In all honesty, as talented as many of the year’s newbies are, Azealia Banks is one of the only acts this year with material strong enough to live up to her buzz.

The only ‘new’ Female Rapper to have her music become just as celebrated as her look and personality, next year marks the release of her debut album ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’, arriving courtesy of Jimmy Iovine‘s Interscope.

So, before the project’s launch, Banks sat down with the folk over at Hunger TV this summer  for an eye opening interview on her childhood, education, creativity and standing in the industry.

Get into the recently released footage below…

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VH1 opened its arms to Alicia Keys recently, inviting to perform material from her new album at their ‘Storytellers‘ outing.

To air in full November 12th, this morning saw the arrival of her ‘Girl On Fire‘ performance, serving a teaser for her full set.

Faultless vocals below…

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Back in September, the X Factor UK welcomed ‘R.E.D’ mastermind Ne-Yo to the ‘judges houses’ stage of the competition.

Joining full time judge Nicole Scherzinger in selecting the male acts she would take through to the live finals, the ‘Let Me Love You‘ singer found himself splitting opinions when he opted not to ‘save’ tabloid hopeful Nathan Fagan-Gale.

Now, Ne-Yo has revealed just why he didn’t put the vocalist through, in an exclusive interview with The Voice.

His explanation below…

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Here at That Grape Juice, we’re keen to not just spotlight new talent, but also follow their rise. Case, point, Daley.

Many will remember the Soul-filled Brit’s turn on our acoustic series The Splash last year. Well since then, he has continued to build a global fanbase, the momentum from which has seen his official first single, ‘Remember Me’, finally unwrapped.

Featuring label-mate Jessie J, the video for the flavoursome cut premiered this week. Check it out below and be sure to remember where you heard about this immensely talented young man!

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With Halloween less than a few days away, its undoubted that frightful films will be making their feature at a cinema nearest you.  As always, however, wherever there is a popular franchise of films, there is a Wayans brother to spoof it.  Case in point?  ‘Paranormal Activity’, which recently saw its fourth edition hit theatres, is now getting the parody treatment from the youngest of the Wayans clan Marlon Wayans.

Also starring Cedric the Entertainer, Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett, and more, the January 11, 2013 due clip certainly looks to pick up where Wayans’ involvement in the ‘Scary Movie’ franchise left off.

See the laughs in the hilariously haunting trailer above:

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Ever keen on keeping the masses abreast of fresh and/or often underrated talent, That Grape Juice presents ‘The Spill’ – a renewed look at not-so-new, yet active, acts.

Much like its ‘Freshly Squeezed’ sister segment, this revived assay aims to put the magnifying glass on talents who may not appeal to the buying public on a broad scale yet are still serving material that could easily spin side-by-side with some of today’s top hits.

Covering a kaleidoscope of genres, ‘The Spill’ is set to feature some names you probably know and love as well as some you’ll (soon) be glad to know.  Click below to find out the spill on former boyband frontmen Willie Taylor & Pleasure P:

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As the Urban music community continues to mourn the tragic death of singer Natina Reed, the surviving members of the late star’s group Blaque have released a statement.

The words of Brandi Williams and Shamari Fears-DeVoe come on the heels of further details surrounding the circumstances of Reed’s untimely passing.

Full story below…

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November 10th marks the release of ‘Ten, Eleven, Twelve‘, the latest studio effort by ‘Smallville‘ sensation Jermaine Riley.

So, as to kick off the next leg of his well oiled machine, he released a visual for his take on Chris Brown‘s ‘Don’t Judge Me’, directed by Lilian Ampon and now available to view above…

Your thoughts?

The X Factor 2012 aired its fourth Live Show this evening. This portion of the talent search sees the contestants’ ability showcased before a live audience – with an act being sent home each week.

Judging the hopefuls are new additions Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos, original panelist Louis Walsh, and newcomer Nicole Scherzinger.

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Beyonce, for anyone who’s followed her career long enough, stands as one of the only ’90s newbies’ to hold more weight as a star today than she did ‘back then’.

A feat that many make the mistake of overlooking, recent years have seen the performer elevated to ‘living legend’ status in honor of her skills on stage- but more importantly- the military-esque campaigns that ensure she stays ‘on top’ even when on hiatus.

It’s for this reason many fans anticipate the launch of her fifth studio album next year, especially now she has been confirmed as Superbowl 2013‘s headlining act, ultimately giving the project no choice but to pull in ‘B’Day’ numbers come release week.

Now find out why she is already reaping the rewards for the gig, five months before it actually happens, below…

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In news that can only be deemed the most tragic of tragic, various sources are confirming that singer Natina Reed from R&B group Blaque (center) was killed in Atlanta late last night (October 26th).

Details remain sketchy at present, however a number of notable Atlanta figures state that Reed died after being hit by a car as she crossed the street. The car in question is said to have then sped off.

Reid, who is survived by 10 year old son Tren Brown (whose father is rapper Kurupt), was just 32.

The tragedy will see many look to the untimely passing of TLC’s Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes – who many will remember championed Blaque upon their debut in the late 90’s. Lopes died, aged 30, in a car accident in 2002.

Tomorrow would have been Reid’s 33rd birthday.

Our thoughts and prayers go out to Natina’s family and friends.

R.I.P Natina Reed of the group Blaque… She was killed last night in Atlanta.. Tomorrow would have been her birthday..

— DJ-AONE (@THEDJAONE) October 27, 2012

R.I.P. Natina Reed of the Group Blaque. Killed by a Hit & Run last night. So sad. instagr.am/p/RSRa9pmzsB/

— Isaac Hayes III (@IsaacHayes3) October 27, 2012

Just found out my good friend Natina Reed of the group Blaque was killed in a hit and run. We was just making plans to link up this weekend

— DRALAN LEVI (@the1dralanlevi) October 27, 2012

RIP Natina! Glambar Client from group Blaque!

— GlamBar (@GlamBarSalon) October 27, 2012

#RIP #Sad #BringItOn RT @globalgrind: #RIP to Natina Reed of Blaque… bit.ly/Pb8WiX

— Gabrielle Union (@itsgabrielleu) October 27, 2012

RIP Natina Reed (of the 90’s group Blaque)… bit.ly/Pb8WiX

— Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) October 27, 2012

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With the dust seemingly settled in Mariah Carey and Nicki Minaj‘s American Idol “beef”, it seems the show is pressing on – business as usual.

This freshly released commercial has begun doing the rounds in hope of building buzz for the show’s big return in January. We’re excited (95% due to the judges) are you?

Your thoughts?