Project in the Works: "Don't Kill the Fun" (Sevyn Streeter)

As Sevyn Streeter gets ready to release her currently untitled debut album this year, she is getting ready to release the first official single from the project entitled "Don't Kill the Fun," which features her boss and former collaborative partner ("It Won't Stop") Christ Brown.

With the single slated to drop next week on January 13th, Sevyn has already recorded a video for it and I bet her LP is going to be just as amazing as her EP which already spawned her first Top 40 hit "It Won't Stop."

With that said, peep the teaser video for "Don't Kill the Fun" below and Enjoy!

Project in the Works: "White Panties" (R. Kelly)

In a new interview with V Magazine, R. Kelly announced that he is already getting ready to release the followup to his 2013 album Black Panties in the form of White Panties, both of course being extensions and sequels to his iconic 12 Play album.

When speaking about his upcoming album, R. Kelly told V Magazine that "[i]t's called White Panties. And you can expect a whole other level."

In addition to a new album for 2014, Kellz is also planning to hit the road with Mary J. Blige on their upcoming King & Queen tour and there are faint rumors of a potential joint album entitled King & Queen to follow the tour.

"I'm in the studio right now working on a song for me and Mary...I'm even looking forward to proposing that we do a whole album together. But this is the first I've mentioned it. The King & Queen album."

With all of this new music talk, 2014 seems to be the year of R. Kelly after he returned in 2013 with Black Panties as just an appetizer to what is to come in 2014.

Project in the Works: " Still No F*cks Given" (K. Michelle)

After just recently releasing her second single "Can't Raise A Man" from her sublime debut album Rebellious Soul, K. Michelle has set a release date for her forthcoming mixtape 'Still No Fucks Given."

A sequel to her 2012 mixtape '0 Fucks Given,' 'Still No Fucks Given' is slated for release on Valentine's Day (February 14th).

Featuring remixes to Frank Ocean's "We All Try" andAugust Alsina’s "I Luv This Shit," both of which K has previewed on Instagram, K. Michelle is gearing up to join Robin Thicke on his upcoming North American tour, which will kick off in Atlanta at the Fox Theatre.

Therefore, peep the preview of two joints from K. Michelle's "Still No Fucks Given" below and lookout for its release on Valentine's Day.

Project in the Works: "Still No Fucks Givin" (K. Michelle)

The end of K. Michelle's sold-out Rebellious Soul Tour is slated to end within the next few days and yesterday, K took to Instagram to announce further music plans, which include officially releasing the set's second single "Can't Raise a Man" in January, delaying her anticipated Christmas album and releasing a new mixtape in the form of "Still No Fucks Givin."

With that said, "Still No Fucks Givin" is slated for release January 8th and I don't know about you, but I've been wearing Rebellious Soul out and can't wait to hear what K has cooking in terms of new music. Peep her Instagram post and the caption below and lookout for her upcoming mixtape "Still No Fucks Givin" when it's released towards the top of the year.

Project in the Works: James Brown Biopic "Get On Up"

The forthcoming James Brown biopic Get On Up has added two more actors to the film that is slated to star Chadwick Boseman of 42 fame as Brown. Announced yesterday by The Hollywood Reporter, Jill Scott and Dan Aykroyd have been added to the Tate Taylor  (The Help, Winter's Bone) directed flick.

 Dan Aykroyd will portray Ben Bart, the president of the agency that represented Brown for over four decades, while Scott is slated to co-star as one of Brown's wives, in a role that was written specifically with her in mind. Slated to being shooting later this month, the film will depict Brown's life in poverty, becoming the iconic Godfather of Soul, and all of the typical accompaniments that come along with fame including dug addiction, money troubles and failed relationships.

In addition to Boseman, Aykroyd and Scott, Lennie James (Walking Dead) will co-star as Brown's father Joe, and fellow The Help co-stars Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer will reunite with each other and Tate Taylor in unannounced roles. While the film has lingered for years, it appears as if all signs point to go as the film recently acquired the rights to Brown's discography.

Project in the Works: "Call Me Crazy, But..." (Sevyn Streeter)

Sevyn Streeter has been on her writing grind having written hits for the likes of Chris Brown, Ariana Grande, Tamar Braxton and Kelly Rowland and now she is taking her own step into the spotlight with the forthcoming release of her EP "Call Me Crazy But..." which is set for release on December 3rd.

