“It’s official: Album out for summer. and I’ll be out on the road promoting it for at least 2 years cuz I love it,” the Canadian musician promises yesterday. While this follows Furtado’s 2009 Spanish album, “Mi Plan,” we’re hoping that the singer returns to her sexy pop sound from her 2006 album “Loose.” Why, you might ask?

It’s fun! Songs like “Promiscuous” and “Maneater” were fun, original, and great to dance to — which, until that point, was unusual for Furtado. Before “Loose,” Furtado opted for more folk tunes than club hits. Her first album was 2000’s “Whoa, Nelly!” featuring pretty songs such as “I’m Like a Bird” and “Turn Off the Light.” Yes, those songs are pretty good, but they weren’t exactly club-friendly fare.

Nelly Furtado, whose parents are both Portuguese, speaks English, French, Spanish and of course Portuguese. She too plays ukulele, trombone, guitar and piano.

Back in 1999 those who watched Claire Danes’ film Brokedown Palace, heard the first glimpse of Nelly before her first album Whoa, Nelly! was released the following year. “I’m Like a Bird”, her official first single, became her staple track reaching #1 in Canada and #9 in the US, and winning her the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Performance, making Furtado the first recipient of such Grammy for a first single since Mariah Carey did so a decade prior for “Vision Of Love”.

Through the coming years she released her second album Folklore, and made an impact in the Latin Charts when she recorded duets with Colombian emerging artist Juanes. Out of this collaboration came two singles “Te Busque” and “Fotografia”. The latter single reached #1 hit on the Latin Charts in the US.

Even though she had planted herself as an international success, it wasn’t until her Timbaland-produced third album Loose in 2006 that she had a #1 album. Since then, alongside Timbaland, she has amassed three #1 songs, spawning nine weeks on top: “Promiscuous”, “Say It Right” and “Give It Up To Me”.

In 2009 Nelly took a risk in releasing her first Spanish-only album, Mi Plan, which hit the top 10 in at least ten countries, top forty in an additional seven and hit #1 on the Latin Album Charts in the US. In it she worked with Latin giants Juan Luis Guerra, Julieta Venegas, rapper Mala Rodriguez and Josh Groban.

Expect all of her singles and collaborations to be included in the deluxe version of her The Best of Nelly Furtado greatest hits album which hits stores the same day as P!nk’s, November 16th.

The album includes three new tracks “Stars”, “Girlfriend in The Sky” and “Night is Young”, the lead single off the album.

Nelly will release a 10-year retrospective hits collection this fall. The album, titled the Best of Nelly Furtado, is due out November 16th and features all hits along with previously unreleased tracks. It will be available in standard and double-disc deluxe editions.

The first single from the collection will be a new track titled the “Night Is Young.” It joins a mix of Furtado’s hits including “I’m Like a Bird,” “Promiscuous“, “Say It Right” and “Maneater.” The other two new songs are called “Stars” and “Girlfriend.” A video for “Night Is Young” will be coming in the near future.

“Night Is Young” was co-produced by Salaam Remi, and Stay Bent Krunk-A-Delic. Remi and Furtado also co-wrote “Girlfriend,” while “Stars” was produced by Lester Mendez.

Nelly Furtado will also release an all-new album early next year.

Nelly Furtado is back to singing in English on new tune “Free”. The tune, which Idolator reports is off her upcoming album Lifestyle, is a bubbling bit of dance pop, which would suggest the Promiscuous Girl is still stuck in the club.

As Furtado told Portuguese outlet IOL late last year, she reteamed with Loose producer Timbaland to record some of the new tracks. But as she puts it, Lifestyle is shaping up to have a different “energy” than that 2006 smash.

“I have worked a little bit with Timbaland who produced that album so it might have some of the same fun and energy, but not like exactly the same,” Furtado said of the record.

“Free” was recorded with Salaam Remi – who worked on The Fugees’s The Score, as well as Furtado’s Mi Plan.

Last Friday, Nelly Furtado introduces her Fritz Helder & The Phantoms at the group’s CD release party at Mr. Black in New York City. The album, named “Greatest Hits! Platinum Edition,” is released on Nelly Furtado’s new Nelstar record label.

Hosted and introduced by Nelly Furtado, Toronto-based Fritz Helder & the Phantoms – comprised of lead singer Fritz Helder, sporting a Dorothy Hamill haircut, keyboardist Diego Superstar and his exaggerated eyelashes, the fabulous Pastel Supernova and guitarist Silk Helder – put on a raucous set of 11 songs. Right off the bat, you can’t deny their comparison to the Black Eyed Peas simply because of the make-up of their band members (3 multi-ethnic guys and a hot girl). But these guys really have their own thing going on. Loved their style, music, and syncopated moves.

Nelly Furtado has launched her own record label in a bid to lend a helping hand to hopeful musicians.

The ‘Hey Man’ hitmaker has launched her own record label called ‘Nelstar’. Nelly will work in co-operation with Canadian record company Last Gang Labels.

Nelly Furtado has already signed up a Toronto-based electro-pop quartet ‘Fritz Helder and the Phantoms’ under her newly launched record label.

“I’ve been thinking about a way to help Fritz Helder for a while and this venture grew out of my love for the band, their art and their work ethic. I am as committed as they are to bringing their creativity to the world,” Contactmusic quoted her as saying.

“We love Nelly and this new partnership is a very exciting opportunity for us. It’s empowering to work with a combination of people who believe in our project and are willing to help us see it through,” remarks Fritz, the group’s main vocalist.

“Absolutely. Women are beautiful and sexy. It is interesting, because I’m reading a book about Chinese medicine, which claims that people are inherently bisexual to balance their energies. And, in a way, that makes so much sense. As humans we have both male and female energies. I believe in Kurt Cobain’s statement that, in the end, everyone is gay. Everybody should have the freedom to experiment. I believe sexual experimentation is part of human history.”
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Nelly Furtado has sparked rumours she has secretly married.

The singer – whose engagement to Cuban sound engineer Demacio “Demo” Castellon was revealed in July – was seen wearing a gold wedding band on her ring finger, below her diamond engagement ring at Miami’s Y100 Jingle Ball on Saturday (15.12.07).

A source is quoted as saying: “Nelly was partying backstage with Natasha Bedingfield and Timbaland. She was so happy and there was no missing the gold band on her finger.
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“Natasha took her hand and looked at it and then hugged her and whispered something in her ear. It looked like she was congratulating her.”

Nelly, 29, enjoyed letting down her newly-dyed blonde hair backstage after performing at the BankAtlantic Center to a packed house.

The singer met Demo when he worked on her hit album ‘Loose’ in 2006.