Wednesday, May 22nd 2013

Behind The Scenes: Nicki Minaj Shares “The Road To Billboard’

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The past week has been a super week for ‘Super Bass’ beauty Nicki Minaj.

After wrapping up her first season as judge on FOX singing competition ‘American Idol’, Sunday night saw her collect yet another Billboard Music Award to add to a collection of growing accolades.

While her twerk-heavy ‘High School’ performance with mentor Lil’ Wayne had tongues wagging, the ‘Moment For Life’ maestra took to Youtube to share the moments that led up to the performance – including a brief reunion with ‘Give Me All Your Lovin’ co-star/pop icon Madonna.

See it all below:

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Wednesday, May 22nd 2013

Usher Readies Return To R&B With New Album, Performs On ‘The Voice’

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The turn of the decade has seen R&B veteran Usher receive mix review for his experimentation on the Pop front.

Indeed, despite a number of EDM-flavoured hits like ‘DJ Got Us Falling In Love’ and ‘O.M.G.’, the Grammy-winning crooner’s faithful fanbase have oft-cried foul from fear the heartthrob was “selling out” or abandoning his sonic roots.

Well, if report from top producer Eric Bellinger is anything to go by, supporters of the singer’s more rhythmic offerings needn’t fear as his newest project will see a musical mecca of sorts to his R&B beginnings.

Bellinger’s news comes just a day after Ush took to ‘The Voice’ stage to deliver a cool version of jazz standard ‘The Look of Love’. Take a look at both below:

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Wednesday, May 22nd 2013

Kelly Rowland Addresses Status Of Tour With The Dream

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‘Dirty Laundry’ diva Kelly Rowland took to the net to air out her thoughts on rumors that her highly anticipated Stateside trek with ‘Where Have You Been’ co-star The Dream had been axed.

As some fans feared the singer’s recently announced obligations to X Factor USA were conflicting with tour dates, Rowland lent words of assurance via a letter tagged to her official Instagram to ticketbuyers who received word the show was cancelled.

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Wednesday, May 22nd 2013

Weigh In: Ke$ha Slammed For Drinking Own Urine On Reality Show

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As if allegedly having sex with a ghost wasn’t enough…

While some parents complain about stars using music videos to influence youth to drink alcohol, ‘Blow’ beauty Ke$ha was the recipient of a number of blows from the Parent Television Council (PTC) after a scene in her MTV-aired reality show ‘Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life’ peeped the pop princess sipping on something else.

Described by the council as “disgusting, vile content”, the group’s open letter slammed the autotune assailant for drinking her own urine during the most recent episode of her reality venture with the ~~former~~ music channel.

While the singer has yet to comment, some fans seemed to agree with PTC’s plea for pee-less viewing. See Ke$h give new meaning to the term “thirsty” in the video below and weigh in:

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Thursday, May 16th 2013

New Video: TGT – ‘Sex Never Felt Better’

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Fans of R&B heartthrobs Tyrese, Ginuwine, and Tank may be on the verge of heart attack once they get a peep at what the talented trio have been cooking up for their long awaited project.

Titled ’3 Kingz’, the July 23rd due project saw its first single ‘Sex Never Felt Better’ recently get the video treatment.

Calling on Matt Alonzo to direct the clip, the video has been lifted to the group’s official Youtube for your viewing pleasure. See it below:

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Thursday, May 16th 2013

Sneak Peek: Jennifer Lopez’s ‘Live It Up’ Video (ft. PitBull)

As reported here, triple threat diva Jennifer Lopez brought the house down at tonight’s ‘American Idol’ finale with her EDM-flavoured new tune ‘Live It Up’.

Now, wasting approximately no time capitalizing on the buzz from the new single, the diva drops the official trailer to its accompanying music video set to premiere in full tomorrow!

Featuring her trusty Pitbull sidekick, we hope you have your plates and palates ready for the heat Jlo is serving:

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Thursday, May 16th 2013

Candice Glover Crowned 2013 American Idol

It’s certainly been a long road for Candice Glover. Narrowed down from thousands of contestants, the powerhouse performer saw that journey end and her quest for divadom begin as she bested 22-year-old Texan songstress Kree Harrison to be named 2013′s ‘American Idol’ champ.

A fan favorite from the very start, Candice consistently wowed fans with her takes on tunes ‘Chasing Pavements’, ‘I Who Have Nothing’, and many more.

As we look forward to music from both of the blossoming vocalists, we at That Grape Juice extend our congratulations to Glover for being crowned this year’s winner!

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Thursday, May 16th 2013

Watch: Candice Glover & Jennifer Hudson Rock “American Idol” Finale With Soulful Duet

As has become annual fare, some of music’s biggest stars have flocked to the ‘American Idol’ season finale to perform and/or cheer on their favorite talent hopeful.

With U.S. viewers glued to screens to see the outcome of the Candice Glover/Kree Harrison showdown, the former took to the stage to lend her melisma-laden vocals to the Natalie Cole hit ‘Inseparable’.

Much to crowd delight, the budding diva was joined by another Idol alum – Jennifer Hudson. The result was a powerhouse combo that is sure to go down as one of the show’s most memorable moments.

Tuck in below to see if you agree:

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