Rapper and Producer Timbaland, who has helped the songwriting team for TV drama Empire since its inception, has exited.
But joining Fox’s hit series for its third season are four-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter/producer Rodney Jerkins as supervising music producer and chart-topping songwriter Ester Dean.
Jerkins' best-known credits include Michael Jackson (Rock My World), Beyonce (Déjà Vu), Lady Gaga (Telephone) and Brandy & Monica (The Boy Is Mine).
Meanwhile, Dean, a co-star in the popular Pitch Perfect film franchise, has written for Rihanna (Rude Boy), Katy Perry (Firework) and Nicki Minaj (Super Bass).
The Lyon family will again roar on September 21 with the premiere of 'Empire's third season. The first episode is titled Light in Darkness.
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