LeToya Takes It To Next Level With 'Not Anymore' Video
Having initially been a little underwhelmed by LeToya’s ‘Not Anymore’, the Ne-Yo penned lead single from her sophomore album ‘Lady Love’ (due April 7th), the song has certainly grown on me. It looks set to further remain a mainstay on my play-list, when looking at what its video will be serving up. Check out the report via Rap-up.com:

LeToya Luckett will shoot a video for “Not Anymore” on Friday in Los Angeles. The mini-movie will be directed by Bryan Barber (OutKast, The Game) and is the first single off the 27-year-old’s sophomore album Lady Love.

The treatment calls for nothing you’ve seen from the R&B songstress before, conceptually and visually. The video will be set in the early 1960s, but will have a modern feel similar to Barber’s video for Christina Aguilera’s “Ain’t No Other Man.”

Taking place on an old revival tour bus and “American Bandstand”-like stage, LeToya is the newest addition to a Motown record label and is burning up the charts, eventually moving on from the man who broke her heart and reveling in the ultimate revenge—success.

With the song being a grower – and not as instantly likable as, perhaps, required – a killer video is just what is needed. I’m particularly anticipating this one, as some Barber’s previous work have really been awesome.

Your thoughts?


Kanye West stopped by the Big Boy’s Neighbourhood radio show recently, opening up about the nagging gay rumors, as well as the current Chris Brown and Rihanna incident that has the media in overdrive. A pretty interesting watch / listen, I must say. For all his wacky public comments, Kanye makes many a valid point here.
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Peep Ciara in the video for Enrique Iglesias’ new single ‘Takin’ Back My Love’, which she features on. As much as I was on the fence about the song, the Ray Kay directed clip has really warmed me to the track. With music video innovation seemingly being something of the past, it’s essential these days for the video to at least capture the essence of the song, which this definitely does. Cici’s looking on-point too. Good stuff.
What do you think of the video?

Jennifer Hudson follows-up last year’s ‘Spotlight’ with new single ‘If This Isn’t Love’, the video for which premiered a few moments ago. Directed by Diane Martel, the clip has a simple concept, yet one which powerfully conveys the song’s message. I’ve grown quite fond of the song itself too.

What do you think of the video?

Chris Brown & Rihanna Drama: TGJ's 2 Pence
The media has no doubt been whipped into a frenzy since details of the Chris Brown’s assault on Rihanna emerged on Grammy night, this past Sunday. As I’m sure many of you can vouch for, there continues to be rumor upon rumor as to what exactly went down – something I anticipate will come to light as the days and weeks roll on.
With that said, I kinda feel compelled to give my ‘2 Pence’ on the situation…
The fact that little in the way of concrete information has surfaced has me less concerned about the drama that went down in the car itself (after all, there’s 3 sides to every story: Chris’ side, Rihanna’s side, and the truth). Rather, I’m real interested to see what the implications are for both moving forward.
For all the PR spin Chris’ team are undoubtedly going to try and do, I can’t see him coming out from the situation unharmed career-wise. Since bursting onto the scene back in 2005 with ‘Run It’, Chris has been carefully ‘sold’ to us as being a squeaky-clean, teen idol – with his target audience being of the younger kind – something not even the release of the raunchy ‘Take You Down’ could alter…much. Hence, being tagged with the ‘woman beater’ label – whatever the reason behind his actions – almost certainly destroys the basis of what he’s been built on. And if the foundation is destroyed, everything else must crumble down with it. Indeed, already, Wrigley’s have suspended their endorsement deal with Brown, while mounting radio stations and music television stations have pulled Brown’s songs and videos from the airwaves due to increasing pressure from their audience. What’s more, with a court date to answer to now set for March 5th, even if the media circus settles, it’ll only be restarted when Brown goes before a judge. Put simply, this looks to be a situation that could very well tarnish the career of a very promising artist.
Meanwhile, I can really see Rihanna being the winner in the whole situation. I say this cautiously, as the details of what really went down could present a very different picture to what the masses currently think. Yet, the idea of any press being good press rings true here for Ms. Fenty IMO. For all her hits and paparazzi attention, this is hands-down the most press the ‘Disturbia’ singer has received – ever. More over, public sympathy – both from those who like her and those who don’t – seems to be at an all-time high for the ‘battered female’ star. I can almost guarantee that her next release will benefit hugely from this all. Hence, as bizzare as it may sound, this situation could in actuality be what solidifies the 20 year old’s place as a superstar.
That said, TGJ wants to know your thoughts on the Chris Brown / Rihanna situation…
Your thoughts on the incident?

Do you think Chris can comeback from this?

Do you think Rihanna’s career will soar?
Destiny's Child Reunite...Well, Kinda
For the first time in over 2 years super-group Destiny’s Child came together in the public eye to celebrate the 28th birthday of member Kelly Rowland. The surprise party, which was held in Hollywood’s Opera club last night, was a surprise bash thrown for the ‘Like This’ singer – who recently parted ways with manager Mathew Knowles. As well as Beyonce and Michelle, other celebs in attendance included Busta Rhymes, LeToya Luckett’s on-off boyfriend Slim Thug and Tank. Peep more pics below:
It’s kinda weird seeing the ladies back together. In their time apart, they’ve grown into 3 very fine looking women in their own right. Bring on that reunion album already!
What do you think of the pics?

