Keri Hilson scraps Mixtape, prepares New Album

After years of being on the backburner, Keri Hilson finally got her chance to shine last year. Interscope Records finally took a risk with her and it paid off. She provided two hits with "Turnin' Me On" with Lil Wayne and "Knock You Down" with Ne-Yo and Kanye West. Her album was easily one of the most-popular releases of 2009.

Because it took so long for her to officially release an album, Keri Hilson wasted no time getting back to work. Just as her singles fell from radio play, Hilson revealed that she was working on new music. Following the success of Lil Wayne, most artists release a mixtape before their actual album. This way, they reintroudce their fans to their music.

Keri Hilson had planned to play by the rules, but her recording for the mixtape became very heavy. She felt that her mixtape was going to be too good to be a mixtape. Hilson loved her songs too much for them not to be official, so she decided that she would bypass the mixtape. Instead, this new music from Keri Hilson will go towards her second studio album. With no title for this upcoming album, she revealed that it will be released sometime this summer.

The second album from Keri Hilson will be released under Interscope Records.