Featuring her Chris Brown-assited hit single "It Won't Stop," Sevyn Streeter will be promoting her album as the opening act for K. Michelle's forthcoming The Rebellious Soul Tour, which kicks off November 4th in San Francisco.  With that said, Sevyn has just released the official album cover art and tracklisting for her upcoming EP and you can peep the tracklisting below.

Project in the Works: "Sail Out" EP (Jhené Aiko)

Jhené Aiko's major label debut project has been highly anticipated since she released her dope mixtape "Sailing Soul(s)" and now she has released the official cover and tracklisting for her debut EP "Sail Out." Featuring appearances from Kendrick Lamar on previously released "3:16am," Ab-Soul, Vince Staples and Childish Gambino, who appears on "Bed Peace," the set is slated for release on November 12th, right before the holiday rush.

With that said, her EP is a hold over until we get her highly anticipated debut album Souled Out, and can be pre-ordered on iTunes beginning October 28th. Peep the official tracklisting for Jhené's EP "Sail Out" below and lookout for it when it's officially released on November 12th.

Project in the Works: Danity Kane Reunites

After releasing their sophomore LP Welcome to the Dollhouse to much critically success back in 2008. the band disbanded in 2009 following an on-air firing by Diddy on their MTV series Making The Band. While the details are still a bit hazy on why Danity Kane was fired/disbanded, fans of the gril group have been eager for a comeback as there seems to be unfinished business with the quintet.

Fast-forward three years since the groups disbandment, and four of the original five members are back with a revamped  Danity Kane website and a special announcement slated to occur live during the 2013 VMAs at 8:15pm EST.

While speculation of a reunion has been running rampant throughout the summer as the group, minus D Woods grabbed lunch and have taken photos of themselves in the studio, nothing was certain until earlier this week when a rumored VMA appearance leaked.

With that said, keep it locked during the MTV VMAs to see what the announcement is.... possibly a live performance of a song "Rage"  from the newly minted Danity Kane as the hashtag rage has been accompanied by several of their official twitter handle's tweets.

DANITY KANE is officially BACK! @danitykane #vmas2013 #Rage #DanityKane
— Danity Kane (@danitykane) August 25, 2013

Project in the Works: "Open Door" (India.Arie)

While it appeared to a lot of people that India.Arie took a four year hiatus from music, she actually spent about three years of that time working on an album "Open Door," a collaboration with Israeli artist Idan Raichel, that her label didn't really get as it as a different musical direction than we are used to hearing from India. Speaking with Billboard about the album and her optimism of us potentially hearing it after the success of her recent LP SongVersation, India revealed the following:

"I spent three years on that album," Arie tells Billboard. "I funded most of it with my personal money, but I learned a big lesson about being able to let go. And I knew I had to let ('Open Door') go because we could not agree on the business part. If the business wasn't in order, the album would have been a failure; I'm clear on that. So I was like, 'I'm not doing this. I shelved it in late October of 2012, and on Nov. 1 I started working on Songversation."

 "Open Door was a world music project, and bilingual," she explains. "It was in Hebrew and English, and it's great. I do think it's really beautiful. But it's very emotional and very dark -- in a good way."

"I feel like on a creative and musical level, my audience will be more ready for it," Arie says. "It's different for me, but I think people will be more interested now, after (SongVersation). I still don't know if we'll be able to come to business terms, but I hope the mythology of having that great lost album will maybe help open some doors, because I would love for people to hear it."

While we will hopefully get to hear what India.Arie and Idan Raichel cooked up during their collaborative period, luckily during this period, the duo performed a few times publicly and after the jump you can watch a performance of theirs entitled "River Water."

Project in the Works: "Q.U.E.E.N." (Janelle Monae feat. Erykah Badu)

Janelle Monae's highly anticipated new album The Electric Lady is slated for release later this year and the followup to 2010's The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III) seems to be led by her Erykah Badu assisted single "Q.U.E.E.N.," which according to the .GIF that was released by Janelle Monae is dropping on April 22nd at 7:54pm EST. With that said, tune to her website then to hear her new single and I don't know about you, but I can't wait to hear what this duo has cooking for us!

