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Leona Lewis is gearing up to ignite the airwaves with new single ‘Fire.’

The track, which is the songbird’s first release since leaving Simon Cowell’s Syco for Island/ Def Jam, is finally set for its radio premiere on Monday (May 11th).

Continuing the buzz building, the vocal powerhouse has unveiled a sneak peek at its accompanying video – which is reportedly directed Anthony Mandler.

Peep a preview of the first visual from Lewis’ new album ‘I Am’ below…

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Chris Brown is hitting the road…with a little help with some friends.

The dynamo performer has no problems electrifying the stage alone, but it taking along buddies August Alsina, Sevyn Streeter, and Omarion for a string of US summer dates.

Details below…

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Timbaland protégé Tink has been garnering ample attention of late.

Beyond new single ‘Ratchet Commandments,’ the femcee has been hitting headlines thanks to the words of her hit-making mentor.

As reported here on That Grape Juice, Timbo told the masses in March that the late, great Aaliyah came to him and confirmed that the Chi-Town lyricist is the next big thing.

The declaration didn’t necessarily go down well with fans of the fallen singer.

Perhaps hoping to quell the flames ignited by the comments, Tink has tackled one of the singer’s biggest hits ‘One In A Million.’

Christened ‘Million,’ the 22-year-old’s rendition awaits below…

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Ciara caps off a week of promotion for new album ‘Jackie’ with the release of new video ‘I Got You.’

The Diane Warren penned track is an ode to the singer’s one year old son, Future Zahir, who appears in the visual with his glamazon mother.

Interestingly, the clip also features footage of CiCi revealing her pregnancy to her own mother, Jackie, and dad Carlton.

Peep the visual via PEOPLE below…

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Miguel is in full promo mode!

That’s right, after announcing a June release date for his new album ‘Wildheart’ the singer made his way to the hit radio show ‘The Breakfast Club’ to promote the project.

Of course, no ‘Breakfast Club’ interview is complete without a number of must-see moments, and this conversation served them up from start to end.

News on the album, drop kicking and the state of R&B below…

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Rihanna and Ciara have made impressive gains in the United Kingdom this week, seeing their respective new videos nab impressive spins on the nation’s music TV channels.

Full story below..

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Today YouTube stands as the go-to place for music lovers to enjoy visual content.

Now it seems the music streaming service Spotify is making a beeline for the platform’s share in the market by teasing the arrival of its very own video service.

Interesting news below…

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As her newest greatest hits collection ‘#1 To Infinity’ evidences, Mariah Carey has been cooking up the hits for over two decades.  But, if you were ever wondering what kind of cook she is in the kitchen, your answer has arrived courtesy of a new Funny Or Die skit.

Joined by actor Bryan Safi, the sketch – titled “Cooking With Mariah Carey” – sees the duo guide viewers through making a Frito pie.  Yes, a Frito pie.

Ready for another peek at the diva’s funnybone?  See it all below:

 

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‘Stronger’ singer Britney Spears is living up to the title of her 2000 hit after fans feared her recently sprained ankle would prevent her from taking the stage at next week’s Billboard Music Awards.

Indeed, days before unveiling her new single – ‘Pretty Girls’ ft. Iggy Azalea – the pop songstress took an ugly spill on stage during the closing of a show of her Vegas residency.  Though quickly assuring fans she was ok, Spears had to don a boot to facilitate the healing of her ankle.

Well, now its bye bye boot! See her announcement below as anticipation for ‘Pretty Girls’ on-stage premiere drives into high gear:

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Bruno Mars’ may have fallen three weeks short of dethroning Mariah Carey for longest run at #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, but he still has much to celebrate.  For, in addition to ‘Uptown Funk’ tying at second place for longest run on the tally’s perch, it now reigns as the song with the longest run in the top 3 of Hot 100 history.

With this week notching its whopping 21st week in the top 3, the tune extends its lead in front of nearest competitors (Santana, Toni Braxton, and Carey) for the title.

Elsewhere on charts, the boys are proving they still run this mutha- as Wiz Khalifa holds tight to the #1 spot for a fourth week and is followed by rapper Fetty Wap‘s ‘Trap Queen.’  The rappers’ reign over the chart comes as the first time in 6 years two emcees have concurrently held the #1 and #2 spot (see:  2009’s ‘Right Round’ by Flo Rida and T.I.‘s ‘Dead & Gone’).

But, if the boys thought they were the only ones celebrating this week, they have another thing coming – just ask Fifth Harmony.  The female quintet saw their Kid Ink-assisted single ‘Worth It’ climb 11 spots to #21!  An impressive feat as the ladies are the first and only girl group this decade to notch a top 30 hit.

See the full chart check below:

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“It’s called ORIGINALITY. You should try it sometime.”

After drilling rapper Khia and sextape specialist Kim Kardashian for the same infraction, the quote and photo above incited a series a #Beyhive stings for Serbian pop star Jelena Karleusa after she asserted Beyonce borrowed one of her past looks for this year’s Met Gala.

Unlike Khia, Karleusa took it a step further to suggest Bey’s been borrowing her looks for years without citation…

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‘Chameleon’ creator Christina Milian shows off a less than colorful new video courtesy of ‘Rebel,’ her first offering for boyfriend Lil Wayne’s Young Money label.

Coming as “an ode to the man in her life,” ‘Rebel’ rings as one of five new tunes featured on a 5-track EP – due later this year.

You’ve already seen the behind-the-scenes action of the visual, but, before you can get your hands on Milian’s first packaged project in nearly a decade, check out her new video below and weigh in:

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