Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson makes her long-awaited foray into the music scene with her first single �Spotlight� from her debut self-titled album on September 22nd.

�Spotlight� is written and co-produced by Ne-Yo and produced by Stargate. It is a song which addresses insecurities within a relationship and is one of many stellar songs which showcases Hudson�s amazing powerhouse vocals. An all-star team of writers and producers have been assembled to contribute their talents to Hudson�s highly-anticipated debut album including Timbaland, Robin Thicke, The Underdogs, Diane Warren, Tricky Stewart and more. Her self-titled debut will be released in the UK on 29th September.

�I�m beyond ecstatic about my new album,� says Jennifer. �I think people will be pleasantly surprised, because it shows a side of my work that no one has heard before. This album has a huge variety of sounds and one of my favourite songs is �Spotlight� because it has this great infectious groove. This is completely new territory for me and I can�t wait for people to hear it.�

Jennifer was recently in the UK to support Alicia Keys at her Black Ball for the charity �Keep A Child Alive� which benefits children and families with HIV/AIDs in Africa and India. She performed �Spotlight� and �And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going� from Dreamgirls, the film she won an Academy Award for, and pretty much stole the show with her amazing vocal talent.