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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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Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins has worked with some of pop's greatest ever exponents — and The Saturdays — but even he can't make Rodney work as a viable name for a…

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Rodney Jerkins has said Ariana and Jessie J will cover 'The Boy Is Mine'

Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins has said he's planning on allowing Ariana Grande and Jessie J to cover Brandy & Monica's actual classic 'The Boy Is Mine' as part of some sort…

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Kylie Minogue's songs with Darkchild still have a "dance feeling" don't you worry

Kylie Minogue's songs with Darkchild still have a "dance feeling", which is good to know. 'Rodney Jerkins' spoke about his work with the 'Koocachoo' songstress, noting: "You know I worked with…

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Rodney Jerkins is working with a lot of different popstars at the moment

Darkchild 'Rodney' Jerkins has been chatting away about some of the people he's been working with of late and it looks like — you might need to sit down for…

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The Saturdays are recording a song with Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins

Proof. THE END.

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It looks like Britney's been back in the studio with Rodney Jerkins

As spotted by MuuMuse, Britney Spears appears to have been in the studio with Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins recently. In a 'teaser' video for the judges houses bit of The US…

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Rodney Jerkins thinks he could have got Michael Jackson to duet with Justin Bieber

Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins thinks that he could have convinced Michael Jackson to collaborate with Justin Bieber. "I think if Michael [Jackson] was alive I would have been able to make…

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Leona Lewis is working with Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins

Once upon a time, many, many, moons ago, Leona Lewis was thinking of releasing a third album. Well, the story continues with the news that she is heading back into the…

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Nelly Furtado has revealed some interesting things about Brandy and Monica's 'The Boy Is Mine'

According to Nelly Furtado who heard it from Rodney Jerkins, Brandy and Monica had to have equal billing when it came to ad-libs on 'The Boy Is Mine'. Talking to the…

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

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Rodney Jerkins has said Ariana and Jessie J will cover 'The Boy Is Mine'

Kylie Minogue's songs with Darkchild still have a "dance feeling" don't you worry

Rodney Jerkins is working with a lot of different popstars at the moment

The Saturdays are recording a song with Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins

It looks like Britney's been back in the studio with Rodney Jerkins

Rodney Jerkins thinks he could have got Michael Jackson to duet with Justin Bieber

Leona Lewis is working with Rodney 'Darkchild' Jerkins

Nelly Furtado has revealed some interesting things about Brandy and Monica's 'The Boy Is Mine'

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