This week’s That Grape Juice Cover Star is Juliet Hudson. The London-based singer serves up a rousing redition of Jazmine Sullivan’s‘ Urban smash ‘Holding You Down’.

Check it out below:

Great performance. While lacking the grit and, perhaps, soulfulness that defines Sullivans voice, Hudson’s version -for us-is still a home-run. With her more Pop/Mainstream vocals, she delivered with this a fresh take on a solid song. Good stuff.

For more on Juliet Hudson, check out her Youtube page

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Cher Lloyd debuted a new hairstyle today on her official Twitter account. Doesn’t this look remind you of another Pop act of similarly limited vocal ability?

What do you think of the pic?

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Check out Lady GaGa’s new photo spread for Purple Magazine. The singer/songwriter, who will be releasing her ‘Born This Way’ album on May 23rd, stripped down for the Spring/Summer 2011 issue. More images can be seen below via *********

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Janet Jackson launched her record-breaking ‘Number Ones; Up, Close, & Personal’ world tour today in the Philippines. At the sold out show in PICC Plenary Hall, the legendary performer thrilled the crowd with several of her hits including ‘Feedback’ and ‘Black Cat’. Check out footage from the event below:

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Moments ago Trey Songz released his own version of Chris Brown’s latest hit single, ‘Look At Me Now (Ft. Busta Rhymes & Lil Wayne)’. In his usual fashion, he applied his oversexed ego to the beat of the track in a way that only an artist who has yet to go platinum can. Give the record below:

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Dawn Richard has premiered another song from her ‘A Prelude To #ATELLTALEHEART’ project. ‘Broken Record’ will be available along with the rest of the mixtape on February 7th. Listen to the track below:

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Britney Spears released the 1st sneak peek of her highly anticipated ‘Hold It Against Me’ video today. The Pop superstar promised to release a total of 14 teasers of the video during the next 14 days until its official release.  Peep the clip below:

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Jennifer Lopez visited ‘The Breakfast Club’ on Power 105.1 recently. Amidst candid discussions with the show’s hosts about her judging position on ‘American Idol’ and her upcoming album, ‘Love?’, the entertainer revealed the real reason why she left Sony Music Entertainment and signed with rival label Island Def Jam in 2010.

Lopez also spoke about the criticism she experienced when she was announced as the new ‘Idol’ judge given her limited ability as a vocalist. Hear what she had to say below:

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Here is a behind the scenes look of Willow Smith’s photoshoot for Teen Vogue. Filmed at Milk Studios in Los Angeles, the video provides a glimpse of how the young star develops her unique sense of style. Look below for the footage:

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Hot off the heels of her stint on the X-Factor, Cher Lloyd was whisked off to the US to begin work on her debut album. So as to keep her ‘fans’ updated with her Stateside peradventures, the singer today launched her first video diary.

Check out the clip below, in which the 17 year old recounts working with top producers and a Platinum selling rapper…

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As Ciara continues to ready what is said to be a ‘secret project’, a song from the R&B starlet has surfaced in the form of ‘Flaws & All’.

While few details have emerged about the track, it was reportedly recorded during the sessions for the singer’s ‘Basic Instinct’ LP

Take a listen after the jump…

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Yet another new song from Dawn Richard’s upcoming ‘A Prelude To #ATELLTALEHEART’ mixtape has been released. The sensual ‘Vibrate’ was initially written by the Diddy-Dirty Money member for Ciara but she decided to keep it for herself. Listen to the record and hear her describe its concept below via VIBE:

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