Hot Shots: Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show

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The 2009 ‘Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show’ took place at The Armory in New York City last evening. The lingerie extravaganza attracted a long list of celebrities including Fergie (seen above) who looked far from fugly while she rocked the stage.

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Two of Hip-Hop’s most powerful players, Jay-Z and Dr. Dre, were also at the event.

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Keri Hilson made a stop at the show as well. She could easily fit in with the models on the runway if she wanted.

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Keri and Jay bumped in to each other at the after-party. What an interesting conversation that must have been.

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Finally, we have Fergie once again who this time posed with her illustrious band-mates, the Black Eyed Peas, on the red carpet.

What do you think of their looks?

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Follow That Grape Juice On Twitter

Follow That Grape Juice On Twitter!As some of you may know, we announced in March that you can now follow That Grape Juice on Twitter! Adding to the ever-expanding ways to be apart of the That Grape Juice community, our Twitter page allows you to receive up-to-the-minute updates about the latest posts on the site as well as what’s happening in the Urban Pop Culture world more generally.
What’s more, you, as well as the hundreds that have already joined, will  be able to keep up with me, ‘Sam’, while I’m on-the-go. I’ll be making use of Twitter’s cool SMS feature which allows me to let you guys know what I’m up to via my mobile/cell. That means everything from checking in with you guys while on location at an artist interview to complete randomness from the wackiness that is ‘my world’. So what are you waiting for…
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Filed Under: Black Eyed Peas, Ciara, Fergie, Keri Hilson, Lil Kim, Teairra Marí

BET Spring Bling Performances: Day26, Keri Hilson, The Dream

BET’s Annual Spring Bling event took place this past weekend. Peep performances by Day26 (w/Yung Joc), Keri Hilson and The-Dream below:

Good performances all-round.

What do you think of the performances?

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Brandy’s ‘Human’ Pushed Back

Brandy's 'Human' Pushed Back According to our friends over at Rap-Up.com, Brandy’s ‘comeback’ LP ‘Human’ has been delayed. Instead of arriving in stores on November 11th, the album will now be released on December 9th. ‘Human’ will now being going up against releases from the likes of Ciara, Keri Hilson and 50 Cent.
It’s a shame the album has been pushed back. Still, with ‘Right Here’ not performing as well as it should IMO, I’m all for dropping another single before the album’s release, which seems to be the plan at present.
Your thoughts?

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New Song: Kanye West – ‘Love Lockdown’

Kanye West - 'Love Lockdown' Following Kanye’s debut of new single ‘Love Lockdown’ at the VMA’s last Sunday, the studio version of the cut has surfaced. With the Chi-Town rapper not actually rapping lol, this one really requires one to open their mind to ‘get it’. I’m really liking this one all the same though. Kudos to Kanye for stepping out of the box.
‘Love Lockdown’ is the first single to be lifted from Kanye’s forthcoming LP ‘808’s and Heartbreak’, due December 16th (get them Xmas sales, Kanye!).

Hit or Miss?

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Brandy On 106 & Park

R&B star Brandy stopped by BET’s 106 & Park yesterday to promote her brand single ‘Right Here (Departed)’, as well as forthcoming LP ‘Human’ (due November 11th). Check out the interview below:

It’s so refreshing to see an artist so genuinely psyched to be back doing what they love. There is an immense buzz surrounding Brandy and her ‘comeback’, so things are looking real good for the 29 year old.

Randomess: The acappella of ‘Right Here (Departed)’ sounded fantastic.

Your thoughts?

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Filed Under: Ashanti, Beyonce, Ciara, Fergie, Keyshia Cole, Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Nicole Scherzinger, Rihanna

‘Just Stand Up’ Performed Live!

The star-studded female ensemble behind ‘Just Stand Up’ performed the song literally minutes ago on a Stand Up To Cancer special, which is airing on a variety of US channels as I type. Peep the much anticipated performance below:

Awesome performance! Though not flawless (I’ll leave the nitpicking to you guys lol), it was still amazing to see all on stage together.

What do you think of the performance?

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Ne-Yo – ‘Miss Independent’ Video

R&B star Ne-Yo debuted the video for ‘Miss Independent’ – the 2nd single to be lifed from his upcoming LP ‘Year of The Gentleman’-a few hours ago on the FN’MTV finale. The clip, which features cameos from Gabrielle Union, Keri Hilson, Lauren London and Trey Songz, really brings to life the album’s concept; something, if I’m to be honest, I was finding a little hard to grasp. Great song, even better video. Good stuff.

What do you think of the video?

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‘The Secret Life Of Bee’s Trailer

Peep the trailer for Jennifer Hudson’s new movie, the film adaptations of the book ‘The Secret Life Of Bees’. Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning and UK actress Sophie Okonedo also star:

I’m liking the look of this one. The movie hits theatres in the US on October 17th.

Will you be going to see ‘The Secret Life Of Bees’?

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Swizz Beats & Mashonda Split

Swizz Beats & Mashonda SplitAccording to AllHipHop.com, super producer Swizz Beats and wife of four years R&B singer Mashonda are to divorce. The news comes just a year after the couple welcomed their first child Kassem Jr. Check out the report:

A representative for Swizz Beatz didn’t specify the reason for the separation, but stated the split was “on amicable terms.”

“Their union was one shared in love and deep admiration for one another. For the last seven months, the two have been working on establishing a formidable friendship, being great parents to their son, and remaining great supporters of each other’s careers,” a representative told AllHipHop.com. “The couple has asked that their privacy be respected at this time.”

Despite a looming divorce, the pair will move forward with their entrepreneurial and musical efforts.

Swizz is presently working on a follow-up album to his 2007 sophomore CD, One Man Band Man.

Mashonda is expected to launch an upscale swimwear line, a new venture in music, and hopes to found an arts-based school for children.

That’s a shame. Word has it that, despite the ‘we’re still friends’ statement put out, the split is in fact very messy. I’m beginning to wonder if industry relationships can actually last the distance…

Your thoughts?

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Beyonce & Jay-Z Sign Marriage Licence

Beyonce & Jay-Z Sign Marriage LicenceWhile Beyonce and Jay-Z continue to remain tight-lipped about their much-talked about wedding two weeks ago, the pair made a very public declaration of their union. This past Friday the pair finally signed their marriage licence – before it expired, according to PEOPLE.com:
Scarsdale Town Clerk Donna Conkling tells PEOPLE the license – which lists the wedding date as April 4 – was received on Friday afternoon. The couple applied for the license just three days before the ceremony.

Interesting. It’s a bit puzzling as to why they left it so long to sign the document – which usually is signed at the actual ceremony….

Any thoughts?

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The Game Covers XXL

The Game Covers XXL Rapper The Game features on the cover of the June issue of XXL. The former G-Unit star is currently prepping the release of his third studio album ‘LAX’ for a June release.

What do you think of the cover?

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Behind The Scenes: ‘The Way That I Love You’

Check out this Behind The Scenes look at Ashanti’s new video ‘The Way That I Love You’:

The video definitely turned out to be one of the year’s best and a career best for Ashanti too IMO.

Your thoughts?

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Beyonce Launches ‘B Phone’

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R&B superstar Beyonce was on hand at the Samsung Experience store in New York City yesterday for the launching of the ‘B Phone’ – a ‘Beyonce’ branded Samsung model. Not feeling the phone myself. Whatever the case, Matthew and co are really prepping her for total world domination. I mean, in between her mega-star music status, these endorsements just keep pouring in. I can’t hate on her hustle.

Any thoughts?

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