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First of all, let's get one thing straight... my job is in the music industry...at an international level... I interact almost daily with executives from most major record labels, and dozens of major artist manages from across the globe. I will not jeopradize my contacts and mess with my means of existance by revealing private details from my sources on this board, but I will try to keep you as informed as I can without revealing the names of my sources.

The only reason I called my source at Sony / BMG is because alot of people were telling me the same things, and he is the only person I KNOW would know, because in 2007 when we were trying to book Whitney Houston to perform at the Barbados Music Awards, he was the one who made the connection to her management on our behalf, and I figured he'd know what's going on internally. This guy is VERY connected, and I don't need to bullshit anyone on this board. The news was just BURNING ME TO MY SOUL and I had to share it with you guys, but if when I bring info like this to this board it's going to be met with accusations that I'm "lying" then I'll just keep my mouth shut from now on.

JUST TO NOTE-

Just yesterday (and anyone from Barbados can tell you this), I produced a show (the 5th annual Hip-Hop Festival) with Kardinal Offishall (who is a Konvict Music artist as in signed to Akon) on it (as in Dangerous w. Akon and Tide is High w. Rihanna- Kardinal), and through the very same people in that camp, is how I found out the details about Like I Never Left, and that's the same guy I get all my info from on Whitney... up to the MINUTE.

Another point to jog your common sense for all the doubters... which two producers have BOTH WHITNEY AND MICHAEL JACKSON been working with lately? And... what could be so BIG AS IN COLOSSAL...that it would make Michael Jackson put a lucrative tour and reunion album with the Jackson 5 on hold? All I can say, is don't be surprised if Michael Jackson sets a release date of either December 16th or February as well... not that I know what I'm taking about. Just don't be surprised. The two camps just need to finalize negotiatons now and it's on. (As in whose project would come out first, who would have top billing for the single, royalty splits etc- ie business stuff not artistic stuff)

Believe it or not, it's the truth...and for Whitney's project right now, they are looking at a December 16th release date (because other releases from Arista and Sony did not have the massive sales expected- eg Pink, and due to her recnt troubles Jennifer Hudson will not be pomoting as expected- and the label needs a Christmas BLOCKBUSTER... hence the sudden rush), and if that doesn't work, they'll be going for a February release. Look for a "leaked" song very soon from Whitney, unless they definitively confirm that they'll go for February instead, then the lead single won't "leak" until December.

Bye... I'm going back to keeping my mouth shut while keeping my ears to the ground for any industry tid-bits. Let me know if I should share in the future or if I should be quiet. You can all go ahead and call J Records for information, but they'll tell you the basics and keep the REAL details to themselves, because everything about this project is supposed to have a SHOCK effect, to cause instant reaction to her release which would = colossal first-week sales and instant interest in her product.

All I'll say about the Dianne Warren song... is if you like HURT by Christina Aguilera, or Uninvited by Alanis Morissette, then you'll LOVE what Dianne did for Whitney... powerful 10-second-long belt with a modulation right in the middle of it, full classical orchestra sound (like a fucking 'jumbo jet' of an orchestra if that makes any sense) and all... I'm back to keeping my big mouth shut... there have been alot of industry sampling of the songs on this project, and alot of provate listening-to-get-your-opinion-sessions... so it's no big secret that she's done a tremendous volume of recordings... ok I'll shut up now