Bleu DJ: The Hottest Tracks & Videos of the Week

This week in music featured the release of Ludacris‘ new album, Battle of the Sexes, the long-awaited premiere of Lady Gaga’s music video for “Telephone” featuring Beyoncé and new music from Mary J. Blige, Usher and RichGirl. In case you missed it here’s your chance to get caught up on the hottest tracks and videos of the week.

Raymond V. Raymond, the sixth studio album from Usher drops March 26th. The 15 track set features guest appearances from Nicki Minaj, Ludacris, Will.I.Am. Produced by PrettyBoiFresh and written by Ester Dean, “Guilty” features T.I. and is one of the album’s strongest tracks.

Listen to Guilty featuring T.I.

Also check out Usher’s “Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home)” Remix featuring Cassidy

Mary J. Blige will release her latest album, Stronger with Each Tear, in the UK on March 22nd. The UK edition of the album will feature three new tracks including guest features from Will.I.Am and Jay Sean. “The Very Best Thing” is a ballad produced by The Underdogs that was a track left-off the US version of the album.

Listen to The Very Best Thing

Check out Mary J. Blige discuss the UK release of Stronger with Each Tear on British television show, GMTV.

R&B quartet, RichGirl is hard at work on their debut album scheduled for release later this year. “Better Days” is a new track from the ladies and could be included on their new LP.

Listen to Better Days

Ludacris teams up with Shawnna and Dru Hill on “Rollercoaster”. The Bangladesh produced track is a bonus cut from the deluxe edition of Luda’s new album, Battle of the Sexes.

Listen to Rollercoaster featuring Shawnna and Dru Hill

After weeks of waiting, the music video for Lady Gaga’s “Telephone” featuring Beyoncé premiered on E! and Gaga’s Vevo Youtube channel.

The video features Gaga in a prison, and she gets bailed out by Beyoncé. They go to a diner, where after a series of events, they kill the guests eating there. It ends with Gaga and Beyoncé, escaping from the police. Thus far, “Telephone” has peaked at #11 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and is expected to reach the top 10 by next week.