After winning the second season of ‘Fox’s ‘American Idol’ ten years ago, today has seen Ruben Studdard announced as a forthcoming contestant on NBC’s ‘The Biggest Loser‘, in a fresh and inspiring weight loss bid.

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It’s been a long time coming, but last night welcomed news of Tamar Braxton’s album release date!

So….when it’s dropping?

Find out below!

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Cop a gander of Rita Ora!

The Roc Nation chart topper blazes the cover of British GQ, cranking up the heat to daring degrees in this skin-baring snap.

22-year-old Ora continues to keep her media visibility on a ‘ten’ as she records her second studio album (which’ll also dub as her US LP debut). Exciting times!

Your thoughts?

Just hours remain before Fantasia‘s sizzling hot video for ‘Without Me’ premieres on 106 & Park tonight. Yet, so as to whip up heightened buzz, the singer has teased the clip on Perez Hilton.

The Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott assisted cut, the second to be lifted from Ms. Barrino’s new album ‘Side Effects Of You’, has been blazing Urban radio and looks set for even greater success if this teaser is anything to go by.

So what are you waiting for? Check it out below!

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Congratulations are in order for the game changer that is Jay Z.

That’s right, after watching his business partners Samsung purchase 1 million copies of his new LP ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’, he has learned that rules that would otherwise ban him from going Platinum because of this have now been changed, in a shock move made by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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Surprising.

For us, the answer to the question above is surprising.

Initially billed as one of the night’s brightest attractions, last night saw Mariah Carey take to the BET Awards only to find her appearance outperformed by the very acts enlisted to help her performance.

Even worse, while the likes of Ciara, Kendrick Lamar and Charlie Wilson scored praise for their contributions to the show, it was Mariah‘s live vocals- or lack of them- that saw her set take the biggest hit.

Though this takes nothing away from her as an icon, it has left many wondering why so little faith has been placed in her star power and voice, that her cause now finds itself strangled by supporting acts who outstay their welcome and prerecorded vocals an act of her calibre should really steer clear from.

So, after watching it here, let us know….

What did you think of her performance?

‘Strip club and dollar bills…’

Without a doubt, Rihanna‘s ‘Pour It Up’ has fast become one of the biggest Urban jams to drop in the last year. It’s for this reason, that this week will reportedly see her drop its music video, after it rocked the charts with sales of over 1 million copies.

Get your fill of this story below…

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Louise Nichol‘s ‘Harper‘s Bazaar Arabia‘ welcomed Rita Ora recently, inviting her to cover the July/August edition of the high end publication!

Sporting Chanel and armed with the ‘Summer is Golden’ tagline, the ‘Radioactive‘ starlet rocked the magazine as part of the global campaign for her sophomore album, reportedly set for release in 2014- shortly after inking a deal with Madonna’s ‘Material Girl‘ brand which sees her serve as their latest ambassador.

More from ‘Bazaar Arabia’ below…

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You’ve seen all the performances, now peep the winner’s list for this year’s spectacular BET Awards.

Did your favorite act leave the show empty handed?

Find out below!

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The BET Awards 2013 are currently underway in Los Angeles. As ever, That Grape Juice will be providing you with performances as they occur!

Check out performances from Chris Brown, Robin Thicke, Nicki Minaj, Ciara, Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, India.Arie and more below. Keep refreshing, as we’ll be updating minute-by-minute:

It’s the video we’ve all been waiting for….and now it’s finally here!

That’s right, tonight saw Ciara unveil the mind blowing visual for her single ‘I’m Out‘ at the 2013 BET Awards, alongside Nicki Minaj.

You’d think we were exaggerating if we told you this is the best visual Minaj has appeared in to date, and the strongest to come for Ciara‘s ‘Ciara‘ era….so we’ll let you decide that for yourselves below!

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The stars shine for Urban music’s biggest calendar night – the 2013 BET Awards!  Hosted by comedian Chris Tucker, the show airs live tonight from Los Angeles!

As some of the industry’s biggest stars arrive to the scene, see and sound off on the fashion hits and misses below.  White appears to be what’s hot these days…

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