Jennifer Hudson sings the National Anthem at the 2008 Democratic National Convention

R&B City Featured Artist nominee Jennifer Hudson had the honor of singing the National Anthem at this weeks' 2008 Democratic National Convention. Congrats to J-Hud; she sounded great! Also, if you're over 18 and you haven't already, REGISTER TO VOTE! Registrations stop in early October, meaning you only have a few more weeks to get registered and become eligible to vote in this year's historic election.

FEATURED ARTIST POLL: SEPTEMBER

We finally have a new poll up for you to vote for the Featured Artist of September! Back in July, when we first opened back up, Usher took the throne as the featured artist. Now in July, Keri Hilson is still holding it down. September is right around the corner, though, so it's time to pick a new featured artist for R&B City! So we're asking you who it should be. Here are the 5 choices and why we think you should vote for them..

SOLANGE - She's definitely proven herself with her new album, which drops August 26. She recently released her second single, which was a follow-up to her first single, "I Decided", which did extremely well on the charts. She's proven to all of us that she's more than just Beyonce's little sister and is taking her own road, regardless of what the industry thinks.

NE-YO - He has a third album coming out really soon, and we just posted his second single video as well. He's on his grind promoting the new album and wrote the recent #1 single for Rihanna, "Take A Bow". He is also credited for songwriting Beyonce's "Irreplaceable", which also went #1! He's a true hitmaker; and now it's his turn.

RIHANNA - We can no longer underestimate this woman. She's proven to be more than just a Caribbean girl from Barbados. We all underestimated her when she came out with "Pon De Replay", but now, after 4 #1 singles and having "Disturbia" recently reach #1 right after "Take A Bow", she's definitely one of the hottest in the game!

MICHELLE WILLIAMS - She's back and she's better than ever! After her last two previous gospel albums' success, she's now bringing you something unexpected! We've posted a few tracks from her new album, and we can't lie-it's hot! Her single "We Break The Dawn" went #1 on the dance charts and she's definitely bringing it with this album, and proving she can do other things than just gospel.

JENNIFER HUDSON - We first saw her as a contestant on American Idol, and then on the hit movie Dreamgirls. Now she has a new self-titled album releasing soon, and her single "Spotlight" is doing excellent. She's showing the judges of AI, as well as the world, they shouldn't have let this dreamgirl go..

Jennifer Hudson covers Billboard Magazine

Check out Jennifer Hudson in the latest issue of Billboard Magazine. Her debut album, which features her new single "Spotlight", will be available on September 30th and will feature producers such as Ne-Yo, Stargate, Timbaland and many others.

Jennifer Hudson Album Cover

J-Hud, also known as Jennifer Hudson has released her album cover for her highly anticipated debut album. The 26 year old rose to fame after being seen on season three of American Idol. She didn't win it all, she actually placed seventh. After being booted off the show back in April of 2004, she auditioned and got the part of "Effie White" in the hit movie Dreamgirls, starring Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy and Jamie Foxx. Since the movie's release, she has won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, a NAACP Award, a BET Award and much more. Jennifer Hudson was the first African American singer to grace the cover of Vogue Magazine and it seems like there's nothing she can't do. The lead single to her debut album is called "Spotlight" so be on the look out for that. The album is self-titled and hits stores nation wide September 30th. Feelin' the cover?