Celebrated by some for her contributions to fourth wave feminism, Beyonce‘s long-running spot atop debates surrounding empowerment in Pop has brought with it an honour set to part opinion as Moses did the Red Sea this year.

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As awards season is in full swing, you can expect to see the unveiling of many-a-nomation’s list as the weeks roll on.  Now, that the People’s Choice Awards have already warmed viewers, the 2014 NAACP Image Awards have shared their nomination’s list for peruse.

Set to air live on Saturday, February 22 at 9PM EST on TV One, check below to see if your favorite actor, actress, singer, author, or activist landed mention on this year’s nominations’ tally.

TELEVISION

Outstanding Comedy Series

• “House of Lies” (Showtime)
• “Modern Family” (ABC)
• “Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET)
• “The Game” (BET)
• “The Soul Man” (TV Land)

Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

• Andre Braugher – “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (FOX)
• Cedric The Entertainer – “The Soul Man” (TV Land)
• Don Cheadle – “House of Lies” (Showtime)
• Dulé Hill – “Psych” (USA Network)
• Kevin Hart – “Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET)

Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series

• Aisha Tyler – “Archer” (FX Networks)
• Mindy Kaling – “The Mindy Project” (FOX)
• Niecy Nash – “The Soul Man” (TV Land)
• Tasha Smith – “Tyler Perry’s For Better or Worse” (OWN)
• Wendy Raquel Robinson – “The Game” (BET)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

• Boris Kodjoe – “Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET)
• Jerry “J B Smoove” Brooks – “Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET)
• Morris Chestnut – “Nurse Jackie” (Showtime)
• Nick Cannon – “Real Husbands of Hollywood” (BET)
• Tracy Morgan – “30 Rock” (NBC)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

• Anna Deavere Smith – “Nurse Jackie” (Showtime)
• Brandy Norwood – “The Game” (BET)
• Nia Long – “House of Lies” (Showtime)
• Rashida Jones – “Parks and Recreation” (NBC)
• Sofia Vergara – “Modern Family” (ABC)

Outstanding Drama Series

• “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO)
• “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
• “Scandal” (ABC)
• “The Good Wife” (CBS)
• “Treme” (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series

• James Pickens, Jr. – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
• LL Cool J – “NCIS: Los Angeles” (CBS)
• Michael Ealy – “Almost Human” (FOX)
• Shemar Moore – “Criminal Minds” (CBS)
• Wendell Pierce – “Treme” (HBO)

Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series

• Chandra Wilson – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
• Kerry Washington – “Scandal” (ABC)
• Khandi Alexander – “Treme” (HBO)
• Nicole Beharie – “Sleepy Hollow” (FOX)
• Regina King – “SouthLAnd” (TNT)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

• Columbus Short – “Scandal” (ABC)
• Guillermo Diaz – “Scandal” (ABC)
• Jeffrey Wright – “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO)
• Joe Morton – “Scandal” (ABC)
• Michael Kenneth Williams – “Boardwalk Empire” (HBO)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

• Archie Panjabi – “The Good Wife” (CBS)
• Debbie Allen – “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC)
• Diahann Carroll – “White Collar” (USA)
• Taraji P. Henson – “Person of Interest” (CBS)
• Vanessa L. Williams – “666 Park Avenue” (ABC)

Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

• “Being Mary Jane” (BET)
• “Betty & Coretta” (Lifetime)
• “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story” (VH1)
• “Luther” (BBC America)
• “Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight” (HBO)

Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

• Chiwetel Ejiofor – “Dancing on the Edge” (Starz)
• Danny Glover – “Muhammad Ali’s Greatest (HBO)
• Idris Elba – “Luther” (BBC America)
• Malik Yoba – “Betty & Coretta” (Lifetime)
• Omari Hardwick – “Being Mary Jane” (BET)

Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special

• Angela Bassett – “American Horror Story: Coven” (FX Networks)
• Angela Bassett – “Betty & Coretta” (Lifetime)
• Gabourey Sidibe – “American Horror Story: Coven” (FX Networks)
• Gabrielle Union – “Being Mary Jane” (BET)
• Keke Palmer – “CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story” (VH1)

Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series

• Aaron D. Spears – “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)
• Kristoff St. John – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
• Lawrence Saint Victor – “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)
• Redaric Williams – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
• Tequan Richmond – “General Hospital” (ABC)

