Timbaland’s protégé Keri Hilson confirmed making songwriting contributions on Britney Spears’ upcoming 6^th album on Jive Records, which is expected to drop by late 2008 or early 2009. Hilson previously collaborated with the artist on tracks like “Gimme More”, “Perfect Lover”, “Break the Ice” and “Outta This World”.

Other artists Hilson assisted throughout her musical career are Toni Braxton (“Supposed to Be”), Mary J. Blige (“Take Me as I Am”), Ciara Harris (“Ooh Baby”), LeToya Luckett (“What Love Can Do”), Jennifer Lopez (“Wrong When You’re Gone”), Zena McNally (“Feelin’ You”), Pussycat Dolls (“Wait a Minute”), Danity Kane (“Right Now”), Usher Raymond (“Red Light”), Chris Brown (“Young Love”), Omarion Grandberry (“Ice Box”), Ruben Studdard (“Play Our Song”), Durrell “Tank” Babbs (“The Wedding Song”), Paula Campbell (“Hit List”) and Keke Palmer (“The Game Song”).

Excellent:

Crazy Wonderful: (Amerie Rogers, Simon "Wiz" Johnson, Andre Gonzalez).

Crush: (Amerie Rogers, Makeda Davis, Simon "Wiz" Johnson).

That's What U R: (Amerie Rogers, Chris Paultre, Derrick Braxton).

Very Good:

Hate to Love You: (Amerie Rogers, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis, Patrick "J.Que" Smith).

Losing You: (Amerie Rogers, Khalid Hadj Brahim).

Paint Me Over: (Amerie Rogers, Roosevelt "Bink" Harrell).

Somebody Up There: (Amerie Rogers, Bryan Michael Cox).

Take Control: (Amerie Rogers, Thomas "Cee-Lo" Callaway, Mike Caren).

Weak:

All Roads: (Amerie Rogers, Curtis Richardson).

Gotta Work: (Amerie Rogers, Rich Shelton, Loren Hill, Kevin Veney).

Make Me Believe: (Amerie Rogers, Curtis Mayfield).

Some like It: (Amerie Rogers, Lenvert Nicholson).

When Loving You Was Easy: (Amerie Rogers, Curtis Richardson).

Quick Take: HATED the album on first listen, but once I started skipping the forgettable tracks, it turned out to be a decent effort!

Rating: (3/5) – Good.

Pop artist Katy Perry is said to release “Hot N Cold” as the 2^nd single off her debut album, “One of the Boys”. The track was produced by Martin “Max Martin” Sandberg and Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald, who also helmed Perry’s runaway hit, “I Kissed a Girl”.

Max Martin and Dr. Luke’s collaborative resume includes crafting hits for other artists such as Alecia “Pink” Moore (“U + Ur Hand”), Kelly Clarkson (“Since U Been Gone”), Leona Lewis (“I Will Be”), The Veronicas (“4Ever”), Ashley Parker Angel (“I’m Better”), Kelis Rogers (“I Don’t Think So”), Megan McCauley (“Tap That”), Skye Sweetnam (“Girl Like Me”), Marion Raven (“Break You”) and Vanessa Hudgens (“Identified”).

Here is the video for Danity Kane’s new single, “Bad Girl”, taken from their sophomore album, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”. The track was crafted by Mary Brown (Beyonce Knowles, Syleena Johnson), Jim Beanz (Britney Spears, Ashlee Simpson) and Nate “Danja” Hills (Nelly Furtado, Keri Hilson).

“Welcome to the Dollhouse” sports additional contributions from Bryan Michael Cox (Cheri Dennis, Brandy Norwood), Kendrick “Wyldcard” Dean (Chante Moore, Nicole Scherzinger), Reginald “Scyience” Perry (Mary J. Blige, Jamelia Davis), Mario Winans (Ashanti Douglas, Faith Evans), The Runners: Andrew Harr & Jermaine Beyince (Christina Milian, Keyshia Cole), Shanell Woodgett (Ne-Yo, Kelis Rogers), The Clutch: Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis & Patrick “J.Que” Smith (Raven Symone, Fantasia Barrino) and Niara Scarlett (Girls Aloud, Mutya Buena).

