Academy Award-winning actress/former "American Idol" contestant Jennifer Hudson will release her debut album, a self-titled affair, in September via Arista Records. Yes, this is her DEBUT album -- seems like the girl's been around longer than William Hung, doesn't it? The first single, "Spotlight," will impact U.S. radio outlets on June 9 and be available for sale via digital outlets the following day.
"Spotlight" was written by Ne-Yo, who co-produced along with Stargate. Additional contributors on the album include Timbaland (big shocker there), Robin Thicke, the Underdogs, Diane Warren and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, among others.
"I think people will be pleasantly surprised, because it shows a side of my work that no one has heard before," Hudson says of the new album.
Hudson won the 2007 Academy Award for best supporting actress for her role as Effie White in "Dreamgirls." She next appears in the upcoming film adaptation of the HBO series "Sex in the City" and on its soundtrack, due May 27 via New Line, as well as "The Secret Life of Bees," which hits U.S. theaters on Oct. 17. Dreamgirl indeed, darlings!
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