In a recent interview with the Houston Chronicle, Ryan Tedder, co-writer and producer of both Jennifer Lopez's "Do It Well" and Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love," said there's "a very strong possibility" he'll work on Jennifer Hudson's upcoming debut album. Tedder mentioned that the album's direction is leaning toward "high-energy, beat-driven material with soulful hooks." He also gave some insight as to the reason for the delay of the album's release and name-dropped another producer Hudson is working with:I am excited to hear Timbaland's (and Tedder's, for that matter) contribution(s) to the project. I also agree with Clive's and the label's reasonings, and while I would have bought it had it even been just the Dreamgirls soundtrack continued, it would not have been the best idea in regards to overall record sales and appeal. Interesting to hear details that give me some hope that we may hear some new J-Hud music in the near-ish future!"They made half an album and ended up scrapping it. Clive — wisely, I think — said, 'No one's going to buy this. We're trying to turn her into Aretha Franklin, and that's not realistic,'" Tedder said. "They scrapped a bunch of songs and started fresh.
"I heard a Timbaland song that was by far the best song she's done. I do wish, and I know the label wishes, that this album had come out six months ago. But Clive's smart. He didn't want to just put out a crap album just because of the momentum."
UPDATE: It was recently announced that, in addition to new music, Jennifer will be keeping busy (possibly) starring in the new film "Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys." More information can be found HERE. Following her award-winning breakthrough role in "Dreamgirls", Hudson has worked on the upcoming movies "Winged Creature" and "Sex and the City," and was recently cast in the adaptation of the novel "The Secret Life Of Bees."
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