R&B vocalist Teairra Mari roped in super producer Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem for her upcoming sophomore album expected to drop late 2008 or early 2009. Other musicians backing Mari on the as-yet untitled project are Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley (Samantha Jade, Esmee Denters), Nate “Danja” Hills (Katharine McPhee, Britney Spears), Polow Da Don (Keyshia Cole, Gwen Stefani), Theron “Neff-U” Feemster (Ashanti Douglas, Mary J. Blige) and The Clutch: Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis & Patrick “J.Que” Smith (Fantasia Barrino, Amerie Rogers).

Side Note: In addition to working with songwriters such as Stephen “Static” Garrett, Kara DioGuardi, Evan “Kidd” Bogart, Danielle Brisebois, Torica, Makeba Riddick, Stefanie Ridel, Teedra Moses, Matthew Gerrard and Andrea Martin, the handsome hitmaker Rotem is also responsible for hits performed by Leona Lewis (“Better in Time”), Rihanna Fenty (“Push Up on Me”), Prima J (“Boom”), Jada (“I’m that Chick”), Natasha Bedingfield (“Piece of Your Heart”), Jennifer Lopez (“Stay Together”) and LeToya Luckett (“All Eyes on Me”).

Excellent:

Everytime I: (Mario Vazquez, Tamara Savage, Durrell Scott, Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin).

Gallery: (Schaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen).

Very Good:

Don't Lie: (Shep Solomon, Fernando Garibay).

For the One: (Steve Morales, Dan Warner, Raymond Basora).

I Bet: (Johnta Austin, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Hallgier Rustan).

Just a Friend: (Jim Scheffer, Frank Romano, Jean C. Rodriguez, Benjamin Franco)

We Gon' Last: (Johnta Austin, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen).

Average:

How We Do It: (Brian Kennedy, Antoine Collins, Steve Russell, Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas).

One Shot: (Johnta Austin, Lester Mendez).

She Got Me: (Sean Garrett, Anthony Dent).

We Supposed To Be: (Harvey Mason Jr., Damon Thomas).

Weak:

Cohiba: (Sean Garrett, Scott Storch).

Fired Up: (Johnta Austin, Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel Storleer Eriksen).

Like It Or Not: (Raymond Basora, Camus Celli).

Quick Take: An extremely delightful voice with a mixed bag of musical material!

Rating: (3/5) – Good.

Up and coming artist Teyana Taylor will release “Move” as the follow-up to her introductory single, “Google Me”. The track was produced by Hit Boy, whose best known for crafting Jennifer Lopez’ “Forever”, taken from her last album, “Brave”.

Taylor’s debut Star Track/Interscope effort, “From a Planet Called Harlem”, is scheduled to spawn additional collaborations with Shondrae “Bangladesh” Crawford (Ciara Harris, Kelis Rogers), Cristyle “The Ink” Johnson (Tiffany Evans, Dondria Nicole) and Phalon “Jazze Pha” Alexander (Ruben Studdard, Angie Stone).

Teen sensation Ali Lohan has christened 14^th July as the digital release date of her new single, “All The Way Around”. The track was helmed by Kara DioGuardi (Ashlee Simpson, Kylie Minogue) and Emanuel Kiriakou (Celine Dion, Katharine McPhee).

Here is the cover for Jennifer Hudson’s upcoming self-titled debut album on Arista J Records. The set is due on 30^th September, and will be preceded by lead single “Spotlight”. The track was crafted by Schaffer “Ne-Yo” Smith (Nicole Scherzinger, Celine Dion) and Stargate: Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (Mariah Carey, Jackson).

The disc boasts additional productions from Jack Splash (Solange Knowles, John Legend), Alonzo "Novel" Stevenson (Lionel Richie, Alicia Keys), Ryan "Alias" Tedder (Leona Lewis, Natasha Bedingfield), Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley (Justin Timberlake, Nelly Furtado), Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (Whitney Houston, Mary J. Blige), Faheem "T-Pain" Najm (Mariah Carey, Britney Spears) and Salaam Remi (Amy Winehouse, Jazmine Sullivan), as well as songwriting contributions by Diane Warren (Maria Lawson, Christina Aguilera), Cristyle "The Ink" Johnson (Jennifer Lopez, Brandy Norwood), Thomas "Cee-Lo" Callaway (Tori Alamaze, Amerie Rogers), Harold Lilly (Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino), Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot (Adina Howard, Mya Harrison), Sean "The Pen" Garrett (Keyshia Cole, Usher Raymond) and The Clutch: Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis & Patrick "J.Que" Smith (Paula Campbell, Tiffany Evans).

