Producer Sean Garrett Spills New Details On Britney’s Upcoming Album

Music producer Sean Garrett was dishing out new details on Britney Spears’ new album on the red carpet at last weekend’s MTV VMA’s. Garrett shared the following new info with E! Online’s Marc Malkin –

“I’m going into the studio with her,” Garrett told us yesterday at the VMAs. “I love Britney. I want to help her grow. I want to do stuff that’s going to be able to travel around the world.”

Spears’ last album, Circus, was released in November 2008 and was followed by a world tour. “I’m glad to see her back,” Garrett said. “I really would like to get into her mind and find out what loving Britney is all about.”

He added with a very big smile, “It could get a little freaky.”

RedOne Signs Label Deal With Universal Music

Universal Music is honored to announce their joint venture with super producer RedOne and his new record label 2101 Records. The international Grammy winning hitmaker, who was recently honored as Billboard Producer of the Year and BMI Songwriter of the Year, is famed for his work with Michael Jackson, Sean Kingston, Enrique Iglesias, Akon and Lady Gaga. The venture is with Universal Music International and each artist signing to 2101/Universal will be released by a label within the UMG Group. RedOne will A&R, executive produce and produce all artists signed to 2101 Records.

“I am so privileged to be in business with the Universal Family in this new venture. We already have had so much success together; I know that this is the best home for my music and for my artists. Lucian (Grainge) and I share a common vision for creating sounds and platforms for new artists, not only writing hit songs, but building brands. We are incredibly fortunate to be launching with an artist like Mohombi, who has so much potential. He is a powerhouse talent … writing, singing, performing, and dancing … a true entertainer. Mohombi lifts my spirits and I believe he will elevate the world with his music. DANCE ON ” – RedOne

New Details On Lady Gaga’s Upcoming Album

Producer RedOne has been dishing out some new details this week on Lady Gaga’s upcoming third album.

RedOne told Billboard:

“It’s going to be shocking, shocking, shocking!”

“You never want to go too far from your brand — people love you for a reason. But we still want to give them something with a kick, something that makes them say, ‘Oh my God! We didn’t expect this!’

“When you heard ‘Bad Romance’ after ‘Poker Face,’ it was like the best thing you’ve ever heard,” he continues. “We want that type of reaction. I think that’s part of my job and her job — to keep her evolving. “

“It [Bad Romance] was really good musically but it was a bit too left. I asked her if we could take it more to the middle, and she said, ‘I’m open. Let’s do it,’”

RedOne told the BBC:

“When you see everyone singing along to something – that’s the goal. You know that the song is good. Especially in countries that don’t speak English.”

BBC: Is that why so many of your songs use nonsense words – like the “ra, ra, ra” refrain in Bad Romance?

“Of course. It’s the same with “ma ma ma ma” in Poker Face. Everything is a hook.”

It sounds like we can expect to hear a familiar sound from the two RedOne produced tracks on Lady Gaga’s album. Is that good or bad?

Lady Gaga Fires Back At Former Producer’s Lawsuit

News broke this past week that Lady Gaga was being sued for $30.5 million by her former producer and ex-boyfriend Rob Fusari. Fusari claimed that Gaga was his protege and former girlfriend and she ditched him as her career took off. He stated in the lawsuit that they co-wrote songs such as “Paparazzi” and “Beautiful, Dirty, Rich.” Fusari also said he came up with her stage name and helped get her record deal.

According to the lawsuit, Lady Gaga and Fusari’s relationship turned romantic and then became a business partnership in May 2006, when they created a joint venture called Team Love Child LLC to promote her career. Fusari’s share was 20 percent.

Lady Gaga and her lawyer, Charles Ortner, are firing back. In their response, Ortner wrote that the deal was “structured in such a way as to mask its true purpose — to provide to the defendants unlawful compensation for their services as unlicensed employment agents.”

Ortner also wrote that Fusari and his company violated statutes that prohibited them from “acting as employment agents without a license and charging Lady Gaga an unlawful fee for their purported services.”

Fusari’s lawyer, Robert S. Meloni, called the claim “ludicrous” in an e-mail to The Associated Press.

“Fusari is a PARTNER in the Team Love LLC with Gag and her father (through their company Mermaid),” Meloni wrote. “Rob was no more of an ‘agent’ for her than she is a Roman Catholic nun.”

So what do you guys think? Does Fusari deserve a piece of Gaga’s pie?

Christina Milian Ties The Knot

Congratulations are in order for singer/actress Christina Milian. Milian tied the knot in Vegas with music producer The Dream last weekend.

The ceremony was a quick one which took place at the Little White Wedding Chapel.

Congratulations to the happy couple!