R&B vocalist Toni Braxton is planning to hit the studio soon with super producer Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins for her upcoming album on Atlantic Records. The hitmaker previously collaborated with the artist on tracks like "He Wasn't Man Enough", "Do You Remember When?" and "Whatchu Need".

The as-yet-untitled disc will also boast alliances with Soulshock & Karlin: Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin (Solange Knowles, Blu Cantrell), Claude Kelly (Michael Jackson, Brandy Norwood) and Nadir "Red One" Khayat (Lionel Richie, Enrique Iglesias).

Here is the video for Alesha Dixon’s new single “The Boy Does Nothing”, which was helmed by Brian Higgins of Xenomania [“Red Dress” – Sugababes / “Love Machine” – Girls Aloud / “I’m Not Shy” – Frank]. The track is taken from the singer/songwriter’s forthcoming sophomore album, “The Alesha Show”, due on 17^th November via Asylum / Atlantic Records.

[Watch] Alesha Dixon - The Boy Does Nothing

Besides the smash hit single “So What”, songwriter/producer Martin “Max Martin” Sandberg also helmed the tracks “I Don’t Believe You”, “Please Don’t Leave Me” and “It’s All Your Fault” on Pink’s upcoming 5^th album, “Funhouse”, which is due on 28^th October via LaFace / Zomba Records.

Other album contributors include Nate “Danja” Hills (“Sober”), Francis “Eg” White (“One Foot Wrong”), Billy Mann (“Bad Influence”, “Crystal Ball”, “Ave Maria”, “Glitter in the Air”), Tony Kanal & Jimmy Harry (“Funhouse”) and Butch Walker (“Mean”).

Australian group The Veronicas will release "Popular" as the 5^th single from their sophomore album, "Hook Me Up". The track was co-written and produced by Toby Gad, who's also behind Beyonce Knowles' "If I Were a Boy", Fergie's "Big Girls Don't Cry" and Brandy Norwood's "Human".

Look out for more of his work on the next projects by Christina Milian [Interscope / MySpace Records], Joanna "Jojo" Levesque [Blackground Records], Wynter Gordon [Atlantic Records], Pixie Lott [Mercury Records], Livvi Franc [Jive Records], Esmee Denters [Tennman / Interscope Records], Meleni Smith [Soulpower Records], Elisabeth Withers [Blue Note Records] and Brenda Radney [Tennman / Interscope Records].

R&B vocalist Keyshia Cole has named her upcoming 3^rd album, “A Different Me”, and will release it on 16^th December via Geffen Records. The disc is preceded by the 2Pac assisted lead single, “Play Ya Cards Right”.

Album contributors include Jamal “Polow Da Don” Jones (Usher Raymond, Gwen Stefani), Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins (Alicia Keys, Britney Spears), Sean “The Pen” Garrett (Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland) and The Writing Camp: Evan “Kidd” Bogart, Erika “E-Nuri” Nuri & David “DQ” Quinones (Christina Milian, Brandy Norwood).

Greg Kurstin and Inara George of The Bird and The Bee have dubbed their next album, “Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future”, and they will release it on 29^th January 2009 via Blue Note Records.

Best known for his work with Sophie Ellis Bextor (“Catch You”) and Kylie Minogue (“Wow”), Greg Kurstin is also working on the upcoming projects by Lily Allen [Capitol Records], Livvi Franc [Jive Records] and Esmee Denters [Tennman / Interscope Records].

The Bird and The Bee – Ray Guns Are Not Just The Future [Official Track List]:

01 – Fanfare

02 – My Love

03 – Diamond Dave

04 – What’s In the Middle

05 – Ray Gun

06 – Love Letter to Japan

07 – Meteor

08 – Baby

09 – Phil

10 – Polite Dance Song

11 – You’re a Cad

12 – Witch

13 – Birthday

14 – Lifespan of a Fly

Nappy Boy recording group Sophia Fresh posted their new single "What It Is" on their official MySpace profile, so make sure you check it out! The Kanye West assisted track is the lead single from their upcoming debut album, which is due next year via Atlantic Records.

The yet to be titled set is confirmed to boast alliances with Faheem "T.Pain" Najm (Chris Brown, Mariah Carey), Thomas "Cee-Lo" Callaway (Kelis Rogers, Estelle Swaray), Aliaune "Akon" Thiam (Mario Barrett, Gwen Stefani), Warren "Oak" Felder (Marsha Ambrosius, Wynter Gordon), Lyrica Anderson (Mya Harrison, Keke Palmer), Chasity Nwagbara (Jesse McCartney, Raven Symone) and The Writing Camp: Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Erika "E-Nuri" Nuri & David "DQ" Quinones (Beyonce Knowles, Keyshia Cole).

[Visit] Sophia Fresh @ MySpace

British singer/songwriter Lily Allen has renamed her forthcoming sophomore album from “Stuck on the Naughty Step” to “It’s Not You, It’s Me”. The Capitol set is slated for a February 9^th release. Greg Kurstin (Jessica Simpson, Shaznay Lewis), Mark Ronson (Christina Aguilera, Nikka Costa) and Future Cut: Tunde Babalola & Darren Lewis (Nicole Scherzinger, Livvi Franc) are among the album’s producers.

R&B superstar Beyonce Knowles has christened her highly-anticipated 3^rd album, "I Am", and will release it on November 18^th via Music World Entertainment / Columbia Records. The set is preceded by 2 lead singles: - the Toby Gad produced "If I Were a Boy", and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)", which was helmed by Terius "Dream" Nash and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart.

The project is expected to boast additional productions from Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley (Madonna, Nelly Furtado), Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (Toni Braxton, Brandy Norwood), Jim Jonsin (Christina Milian, LeToya Luckett),  Reginald "Scyience" Perry (Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson) and Stargate: Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel Storleer Eriksen (Mario Barrett, Claudette Ortiz), as well as songwriting contributions by Sean "The Pen" Garrett (Gwen Stefani, Chris Brown), Makeba Riddick (Jennifer Lopez, Michelle Williams), Kara DioGuardi (Mya Harrison, Nick Lachey), Rico Love (Keri Hilson, Usher Raymond) and Cristyle "The Ink" Johnson (Natasha Bedingfield, Tiffany Evans).

Former Misteeq member Alesha Dixon has posted 60 second clips of 4 new songs on her official MySpace profile: - "Breathe Slow", "Don't Ever Let Me Go", "Chasing Ghosts" and "Do You Know the Way It Feels". All tracks will appear on her forthcoming sophomore album, "The Alesha Show", which is due on 17^th November via Asylum / Atlantic Records.

Among the musicians backing the "Fired Up" singer on the project are Soulshock & Karlin: Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin (Beyonce Knowles, Mary J. Blige), Johnny Douglas (Kylie Minogue, Amerie Rogers), The Underdogs: Harvey Mason Jr. & Damon Thomas (Jordin Sparks, Fantasia Barrino), Curtis Richardson of The Conglomerate (Jennifer Lopez, Craig David), Brian Higgins of Xenomania (Sugababes, Girls Aloud), Karl Gordon (Michelle Escoffery, Shaznay Lewis) and Solange Knowles (Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland).

[Visit] Alesha Dixon @ MySpace