Former Destiny’s Child star LeToya Luckett is currently recording new tracks with musicians Fernando Garibay (Brandy Norwood, Nicole Scherzinger), Stefani “Lady GaGa” Germanotta (Esmee Denters, Tami Chynn), Taio Cruz (Britney Spears, Mya Harrison) and Claude Kelly (Toni Braxton, Whitney Houston) for her upcoming sophomore album on Capitol Records.

Another group the “Torn” singer crafted a duet with is Coldplay, whom she’s reportedly a big fan of! Lead vocalist Chris Martin previously collaborated with artists such as Nelly Furtado (“All Good Things (Come to an End)”, Jamelia Davis (“See it in a Boy’s Eyes”), Kanye West (“Homecoming”) and Jay-Z (“Beach Chair”).

The yet to be titled project is scheduled to boast additional collaborations with Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins (Michael Jackson, Beyonce Knowles), Dernst “D’Mile” Emile (Mary J. Blige, Wynter Gordon), Christopher “Tricky” Stewart (Usher Raymond, Chante Moore), Terius “Dream” Nash (Rihanna Fenty, Chris Brown), Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds (Keyshia Cole, Ashanti Douglas), Kandi Burruss (Alicia Keys, Karina Pasian), Theron “Neff-U” Feemster (Mary J. Blige, Jamie Foxx), Torica (Megan Rochell, Sophia Fresh) and The Underdogs: Harvey Mason Jr. & Damon Thomas (Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia Barrino).

Fans can preview songs from Jennifer Hudson’s upcoming self-titled album on Arista Records, which is due on 30^th September. The disc is boasted by the Schaffer “Ne-Yo” Smith penned lead single “Spotlight”, produced by Stargate: Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (Beyonce Knowles, Rihanna Fenty).

Other album contributors include Jack Splash (Estelle Swaray, Jamie Foxx), Thomas “Cee-Lo” Callaway (Tori Alamaze, Silya Nymoen), Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley (Justin Timberlake, Mya Harrison), Harold Lilly (Janet Jackson, Craig David), Ryan “Alias” Tedder (Leona Lewis, Jesse McCartney), Diane Warren (Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears), The Underdogs: Harvey Mason Jr. & Damon Thomas (Chris Brown, LeToya Luckett), Robin Thicke (Mary J. Blige, Usher Raymond), Cristyle “The Ink” Johnson (Mariah Carey, Natasha Bedingfield), Alonzo “Novel” Stevenson (Stacie Orrico, Lionel Richie) and The Clutch: Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis & Patrick “J.Que” Smith (Omarion Grandberry, Tiffany Evans).

[Preview] Jennifer Hudson - Self Titled Debut Album

Here is the cover and official trackilst for Jazmine Sullivan’s forthcoming debut album, “Fearless”, which is due on 23^rd September via J Records. The set features the Reggae-tinged lead single, “Need U Bad”, produced by Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliot and Cainon Lamb (Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia Barrino).

Amongst the additional songwriting/production contributors on “Fearless” are Salaam Remi (Leona Lewis, Joss Stone), Marsha Ambrosius (Emily King, Alicia  Keys), Stargate: Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (Mary J. Blige, Keke Wyatt), Jack Splash (Beyonce Knowles, Mario Barrett), Nate “Danja” Hills (Christina Milian, Britney Spears), Cool & Dre: Marcello Valenzano and Andre Lyon (Kelis Rogers, Mariah Carey), James Poyser (Lauryn Hill, Nikka Costa) and Christopher “Tricky” Stewart (Usher Raymond, Celine Dion).

Jazmine Sullivan – Fearless [Official Track List]:

01 – Bust Your Windows

02 – Need U Bad

03 – My Foolish Heart

04 – Lions, Tigers & Bears

05 – Call Me Guilty

06 – One Night Stand

07 – After the Hurricane

08 – Live a Lie

09 – Dream Big

10 – Switch!

11 – Fear

12 – In Love with another Man

Charley Paige is an American singer/songwriter hailing from Minnesota, and besides prepping her own material, she’s making additional contributions on the next albums by Asia Cruise [Jive Records] and Teyana Taylor [Interscope Records].

