As far as Urban music goes, very few newbies can say they shine as bright as Ne-Yo‘s artist, B.Smyth.

Dominating Urban airwaves with his debut single ‘Leggo’, this year has seen him fast become one of his genre’s fastest rising stars, after being picked by 106 & Park’s video rotation.

Now, as to showcase the voice that spearheaded his label rise, he has taken on Rihanna‘s ballad, ‘Stay’.

Peep the hearth throb in action below…

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Look who’s naked again!!

Giving us no choice to believe she’s developed an allergy to modest attire, Pop bleater Rihanna posed for yet another nude pic on ‘Instagram’ last night, flaunting her…well…her cakes.

Perhaps hoping generate attention for her recently launched ‘River Island’ clothing line, her interesting sighting comes after her unemployed gal pal Melissa Forde launched a strange attack on Grammy winning Pop beauty, Ciara– as explained here.

More from the aforementioned ladies below…

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Peep these snaps of ‘Only U’ singer Ashanti out and about in New York City yesterday.

Snapped walking a trio of furry friends, the former ‘Murder INC‘ first lady hit the city in glamorous fashion, two years after the release of her single ‘The Woman You Love’, pulled from her long awaited album, ‘Braveheart‘.

Of course, while some fans doubt this album will ever see the light of today, we sure will represent the majority when we say we can’t wait to hear whatever Ms.Douglas releases this year.

More snaps after the jump…

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Justin Timberlake teases his upcoming ‘Saturday Night Live‘ appearance today, with the release of a short promo feature  unveiled by NBC.

Stood alongside his co-star Kenan Thompson (formerly on Kenan & Kel), the ‘Mirrors’ vocalist can be seen trying his best go get his lines right, but finds his efforts thwarted by Kenan.

It’s a lot of fun.

Check it out below…

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Much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ segments, readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.  So in a quest to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday we introduced a new retrospective segment – ‘TGJ Replay’.

Unlike its ‘Rewind’ and ‘Vault’ predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase albums (and eras) from a library of pop music hits.

Today’s edition, in honor of what truly is a remarkable career, we press play on Madonna’s ‘Evita’ era. An era, which kicked off towards the end of her ‘Bedtime Stories’ and influenced the shape and sound of  1998’s ‘Ray Of Light’.

Step back in time below…

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As an artist with a message fuelled cause, Lady GaGa’s use of violence to articulate her theories of fame have at times seen her work confuse and disturb any unaware of her artistry.

This week, the above happened once again when a never before seen clip pulled from her ‘FAME’ fragrance commercial found its way to YouTube, and sees the Interscope star in what might be her most violent piece of work to date.

So violent, that we’d urge you not to watch if you consider yourself easily shaken.

If not, peep GaGa and her gun in action below…

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Fitness was the name of the game hours ago, when ‘Pot Of Gold‘ lyricist Game arrived at Runyon Canyon for a run up the spot, alongside ‘Arthur George’ frontman Rob Kardashian.

Arriving at the location two days after enjoying another workout there, the East Coast pals were snapped alongside a number of Game’s entourage, including his brother BWS Byrd- shortly before Rob continues work on the latest season on hit reality TV show ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians‘.

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Royalty stepped out onto the streets of NYC yesterday, when R&B life force Mary J. Blige was snapped shooting scenes for new movie ‘Black Nativity‘ in the city.

Starring as an angel named ‘Platinum Fro‘, the ‘Mr Wrong’ trendsetter graces the movie alongside ‘Spotlight‘ singer Jennifer Hudson and ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ actress Angela Bassett, shooting scenes two years after the launch of her last LP, ‘My Life II: The Journey Continues‘.

Peep more pics from Ms.Mary below…

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With the release of Fantasia‘s comeback album ‘Side Effects Of You’ drawing nearer, the American Idol alum is wasting no time giving fans a teaser-taste of what to expect from the set.

Fresh from unwrapping the video for the project’s lead single ‘Lose To Win’, the 28-year-old stopped by WHUR radio in Washington today to premiere buzz cut ‘If I Was A Bird’.

Without any further adieu, then, listen to Fantasia soar after the jump…

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Cherish are back!

As reported, the sister quad have reformed after a four-year hiatus. This week brought with it ‘Going In Circles’ – their first offering from their independently funded chart return.

With the industry being so radically different to the R&B-friendly climate they achieved the bulk of their success in, are Fallon, Farrah, Felisha, and Neosha packing heat enough to scorch in today’s age? The answer awaits below…

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Lil Kim took time out of her own come back campaign recently, to help launch the career of aspiring super star Tiffany Foxx.

Indeed, while she won’t be able to do much for her cause on a corporate front, Kim has gone a long way in pushing the Rap beauty to Urban audiences, stopping by at ‘Hot 97’ for an introductory interview with the ever comical, Peter Rosenberg.

Watch below…

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Keri Hilson has had enough.

In what has become a constant occurrence since the release of “that song”, the R&B songstress was again the subject of Twitter abuse after posting an innocent comment on the social network last night.

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