Outstanding Actress in a Daytime Drama Series

• Angell Conwell – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
• Christel Khalil – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)
• Karla Mosley – “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)
• Kristolyn Lloyd – “The Bold and the Beautiful” (CBS)
• Tatyana Ali – “The Young and the Restless” (CBS)

Outstanding News/ Information – (Series or Special)

• “Justice for Trayvon” (BET)
• “Mandela: Freedom’s Father” (BET)
• “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” (OWN)
• “The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” (PBS)
• “Unsung” (TV One)

Outstanding Talk Series

• “Oprah’s Lifeclass” (OWN)
• “Oprah’s Next Chapter” (OWN)
• “Steve Harvey” (Syndicated)
• “The Arsenio Hall Show” (Syndicated)
• “The Queen Latifah Show” (Syndicated)

Outstanding Reality Series

• “Iyanla: Fix My Life” (OWN)
• “Shark Tank” (ABC)
• “Sunday Best” (BET)
• “The Voice” (NBC)
• “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” (OWN)

Outstanding Variety Series or Special

• “12 Years A Slave: A TV One Special with Cathy Hughes” (TV One)
• “Black Girls Rock!” (BET)
• “Key & Peele” (Comedy Central)
• “Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth” (HBO)
• “Oprah’s Master Class” (OWN)

Outstanding Children’s Program

• “2013 HALO Awards” (Nickelodeon/TeenNick)
• “A.N.T. Farm” (Disney Channel)
• “Dora the Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
• “Postcards: Mandela” (The Africa Channel)
• “Wynton Marsalis: A YoungArts MasterClass” (HBO)

Outstanding Performance in a Youth/ Children’s Program – (Series or Special)

• China Anne McClain – “A.N.T. Farm” (Disney Channel)
• Eric I. Keyes, III – “Live Life and Win!” (Syndicated)
• Fatima Ptacek – “Dora the Explorer” (Nickelodeon)
• Karan Brar – “Jessie” (Disney Channel)
• Zendaya – “Shake It Up” (Disney Channel)

RECORDING

Outstanding New Artist

• Ariana Grande (Republic Records)
• Candice Glover (19 Recordings/Interscope Records)
• K. Michelle (Atlantic Records)
• RaVaughn Brown (Columbia Records)
• Zendaya (Hollywood Records)

Outstanding Male Artist

• Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)
• Charlie Wilson (RCA Records)
• John Legend (Columbia Records)
• Justin Timberlake (RCA Records)
• Robin Thicke (Star Trak/Interscope)

Outstanding Female Artist

• Beyoncé (Columbia Records)
• India.Arie (Motown Records)
• Janelle Monáe (Bad Boy/Atlantic)
• Ledisi (Verve Records)
• Mary J Blige (Verve Records/Interscope)

Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration

• “#Beautiful” – Mariah Carey feat. Miguel (Island Def Jam)
• “Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell (Star Trak/Interscope)
• “Fire We Make” – Alicia Keys feat. Maxwell (RCA Records)
• “Hurt You” – Toni Braxton feat. Babyface (Motown Records)
• “Suit & Tie” – Justin Timberlake feat. Jay-Z (RCA Records)

Outstanding Jazz Album

• “Summer Horns” – Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindi Abair, Richard Elliot (Concord Records)
• “The Beat” – Boney James (Concord Records)
• “The Messenger” – Kevin Eubanks (Mack Avenue Records)
• “The Morning After: A Musical Love Journey” – Najee (Shanachie)
• “The Songs of Stevie Wonder” – SFJAZZ Collective (SFJAZZ Records)

Outstanding Gospel Album – (Traditional or Contemporary)

• “20 Year Celebration Volume 1 – Best For Last” – Donald Lawrence (Quietwater Entertainment/eOne Music)
• “Azusa: The Next Generation” – Hezekiah Walker (RCA Inspiration)
• “Best Days Deluxe Edition” – Tamela Mann (Tillymann Music)
• “Good God” – Shirley Caesar (eOne Music)
• “Music From the Motion Picture Black Nativity” – Various (RCA Inspiration)

Outstanding World Music Album

• “Coming from a Lady” – Lady Ele (13 Black Records)
• “Live At The Royal Albert Hall” – Emeli Sande (Capitol)
• “Natalie Cole en Español” – Natalie Cole (Verve Records)
• “Sing To The Moon” – Laura Mvula (Columbia Records)
• “The Standards” – Gloria Estefan (Masterworks)

