With Brit-Pop fans in mourning over the split of Girls Aloud, the group’s lead and only singer Nadine Coyle has spoken up and out about their disbanding.

Expected by many to echo the soppy sentiments in yesterday’s break-up statement, Coyle’s first words as an ex-member of the Pop outfit are pleasantly “off-script” and surprisingly frank.

Her comments after the jump…

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Jennifer Lopez was in good creative company this week, when she was joined in the studio by Pop sex symbol Chris Brown.

Sharing the snap on her personal Twitter page, Lopez’ sighting with Brown prompted reports he has joined the camp crafted to create her new album, set for release within the next year.

This album, marking her 8th, follows the release of her 2011 LP ‘LOVE?’– which peaked at #5 on the Billboard 200, #6 in the UK and #2 in Canada.

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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.  Our queue today sees award-winning, triple threat entertainer Paula Abdul and her hit debut album ‘Forever Your Girl’ up for replay:

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Pint-sized powerhouse JoJo is not letting politics slow her hustle and has today unwrapped the video for ‘Andre’.

The popular cut is lifted from free set ‘Agape’, which arrived last December to critical acclaim.

Peep the video after the jump…

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Beyonce‘s new album may be M.I.A, but the singing superstar is ensuring she remains a hot topic this Summer. For, after ample speculation, not only has her H&M campaign been confirmed, the all-out promo push is set to bring with it new music too.

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Pop diva Christina Aguilera has been majorly M.I.A since she wrapped her stint on The Voice back in December. However, the last week has seen the star pop up and out in fine fashion; first there was the video for Pitbull‘s smash ‘Feel This Moment’ and last night, she made a surprise appearance at the season 4 premiere on the hit NBC show.

The ‘Your Body’ singer was in the house at the Los Angeles event to support new coaches Shakira and Usher – who are apparently replacing her and Cee-Lo Green for just one season (although we’re sure the ratings will be the true deciding factor).

Turning heads in a flirty black dress, the mother of one looked the most refreshed she has in a long while. We can only hope her fit and fierce new look is an indication that she’s plotting a return to the spotlight – be that a re-revving of underrated LP ‘Lotus’ or new material. She’s too important to the industry, both as a vocalist and a performer, to not add more chapters of success to her story.

Put simply: Xtina, it time to get back to business!

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Peep these pics of Pop Princess Rita Ora, wowing fans during a performance at Tokyo Fashion Week.

In the nation as part of the promo run for her #1 album ‘ORA’, her time in Japan marks the latest push for the LP on an international front, and saw her grace a number of media outlets to endorse the campaign.

Watch her represent her hometown of West London and perform her #1 single ‘Party’ below!

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And, the claws are out!

Fans may remember that actress Janet Hubert, best known for her role as the original Vivian on hit 90s series ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’, made headlines in 2012 when she slammed ‘Queen of All Media’ Wendy Williams shortly after the death of Whitney Houston.

Now, Hubert is making headlines again – this time taking things a tad further.  After Hubert’s former ‘Fresh Prince‘ castmate Tatyana Ali dropped by the ‘Wendy’ show to discuss her latest happenings, Wendy took the opportunity to quiz the young starlet on Hubert’s highly publicized exit from the show.

Hubert apparently didn’t like that and took to BlogTalkRadio to rip into the former shockjock with a few shocking statements of her own.  Listen below as this Janet is definitely in control….of shade so thick you could cut it with a knife.  Referencing Williams as a “Virus”, “Demon”, and more, press play to hear it all above:

And, the claws are out!

Fans may remember that actress Janet Hubert, best known for her role as the original Vivian on hit 90s series ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’, made headlines in 2012 when she slammed ‘Queen of All Media’ Wendy Williams shortly after the death of Whitney Houston.

Now, Hubert is making headlines again – this time taking things a tad further.  After Hubert’s former ‘Fresh Prince‘ castmate Tatyana Ali dropped by the ‘Wendy’ show to discuss her latest happenings, Wendy took the opportunity to quiz the young starlet on Hubert’s highly publicized exit from the show.

Hubert apparently didn’t like that and took to BlogTalkRadio to rip into the former shockjock with a few shocking statements of her own.  Listen below as this Janet is definitely in control….of shade so thick you could cut it with a knife.  Referencing Williams as a “Virus”, “Demon”, and more, press play to hear it all above:

Oscar winners Jennifer Hudson & Octavia Spencer are set to take on the small screen in Lifetime’s forthcoming film “Call Me Crazy” – five stories woven together to tell one amazing story of strong women battling a mixture of trials..

Enlisting an all-star ensemble of actresses, J. Hud will star in the short film ‘Maggie’ – the story of a female war vet stricken by PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) while Spencer will star in the short film ‘Lucy’.

“Call Me Crazy: A Five Film” premieres Saturday, April 20, at 8:00pm ET/PT on Lifetime.

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Like friend Steve Harvey, it looks like the gameshow bug has bitten comedian Cedric the Entertainer.  Already making a splash on the small screen via TV Land’s ‘Hot In Cleveland’ and ‘Soul Man’, now,  as reported by TheHollywoodReporter, the funnyman will be hosting the 12th season of hit gameshow ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’.

Brought to fame in the early 2000s by Regis Philbin, its most recent host Meredith Vieira recently relinquished her duties on the show at the end of its 11th season.

Via THR:

“I’m truly looking forward to hosting Millionaire,” Cedric said in a statement. “The show is a modern day game show GIANT, and the team at Disney-ABC has been great at putting the right elements together over 11 seasons. I’m excited to entertain all those who watch and play as season 12 launches … It’s going to be a good time every day!!”

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Rick Ross, Sevyn Streeter, Omarion (Maybach O), and Luke James were just a few of the names tapped to entertain the fashion forward fans at the 2013 BET ‘Rip the Runway’ showing (which aired moments ag0).

Hosted by model/actor Boris Kodjoe and ‘Kisses Down Low’ diva Kelly Rowland, viewers were treated to yet another show-stopping collision of fashion and music brought like only ‘Rip the Runway’ can bring.

Get into the action below:

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