According to a tweet from songwriter Chris Jackson, Cheryl Cole‘s camp has selected “Promise This” as the lead single from her as-of-yet untitled sophomore album, which is currently expected out sometime either later this year or early next.

Jackson also confirmed that the track was produced by Wayne Wilkins and penned by both himself and fellow writer, Priscilla Renea.

Wilkins, who is a part of the songwriting team The Runaways, produced Cole’s “Fight For This Love,” as well as some other incredible songs including Keri Hilson‘s “Energy” and Michelle Williams‘ “We Break The Dawn.”

In other words: Yes this is going to be another #1 smash for Ms. Cheryl Tweedy.

STUNNING.

Nicola ‘Flawless’ Roberts covers the August 29 issue of the UK’s Fabulous Magazine. Click here to see all of the magazine scans.

The article goes through the motions by poking around the Girls Aloud break-up rumors (they’re just fine, please and thanks), prodding about each member of the Aloud (she’s closest to Cheryl and Kimberley, but we’re all fine, please and thanks), and an unending fixation on her pale, ‘porcelain skin.’

SYSTEM OVERLOAD.

I can’t even believe this, but the video for Kylie Minogue‘s “Get Outta My Way” is nearly upon us! Click above to watch the trailer for the video (which is one fucking hell of a tease, I might add.)

The video was directed  by Alexandliane, the same production duo responsible for Cheryl Cole’s incredible video for “Parachute” and La Roux‘s “I’m Not Your Toy.”

The colors–THE COLORS! SO BRIGHT. SO VIVID.

So far it looks like “Slow” meets “Wow.” AMAZING.

Plus, as my friends over at Hard Candy pointed out, it looks like the America’s Got Talent chair choreography’s going to be a prominent feature in the song’s video!

My body is vibrating.

Cheryl Cole is a woman whom Usher might refer to as a “Hot Tottie.”

Here we have Mizz Cole (Tweedy) being smoldering.

Click here to see more photos from her upcoming 2011 Official Calendar which has just been listed on Amazon.

I don’t want to tempt fate, but if that’s not a number one, I’ll eat my sofa.

As the man responsible for such songs as Diana Vickers‘ “The Boy Who Murdered Love,” The Saturdays‘ “Chasing Lights,” and Will Young‘s “Anything is Possible,” as well as some of the upcoming material from Pixie Lott and JLS, pop songwriter and producer Chris Braide has seen his fair share of glory in the UK Top 40 recently.

Two weeks ago, I had the great pleasure of speaking with the busy producer from his studio in London (which is about to be packed away and carted stateside!)

I’m quite proud of this interview–we touched upon all sorts of artists and ended up having a really in-depth discussion about the very nature of pop itself.

Read on to hear all the gossip from behind Braide’s soundboard–loads of pop nerd chatter ahead!

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So, the good news is that Cheryl Cole‘s sophomore LP (which includes songs produced by Starsmith and Ryan Tedder) is due for release later this year.

The bad news is that she’s got malaria now.

GET WELL SOON, CHEZZY BABY. WE LOVE YOU!

Justin Timberlake is back on my radar (on my ray-duh).

This time however, he’s here to try and propel his latest protégé, YouTube sensation Esmée Denters, back into the spotlight once again.

For those who might not remember, Timberlake first signed the Dutch singer onto his label, Tennman Records, back in 2008. After recording with Timberlake and a host of other producers, Denters released her debut album, Outta Here, in Europe during the summer of 2009.

Unfortunately, her debut album didn’t achieve too much traction across the world (aside from her home country, hitting #5 on the charts)–but hey…persistence is a virtue, right? Or something like that.

The track is a light, refreshing electro jam, mercifully free from much of the Timberlake/Timbaland bells and whistles that began to clutter the radio during their 2006 to 2008 reign. (This may mostly have to do with the fact that the track was co-produced by the incredible Stargate.)

The song’s accompanying video, which was just released today, strikes me as an American take on the Cheryl Cole/Will.I.Am collaborations going on overseas right now with the whole pretty singer, annoying producer dynamic going on. It’s cute, simple…I like it, generally.

While I don’t know if this song will lift off in the States (though it ought to), I’m rooting for it nonetheless.

“Love Dealer” is the third single from Outta Here, and will be released on iTunes on May 4. Her debut album will be released later this summer in the US on Interscope Records.

From an upcoming interview with Nicola Roberts in Hello:

Cheryl and I have decided that next time I go round hers, we’ll recreate the Lady Gaga video for “Telephone.” Cheryl’s going to be Beyonce and I’ll be Gaga. It’ll be hilarious.

Incredible.