Jay-Z is in search of the fountain of youth in the black-and-white video for “Young Forever” featuring his pal from across the pond, Mr Hudson. The Kanye West production is the new U.K. single from The Blueprint 3.

Keri Hilson flew overseas to give British star Mr Hudson’s “Supernova” a reggae makeover for BBC Radio 1′s Live Lounge. Miss Keri also performed an acoustic version of “Energy” on the U.K. radio program.

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Kanye West is not featured this time, but his influence is felt in the light-and-dark video for “White Lies,” the new single from Mr Hudson’s solo debut Straight No Chaser. Read our interview with the singer from across the pond.

Rising star Mr Hudson performed at the iTunes Festival in London earlier this month. He was joined by his pal from across the pond, Kanye West, on “Supernova,” “Paranoid,” and “Heartless.”

Don’t miss ’Ye’s fake British accent. “Gimme me a chaaance to make it right.” LOL!

Jay-Z collaborator Mr Hudson is seeing double on the cover of his new album Straight No Chaser, due Oct. 5. The G.O.O.D. Music signee’s sophomore effort features appearances from Kanye West and Kid Cudi.

Read our interview with the British singer Kanye says has “the potential to be bigger than [him]” and watch the video for his West-assisted single “Supernova.”

Kanye’s pal Mr Hudson breaks bread with another member of the G.O.O.D. Music family, Kid Cudi, on a new track from his sophomore album Straight No Chaser. Read our interview with the British singer here.

Mr Hudson f/ Kid Cudi – “Everything Is Broken”

“I probably drink too much,” 29-year-old Mr Hudson admits with a sheepish laugh. “Most Englishmen do.” While G.O.O.D. Music’s newest signee tends to take a swig of the occasional libation, it’s music that is his most indulgent addiction.

Hailing from Birmingham, England, the U.K. pop sensation’s celebrity increased tenfold once Kanye West featured his poignant crooning (“Paranoid”) and skillful production (“Street Lights”) on the album 808s & Heartbreak. Though the Chi-Town MC has already informed critics that Mr Hudson may surpass his own superstardom, the singer doesn’t take the fickle fans for granted. “It’s not up to me or Kanye to decide if I’m bigger than him, it’s up to the people,” Hudson says. Judging by “Supernova,” the first single off his G.O.O.D. Music/Mercury Records album, Straight No Chaser, he’ll have no problem shooting to the top of the charts.

Even though Hudson doesn’t need help from West crafting contemporary pop gems, he does look to the fashion connoisseur for assistance in the style department. Earlier this year, while attending Paris Fashion Week, Hudson was a bit taken aback by the rapper’s dapper entourage. “I just turn up looking like a homeless guy [and] I didn’t realize the whole G.O.O.D. Music family would show up looking crisp,” he reveals. More focused on lyrical stylistics in the past, the singer-songwriter has now grown accustomed to donning tailored suits while touring the globe. “My wardrobe [was] basically hand-me-downs from my dad [and] things from the charity shop,” Mr Hudson says. “Now I wear stuff that fits.” Change has come.

Hudson’s sophomore album Straight No Chaser debuts the first week of October. Listen to his Kanye West-assisted single, “Supernova,” below.

–Georgette Cline