‘True vocalist’ Rihanna shines brightest when her true talents are on display – silence and stripping.  Case in point?  The new first campaign captures for ‘Rebelle’, her latest fragrance and follow-up to her first fragrance Reb ‘l Fleur.  Big shoes to fill given the latter led Macy’s fragrance sales at the time of its release and pulled in a whopping $80 million dollars in a year.

But, while the fragrance does not officially hit shelves until December, the ‘Umbrella’ singer is undoubtedly hoping for similar successes with her forthcoming ‘Talk That Talk’ (November 21st).  To aid her aural assault, the Navy commander has partnered with electronics giant Best Buy.

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Despite landing the diva in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons (see: armpits, knees), ‘I Got This’ songstress Jennifer Hudson still wowed the crowd when she got down to business lending her soaring vocals to the classic ‘Hallelujah’ and her own hit ‘Spotlight‘.

On hand at the fourth annual Martha Stewart Centre for Living at Mount Sinai gala in New York to honor industry mentor/legend Clive Davis, see more pics find out how Hudson fared on the numbers after the jump:

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Peep this shot of Pop icon Whitney Houston and producer Debra Martin Chase taken on the set of the upcoming movie ‘Sparkle’ recently .

The arrival of the snap comes just days after ‘The Bodyguard‘ star spoke candidly to Access Hollywood about her role in the movie and how working on set has humbled her.

Image courtesy of RealHipHopFanz.

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With his last album still bubbling under the Bubbling Under charts since its release, Pop innovator Will.I.Am needs all the help he can get to ensure its follow up ‘#WillPower‘ does not follow suit.

So in a bid to generate a buzz for the project, he has enlisted the help of Jennifer Lopez and Mick Jagger for its lead   single, ‘The Hardest Ever‘.

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The last few years have seen Rihanna linked to a number of high profile suitors. From performer Chris Brown to Drake, actor Josh Hartnett to  Baseball player Matt Kemp more recently, Ms. Fenty has had her fair share of industry meat.

Now she has spoken to Ellen about why working so hard has come at the expense of her love life.

Her comments below…

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Last night saw a number of  the urban world’s more celebrated stars align to celebrate the 2011 Soul Train Awards.

From Keri Hilson to Phaedra Parks of the Real Housewives Of Atlanta (available to watch here), the red carpet and the event itself was awash with stars, which also included singer Marsha Ambrosius and director/Reality Tv star  Laurieann Gibson.

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In addition to serving up our original content, we’re  happy to announce that each week you can now watch BET‘s sitcom series ‘Reed Between The Lines’ right here on That Grape Juice TV!

Starring Tracy Ellis Ross (‘Girlfriends’) and Malcom Jamal Warner (‘The Cosby Show’), the show follows a modern-day blended family as they navigate life’s ups and downs with wit and humour. It centres on Dr. Carla Reed, a busy psychologist, wife and mother struggling to balance her job and her happy but chaotic home life.

After lengthy spell off TV, it’s oh so refreshing to have an Urban sitcom back on the small screen!

Hit ‘PLAY’ and get into episode 8!

When Mariah Carey makes a promise, she most certainly keeps it.

For, earlier this week she promised her fans a ‘Holiday Surprise’ and surprise them she did when she delivered the ‘Global Christmas Extravaganza Concert‘, a virtual showing beamed across various locations in Europe as part of   T-Mobile’s ‘Life’s For Sharing’ series.

Watch the entire performance below…

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As Beyonce‘s due date draws nearer, the singer’s fans are looking forward to a date much sooner. Indeed, November 21st ushers in the release of the megastar’s new DVD ‘Live at Roseland’.

Before then, you can preview performance from the hotly anticipated set below…

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The 2011 American Music Awards is gearing up to be quite the event.

With confirmed performances from the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry and Mary J. Blige, today the ceremony gave music lovers even more of an incentive to tune in.

For, in a bid to capitalize on the heavy press coverage his upcoming album ‘Take Care‘ is receiving, they have added the Rapper Drake to the line up.

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Life is good for a certain Jay-Z.

The Hip-Hop honcho and soon-to-be father was all laughs last night when he came out to celebrate his status as one of GQ magazine’s Men of the Year.

A lavish affair, the event was held at the Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles and was attended by fellow honouree Justin Timberlake, who -if pics could speak-provided gags a plenty.

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Can you hear that?

No? Well that was the sweet sound of champagne bottles being popped open at  XL Recordings, London.

For this  week- more so than any other week this year- has given them much cause to celebrate.

Because as of this global chart week, the album ‘21‘ by their artist Adele has sold over 12 million copies worldwide.

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