Solo stardom just doesn’t seem to be on the cards for Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am.

Why, you may wonder?

Well, despite boasting an all-star line-up of features, his latest solo album ‘#willpower’ has limped into the US charts with sales even a newcomer would wince at.

Find out what they are after the jump…

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Before her US debut album drops, Brit Pop Princess Rita Ora unveils the Rankin/Hunger TV directed video for her ‘ORA‘ jam, ‘Facemelt‘.

Now our second favorite video from the star following her Syndrome led ‘Radioactive’, the clip-albeit short- serves as a commercial for the starlet’s sense of style and winning aesthetic, and has us wishing there was more of it to enjoy.

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Joining the Elijah Blake led pack of Urban newbies this year comes Angel, signed to Universal Republic.

Responsible for the UK #1 single ‘Wonderful‘, last weekend saw him meet up Kanya King‘s MOBO Awards for an interview centered around his debut album ‘About Time‘.

An interview, which also saw him reveal his long time dream to collaborate with ‘Wish Your Love Away’ songstress Brandy and praise the ever thriving organisation for their support of his work, and the British music industry at large.

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With her new single ‘Special Delivery’ storming Urban airwaves across the globe, Bridget Kelly is on the fast track to becoming R&B’s latest success story.

Now, in shining a light one of our favorite songs from the Grammy award winning songbird, we’re sharing her ‘Every Girl’ spawned jam…’My Heart‘.

In the mood for a potential crossover smash?!

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Having ditched both The X Factor and her fiance, Britney Spears is sporting all new everything these days. However, musically, it seems the singer wants a taste of the familiar.

Enter will.i.am.

The Black Eyed Peas frontman has been an integral part of Spears’ more recent successes, producing their global smash ‘Scream & Shout’, as well as fan-favourite ‘Big Fat Bass’ from 2011’s ‘Femme Fatale’.

As such, it’s little surprise that the 31-year-old’s team have tapped the hitmaker to helm her eighth studio album.

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Pop Queen Beyonce and chart topping Pop Princes One Direction have signed on to front an initiative, designed to reward its volunteers with free tickets to shows put on by the stars.

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Ciara is making quite the statement with new single ‘Body Party’.

The sizzling Mike Will production has been burning up the net and airwaves, and more rapidly so since its accompanying video was unwrapped two weeks ago.

And with streaming now a more prominent component of chart positions (as well as the song holding its own on iTunes), it appears this is benefitting the 27-year-old in earnest. For, ‘Party’ has made quite the splash on this week’s Billboard Hot 100 tally.

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The Urban music world is in mourning this morning. For, it has been sadly confirmed that Kriss Kross star Chris Kelly has been found dead. He was 34.

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Hardship.

It’s a word Fantasia is well versed in. For, the last few years have brought with them headlines that threatened her career.

However, today the American Idol alum has much to smile about following the impressive debut of her fourth studio album ‘Side Effects Of You’.

The ‘Lose To Win’ led set has been propped by a number of high-profile promotional stops, including Idol, Good Morning America, and The View; stops that have helped the LP make a strong debut on this week’s Billboard 200.

Find out how the Harmony helmed album fared after the jump…

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Janelle Monae is wasting no time revving up the campaign for new album ‘The Electric Lady’.

Last week saw the project’s lead single ‘Q.U.E.E.N’ unveiled, while today brought with it the video for the Erykah Badu featured cut.

Watch the eclectic clip after the jump…

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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.  Up next?  R&B triple threat Mya‘s critically acclaimed tertiary album ‘Moodring’…

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As far as her up tempos go, Rihanna has always struggled to execute the renditions of her cuts live half as well as well as she does in the studio.

However, the same can’t be said when it comes to her ballads or mid tempos. The proof of that pudding was showcased in the earlier part of last week, when she took her ‘Diamonds World Tour’ to Baltimore’s 1st Mariner Arena, and performed her Reggae kissed cut ‘No Love Allowed.

Watch her soar after the jump!

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