The Jonas Brothers have christened August 12^th as the release date of their forthcoming 3^rd album, "A Little Bit Longer". The Hollywood Records' set will be preceded by lead single "Burning Up".

Executively produced by Jake Fields, "A Little Bit Longer" is also confirmed to sport songwriting contributions from Kara DioGuardi (Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Miley Ray Cyrus).

Former Misteeq star Alesha Dixon has signed a new record deal with Asylum/Atlantic Records as main distributor of her forthcoming sophomore album, which is plotted for release later this year.

The yet to be titled project is expected to include tracks such as the Solange Knowles penned "Wild Card (Ego)", and the Richard X produced "Love Criminal", co-written by Cathy Dennis.

Music Line/Capitol Records’ group Dear Jayne are out with a new joint entitled “Fall Back”, so make sure you check it out! The track was co-written by Terius “Dream” Nash (Rihanna, Britney Spears), and produced by Carlos “Los Da Maestro” McKinney (Karina Pasian, Usher Raymond).

Among the other musicians backing Dear Jayne on their debut album, “Voice Message”, are Christopher “Tricky” Stewart (Wynter Gordon, Jesse McCartney), and The Clutch: Keri Hilson, Candice Nelson, Balewa Muhammad, Ezekiel Lewis & Patrick “J.Que” Smith (Jennifer Lopez, Paula Campbell).

[Listen] Dear Jayne - Fall Back

Pop star Jessica Simpson has dubbed "Come on Over" as the lead single from her forthcoming album, which is due later this year via Columbia/Nashville Records. The yet to be titled project will also be the blonde vocalist's first Country music offering.

Simpson's last offering, "A Public Affair", boasted collaborations with Stargate: Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (Beyonce Knowles, Leona Lewis), Makeba Riddick (Janet Jackson, Toni Braxton), Scott Storch (Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera), Johnta Austin (Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans), Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (Vanessa Williams, Chante Moore), Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen, Shaznay Lewis), Lester Mendez (Nelly Furtado, Jewel Kilcher), and Cory Rooney (Mark Anthony, Jennifer Lopez).

In addition to working with female songwriters such as Nina Woodford ("When You Look at Me"), Teedra Moses ("Dip it Low"), Delisha Thomas ("Get Loose"), Joi Campbell ("L.O.V.E"), and Jazmine Sullivan ("Twisted"), R&B vocalist Christina Milian has snagged yet another talented hitmaker in the form of Timbaland's very own protégé Keri Hilson for her upcoming 4^th studio album, due later this year via Interscope/MySpace Records.

Hilson is best known for crafting hits performed by Mary J. Blige ("Take Me As I Am"), Britney Spears ("Gimme More"), Toni Braxton ("Supposed to Be"), Pussycat Dolls ("Wait a Minute"), Danity Kane ("Want It"), Jennifer Lopez ("Wrong When You're Gone"), 3LW ("Things You Never Hear a Girl Say"), and Paula Campbell ("Hit List").

Expect additional alliances on Milian's yet to be titled disc from Jonathan "J.R." Rotem (Mya Harrison, Leona Lewis), Makeba Riddick (Rihanna, Beyonce Knowles), Nate "Danja" Hills (Madonna, Nelly Furtado), Cool & Dre: Andre Lyon and Marcello Valenzano (Mariah Carey, Keyshia Cole), Frankie J (Paula DeAnda, Natalie Alvarado), Madd Scientist (Nicole Scherzinger, Megan Rochell), and The Writing Camp: Evan Bogart, Victoria Horn, Erika Nuri & David Quinones (Fantasia Barrino, Brandy Norwood).

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Model turned singer Stefani Vara digitally released her new single, "Water", as of Tuesday (27^th May 2008) via Amazon Mp3. The track was co-written by Bless'ed Pen: Chauncy Jackson & Kim Croft, and produced by Keynon Moore for Masta Productions.

Even though there's no release date confirmed for Vara's Siri Music debut, "Storybook Diaries", the set is confirmed to spawn additional collaborations with Rich Harrison (Beyonce Knowles, Mary J. Blige), Chad Beatz (Robin Thicke, Ashanti Douglas), The Big Drawz: Shanell Red & Tenesha Blacks (Emily King, Karina Pasian), and The Insomniax (Joanna Levesque, Bobby Valentino).

[Buy] Stefani Vara - Water @ Amazon MP3

Up and coming group Rich Girl posted a new song on their official MySpace profile entitled "24 Inches", so make sure you check it out! The track was co-written and produced by Rich Harrison – best known for his work with Toni Braxton ("Take This Ring") and Christina Aguilera ("Makes Me Wanna Pray") – and is slotted for inclusion on their yet to be titled debut with Richcraft/Jive Records.

[Visit] Rich Girl @ MySpace

Albanian vocalist Genta Ismajli will digitally release “Planet Me”, the lead single from her forthcoming debut English album, on June 1^st via iTunes. The track was written and produced by Kara DioGuardi (Gwen Stefani, Ashlee Simpson), and Jimmy Harry (Kylie Minogue, Britney Spears).

In addition to "White Picket Dreams", music producer Robert Shea Taylor belted another joint for Solange Knowles entitled "I Told You So". However, there's no confirmation on whether the track will make it to the final cut of her forthcoming sophomore album, "Sol-Angel & the Hadley Street Dreams", due 26^th August via Music World Entertainment/Geffen Records.

Taylor – best known for his work with Janet Jackson ("Discipline") and Nicole Scherzinger ("Happily Never After") – previously collaborated with the "I Decided" singer as a co-writer and producer of Beyonce's "Flaws and All", taken from her multi-platinum selling disc "B'Day".

Scottish singer/songwriter Sandi Thom released her sophomore album, "The Pink and the Lily", as of Monday (26^th May 2008) via RCA Records. The set features "Music in my Soul", produced by veteran hitmaker Rick Nowels.

Nowels is also responsible for some the biggest hits by Madonna ("The Power of Goodbye"), Dido ("White Flag"), Craig David ("Hypnotic"), Nelly Furtado ("In God's Hands"), Lamya Al Mughairy ("Never Such a Long Time"), and Shaznay Lewis ("I Never Felt Like This Before").