Outstanding Music Video

• “Cocoa Butter” – India.Arie (Motown Records)
• “Fire We Make” – Alicia Keys feat. Maxwell (RCA Records)
• “Made To Love” – John Legend (Columbia Records)
• “Q.U.E.E.N.” – Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu (Bad Boy/Atlantic)
• “Treasure” – Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Song

• “All Of Me” – John Legend (Columbia Records)
• “Blurred Lines ” – Robin Thicke feat. T.I. & Pharrell (Star Trak/Interscope)
• “Fire We Make” – Alicia Keys feat. Maxwell (RCA Records)
• “Q.U.E.E.N.” – Janelle Monáe feat. Erykah Badu (Bad Boy/Atlantic)
• “Treasure” – Bruno Mars (Atlantic Records)

Outstanding Album

• “20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience” – Justin Timberlake (RCA Records)
• “Blurred Lines” – Robin Thicke (Star Trak/Interscope)
• “Love In The Future” – John Legend (Columbia Records)
• “Love, Charlie” – Charlie Wilson (RCA Records)
• “The Electric Lady” – Janelle Monáe (Bad Boy/Atlantic)

LITERATURE

Outstanding Literary Work – Fiction

• “A Deeper Love Inside: The Porscha Santiaga Story” – Sister Souljah (Atria/Emily Bestler Books)
• “Anybody’s Daughter” – Pamela Samuels Young (Goldman House Publishing)
• “Little Green: An Easy Rawlins Mystery” – Walter Mosley (Doubleday)
• “Never Say Never: A Novel” – Victoria Christopher Murray (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster)
• “Who Asked You?” – Terry McMillan (Viking)

Outstanding Literary Work – Non-Fiction

• “Bartlett’s Familiar Black Quotations: 5,000 Years of Literature, Lyrics, Poems, Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs from Voices Around the World” – Retha Powers (Little, Brown and Company)
• “Envisioning Emancipation: Black Americans and the End of Slavery” – Deborah Willis, Barbara Krauthamer (Temple University Press)
• “High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society” – Carl Hart (HarperCollins, Harper)
• “Letters to an Incarcerated Brother: Encouragement, Hope, and Healing for Inmates and Their Loved Ones” – Hill Harper (Gotham Books)
• “The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross” – Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Donald Yacovone (SmileyBooks)

Outstanding Literary Work – Debut Author

• “Better Than Good Hair – The Curly Girl Guide to Healthy Gorgeous Natural Hair!” – Nikki Walton with Ernessa T. Carter (Harper Collins- Amistad)
• “Ghana Must Go” – Taiye Selasi (The Penguin Press)
• “Nine Years Under” – Sheri Booker (Gotham Books)
• “On The Come Up” – Hannah Weyer (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday)
• “The Returned” – Jason Mott (Harlequin MIRA)

Outstanding Literary Work – Biography/ Auto-Biography

• “Buck: A Memoir” – MK Asante (Spiegel & Grau)
• “Duke: A Life of Duke Ellington” – Terry Teachout (Gotham Books)
• “Kansas City Lightning: The Rise and Times of Charlie Parker” – Stanley Crouch (HarperCollins, Harper)
• “Mom & Me & Mom” – Maya Angelou (Random House)
• “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks” – Jeanne Theoharis (Beacon Press)

Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional

• “Do I Look Like An ATM? A Parent’s Guide to Raising Financially Responsible African American Children” – Sabrina Lamb (Chicago Review Press)
• “Plan D: How to Lose Weight and Beat Diabetes (Even If You Don’t Have It)” – Sherri Shepherd with Billie Fitzpatrick (HarperCollins, It Books)
• “Recruiting and Retaining Culturally Different Students in Gifted Education” – Donna Y. Ford, Ph.D. (Prufrock Press Inc.)
• “The Entrepreneur Mind: 100 Essential Beliefs, Characteristics, and Habits of Elite Entrepreneurs” – Kevin D. Johnson (Johnson Media Inc.)
• “The Vegucation of Robin: How Real Food Saved My Life” – Robin Quivers (Avery)

Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry

• “Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid” – Nikki Giovanni (HarperCollins, William Morrow)
• “Hum” – Jamaal May (Alice James Books)
• “The Cineaste: Poems” – A. Van Jordan (W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.)
• “The Collected Poems of Ai” – Ai (W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.)
• “Turn Me Loose: The Unghosting of Medgar Evers” – Frank X Walker (University of Georgia Press)

