Fantasia Already Back To Promoting New Album

After she reportedly tried to commit suicide by overdosing on medication, Fantasia was released from the hospital last week. Now, with her third album, Back to Me, set for release on August 24, the singer is ready to begin promoting the LP, according to her label, J Records.

In a press release, the label said that the singer has a "renewed commitment to her music and her fans" since the incident. "I can't thank my fans enough for their prayers and support during such a challenging time. It has given me the motivation to get back to work and honor the commitments I made to promote Back to Me," Fantasia said in a statement. "I put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into this album and I pray that everyone enjoys it as much as I do."

Fantasia's busy schedule will include stops at "Good Morning America" (August 24), "Lopez Tonight"(August 25), "106 & Park" (September 8), "Live With Regis and Kelly" (September 9) and "The Wendy Williams Show" (September 10).

Currently, her single "Bittersweet" sits at #10 on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. For her album, Fantasia worked with a number of hitmakers, including Ne-Yo, Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony as well as Rico Love and Jim Jonsin.

The good news comes just a week after the season-three "American Idol" victor was rushed to the hospital after she was found in a North Carolina home. "She has been lifted up by the outpouring of love and support from her fans," Barrino's manager, Brian Dickens, said in a statement to MTV News. "She is more committed than ever to her daughter and her work because they are her heart, her soul and inspiration."

Nicki Minaj Told Jay Sean She Was 'Going In' On '2012'

It will come as no surprise to fans of Jay Sean that his new single, "2012 (It Ain't the End)," boasts bars by Young Money princess Nicki Minaj. After all, his U.S. debut single, "Down," features Lil Wayne, which was followed by Lil Jon and Sean Paul jumping on "Do You Remember."

Still, the Hounslow hero (Jay Sean was born near the Wimbledon site in West London) was pleasantly surprised to get a phone call from Miss Minaj earlier this year.

"It was actually a surprise for me," Sean told MTV News last week. "Nicki Minaj heard ['2012'], she called me and ... she was like, 'I love it! It's sick. I'm going in on this!'

"I'm a fan of Nicki's. I think she's incredible," he continued. "And I had wanted to work with her for a while. But when she picked this song out herself, I was like, 'Go ahead. Bless it. Please.' "

Nicki Minaj is one of the most successful hip-hop artists at the moment, all before her debut album is released. And Jay Sean is pleased not only because her feature in "2012" brings the gravity of her presence, but that she attacked the song with a swagger different from her usual form.

"A testament to a great artist is the fact that they are able to interpret the song for what it is," Sean said. "Now, Nicki is a rapper. This is a pop record. She took the message of having fun and enjoying yourself, living like it's the end, living every minute like it's the last, and she put that vibe and that swagger on the track ... and that voice is fun and playful on it. It was great."

Minaj also appears in the video for "2012", which was shot last month in Los Angeles.

Jay Sean's sophomore U.S. effort, Freeze Time, is tentatively set for a November 2 release.

Young Jeezy Explains Why He Picked Plies And Yo Gotti For New LP

Young Jeezy might rock microphones alongside Jay-Z, but the Georgia rapper isn't ready to be exactly like the Brooklyn icon just yet.

The Def Jam star featured a pair of less-heralded acts in Plies ("Lose My Mind") and Yo Gotti ("All White Everything") for two of the first three singles from his forthcoming Thug Motivation 103. The Snowman said he tapped the Southern artists not only to put the spotlight on both of them, but also to show his new fans — who might not be familiar with his mixtape work — where he comes from.

"Me and Gotti kind of came up at the same time," Jeezy told MTV News. "But I respected his grind just as well as he respected mine. Same thing with Plies. We kind of cover the same routes with what we do. Of course I've sold records in other places, but I don't ever want to forget. 'Cause I was always that cat trying to get to the next level, and no one lent their hand out. I had to grind my way up. So I feel like the big homie, like, 'Come on, y'all, let me show you over here.' Just as well as showing the people over here who don't understand why I act the way I act, this is what I come from. And look who I'm bringing with me? You heard of them, but you don't know them. But now you know them."

Young Jeezy's Thug Motivation 103 is set for a September 28 release. In addition to the two aforementioned singles, Jeezy has also released the Lil Jon collaboration "Jizzle."

He also recently put out a mixtape, 1,000 Grams, Vol. 1, which featured the track "Death B4 Dishonor," a song seemingly directed at Rick Ross. Jeezy, however, denied the charge, saying the record is "not a dis."

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