Boobie may be one of the newest artists on the national scene, but he is a veteran in the game. Born and raised in Wingate, North Carolina, Boobie began his music career along side his mother. His musical history is rooted in gospel and the R&B sounds of his family members and friends who are members of the musical group Jodeci, but his repertoire transcends genres. An avid lover of all types of music, Boobie takes pride in having become a master of his trade after 20 years of dedication. He loves being around people, and he believes in working hard. He enjoys working along side his brother at Hot Shot Entertainment, a record label founded by his brother that is housed in Raleigh, N.C. Boobie’s musical genius and vocal wizardry has placed him on the fast track towards putting his hometown of Wingate, N.C., on the map. Don’t get caught slippin’, because Boobie is going to “shock the world”. www.myspace.com/hotshotboobie

Def Jam’s latest sensation, Jeremih, was born with rhythm pulsing through his veins.  Growing up on Chicago’s infamous Southside, the 21 year-old singer/songwriter behind the nationwide breakout hit “Birthday Sex” started making big noise when he was just a little boy.  “When I was three my mom and dad gave me a drum set for Christmas,” recalls Jeremih.  “It was a little Sears set and I ended up busting every head on it that year.  That’s when it hit them and me that I was really into percussion.  At a very young age I really fell in love with making music.”

Rueters-Pop diva Whitney Houston will release a new album in September, her first in seven years, Arista Records said on Thursday, announcing the long-awaited comeback for the talented but troubled star.

Since her career kicked off in 1985 with her self-titled debut, Houston has sold more than 170 million records, singles and videos around the world. Houston, 45, is one of music's most decorated female artists, with more than 400 awards.

Trained as a gospel singer, some of Houston's best-known hits include "How Will I Know," "Greatest Love of All," and "I Will Always Love You" from the 1992 movie "The Bodyguard," in which she also starred.

For nearly a decade, the Eagles' "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" has been the recording industry's ultimate evergreen release, certified by the RIAA as the all-time best-selling album in the United States. But thanks to continued robust demand for Michael Jackson's catalog since his June 25 death, "Thriller" appears on the verge of matching "Their Greatest Hits," at least in the eyes of the industry trade group.

In March, the Recording Industry Association of America certified "Thriller" as 28 times platinum, meaning that at least 28 million copies of the album have been shipped since its 1982 release. That's just a notch behind the Eagles' hits compilation, which was released in 1976 and was certified 29 times platinum in 2006.

Billboard estimates that the posthumous surge in Jackson's sales and Sony Music Entertainment's efforts to push Jackson CDs into the distribution pipeline have likely propelled shipments of Jackson product, if not yet sales, beyond the 29 million-unit mark in the United States.

Amid the recent explosion in Jackson sales, "Thriller" has enjoyed the second-biggest sales bump in his catalog, just behind the hits collection "Number Ones." During the three weeks that ended July 12, "Thriller" sold 552,000 U.S. copies, for year-to-date sales of 608,000, according to Nielsen SoundScan.