Preliminary reports show that T.I.’s Paper Trail will be a sure bet for No. 1 on next week’s Billboard albums chart. According to early sales figures, the King of the South’s sixth studio album is on track to move 550,000 copies in its first week! If that’s not enough, “Whatever You Like” is still No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and his new single “Live Your Life” has already claimed the top spot on iTunes. T.I. will shoot the video for his collaboration with Rihanna this weekend in Los Angeles.

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Jennifer Hudson’s long-awaited self-titled debut album arrives in stores and online today. Find out what the critics are saying…

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Jennifer Hudson was a guest on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on Friday night. She discussed her recent engagement to “I Love New York 2’s” Punk and performed “Spotlight” (below). J-Hud’s debut album drops Tuesday.

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Jennifer Hudson and boyfriend David Otunga have gotten engaged, according to PEOPLE.

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Jennifer Hudson performed “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2008 Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field in Denver, CO, on Thursday.

Stevie Wonder also performed at the event where Senator Barack Obama accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination.

Last week we posted some new promo photos for Jennifer Hudson’s album. Here are a few more. J-Hud will drop her self-titled debut on September 30th.

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Jennifer Hudson and Rick Ross on the same track?! Say it ain’t so. The odd couple get together for the remix to “Spotlight” off J-Hud’s self-titled debut album. Dig in.

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Check out these two new publicity photos for Jennifer Hudson’s self-titled debut album, in stores and online September 30th. The album features the single “Spotlight” and collaborations with Timbaland, Robin Thicke, The Underdogs, Diane Warren, and Christopher “Tricky” Stewart.

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Jennifer Hudson visited “Good Morning America” on Monday where she was interviewed and performed her first single “Spotlight.” J-Hud’s self-titled debut drops September 30th.