[Watch] Danity Kane - Bad Girl

R&B crooner Usher Raymond is planning to release “What’s Your Name?” as the 3^rd single off his latest album, “Here I Stand”. The track was co-written by Ryan Toby (Claudette Ortiz, Mary J. Blige) and produced by Will “Will.I.Am” Adams (Teedra Moses, Justin Timberlake).

“Here I Stand” boasts additional productions from Jermaine Dupri (Alicia Keys, Faith Evans), Christopher “Tricky” Stewart (Jesse McCartney, Britney Spears), Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem (Sean Kingston, LeToya Luckett), Polow Da Don (Keri Hilson, Mario Barrett), Carlos “Los Da Maestro” McKinney (Karina Pasian, Chris Brown), Stargate: Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (Beyonce Knowles, Lionel Richie), Dre & Vidal: Andre Harris and Vidal Davis (Mariah Carey, Amerie Rogers) and Nate “Danja” Hills (Jennifer Lopez, Alecia Moore), as well as songwriting contributions by The Clutch: Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis & Patrick “J.Que” Smith (Fantasia Barrino, Omarion Grandberry), Schaffer “Ne-Yo” Smith (Christina Milian, Paula DeAnda), Terius “Dream” Nash (Celine Dion, Rihanna Fenty) and Johnta Austin (Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson).

In addition to working with Faheem “T.Pain” Najm and Thomas “Cee-Lo” Callaway on their new single, “Superbad”, Nappy Boy recording group Sophia Fresh also roped in the likes of Allaune “Akon” Thiam (Whitney Houston, Gwen Stefani), Warren “Oak” Felder (Jennifer Lopez, Kelly Rowland), The Co-Stars (Sean Garrett, Teairra Mari) and Chasity Nwagbara (Jesse McCartney, Raven Symone) for their forthcoming debut album on Atlantic Records.

Here is the video for Jessie Malakouti’s new single, “Trash Me”, taken from her upcoming debut album, "Pretty & Gritty". The set is scheduled to boast productions from Rami Yaqoub (Britney Spears, Danity Kane), Arnthur Birgisson (Janet Jackson, Rachel Stevens) and Greg Kurstin (Lily Allen, Jessica Simpson).

[Watch] Jessie Malakouti - Trash Me

Pop singer/songwriter Alecia “Pink” Moore will release her upcoming 5^th studio album on 28^th October via LaFace/Zomba Records. The as yet untitled set will be preceded by lead single, “So What”, produced by Martin “Max Martin” Sandberg. The pair previously collaborated on tracks like “U + Ur Hand”, “Who Knew” and “Cuz I Can”, taken from her last effort, “I’m Not Dead”.

Other album contributors include Nate “Danja” Hills (Katharine McPhee, Britney Spears), Kara DioGuardi (Christina Aguilera, Brandy Norwood), Eg White (Maria Lawson, Kylie Minogue), Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald (Kelis Rogers, Paris Hilton), Butch Walker (Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry) and Billy Mann (Kelly Rowland, Esmee Denters).

Here is the video for Rihanna’s new single, “Disturbia”, directed by David LaChapelle. The track, taken from “Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded Edition”, was helmed by Brian Kennedy (Ciara Harris, Brandy Norwood) and The Graffiti Artists: Chris Brown, Robert Allen & Andre Merritt.

[Watch] Rihanna - Disturbia

R&B artist Amerie Rogers is currently in the studio recording tracks with hitmakers Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and Dernst "D'Mile" Emile, who are best known for their collaborative work with Janet Jackson ("Feedback", "Luv"), Natasha Bedingfield ("Angel"), Tiffany Evans ("I'm Grown") and Keke Palmer ("Friend Me Up"). The songwriting/production duo is also working on LeToya Luckett's upcoming sophomore album with Capitol Records.

Other musicians backing Rogers on the yet to be titled Def Jam project are Bryan Michael Cox (Christina Milian, Usher Raymond), Christopher "Tricky" Stewart (Beyonce Knowles, Jesse McCartney), Shondrae "Bangladesh" Crawford (Marsha Ambrosius, Kelis Rogers), Ernst "No I.D." Wilson (Kanye West, Toni Braxton) and Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes (Gwen Stefani, Justin Timberlake).