Best known for crafting Danity Kane’s “Poetry”, off their smash sophomore offering, “Welcome to the Dollhouse”, Paige also collaborated with hitmakers Midi Mafia: Bruce Waynne & Dirty Swift (Jennifer Lopez, Brandy Norwood), Mysto & Pizzi (Kelly Rowland, Cassie Ventura) and Robert Shea Taylor (Janet Jackson, Wynter Gordon).

Feel free to visit her official MySpace profile and listen to tracks such as “Forgive and Forget”, "Heartbroken", ", "Dreamer", "Skin", “Letting Go” and the demo version of "Poetry".

[Visit] Charley Paige @ MySpace

R&B starlet Beyonce Knowles has reportedly worked with songwriter/producer Toby Gad for her upcoming 3^rd album on Music World Entertainment/Columbia Records. Gad, who’s best known for crafting Fergie’s “Big Girls Don’t Cry”, is also contributing on the next projects by Brandy Norwood (Knockout Entertainment/Epic Records), Christina Milian (Interscope/MySpace Records), Joanna “Jojo” Levesque (Blackground Records), Livvi Franc (Jive Records), Esmee Denters (Tennman/Interscope Records), Wynter Gordon (Atlantic Records), Elisabeth Withers (Blue Note Records), Jade Ewen (Sony Music UK), Brenda Radney (Tennman/Interscope Records) and Meleni Smith (Soulpower Records).

The “Crazy in Love” singer’s highly-anticipated disc is scheduled to feature additional alliances with Beau Dozier (Nicole Scherzinger, Bruce Boniface), Sean “The Pen” Garrett (Gwen Stefani, Chris Brown), Chad Beatz (Ashanti Douglas, Robin Thicke), Mary Brown (Syleena Johnson, Cassie Ventura), Christopher “Tricky” Stewart (Jesse McCartney, Tamar Braxton), Cristyle “The Ink” Johnson (Mariah Carey, Natasha Bedingfield), Kerry “Krucial” Brothers (Brandy Norwood, Mario Barrett), Kara DioGuardi (Mya Harrison, Raven Symone), Reginald “Scyience” Perry (Danity Kane, Mary J. Blige), Eric Hudson (Cheri Dennis, Tiffany Evans), Rico Love (Keri Hilson, Michelle Williams), Ryan “Alias” Tedder (Leona Lewis, Whitney Houston), Amanda Ghost (Jordin Sparks, Kylie Minogue), Jim Jonsin (Teedra Moses, Kelly Rowland), Johnta Austin (Brooke Valentine, Usher Raymond), Stargate: Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (Lionel Richie, Janet Jackson), Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins (Britney Spears, Fantasia Barrino), Jack Splash (Estelle Swaray, John Legend) and Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley (Nelly Furtado, Missy Elliot).

After initially scoring a big hit with "Buttons", the Pussycat Dolls and Snoop Dogg will reunite once again on the track "Bottle Pop", taken from the group's upcoming sophomore album, "Doll Domination", due on 16^th September via A&M/Interscope Records. The song was co-written by Sean "The Pen" Garrett (Paradiso Girls, Brit & Alex) and produced by Fernando Garibay (Brandy Norwood, Mya Harrison).

The disc sports additional contributions from Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley (Keri Hilson, Jennifer Lopez), Kara DioGuardi (Ashlee Simpson, Samantha Jade), Cutfather & Jonas Jeberg (Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Pixie Lott), Rico Love (Beyonce Knowles, Usher Raymond), Thomas "Cee-Lo" Callaway (Kelis Rogers, Tori Alamaze), Scott Storch (Keyshia Cole, Mariah Carey), The Runawayz: Sam Watters & Louis Biancaniello (Anastacia, Leona Lewis), Ryan "Alias" Tedder (Wynter Gordon, Jesse McCartney), Stefani "Lady GaGa" Germanotta (Britney Spears, Esmee Denters), Mark Taylor (Christina Milian, Enrique Iglesias), Polow Da Don (Mario Barrett, Kelly Rowland), Marsha Ambrosius (Raven Symone, Jazmine Sullivan) and Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson).

