KERI HILSON’S ALBUM PUSHED BACK / RIHANNA SCORES #1 WITH “DISTURBIA” / USHER PREPS 2 NEW SINGLES

Keri Hilson’s debut album, In A Perfect World…, originally slated for September 23rd release has been pushed back. The debut from thei singer/songwriter is now October 7th.

RIHANNA SCORES #1 WITH “DISTURBIA”

Rihanna has snagged her fourth #1 spot on the Billboard chart with her pop/dance hit, “Disturbia.” Admittedly, I hated the song at first, but after the video, I got hooked. According to Nielsen Soundscan, the track jumped from #3 to #1 this week, surpassing boyfriend Chris Brown’s “Forever” which is still riding high, remaining at #2 for a second week on the charts.

I’m not hating, but it’s funny to me that 3 out of 4 of Rihanna’s #1 singles all came from her latest album, Good Girl Gone Bad, even after releasing two albums (Music of the Sun and A Girl Like Me) just a couple of years before.

USHER PREPS 2 NEW SINGLES

Looks like your boy Usher is doing everything in his power to keep his latest LP, Here I Stand afloat. After the single “Moving Mountains,” we haven’t heard much from him, but it seems as though he is dropping two new singles at the same time.

Although it was previously reported that “His Mistakes” was the forthcoming third single from the project, radio is being serviced with the album’s title track, “Here I Stand,” as well as the Prince-influenced “Trading Places.”

It has been rumored, too, that Usher has already begun recording a new album, and that it will be more up-tempo than the lukewarm Here I Stand release.

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