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.”

New Details On Rihanna’s Upcoming Album

After her brief journey to the dark side, Rihanna’s returning to the lighter side of pop with a new album that’s set to be released later this year. Producer Sean Garrett is dishing the details exclusively to Rap-Up.com.

“It’s a fucking smash. I gave her a humongous radio record. It’s just so infectious. It’s about getting past any drama and just being happy to be alive. It’s an encouraging record. It feels great and it’s got great tempo…Whenever I think of Rihanna, it makes me happy. To be honest, I wasn’t really that excited about hearing her in a dark zone. I love Rihanna for being that girl… She’s like the lil’ fantasy chick—nice brown skin, beautiful woman with a Caribbean swagger that’s ridiculous.”

In addition to Sean Garrett, Rihanna is reportedly working with Ne-Yo and David Guetta. It’s looking like her new album will be more radio-friendly than Rated R.

“Whenever I think of Rihanna, it makes me happy. To be honest, I wasn’t really that excited about hearing her in a dark zone. I love Rihanna for being that girl… She’s like the lil’ fantasy chick—nice brown skin, beautiful woman with a Caribbean swagger that’s ridiculous,” said Garrett.

We couldn’t agree more. We’re excited for the return of the real Rihanna.

Teen Group Says Lady Gaga Songs Are Unhealthy

An initiative to encourage healthy teen relationships says songs by Jamie Foxx and Lady Gaga are the musical equivalent of junk food.

A teen panel working with the Boston Public Health Commission has determined that their songs are among the top 10 with “unhealthy relationship ingredients.”

The commission on Tuesday released its list based on a “nutrition label” rating popular songs on healthy relationship themes.

The “Sound Relationships Nutrition Label” was developed by 14 teens after they attended a seven-week commission-sponsored institute on healthy relationship promotion and teen dating violence prevention. During the seven-week program, teens were also taught to evaluate music based on themes of power, control, equality and gender roles.

The teens then developed their list after analyzing songs from Billboard’s “Hot 100″ chart.

Mario’s “Break Up” featuring Gucci Man and Sean Garrett and Jamie Foxx’s “Blame It” featuring T-Pain topped the list for the most unhealthy relationship songs of 2009. Lady Gaga’s “Bad Romance” and Pitbull’s “Hotel Room Service” were also listed.

Among the teen panel’s top 10 songs with healthy themes: “Miss Independent” by Ne-Yo and “Meet Me Halfway” by the Black Eyed Peas.

Shaquilla Terry, 15, of Boston, a teen panel member, said it was important for listeners to go beyond the songs’ beats and listen to the lyrics.

The commission says its program aims to teach teens how to evaluate popular media, and help parents talk to teens about healthy relationships. Commission officials also said the label invites consumers to become song lyric nutritionists by helping them identify positive and negative messages about relationships in songs.

“We aren’t telling people what they should or should not be listening to,” Barbara Ferrer, the commission’s executive director, said in a statement. “We are giving them a tool that will help them make an informed choice about what they put in their bodies.”

In addition to the label, the commission also plans to released a lesson plan for teachers.

Jack Perricone, chair of the songwriting department at the Berklee College of Music, said pop songs generally allow listeners to get away from the bad news of the day. But he said pop music, by its very nature, is very repetitive, and sometimes if songs have negative messages, those repetitive messages can get inside teens’ heads.

“Some (artists) play up the bad boy image and put out negative images as a way to be commercially successful,” said Perricone, who was not affiliated with the commission. “But then they have to deal with the moral implications.”

Britney Expected To Release New Album in 2010

Britney Spears will be releasing the follow up to her massively successful 2008 album Circus in 2010! According to her record label Jive, the singer is looking at a May release for her seventh studio album. Sean Garrett and Max Martin have been confirmed as part of this album as well.

Are you ready for a new album from Britney?