible"), and Stacie Orrico (“I’m Not Missing You”, “Take Me Away”, “Don’t Ask Me To Say”).

Symone’s as yet untitled disc will also sport collaborations with producer Eric Hudson (Tiffany Evans, Fantasia Barrino), and songwriting team The Clutch: Candice Nelson, Keri Hilson, Balewa Muhammad, Ezekiel Lewis & Patrick “J.Que” Smith (Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez).

Soul songstress Keke Wyatt posted a new song on her official MySpace profile entitled “Shining”, so make sure you check it out!

Even though no release date has been set yet for her forthcoming album, “Ghetto Rose”, the disc is said to spawn alliances from Stargate: Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (Paula Campbell, Mary J. Blige), The Underdogs: Harvey Mason Jr. & Damon Thomas (Toni Braxton, Fantasia Barrino), Durrell “Tank” Babbs (Aaliyah, Kelly Rowland), Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins (Jennifer Hudson, Mariah Carey), Bryan Michael Cox (Claudette Ortiz, Faith Evans), Warren “Oak” Felder (Jennifer Lopez, Karina Pasian), Dana “Rockwilder” Stinson (Christina Aguilera, Janet Jackson), and Shamora Crawford (Cheri Dennis, Blu Cantrell).

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R&B powerhouse Whitney Houston will release her upcoming album during this year’s holiday season, according to BMG Label Group chairman/CEO Clive Davis.

Among the collaborators scheduled to contribute on the as-yet untitled set are Soulshock & Karlin: Carsten Schack & Kenneth Karlin (Jill Scott, Blu Cantrell), Sean “The Pen” Garrett (Beyonce, Mary J. Blige), Will “Will-I-Am” Adams (Teedra Moses, Macy Gray), Eric Hudson (Brandy, Fantasia Barrino), Ryan “Alias” Tedder (Leona Lewis, Jennifer Hudson), and Allaune “Akon” Thiam (Madonna, Nicole Scherzinger).

Here is the video for Janet Jackson's new single "Rock With U", co-written by Schaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith (Wynter Gordon, Christina Milian), and produced by Jermaine Dupri (Chante Moore, Mariah Carey).

The track is lifted from her latest album "Discipline", which features additional alliances from Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (Whitney Houston, Toni Braxton), Dernst Emile (Rihanna, Natasha Bedingfield), Cristyle "The Ink" Johnson (Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez), Stargate: Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (Kelly Rowland, Blu Cantrell), Taj Jackson (Kelis, Lionel Richie), Johnta Austin (Leona Lewis, Fantasia Barrino), Terius "Dream" Nash (Rihanna, Lucy Walsh), Christopher "Tricky" Stewart (Tamar Braxton, Mya Harrison), and Robert Shea Taylor (Nicole Scherzinger, Solange Knowles).

[Watch] Janet Jackson - Rock With U

Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin of Danish production duo Soulshock & Karlin – best known for their work with Keyshia Cole ("Fallin' Out"), Kelly Rowland ("Still in Love With My Ex"), Fantasia Barrino ("Truth Is"), Whitney Houston ("Heartbreak Hotel") – are currently belting out tunes on the next projects by Michelle Williams (Music World), Solange Knowles (Geffen Records), Esmee Denters (Tennman/Interscope Records), Samantha Jade (Jive Records), and Lyrica Anderson (TBA).

Soulpower Productions also signed to extremely promising artists to its flourishing roaster: British rapper/singer Mercedes ("Get Rich", "Follow Me"), and Meleni Smith (co-writer of Natasha Bedingfield's "Happy", produced by Toby Gad).

R&B crooner Usher has dubbed his next effort "Here I Stand", and will release it internationally in June via Zomba/LaFace Records. The set will be preceded by lead single "Love in this Club", produced by controversial hitmaker Polow Da Don (Jamie Foxx, Keri Hilson, Nicole Scherzinger).

The set also features producers/songwriters Jermaine Dupri (Alicia Keys, Janet Jackson), Stargate: Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (Beyonce, Chris Brown), Schaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith (Teedra Moses, Mario Barrett), Tim "Timbaland" Mosley (Omarion, Nelly Furtado), Robert Shea Taylor (Wynter Gordon, Ruben Studdard), and The Clutch: Patrick "J.Que" Smith, Candice Nelson, Balewa Muhammad & Ezekiel Lewis (Jennifer Lopez, Jesse McCartney).

R&B songstress Syleena Johnson has set September 2^nd as the in-store date for her forthcoming album, “Chapter 4: Labor Pains”. The new set will also be the “Hypnotic” singer’s first effort that will be distributed via Aneelys/Federal/Universal Music Group .

“Chapter 4: Labor Pains” comes 3 years after “Chapter 3: The Flesh”, which boasted collaborations with R. Kelly (Celine Dion, Whitney Houston), Jermaine Dupri (Janet Jackson, Tamar Braxton), Manuel Seal (Mariah Carey, Alicia Keys), Kanye West (Brandy, Keyshia Cole), Soul Diggaz (Brooke Valentine, Cheri Dennis), and Harold Lilly (Toni Braxton, Christina Milian).