Today marks the global release of Lady GaGa‘s third studio album ‘Born This Way’.

The last 6 months have seen the Pop eccentric mount an aggressive promotional campaign for the set, which is preceded by chart smashes, ‘Judas’, ‘The Edge of Glory’, and the LP’s title track – which topped the Billboard Hot 100 back in February. And with her label Interscope having shipped 2 million copies of the record to retailers (first week), the 25 year old looks to be onto a winner.

However, as ever, we here at That Grape Juice are eager to look beyond the smoke and mirrors, and find out what you think.

Do you feel GaGa has delivered with ‘Born This Way”? Have you heard LP? Will you be buying?

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Pop star Jason Derulo cranks it up a notch in the video for his new single ‘Don’t Wanna Go Home’. Set to premiere in full this Wednesday, the moody clip sees the 21 year old (…) dance up a storm. Or at least attempt to.

Check out a preview of what Chris Bronw’s one-time replacement is serving up with the visual below…

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Last night’s Billboard Music Awards saw performances from the likes of Rihanna, Britney Spears, Mary J.Blige and Nicki Minaj. But there is no denying that name on the lips of many was Beyonce, following her show-stopping performance of ‘Run The World‘.

Joining viewers awe, many of her fellow celebrities have weighed in on the innovative performance.

Find out what the stars are saying on Twitter below…

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Just in case anyone had forgotten, Lady GaGa‘s ‘Born This Way’ LP hits stores today and to help mark the occasion, a brand spanking new commercial for Google Chrome starring the Pop sensation has surfaced.

Peep the commercial below…

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Taking a break from recording her third studio album, songbird Leona Lewis stopped by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. As well as announcing that the broadcaster’s annual Big Weekender extravaganza will take place next year from her home town of Hackney, she also performed a brief live set.

Putting a unique reggae spin on her hit ‘Better In Time’, the talented star dashed Rihanna‘s latest single ‘Man Down’ into the fray, with fantastic results.

Listen for yourself after the jump…

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The Billboard Awards 2011 are still underway. Check out some of music’s biggest names mingling backstage at the star-studded event…

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The Billboard Music Awards 2011 was certainly one of the year’s most electrifying events on the  industry calender, with show-stopping performances from Beyonce among others.

Check out the night’s award winners below…

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In perhaps the worst kept secret in recent memory, newly released shots have confirmed that Britney Spears will be taking to the stage tonight at the Billboard Music Awards 2011.

The studio singer is set to open the show with a trainwreck showing of ‘S&M’ with Rihanna (I see Billboard trying to get the ‘LOL’s’ in earlier). She’ll later return for a performance of sorts with Nicki Minaj.

Keep it locked on That Grape Juice for all of your Billboard Music Award 2011 news!

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With the Billboard Music Awards set to get under-way live from Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Arena in a few hours, That Grape Juice’s ‘Billboard Music Awards 2011: Your Shout!’ area goes live right now!

Tonight’s show boasts performances from Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Lady GaGa, Ne-Yo, Ke$ha, and more. Undeniably, one of popular music’s biggest events of the year.

Here you can post your views on  anything and everything regarding the show. Pre-Show rumours…Who you’re looking forward to seeing… Who you feel rocked the red carpet, who should have skipped it altogether… Who deserved to win what…performances…and all that good stuff –  before, during, and after the show….

This is ‘Your Shout’!

Roc Nation’s J.Cole tides fans awaiting his debut LP with the release of new cut ‘Return of Simba’. Due this summer, the project easily qualifies as one of the year’s most anticipated. Yet, judging by this latest release, it seems no one is hungrier for the 26 year old to blow than Cole himself

Check out the rapper roar after the jump…

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On their hit reality show ‘Braxton Family Values’, Toni’s sisters Trina, Towanda and Tamar are depicted as the Party Girl, the Responsible One and the Diva respectively. Well, this week’s From The Vault will showcases the trio as members of underrated R&B group, The Braxtons. Lifted from their 1997 second album, ‘So Many Ways’, ‘Slow Flow’ is yet another example of the talent with which has blessed the Braxton family.

The laid-back groove is evocative of the R&B scene during the mid-nineties: New-Jack beat: check, DJ-scratches: check, melancholic synth-line: check, great vocals: check.

Moreover, each member is apportioned ample light to flaunt what they’re working with. From Trina’s deep, mature vocal, to Towanda’s soulful tone (one we must add lends itself well to Gospel music), and of course Tamar  – whose voice proves just as big her personality. Indeed, any such doubt of her ability is dispelled when she takes charge and treats us to a melisma-heavy final chorus.

Hopefully at some point, the show, without losing its comical and inspirational appeal, will provide more music-related storylines for the ladies. As, like this song and numerous others attest, they are worth so much more than the ‘roles’ they’ve been assigned. Of course, seeing Tamar act like Tamar is great – however, it’d be hot.com if we’d see more of such antics in a recording studio.

Bring On that reunion album!

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