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Toni Braxton has dueted (and locked lips) with Trey Songz already, and now the sexy songstress has her sights set on another one of R&B’s leading men.

The star of the upcoming reality show “Braxton Family Values” is planning a collaboration with Usher for her Atlantic Records debut Pulse. “I think me and Usher are gonna do something together,” she exclusively tells Rap-Up.com. “Usher’s great. He’s like my brother in the business. Love, love, love him! We’re both represented by AEG [Live CEO] Randy Phillips, so Randy’s gonna definitely make it happen.”

Now she’s just waiting for Usher to jump on the record. “I did my part. I called him the Friday before the Super Bowl and said, ‘You have to hear it, Usher.’ He said, ‘I can’t hear it over the phone. After the Super Bowl I’ll hear it.’ We just haven’t connected since Sunday.”

Braxton’s sixth studio album has been pushed back from its original February date because seven out of 10 tracks leaked prior to release. She is adding new material before the rescheduled May 4 date. “It’s top secret now. They won’t even send any of the songs over the Internet. Everything has to be FedExed.”

Pulse boasts production from Lucas Secon (Britney Spears), Harvey Mason Jr. & Oak (Chris Brown), and Troy Taylor (Whitney Houston), as well as collaborations with Robin Thicke and Trey Songz (“Yesterday”).

–D.L.

Rap-Up.Com

Lionel Richie, who co-wrote the charity single with Michael Jackson, is working with Quincy Jones (the song’s original producer) to organize the 25th anniversary remake to benefit Haiti relief. According to E! Online, Richie and Jones recruited Bono and Gaga at the Grammys on Sunday night. Frequent Gaga collaborator RedOne will help produce the track, which is said to include more than 100 participants.

“It’s like the biggest honor in life to get a call from our father in music, Quincy Jones,” he told E!.

Trey Songz told MTV News at the Grammy Awards that Stevie Wonder got him involved in the project, following their appearance together at the BET Honors last month. Songz could barely describe how honored he was to be a part of this new project.

“Oh, man, it’s … I don’t even know if I can find a word for what that is,” he said. “[It's] one of the biggest songs in history. Man, the list [of performers] is crazy. I couldn’t even begin to tell you. I got it in my phone.”

The original “We Are the World,” recorded in 1985, brought together artists like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner and Cyndi Lauper to aid famine victims in Africa.

Source: MTV.com

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