Project in the Works: New EP Series (Miguel)

While Miguel is currently on tour with Alicia Keys as a part of her world tour Set the World on Fire, the Grammy-winning singer/songwriter seems to be hard at work on a forthcoming EP series similar to his 2012 project "Art Dealer Chic," which preceded Kaleidoscope Dream. While it is unclear if a third studio album from Miguel will follow his upcoming EP series, the three three song EPs are expected to carry the same tittle "Art Dealer Chic" but give fans even more than the first series of EPs.

Speaking to VIBE about his upcoming project, Miguel shared that "this time it’ll be bigger and better...I intend on having limited-edition apparel with them, so it'll be really dope." In addition to adding a clothing aspect to his upcoming EPs, fans can expect an official remix to Miguel's forthcoming single "How Many Drinks?" which will feature none other than Kendrick Lamar.

"Kendrick is poised to be the next staple in hip-hop [and] I certainly intend on becoming that for R&B," Miguel says. "I just feel like he’s just being honest in his music. Newer, younger artists, that's what we're all striving to do. Just be ourselves. Kendrick is one of the best examples of that."

Keep posted for new music from Miguel and time will tell if he will ride his current wave of success straight into his third album.

Project in the Works: "Lady Sings the Blues" (Alexandra Burke)

I had the privilege of seeing "Motown the Musical" last night on Broadway and after an electrifying night, it seems as a piece of Motown history is going to be commemorated in addition to the legacy of Billie Holliday.

PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT: From Tuesday 4- Saturday 8 June 2013, X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke takes residence in Royal Albert Hall's Elgar Room for her own unique concert version of Lady Sings The Blues. Following in the footsteps of her idols Billie Holiday and Diana Ross, Alexandra will perform, with a full jazz band, her own take on the legendary 1972 film soundtrack of the same name.

Starring the queen of Motown, Diana Ross, and nominated for 5 Oscars, Lady Sings the Blues is the classic film and soundtrack that followed the life and career of legendary jazz singer and songwriter Billie Holiday from late childhood to the latter stages of her career and included many of her famous songs. This live concert version, for the first time ever, will revisit this soundtrack as Alexandra and her band put their own spin on these remarkable jazz standards and the life and career of the one of the world’s most cherished performers. Very much in homage to both Billie Holiday and Diana Ross, it seems only fitting that Alexandra performs this show at the Royal Albert Hall nearly 60 years after Billie Holiday made her only appearance at the venue for a special one-off concert in 1954.

Speaking on the shows, Burke said:

"I am so excited to be performing these concerts in such an iconic venue. It is an honour to be able to sing Billie Holiday's songs and I feel a very strong emotional attachment to them. Music is my life and I love doing different and surprising things, so I can't wait to get on stage and sing these amazing and timeless songs."

Tickets go on-sale March 27th at the Royal Albert Hall Box Office: 020 7589 8212 / www.royalalberthall.com

Project in the Works: New Album (Jill Scott)

It's about to be going on two years since Jill Scott released her brilliant fourth studio album The Light of The Sun, and I don't know about you, but I've been clamoring for new music from Scott since I last saw her in concert during her Block Party tour. With that said, HipHollywood recently caught up with the Grammy-winning songstress to briefly talk about her new album and Scott shared that she's been working with 9th Wonder, planning to hit the studio with Ne-Yo and BJ the Chicago Kid. With that said, peep her brief interview about prepping her new album below and hopefully 2013 will bring us some new music!

Project in the Works: KeKe Palmers joins TLC Biopic

Lil' Mama was the first confirmed casting choice for Vh1's forthcoming TLC biopic as Lisa "Left-Eye" Lopes and now KeKe Palmer has been announced to play the role of  Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas. Having risen to fame in 2006's "Akeelah and the Bee," KeKe Palmer has been making both acting and singing moves with her career as of late and this seems like a perfect career choice for the budding young-adult starlet. With that said, Drew Sidora has also joined the cast and is slated to play Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins.

With these three ladies in place, filming is slated to begin next month in Atlanta with T-Boz and Chilli serving as both producers and consultants on the TLC biopic. Time will tell how these casting choices fair, but Vh1 seems to of nailed it with the casting of TLC in my book.