Destiny's Child star Michelle Williams is out with a new joint entitled "The Greatest", so make sure you check it out! The track was helmed by Rico Love (Keri Hilson, Usher Raymond) and Jim Jonsin (Mario Barrett, LeToya Luckett).

Williams' upcoming album, "Unexpected", will hit the stores on 12^th August via Music World Entertainment/Columbia Records. The set features collaborations with Stargate: Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland), Makeba Riddick (Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston), Soulshock & Karlin: Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin (Meleni Smith, Blu Cantrell) and Andrew Frampton & Wayne Wilkins (Leona Lewis, Maria Lawson).

[Listen] Michelle Williams - The Greatest

Here is the video for Menudo’s new single, “Lost”, taken from their upcoming album due on 9^th September via Epic Records/Sony Music. The yet to be titled project will feature productions from Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem (Sean Kingston, Natasha Bedingfield), Allaune “Akon” Thiam (Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston), Nate “Danja” Hills (Usher Raymond, Nelly Furtado), Nadir “Red One” Khayat (Lionel Richie, Toni Braxton), Warren “Oak” Felder (Mario Barrett, Raven Symone), Brian Kennedy (Chris Brown, Mario Vazquez), The Runners: Andrew Harr & Jermaine Beyince (Keyshia Cole, Trey Songz) and The Jam: Michael Mani & Jordan Omley (Leona Lewis, Nikki Flores).

[Watch] Menudo - Lost

In addition to penning hits for Alicia Keys ("Go Ahead") and Raven Symone ("Love Me or Leave Me"), former Floetry member Marsha Ambrosius is also working on the next projects by the Pussycat Dolls (A&M/Interscope Records), Ciara Harris (Jive Records), Jazmine Sullivan (J Records) and Solange Knowles (Music World Entertainment/Geffen Records).

Executively produced Dr. Dre, the British singer/songwriter's debut album is expected to drop later this year via Aftermath/Interscope Records. Among the producers backing the Ambrosius on the yet to be titled set are Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford (Kelis Rogers, Nina Shaw), Bernard "Focus" Edwards Jr. (Beyonce Knowles, Joanna Levesque), Warren "Oak" Felder (Jennifer Lopez, Mario Barrett), Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes (Janet Jackson, Toni Braxton) and Justin "Just Blaze" Smith (Mariah Carey, LeToya Luckett).

*Thanx Boy Wonder for the tip*

Here is the video for The Cheetah Girls’ new single, “One World”, taken from their upcoming album by the same name. The set, which is due on August 19^th via Walt Disney Records, will feature collaborations with singer/songwriter/producer Kara DioGuardi, who previously worked with the trio on the track “Human”, off their last album “TCG3”.

[Watch] The Cheetah Girls - One World

Up and coming group Jada posted a new snippet on their official MySpace profile entitled “Kiss and Tell”, so make sure you check it out! The track was produced by Erik Nelson and Emile Ghantous of hitmaking duo The Insomniax, who’s resume also includes crafting tracks for the likes of Stefani Vara (“Lately”), Myxx (“I’ll Be Waiting”), 3LW (“Into It”) and Jojo (“Keep it Poppin’”).

Jada’s as-yet-untitled debut album on Universal/Motown Records will also feature alliances with Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem (Britney Spears, Leona Lewis), Evan “Kidd” Bogart (Jennifer Lopez, Mya Harrison), Lyrica Anderson (Holly Rae, Keke Palmer), Wyclef Jean (Karina Pasian, Samantha Jade), Nate “Danja” Hills (Paula DeAnda, Nelly Furtado), Toby Gad (Esmee Denters, Livvi Franc), Evan Rogers & Carl Sturken (Rihanna Fenty, Christina Milian) and The Clutch: Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis & Patrick “J.Que” Smith (Katharine McPhee, Jennifer Hudson).

[Visit] Jada @ MySpace