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Peep former Danity Kane star Aubrey O’Day’s much talked about Playboy cover finally surfaced today (with the issue itself hitting newsstands this Friday). For those wondering why exactly she looks like a few Photoshop strokes away from being a cartoon, the shoot was carried out by photographer Markus Klinko – the same man behind Mariah Carey’s laughable shoot for both ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ & ‘E=MC2’. With that said, there’s no denying Ms.O’Day looks great.
O’Day recently spoke with MTV about the shoot. Check out an extract of the article:

“You could never imagine how empowering it is to be nude in front of cameras and have people looking at you in that way and seeing you as beautiful,” she told MTV News. “You’re seeing yourself as beautiful. I mean, a lot of the times I think I’m seen as a bad girl, and I think that’s because I’m so open.”

O’Day said that she agreed to the pictorial only after the magazine made Klinko available. He’s snapped portraits of everyone from Mariah Carey to Pamela Anderson, in addition to the cover of Beyoncé’s 2003 album Dangerously In Love, and O’Day knew he’d make her Playboy spread something to remember.

“I only agreed to do it because [Markus] was shooting it,” she said. “He is unbelievably amazing. He agreed with me that we needed to do something classy, iconic and truly beautiful. I mean, I think a lot of the type of way I’m portrayed in the media isn’t always the way I am in my heart. And I think that we were able to capture that with [this shoot].

“It’s going to be very elegant, very iconic,” she emphasized. “We wanted to do something very beautiful and classic. And I’m very excited about, just in general, how liberating the shoot was and how great it’s going to be to express myself and be comfortable with my sexuality. I think in society we tend to put ourselves in boxes and corners and restrict ourselves, and we constantly feel the need to not say this or not wear this … and taking it all off and being nude is the most natural state that you can be in.”

And what does she think her detractors will say about the Playboy spread? Well, to be honest, she doesn’t really care. Because she’s not listening.

“I’m always gonna be true, whether people like it or not. I’m just gonna be me. I’m gonna be real. I’m not gonna do anything because people want me to. I’m not gonna hide something about me,” she laughed. “I think people are scared to be who they are, and if anybody’s gonna go out there and let everybody know, ‘Be who you are … no judgment here,’ it’s gonna be me.”

More power to her, I guess…
Tidbit: The D.Woods and Dawn interviews will be rolled out later this week.
What do you think of the cover?
Jennifer Hudson Readies 'Pocketbook'
According to AllAccess.com, Jennifer Hudson is set to follow-up current single ‘If This Isn’t Love’ with the fiery ‘Pocketbook’, which features rapper Ludacris. The track goes for adds on radio February 17th.
While I’m still hoping ‘Invisible’ receives the single treatment, I’m liking that she’s going with something more uptempo this go-round. For those who have yet to hear the song, check it out below:
Your thoughts?

As the premiere of the newest season of Making The Band draws nearer, ‘Stadium Music’, the lead single from Day 26’s forthcoming  sophomore LP (due April 14th) surfaced today. The guys have gone on record to say that the new album will offer a much more uptempo sound, something definitely evident with this track. For all it’s ‘umph’, the club-friendly cut kinda falls into generic territory; it’s simply a matter of other artists having released similar sounding records, which, put simply, were better.
Hit or Miss?

Chritina Milian Covers KINGCheck out Christina Milian looking smokin’ on KING Magazine’s 50th issues. You can pick up the issue when it hits newsstands on February 24th.

What do you think of the cover?

The video for The Dream’s new single ‘Rockin’ That Thang’ premiered moments ago. Put simply, the clip, which serves as the first offering from his ‘Love Vs Money’ LP (due March 24th via Def Jam), is pretty decent. Nothing much in the way of innovative-ness (what is these days?), but still good all the same. I’ve also found myself liking the song a lot more too. Good stuff.
What do you think of the song / video?
'Notorious: The Movie': Your Thoughts?
While the Notorious B.I.G biopic hit theatres in the US last month, the movie is set to debut here in the UK on February 13th. That Grape Juice was on hand at the selected press screening hosted by Fox last week in London’s Leicester Square. 
I must say, after being a little pessimistic about the movie upon hearing about it, I was positively blown away. The stellar cast and the very impressive capturing of the 90’s Hip-Hop scene really made for this to be one of the most authentic (feeling) biopics I’ve seen. A great movie. 
(Tidbits: Angela Basset really shines as Biggie’s mother Voletta, while former 3LW star Naturi Naughton really surprises with her turn as Lil’ Kim. Puffy is also a must-see)
With that, we want to know, for those who have seen the movie, as well as those who plan to…
Your thoughts on ‘Notorious’?
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