Project in the Works: "Black Nativity" (Jennifer Hudson)

Jennifer Hudson has been making a transition back into acting with her forthcoming appearance in NBC's "Smash" and she has now started rehearsals for her forthcoming 2014 feature film "Black Nativity," which also co-stars Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Jacob Latimore. With that said, below you will find pictures of Jennifer Hudson around a piano with Angela Bassett singing several of the songs from the forthcoming musical in addition to a picture of Jacob Latimore dancing and rehearsing.

Written and directed by Kasi Lemmons, "Black Nativity" is  a retelling of the classic Nativity story with an entirely Black cast that was originally written by Langston Hughes and appeared off-Broadway in 1961.

While it is currently slated for a 2014 release, it would be great if this tale was out towards the end of 2013 to help usher in the Christmas holiday. Either way it turns out, peep JHud's photos from rehearsals below and as always, I'll keep you posted!

Project in the Works: Marvin Gaye Biopic (Lenny Kravitz)

While Lenny Kravitz has been seen more and more on the big screen with supporting roles in "Precious" and "The Hunger Games," it seems as if he might land his first starring role in a forthcoming Marvin Gaye biopic. While several films about Marvin Gaye's life have been in pre-production for years, The Evening Standard is reporting that Lenny Kravtiz is on the fast-track to play the late singer in a biopic revolving around his later years. Slated to be directed by Julian Temple, best known for his documentary "London: The Modern Babylon," the film would chronicle some of the final years of Gaye's life taking note of his time in London from 1981, when he suffered from alcoholism and tax evasion  to music promoter Freddy Cousaert's intervention to put him back on track. Time will tell if the film is a go, but hopefully some sort of biopic about Marvin Gaye's life will be made sooner rather than later.

Project in the Works: "Remembering Whitney" (Whitney Houston)

Already slated to carry the forthcoming Houston family reality show "On Our Own," which is being produced by Pat Houston, the  Lifetime show is expected to follow Pat, Gary, Bobbi Kristina and Cissy during their lives after the tragic passing of Whitney. In addition to airing "On Our Own," Lifetime is slated to premiere a Whitney-themed documentary entitled "Remembering Whitney," which is slated for an October 17th premiere at 9pm ET/PT. While a trailer for the forthcoming documentary has yet to hit the net, the forthcoming film is said to feature private home videos, behind the scenes footage, candid clips from Bobbi Kristina, and other footage to honor the late legendary singer. With that in mind, keep a lookout for "Remembering Whitney" on October 17th on Lifetime in addition to the Houston family reality show "On Our Own," when it premiers October 24th.

Project in the Works: "Audrey Hepburn THEMIXTAPE" (Chrisette Michele)

While fans await Chrisette Michele's forthcoming fourth LP "Better," she recently teased fans on twitter about a forthcoming project entitled "Audrey Hepburn THEMIXTAPE." Peep her tweets below about her forthcoming audiovisual project entitled "Audrey Hepburn THEMIXTAPE," below and hopefully we shall hear/see it soon as it appears as though Chrisette is currently in the creative process on "Audrey Hepburn THEMIXTAPE."

Project in the Works: "Losing You" (Solange)

While I've still been playing Solange's sophomore LP "Sol-Angel & the Hadley St. Dreams," it seems as though fans and causal listeners of the famed singer/songwriter can expect a new single, "Losing You," lifted from her Dev Hynes-produced third effort soon as she is slated to shoot the official video for "Losing You" later this week in Cape Town, South Africa. Speaking to the Sunday Times, Solange revealed that the video for "Losing You" would take the form of a "stylized documentary" and that "[t]he locations for my video will largely be inspired by the color in the architecture and townships around here." Expect the video in October, which hopefully means we can expect to hear "Losing You" sometime this month with her album set for a late 2012 or early 2013 release!

Project in the Works: "Nina Simone Biopic"

While Mary J. Blige has been attached to star in the forthcoming Nina Simone biopic for years, the Grammy-winning songstress seems to be no longer attached to the project according to IndieWire's "Shadow and Act" and "The Playlist" who are both reporting that Zoe Saldana has taken the much sought after role. Though the film was slated to go into production after its long pre-production schedule, last fall, the filming of the forthcoming drama about Simone's relationship with her Paris-based manager Clifton Henderson was pushed back to accommodate Blige's filming schedule for "Rock of Ages." While time will tell how the heavily awaited biopic will turn out, here's hoping that the biopic will shape up to become a masterpiece worthy of Simone's legacy.