Here is the cover for Jennifer Lopez’ new single “Hold It, Don’t Drop It”, produced by Midi Mafia: Dirty Swift & Bruce Wayne (“When I See You” – Fantasia / “Messy” – Gemma Fox).

It is also the 2^nd joint lifted from her latest album, “Brave”, featuring additional collaborations with Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem (LeToya Luckett, Jessi Malay), Evan “Kidd” Bogart (Britney Spears, Christina Milian), Bloodshy & Avant: Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg (Kylie Minogue, Brooke Valentine), Ryan “Alias” Tedder (Leona Lewis, Esmee Denters), The Clutch: Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Keri Hilson, Patrick “J.Que” Smith & Ezekiel Lewis (Amerie, Paula Campbell) and Lynn & Wade LLP: Peter Wade Keusch and Michelle Bell (Lindsay Lohan, Cheri Dennis).

It has been confirmed that "Wow" will be the 2^nd single lifted from Kylie Minogue's upcoming album, "X", due 26^th November via Parlophone records. The track was co-written by Karen Poole (Janet Jackson, Kelly Clarkson), and produced by Greg Kurstin (Sophie Ellis Bextor, Jessica Simpson).

"X" features additional alliances from Bloodshy & Avant: Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg (Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears), Freemasons: Russell Small & James Wiltshire (Beyonce, Kelly Rowland), Cathy Dennis (Jordin Sparks, Delta Goodrem) Richard "Biff" Stannard (Gabrielle, Spice Girls) and Guy Chambers (Kelis, Beverley Knight).

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Teen sensation Hayden Panettiere is reportedly working with singer/songwriter Schaffer “Ne-Yo” Smith on her upcoming debut album, and he’s best known for penning hits made famous by artists such as Beyonce (“Irreplaceable”), Rihanna (“Unfaithful”), Nicole Scherzinger (“Happily Never After”), Leona Lewis (“I’m You”) and Celine Dion (“I Got Nothin’ Left”).

The “Heroes” star, who's currently signed to Hollywood records, also collaborated with the likes of Jonathan “J.R.” Rotem (Britney Spears, Paris Hilton), Evan “Kidd” Bogart (Jennifer Lopez, Lucy Walsh) and Matthew Gerrard (Raven Symone, Kelly Clarkson).

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Songwriter Amanda Ghost is reportedly working with Beyonce on her next album after their initial mega-smash collabo via the Stargate produced "Beautiful Liar" featuring Shakira. Recent credits by Ghost also include "Tattoo" and "Freeze", off Jordin Sparks' self-titled debut LP.

Expect additional alliances on Beyonce as yet untitled 3^rd solo set with Jack Splash (Britney Spears, Alicia Keys), Tim "Timbaland" Mosley (Nelly Furtado, Madonna) and Freemasons: Russell Small & James Wiltshire (Kelly Rowland, Faith Evans).

Here is the video for Chris Brown’s new single “With You”, co-written by Johnta Austin (Leona Lewis, Jessica Simpson) and produced by Stargate: Tor Erik Hermansen & Mikkel S. Eriksen (Rihanna, Gia Farrell).

“With You” is the 3^rd single lifted from Brown’s sophomore album, “Exclusive”, featuring additional collaborations with Bryan Michael Cox (Nicole Scherzinger, Claudette Ortiz),  T. Pain (Gyrlfriend, Asia Cruise), Kanye West (Brandy, Alicia Keys), Scott Storch (Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera), Sean “The Pen” Garrett (Christina Milian, Keyshia Cole), Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean (Jennifer Lopez, Angie Stone), Dre & Vidal: Andre Harris and Vidal Davis (Amerie, Marsha Ambrosius), Terius “Dream” Nash (Janet Jackson, Celine Dion) and The Underdogs: Harvey Mason Jr. & Damon Thomas (LeToya Luckett, Jennifer Hudson).

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Geffen recording artist Keyshia Cole is getting ready to shoot the video for “I Remember” with director Benny Boom, who previously collaborated with the R&B songstress on the Missy Elliot produced “Let It Go”.

“I Remember” is the 3^rd single lifted from Cole’s sophomore album, “Just like You”, featuring additional collaborations with Soulshock & Karlin: Carsten Schack and Kenneth Karlin (Craig David, Toni Braxton), Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins (Mary J. Blige, Whitney Houston), Bryan Michael Cox (Mariah Carey, Brandy) and Scott Storch (Trey Songz, Christina Aguilera).

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New info has been revealed about Madonna’s upcoming album, and according to trusted sources, it will feature 5 songs belted by hitmaking team Tim “Timbaland” Mosley & Justin Timberlake entitled “4 Minutes to Save the World”, “Across the Sky”, “Dance Tonight”, “Even the Devil Wouldn’t Recognize You” and “Miles Away”.

Expect additional collaboration on the as yet untitled set with The Neptunes: Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo (Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton), Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean (Beyonce, Mary J. Blige), Nate “Danja Handz” Hills (Jennifer Lopez, Nicole Scherzinger), Allaune “Akon” Thiam (Whitney Houston, Gwen Stefani) and Sean “The Pen” Garrett (Janet Jackson, Britney Spears).

According to celebrity blogger Sandra Rose, R&B songstress Monica is currently in the midst of recording the follow-up to her 4^th studio album, "The Makings of Me", which was released in October 2006 via J Records. The as-yet untitled set is said to contain mostly ballads and songs that fans have come to love her for.

Among the musicians expected on the new set are Sean "The Pen" Garrett (Janet Jackson, Keyshia Cole), Scott Storch (Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera), Bryan Michael Cox (Nicole Scherzinger, Toni Braxton), Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot (Fantasia Barrino, Tamia) and Schaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith (Celine Dion, Whitney Houston).

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Singer/songwriter Solange Knowles has reportedly signed a new record deal with Geffen, which is home to other artists such as Keyshia Cole, Mary J. Blige, Ashlee Simpson and Prima J.

Her upcoming sophomore album, "Solange & The Hadley Street Dreams", is plotted for a February 2008 release. Expect collaborations with Kasseem "Swizz Beatz" Dean (Angie Stone, Gwen Stefani), Marsha Ambrosius (Alicia Keys, Emily King) and Thomas "Cee-Lo" Callaway (Amerie, Tori Alamaze).

"Solange & The Hadley Street Dreams" is the follow-up to Solange's debut LP, "Solo Star", which was released in 2003 via Music World. The set featured collaborations with The Neptunes: Pharrell Williams & Chad Hugo (Britney Spears, Toni Braxton), Tim "Timbaland" Mosley (Nelly Furtado, Cheri Dennis), Kandi Burruss (Mariah Carey, TLC), Dana "Rockwilder" Stinson (Janet Jackson, Yummy Bingham), Linda Perry (Christina Aguilera, Kelis), The Underdogs: Harvey Mason Jr. & Damon Thomas (Katharine McPhee, Jennifer Hudson), Stephen "Static" Garrett (Lea Quezada, Claudette Ortiz) and Damon Elliot (Kelly Rowland, Tila Tequila).

As previously reported, British R&B group Trinity Stone have parted ways to pursue respective solo careers. The latest development in that department is that Jade Ewen (middle) recently unveiled one of her new joints entitled “Piece by Piece”, produced by Kwame Holland (“Understand” – Christina Aguilera / “Not The Way I Do” – Fantasia / “Bite The Dust” – The Pussycat Dolls) and you can hear it exclusively on his official MySpace profile.

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