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Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins and Ester 'Ester' Dean have replaced Timbaland as the songwriters on the forthcoming third 'season' of music business-based soap opera Empire, reports Billboard. “We were happy to…

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Rihanna's songwriter Ester Dean has released a new single

Ester Dean, who has written a few of Rihanna’s biggest hits including 'Only Girl In The World' and 'S&M', has 'dropped' the first single from her own debut album. Produced by…

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A Newsdump for 22 February 2012: From Adele 'flipping the bird' to Nicki Minaj lending her words

In case you missed the Brit Awards due excessive pancake consumption last night, One Direction, Rihanna and Authentic Chanteuse Lana Del Rey all picked up an award each, while Ed 'I’ll…

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A Newsdump for 22 August 2011: From Hurts having a bit to drink to Nicola Roberts sitting on a sink

» Hurts celebrated their final festival appearance of the year at V by getting really drunk. (The Sun) » Fairly popular songwriter for hire Ester Dean wants her solo album…

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Ester Dean and Rodney Jerkins have replaced Timbaland as the music supervisors on Empire

Rihanna's songwriter Ester Dean has released a new single

A Newsdump for 22 February 2012: From Adele 'flipping the bird' to Nicki Minaj lending her words

A Newsdump for 22 August 2011: From Hurts having a bit to drink to Nicola Roberts sitting on a sink

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Fine, let's do a Substack then.

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