Here is the video for Solange Knowles’ new single “Sandcastle Disco”, which was co-written by Thomas “Cee-Lo” Callaway (Amerie Rogers, Jennifer Hudson) and produced by Soulshock & Karlin: Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin (Whitney Houston, Keyshia Cole). The track is taken from her forthcoming sophomore album, “Sol-Angel and the Hadley Street Dreams”, due on 26^th August via Music World Entertainment/Geffen Records.

Other album contributors include Jack Splash (Britney Spears, Alicia Keys), Makeba Riddick (Toni Braxton, Beyonce Knowles), Robert Shea Taylor (Janet Jackson, Mary J. Blige), Pharrell Williams of The Neptunes (Madonna, Nicole Scherzinger), Marsha Ambrosius (Raven Symone, Jazmine Sullivan), Freemasons: Russell Small & James Wiltshire (Kylie Minogue, Sophie Ellis Bextor) and Mark Ronson (Amy Winehouse, Nikka Costa).

[Watch] Solange Knowles - Sandcastle Disco

Singer/songwriter Keri Hilson has pushed back the release date of her upcoming debut album, “A Perfect World”, from September 23^rd to October 7^th via Mosley Music/Interscope Records. The set features current hit single, “Energy”, co-written by Rico Love (Beyonce Knowles, Michelle Williams) and produced by The Runawayz: Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello & Wayne Wilkins (Leona Lewis, Natasha Bedingfield).

Other musicians backing Hilson on “A Perfect World” are Timothy “Timbaland” Mosley (Alicia Keys, Brandy Norwood), Justin Timberlake (Britney Spears, Macy Gray), Nate “Danja” Hills (Nelly Furtado, Jennifer Lopez), Durrell “Tank” Babbs (Fantasia Barrino, Keke Wyatt), Polow Da Don (Mario Barrett, Ciara Harris) and The Clutch: Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel Lewis & Patrick “J.Que” Smith (Jennifer Hudson, Amerie Rogers).

Up and coming artist Tynisha Keli has renamed her forthcoming debut album from “Even If It Takes Forever” to “The Chronicles of TK”, and will release it later this year via Atlantic Records. The set is preceded by lead single “I Wish You Loved Me”, produced by The Corna Boyz: Pierre Medor & Dwayne Nesmith (Keri Hilson, LeToya Luckett).

Other album tracks slotted for inclusion on the disc are “Conversations with God”, “Lullaby”, “Misunderstood”, “Shattered”, “Hype Me”, “Lights Out” and “Woman”.

Among the additional album contributors are Beau Dozier (Samantha Jade, Gia Farrell), Kara DioGuardi (Jordin Sparks, Leona Lewis), Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem (Vanessa Hudgens, Joanna Levesque), Robin Thicke (Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Hudson), Bryan Michael Cox (Christina Milian, Solange Knowles), Kendrick “Wyldcard” Dean (Nicole Scherzinger, Karina Pasian) and Taurian “Adonis” Shropshire (Natasha Ramos, Amerie Rogers).

Excellent:

Almost: (Lucie Silvas, Judie Tzuke, Charlie Russell, Graham Kearns).

Alone: (Lucie Silvas, Charlie Russell, Cheryl Parker, Graham Kearns).

Last Year: (Lucie Silvas, Judie Tzuke, Charlie Russell, Graham Kearns).

Something about You: (Lucie Silvas, Richard Lobb, Jon Green).

Very Good:

Already Gone: (Lucie Silvas, Charlie Russell, Dennis Mcouski, Graham Green).

Counting: (Lucie Silvas, Richard Lobb).

Passionate You: (Lucie Silvas, Dan Wilson, Richard Lobb, Jon Green).

Place to Hide: (Lucie Silvas, Judie Tzuke, Graham Kearns).

Right Here: (Lucie Silvas, Charlie Russell, Graham Kearns).

Sinking In: (Lucie Silvas, Cheryl Parker, Graham Kearns).

Stolen: (Lucie Silvas, Richard Lobb, Jon Green).

The Same Side: (Lucie Silvas, Judie Tzuke, Graham Kearns).

Trying Not To Lose: (Lucie Silvas, Richard Lobb).

Quick Take: It may not be as instantly catchy as “Breathe In”, but nevertheless, a wonderfully compiled set of heartfelt ballads.

Rating: (4/5) – Very Good.