That Rihanna reign finally let up.  After an impressive 8 week run at #1, the Billboard Hot 100 now finds the  ‘We Found Love’ singer slipping to the number 2 spot – surrendering the throne to ‘Sexy And I Know It’ by LMFAO.  As the ‘Party Rock Anthem’ performers have logged in quite a few weeks at the runner-up spot, their most recent bid for #1 was undoubtedly assisted by holiday sales.  Elsewhere, chart titan Adele is making it rain on ’em as her latest offering ‘Set Fire To The Rain’ has blasted into the top ten to #7 (last week #13).

Like LMFAO, the songstress got quite the holiday help from fans as the song’s parent album ’21’ moved another 399,000 units this past week despite nearing its year-old mark.  The two are presently occupying two spots in the singles’ top ten, with ‘Someone Like You’ and ‘Rain’ at numbers 8 and 7 respectively, while LMFAO are rocking the charts with ‘Party Rock’ and ‘Sexy’ at numbers 9 and 1 respectively.

Rounding out the charts,  Katy Perry‘s ‘One That Got Away’ gets one step closer to landing that 6th #1 as it jumps from 5-3 and Big Sean dances into the #10 spot with a little help from Harajuku Barbie Nicki Minaj with ‘Dance (A$$)’.

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Christmas may be be over, yet it seems Beyonce has one unopened gift under her tree – a Platinum sales plaque.

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No matter how hard her competitors try, beating Brit belle Adele’s weekly sales  has- in many respects- become a mission so impossible that even her most egotistical of contenders wouldn’t bother trying to disprove.

This week was singles Queen Rihanna‘s turn to learn that lesson.

For, despite having the price of her latest album ‘Talk That Talk‘ reduced to $4.99 on Amazon, she has failed to best the sales of the belter’s ‘21‘ on the Billboard 200 for another week.

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R&B star Miguel crowns his break-out year with an exclusive set on That Grape Juice’s ‘The Splash’.

Co-billed as ‘An Audience With…Miguel’, the set (shot here in London) saw the 25 year old serve sizzling up renditions of hits from his debut ‘All I Want Is You’.

Peep his performance of chart-topper (and Billboard’s Top R&B Song of the Year) ‘Sure Thing’ above and…

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Peep these snaps of ‘Battleship’ actress Rihanna relaxing in her homeland of Barbados, just days after her recent ‘Loud Tour’ came to end  in London.

Joined by what appears to be a group of close friends, the revitalized looking vocalist’s sighting arrives hours after it was announced that her latest album ‘Talk That Talk‘ has finally received a Gold certification in the US.

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Behind every Pop diva trying  make her mark on the ever changing world that is music are a troupe of loyal supporters ready to fight tooth and nail in defense both she and her craft.

Now, ‘Motivation‘ beauty Kelly Rowland has shared her thoughts on her fan base, more specifically- her gay supporters and how she truly feels about the impact they have had on her lengthy career.

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Renown for her bright colours and out-there antics, Katy Perry stripped down in more ways than one over Christmas.

Opting to spend the festive season in Hawaii with friends (and not Russell Brand – her husband of one year), the ‘California Gurls’ singer showed off her voluptuous shape in a figure-flattering bikini.

Peep more shots of the star, who is working on her third studio album, below…

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Despite occurring now over two years ago, the ‘incident‘ between Rihanna and Chris Brown and the events that followed are showing no signs of fading from public memory.

Now, in a recent interview with Glamour Magazine, the ‘You Da One’ singer has revealed why she is afraid of the rumors that continue to circulate around the pair’s tumultuous relationship and why she thinks fellow Pop tart Katy Perry is a legend.

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It’s that time again! That Grape Juice  wants to know which 5 tracks defined the year 2011 for you?

Remember, it doesn’t have to be limited to Urban music; it could be something new, a throwback, religious or even something you made yourself! Peep mine below…

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1. Motivation – Kelly Rowland

2. On The Floor – Jennifer Lopez

3. Rolling In The Deep – Adele

4. Who You Are – Jessie J

5. Party – Beyonce

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Forever, it seems, Apple’s iTunes has served as the front-runner in the digital music arena. Indeed, for many, the firm are majorly responsible for de-criminalising the notion of “music online”, using their marketing muscle to transform it into one of the most integral aspects of the modern music industry.

It’s only natural, then, that company after company would arise, positing an “iTunes-killer”. Yet, one gaze across the digital wasteland reveals gravestones for each one. And while some have escaped such fate (see: Amazon), Apple remain perched atop of the pack.

Not for much longer, if Google have their way.

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Beyonce may be the one who sung about ‘Deja Vu’, yet it’s certainly a feeling chart rival Rihanna knows all too well..

For, after again falling short of sales expectations with her latest album ‘Talk That Talk’, the model’s team are scrambling to secure certifications to save face.

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Janet Jackson may look all sorts of fierce in her latest campaign for fur firm Blackglama, however PETA have dug their claws into the Pop icon for her supposed “wrongs”.

Peep what the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals had to say after the jump…

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