Sorry Iggy, but it seems Azealia Banks is shaping up to be the only breakout act of 2012.

Sure, while her attitude could do with a little work and her use of the ‘N bomb’  is getting a tad tedious, Banks’  rise to the top is a journey we’re all too excited for.

Why?

Well, after landing a management deal with the team behind Lady GaGa, she is gearing up to work with Pop icon Missy Elliott.

Details below…

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It’s that time of the year again.

Yes, with the Grammys a far and distant memory and the VMAs yonks away, May welcomes the 2012 Billboard Awards.

Without further delay, find out who made the nominee list below…

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Looks like Dance/Pop rapper Pitbull is leaving ‘Jenny From the Block’ at home with new beau Casper Smart for this one.

Instead, the Miami native is in the driver’s seat for ‘Back In Time’, the lead single from the ‘Men In Black 3’ soundtrack.

Listen to Pitbull’s latest electronic dance-floor romp after the jump and sound-off below.

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Showing her business savvy, Trina Braxton is proving that she isn’t the only Braxton who can capitalize on the success of WE tv hit ‘Braxton Family Values’

The outspoken singer was snapped working it all the way out on the set of the video for her debut solo single ‘Party or Go Home’.

Helmed by famed photographer Derek Blanks, word has it the clip is due within the next few weeks.

Peep more shots below…

Your thoughts?

 

Nicki Minaj’s ‘Pink Friday Tour’ invades London this June! To celebrate the femcee’s first ever headlining trek, we are giving you – the That Grape Juice faithful – the chance to win a tickets to her sold-out Hammersmith Apollo show in London on June 24th!

Want to be in with a chance of winning? Simply send us a tweet on Twitter telling us why you should win, your age, and where you live (city). Be sure to also:

1) Be following That Grape Juice on Twitter

and

2) Use the hash-tag #NickiTGJ

 

All entries must be received by May 15th 2012, 11.59pm (GMT/UK time)

Click here to enter!

 

Good luck!

 

Look-out America! Soul-filled songbird Emeli Sande has landed.

Having rocked her home-turf with Platinum selling debut ‘Heaven’, Sande is being tipped for major Stateside success.

Wonder what the hype is about? Watch the Scottish starlet soar with ‘Next To Me’ on the Conan O’Brien Show below, where the video for latest UK effort ‘My Kind of Love’ also awaits…

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That Grape Juice have teamed up with The Body Shop to give YOU the chance to win their fabulous new Chocomania range!

The delicious set, which consists of body butter, body lotion, shower cream and more, has been flying off the shelves globally and we have three complete sets up for grabs!

To be in with a chance of winning, post the correct answer to question below on our Facebook wall:

Which is the title of a Kelis album ….

a) Thirsty

b) Hungry

c) Tasty

Submit your answers at:

facebook.com/thatgrapejuiceofficial

All entries must be received by 7pm GMT Friday 27th April 2012!

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Good luck!

 

Rihanna‘s nasal neigh is often confined to ruining her own songs. However, on occasion, the model will lend her “talents” to bulldozing the hits of others. Case, point, Bob Marley‘s classic ‘Redemption Song’  – which has come to serve as one of her repeat offences.

Having already released a recorded version of the track three years ago, the 24 year old tried her hand at it live when performing at EIF’s ‘An Unforgettable Evening’ cancer benefit this week.

Watch the criminal showing below…
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Following the mammoth success of Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’, Pop starlet Cheryl Cole has tapped the brains behind the cut, Calvin Harris, to helm her comeback effort ‘Call My Name’.

Having premiered literally seconds ago on BBC Radio 1, That Grape Juice has your first online listen.

Does the newly christened “Cheryl” (sans the Cole) deliver? The answer awaits after the jump…

 

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As introduced here, the 70% drop in second week sales of her second album ‘Roman Reloaded’ didn’t stop rapstress Nicki Minaj from dropping by Bayswater, London for a record signing today…

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LeToya Luckett is back!

Indeed, following the #1 album that was her self titled debut effort and its 2009 follow up, Ms. Luckett is readying her third solo LP, documenting the experience by way of an online series.

Now peep episode 3 of her, ‘Live, Love & Music’, the first chapter of the star’s new story, below…

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Queen of Pop Madonna may be used to making headlines and history, but the last few weeks has seen her doing so for all the wrong reasons.  As fans may recall, despite notching her 5th consecutive #1 album (8th overall) with ‘MDNA’, the album plummeted down charts in historic fashion – giving her the largest drop in Billboard history.  Coupled with photographs circulating in press of her eldest daughter Lourdes puffing cigarettes, it’s safe to say it just hasn’t been the best times for ol’ Madge.

Hard at work at her sure-to-be stellar tour, the Grammy-winning diva sat down with Rock Center’s Brian Williams to dish on the aforementioned topics and more in a very candid interview.  The uncharacteristically relaxed diva also talked about the challenges she’s faced selling records.

With reports surfacing today indicating Madge’s visit on the show boosted its ratings over 40%, see what all the fuss was about after the jump:

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