Female rap icon, Missy Elliott, who recently spoke out about her battle with Graves Disease will be featured on the season premiere of VH1’s Behind The Music. Airing tomorrow, June 29, the show will chronicle Missy’s rise to fame, and touch on her struggle with the disease, weight issues, and molestation as a child. In anticipation, VH1 has released preview clips to promote the upcoming episode.

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The stars finally seem to have aligned for Kelly Rowland. After delivering the most-talked about performance at Sunday’s BET Awards, the singer -whose ‘Motivation’ is #1 on the Billboard R&B Chart for a 5th week – revealed the cover for her hotly anticipated ‘Here I Am’ LP.

A day later, and the cover for the Deluxe Edition of the set has surfaced. Also, shot by Derek Blanks, it’s nothing short of breathtaking. And while noticeably better than the standard cover, it is the content of the LP that’ll need to resonate with the masses.

If the success of ‘Motivation’ and the reaction to ‘Lay It On Me’ are anything to go by, Ms. Kelly may very well be onto a winner.

‘Here I Am’ arrives in stores on July 26th via Universal Motown.

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Time goes fast when you’re on top. Just ask Alicia Keys. The 30 year old took to the stage on Good Morning America today to commemorate 10 years since the start of her career as a recording artist, a feat celebrated by the of ‘Songs in A Minor 10th Anniversary Edition’.

Check out Ms. Swizz Beats perform favourites from her back-catalogue below…

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Today marks the global release of Beyonce‘s ‘4’.

Undeniably one of the most important albums the singer’s career to date, the record has experienced quite the roller-coaster – prior to even hitting shelves. Indeed, while hailed for being her best collective output thus far, the album has also been critiqued for not boasting much in the way of palatable commercial singles (a point, perhaps reflective in the performance of the project’s singles thus far?) Then, of course, there’s the 3-week early internet leak – which, for many, marred the potential success of album.

Despite this, early indications show the megastar to be on course to defy the odds. For, following stunning shows in Nice, London, and Glastonbury, ‘4’ is already perched atop of iTunes in many a European market, and – as we type – in the same position Stateside. With a slew of US promotional spots this week and following, prospects are looking much brighter for the ‘Run The World’ led LP.

That said, we at That Grape Juice are eager to hear your thoughts on the project. Will you be buying? Have you bought it already? If so, why? If not, why?

We’ve had the record on repeat at TGJ HQ and can’t get enough of it. From the lush ‘Party (ft. Andre 3000)‘, to ‘Upgrade U’s sophisticated sister ‘Countdown’, ‘I Care’, ‘End of Time’, ‘I Was Here’…the whole CD! Both musically and sonically, this is the best dish she’s served yet. However, as ever, we want to know what you think…

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Just when the world thought her talents could not be any more diverse, Tiffany Evans has proven once again that there is no style of music that she cannot make her own.

For today her remix of DJ Khaled‘s ‘I’m On One‘ has surfaced and sees the performer take on the Hip Hop anthem with relative ease.

Get familiar with the remix below…

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Certainly the Queen of putting the fear in fierce, it seems there is no stopping Beyonce‘s mission to score high first week sales for album ‘4’ in the UK.

For just one day after her mind blowing showing at The Glastonbury Festival, the Golden Globe award nominee served fans in the city of London with a showing of epic proportions.

Check some of the footage below…

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Just when it was becoming easy to forget who the actual originator of the song ‘Marvin’s Room‘ was, due to the seemingly never ending stream of remixes, performer Drake has released a visual to support the much loved release.

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Last month, Bay Area rapper Kreayshawn set the blogosphere ablaze with the release of her music video “Gucci Gucci”. A few weeks later, she had the internet talking again. That time, about the one million dollar record deal she’d just signed.

After a bidding war of sorts, Columbia Records, part of Sony Music Entertainment got Kreayshawn to sign on the dotted lines. Along with directing/editing videos for herself, fellow West Coast rapper Lil’ B, and The Red Hot Chilli Peppers, the female emcee has drawn comparisons to Lady GaGa, Nicki Minaj, Ke$ha, and Lil’ B’s “swag movement”. Her polarizing presence has been the subject of intense debate, especially between hip-hop enthusiasts. This recent signing, is sure to be the proverbial fan to this fiery discussion. Yet, in the modern pop landscape, who are you if you don’t have people talking, right?

Kreayshawn scored a local hit with her song ‘Bumpin Bumpin’ last year, now the rapper is in the studio prepping her major label debut.

Your thoughts?

Another day another ‘Marvin’s Room’ remix. This time, a more established act takes a stab at the moody track by rap singer Drake. BET golden boy Chris Brown, released his version of the tune via Twitter moments ago.

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Taking a break from her ongoing “Get $leazy Tour” Pop star Ke$ha stopped by late night talk show Conan to perform her hit ‘Blow’.

Check out the performance below…

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Hip Hop soulstress Mary J. Blige opened Sunday night’s BET Awards with a performance of her classic hits and one unfamiliar tune. Assisted by DJ Khlaed and rapper Jadakiss on stage Mary unveiled ‘It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over’. Since then, the studio version of the track has made it’s way to the internet with an extra contribution by rapper Fabolous.

Check it out below…

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