This evening, on a conference call with the press, Danity Kane and the Making the Band 4 guys (minus Michael, who was sick), talked about their upcoming albums. Diddy and Harve Pierre also jumped on the call to share some of their thoughts on the projects.

"It's a strange time for the music industry. Even with that being said, I'm extremely excited about this time for Bad Boy. I think we've come up with a new movement - we've come up with a new form of success," Diddy said. "We're tying in television and radio and live touring with some incredible groups and some groups that have a lot of urgency."

He mentioned that their albums were finished and that they would start touring in June. He also eluded to a big Bad Boy tour (I'm trying to confirm this, however); saying, "We're comin' with that fire. We're comin' with that heat this year. We're coming with a lot of groups packaged together, so [when] we come to the cities, we have a full movement going on. So, look out for Danity Kane, Making the Band, Donnie. You got Cheri Dennis, Yung Joc, Cassie, myself coming to a city near you and this is the start of something big."

Of course, both groups have been working with Diddy to complete their albums. "Surprisingly, he's a lot more hands on than what I would have thought he'd been. He's very active in both projects. Because of him, we have some hot records," Brian said. Dawn talked about his involvement, as well. "Diddy was very involved in our record. ... He respected our vision. At the same time, we respect him for his guidance and his vision," she said.

Danity Kane's album features production from Bryan-Michael Cox, Scott Storch, The Runners, Tha Corna Boys, The Stereotypes (who produced the single, "Damaged") and Danja. Danja produced "Striptease", which is written by Danity Kane. "Is Anyone Listening" is another track that Dawn called, "very deep - very powerful." "Poetry", "Key to My Heart" and "Lights Out" will also be featured on the album. "We have some really great interludes that should be full songs," D. Woods added.

The album from the Making the Band 4 guys will feature production from Cox, Mario WInans, The Runners, Danja, Jim Beans, Kwame, Melee (not sure if I'm spelling this correctly) and Adonis.

Harve Pierre said that a Donnie single is likely going to be serviced to radio in the next four weeks. Will mentioned how Donnie has it tougher being a solo artist without group members to rely on for support. He also talked about how Donnie's project isn't really talked about as far as this season is concerned.

I asked them what they had as far as guest appearances. Both of the groups will appear on each other's albums. For the Making the Band 4 guys, Danity Kane provided vocals on "If It Wasn't For You" and "Ain't Goin'". They also mentioned that Diddy will be on their album. In what capacity, we don't know.

Danity Kane is keeping their guest features a secret. D. Woods explained, "We are definitely all over it. We have the guys involved. We cannot confirm and we will not speak on some of the other features that are in the works because it's very political. But, the name of our album that we are working with right now is called "Welcome to the Dollhouse." And the theme is like we're welcoming the audience in a little bit deeper. Yes, you've watched us on the show, you've seen us in the Making the Band houses from the first two seasons. Well, my first two seasons. But, actually three with Aubrey and Aundrea and then with me, Dawn and Shannon joining. So, we want to welcome you in a little bit more... get deeper into our heads, see all these different personalities that we can convey and all these different sides of a woman. We're very sensual, we're very emotional. And we want to welcome you into this very manufactured, constructed package that we have been in. So, that's "Welcome to the Dollhouse." It's going to be very high energy, but a lot of emotion and that's the theme we're working with."