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Hudson plans album launch
20/05/2008 16:27 - (SA)
Steve Gorman
Los Angeles - Oscar-winning American
Idol cast-off Jennifer Hudson plans to release her self-titled
debut album in September, with the first single, Spotlight,
hitting US radio outlets in June, her label said on Monday.
Spotlight, described as a song about insecurities within
a relationship, was composed by R&B songwriter and vocalist
Ne-Yo, who co-produced along with the Norwegian production duo
known as Stargate.
Additional contributors on the album include Timbaland,
Robin Thicke, the Underdogs, Diane Warren and Christopher
"Tricky" Stewart.
Hudson's debut is being released through the SonyBMG label
Arista Records, with Spotlight hitting the airwaves on June
9.
'People will be surprised'
The song will be made available for digital download the
following day.
"I think people will be pleasantly surprised, because it
shows a side of my work that no one has heard before," Hudson,
a Chicago native, said in a statement issued by the label.
Hudson, 26, first gained public attention as a contestant
during the third season of the hit television talent contest
American Idol, but she ended up as the sixth finalist voted
off the show.
Undaunted, Hudson went on to land the role of Effie White
in the movie adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls, based
loosely on the story of Motown act The Supremes, for which she
won a Golden Globe and Academy Award as best supporting
actress.
She next appears in the upcoming film adaptation of the HBO
TV series Sex in the City and on its soundtrack, due May 27,
as well as The Secret Life of Bees, which hits US theatres
on October 17.
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