Mariah Carey puts her best look forward in the video for ‘Almost Home‘, unveiled online today.

Released in aid of magical movie ‘Oz: The Great & Powerful’, the music video stands as the perfect commercial for the icon’s forthcoming album, which will feature production from her ‘American Idol’ partner/manager Randy Jackson.

Enjoy below…

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Her vicious attack on Brit Femcee Shystie may have left some Pop spectators disgusted by her, but we doubt that’ll stop Azealia Banks‘ on her quest for world domination.

For, four days before she blasted the ‘Murderation’ starlet, she took to the GeorgeFM Breakfast Show for an interview pertaining her debut album.

However, towards the end of her conversation with its hosts, she revealed that she had collaborated with ‘Schoolin’ Life’  vocalist Beyonce and ‘Monster’ singer Lady GaGa, following months of speculation surrounding a cut featuring all three entertainers.

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It’s that time of year again!

Our friends over at MTV have announced this year’s Hottest MC’s In The Game.

Now in its eighth year, the tally true to form is  certain to spark debate. So what are you waiting for? Check out who in Hip-Hop has been ordained as the hottest after the jump…

{The list below was compiled by the MTV Hip-Hop Brain Trust; an elite body of tastemakers whose picks were centered on the following metrics: rhyme skill, flow, buzz, commercial success, cultural impact, online presence, and business expansion}

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After the release of her single ‘Triumphant’ last year, anticipation for a new studio album reached fever pitch-despite the song’s failure to reach the Billboard Hot 100.

Fortunately for her, her current gig on ‘American Idol’ is working wonders for her ‘Social’ reach, marking a positive step towards her forthcoming era.

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Check out these shots of ‘Fortune’  Prince Chris Brown, caught leaving an LA recording studio yesterday.

Continuing work on the follow up to the aforementioned ‘Fortune’, the ‘Deuces’ performer arrived at the studio hours after returning country, following a brief trip to Ghana and weeks after he spent Grammy night at the ‘Supper Club’ alongside ‘XOX‘ singer Elijah Blake and Pop Princess, Rihanna.

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With new single ‘Body Party’ blazing Urban radio, Ciara is making her presence felt on the small screen too.

The singer has nabbed a role on hit BET sitcom The Game and moments ago teased a snap of herself in action.

As reported by That Grape Juice TV, season six of The Game kicks off on March 26th. Fellow R&B diva Brandy also stars.

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Kudos to Team Ciara for securing opportunities such as this that will inevitably assist the rebuilding of her brand. Viewers of the show easily fit the demographic of her target audience, hence the value pay-off could be sweet depending on her role on the show. A good look.

Your thoughts?

They’re both MAC girls, both from the Islands and both have an empire kept afloat by undying support from their respective fan bases.

It only makes sense then, that ‘Autobiography’ Rapper Nicki Minaj and occasional vocalist Rihanna have dominated a list tallying the ‘Most Streamed Female Artists’ in the last six months.

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If recent events are anything to go by, Lil Kim‘s comeback plans are far more serious than even her own fans could have imagined.

So serious, that in a bid to reignite the fire that once lit her brand, she has shared not one but two new videos today, the first being Tiffany Foxx‘s clip for the single ‘Twisted’.

The second, being the official video for her remix to Rihanna‘s rising smash ‘Pour It Up‘, featuring her boyfriend Mr. Papers.

While the video is a little ‘budget’, we’d be lying if we said weren’t looking forward to the album that will follow it, considering it is to be executive produced by Hip Hop life force Bangladesh.

Watch below…

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Last year, they were as thick as thieves. This year, they find themselves in the middle of a heated controversy with either citing the other as the cause.

We’re talking about ‘Murderation’ Rapper Shystie and ‘1991′ MC Azealia Banks of course, whose friendship reportedly turned sour when the video they shot for Shystie‘s single ‘Control It‘ was pulled from Banks’ label Interscope, seemingly damaging the campaign the Rapper had in place to endorse her forthcoming EP.

Now, in response to the drama, the Brit belle took to Twitter to confront Azealia, which resulted in the latter hitting back at both she and her manager.

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She’s the Pop starlet responsible for the success of the short-lived, yet influential Pussycat Dolls. Now, after winning over the hearts of the British audience on ‘The X Factor UK’ last year, Nicole Scherzinger continues on her path to solo superstardom with her brand new single ‘Boomerang’.

The high-octane song is one of many topics we discussed with the stage blazer in London earlier this week. Indeed, the diva dished on her upcoming studio album, whether she’ll be returning to The X Factor, past project ‘Her Name Is Nicole’, and much more. As ever, we ask the questions you really want answers to.

Check out the interview above!

‘Boomerang’ hits iTunes and Amazon on March 10th.

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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.  Take a voyage in time to Grammy-winner India Arie‘s modern classic ‘Voyage To India’ below:

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Just when we thought we’d seen it all.

If you’re like us and thought you’d seen Rap Royal Nicki Minaj at her steamiest, perhaps it’s high time you think again.

Indeed, in what will no doubt leave many a fan gagging for a live performance of the number, the MC took her brand of sexy to French Montana‘s ‘Freaks‘ video, now ready to be enjoyed below.

Lifted from the MC’s forthcoming album, ‘Excuse My French’, the video is so good we’ve spun it about six or seven times since it hit the net.

Get your freak on below!

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