Jennifer Hudson may be getting that WeightWatchers money, but she needs to step her game up if she wants to sell any records. The former American Idol hopeful and Oscar winner is back in the studio working on her second album, but word is the songs she recorded aren’t poppin’. A snitch tells the NY Daily News,

“The songs she recorded so far were mostly Euro-dance music suited for Rihanna or Lady GaGa. The producers and songwriters unanimously agreed the music didn’t fit Jennifer and encouraged Larry to send her back into the studio.”

Apparently, producer Rich Harrison’s involvement in the project in the reason to blame. “The consensus was that the songs were not so not J.Hud,” added the snitch.

Meanwhile, J. Hud’s mouthpiece claims,

“We’ve received terrific feedback on the material,” and says she’s only “in the beginning stages” of recording her album.

But, according to another snitch, Jennifer “had to go back into the studio”. And this time “she’ll be adding some soulful, Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight type songs to the CD”.

“Jennifer’s first album managed to go platinum thanks to name recognition and the wave she was riding from ‘Dreamgirls,’ but it didn’t yield any major pop hits. She needs to really get on her game if she wants to continue her career as a recording artist.”

I’m a huge fan of J. Hud and I think she needs to stick with what works best for her. Jacking Lady Gaga and Rihanna is just going to kill her career. Glad they have her going back in the studio to bring back her sound and not that Gaga/Rihanna crap.

Now that Jennifer Hudson is getting PAID that WeightWatchers bread, I’m pretty sure she doesn’t give two sh*ts about her old gig at Avon. The women’s beauty retailer, has decided to replace J. Hud with Miss Keri Babyy! Avon has scooped up Keri Hilson to be the new face of their Imari fragrance. According to Women’s Wear Daily, Avon announced the big news on April 12^th in Las Vegas at its annual conference, however there’s no word on when Keri’s ads will run or what they’ll look like.

After giving birth to a baby boy last year, singer/actress Jennifer Hudson quickly got rid of her baby fat not by calling Jenny Craig, but rather hitting up WeightWatchers. Since shedding the extra pounds, J. Hud has been itching to reveal her weight loss secret. And now the singer can be seen on your television screen as she’s the new spokeswoman for WeightWatchers.  She says,

“I have been losing weight with WeightWatchers, and I feel great. I’m excited to share my progress, my favorite things, my blog and more… I’m learning so much about healthy living, and I’m proud of how far I’ve come. One of the things I am most excited about in my life right now is that I can finally tell everyone what I have been doing to lose weight. It ha s been so hard not to say I’ve been following WeightWatchers, especially since people are constantly complimenting me on how I look. Really, I’ve been dying to tell people what my ‘secret’ is!”

Check out J. Hud’s WeightWatchers commercial which premiered this past weekend.

Last Friday, your favorite performers including Rihanna, Wyclef, Beyonce, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige and a whole lot more came together for a good cause to help raise money for Haiti’s earthquake relief on “Hope for Haiti Now” telethon which was put together by actor George Clooney. The event was televised on nearly every channel and it also featured appearances by Hollywood’s heavy hitters Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Julia Roberts, Matt Damon, Samuel L. Jackson, Morgan Freeman, Clint Eastwood, Chris Rock and more.

The King of New York aka Jay-Z teamed up with “Good Girl Gone Rated R” Rihanna and Bono to perform “Stranded-Haiti Mon Amour”.

Beyonce partnered up with Cold Play’s Chris Martin and sang her heartfelt medley “Halo” in which she remixed it by adding Haiti to the lyrics.

Haiti’s “ambassador”  Wyclef Jean performed “Rivers of Babylon” and “Yele” along with his sister Melky Jean on the hook. Wyclef definitely brought the Carnival vibe to the telethon with his rendition of “Yele”.

The Queen of Hip-hop Soul, Mary J. Blige tore down the house with Civil War-era ballad “Hard Times Come Again No More”.

Oscar winner/singer Jennifer Hudson sang the ish out of Beatles classic “Let It Be”.

“Hope for Haiti Now” proved to be a success as the telethon raised over $58 million from donations which poured in from all over the world. “Hope for Haiti Now” will continue to accept donations for sixth months via these methods:

Online: www.hopeforhaitinow.org

Phone: 877-99-HAITI

Text: Text “GIVE” to 50555

Mail: Hope For Haiti Now Fund

Entertainment Industry Foundation

1201 West 5th Street Suite T-700

Los Angeles, CA 90017

Proceeds will be split among Oxfam America, Partners in Health, the Red Cross, UNICEF, United Nations World Food Programme, Yele Haiti Foundation, and the Clinton Bush Haiti Foundation.

Having given birth to a baby boy last month, singer Jennifer Hudson took a backseat to life in the spotlight. Well, fans no longer have to wait to hear her sultry voice again ’cause the Oscar winner plans to make a comeback at the VH1 Divas concert in Brooklyn, NY on September 17^th. Jennifer joins an all-star lineup which already features Sheryl Crow, Cyndi Lauper, Leona Lewis, Jordin Sparks, Kelly Clarkson, Miley Cyrus and a slew of other “divas”. The event will be hosted by former American Idol judge Paula Abdul.