Outstanding Literary Work – Children

• “I’m A Pretty Little Black Girl!” – Betty K. Bynum (Author), Claire Armstrong-Parod (Illustrator) (Dream Title Publishing)
• “Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me” – Daniel Beaty (Author), Bryan Collier (Illustrator) (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• “Martin & Mahalia: His Words, Her Song” – Andrea Davis Pinkney (Author), Brian Pinkney (Illustrator) (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
• “Nelson Mandela” – Kadir Nelson (HarperCollins Children’s Books/Katherine Tegen Books)
• “You Never Heard of Willie Mays?!” – Jonah Winter (Author), Terry Widener (Illustrator) (RH Childrens Books; Schwartz & Wade)

Outstanding Literary Work – Youth/Teens

• “Courage Has No Color, The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America’s First Black Paratroopers” – Tanya Lee

Stone (Candlewick Press)

• “God’s Graffiti: Inspiring Stories for Teens” – Romal Tune (Judson Press)
• “Invasion” – Walter Dean Myers (Scholastic Press/Scholastic)
• “Raising the Bar” – Gabrielle Douglas (Zondervan)
• “Serafina’s Promise: A Novel In Verse” – Ann E. Burg (Scholastic Press/Scholastic)

MOTION PICTURE

Outstanding Motion Picture

• “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)
• “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
• “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” (The Weinstein Company/Distant Horizon, Origin Pictures, Pathé, Videovision Entertainment)
• “The Best Man Holiday” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture

• Chadwick Boseman – “42″ (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)
• Chiwetel Ejiofor – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Forest Whitaker – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
• Idris Elba – “Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom” (The Weinstein Company/Distant Horizon, Origin Pictures, Pathé, Videovision Entertainment)
• Michael B. Jordan – “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

• Angela Bassett – “Black Nativity” (Fox Searchlight Pictures/Mavin Pictures/Wonderful Films)
• Halle Berry – “The Call” (TriStar Pictures)
• Jennifer Hudson – “Winnie Mandela” (Ma-Afrika Films (PTY) LTD and Equinoxe Films Inc.)
• Kerry Washington – “Tyler Perry Presents Peeples” (Lionsgate)
• Nicole Beharie – “42″ (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

• Cuba Gooding Jr. – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
• David Oyelowo – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
• Morris Chestnut – “The Best Man Holiday” (Universal Pictures)
• Terrence Howard – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
• Terrence Howard – “The Best Man Holiday” (Universal Pictures)

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

• Alfre Woodard – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Lupita Nyong’o – “12 Years A Slave ” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Naomie Harris – “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” (The Weinstein Company/Distant Horizon, Origin Pictures, Pathé, Videovision Entertainment)
• Octavia Spencer – “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)
• Oprah Winfrey – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)

Outstanding Independent Motion Picture

• “Blue Caprice” (Sundance Selects)
• “Dallas Buyers Club” (Focus Features)
• “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)
• “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete” (Codeblack Films/Lionsgate/iDeal Partners/State Street)
• “The Trials of Muhammad Ali” (Kartemquin Films)

Outstanding International Motion Picture

• “Call Me Kuchu” (Lindy Hop Pictures LLC)
• “High Tech, Low Life” (Argot Pictures)
• “La Playa D.C.” (Burning Blue)
• “Lion Ark” (ADI Films)
• “War Witch” (Item 7)

DOCUMENTARY

Outstanding Documentary – (Theatrical)

• “20 Feet from Stardom” (Tremolo & Gil Friesen Productions)
• “Call Me Kuchu” (Lindy Hop Pictures LLC)
• “Free Angela and All Political Prisoners” (Codeblack Films/Lionsgate)
• “Girl Rising” (The Documentary Group)
• “The New Black” (Promised Land Film)

Outstanding Documentary – (Television)

• “Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream” (HBO)
• “Dark Girls” (OWN)
• “Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic ” (Showtime)
• “Venus Vs.” (ESPN)
• “Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley” (HBO)

WRITING

Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series

• Erica Montolfo-Bura – “The Game” – In Treatment (BET)
• Karin Gist – “House of Lies” – Sincerity is an Easy Disguise in This Business (Showtime)
• Mara Brock Akil – “The Game” – The Blueprint I & II (BET)
• Ralph Farquhar, Chris Spencer – “Real Husbands of Hollywood” – Rock, Paper, Stealers (BET)
• Vincent Brown – “A.N.T. Farm” – influANTces (Disney Channel)

Outstanding Writing in a Dramatic Series

• Aaron Rahsaan Thomas – “SouthLAnd” – Babel (TNT)
• Chitra Elizabeth Sampath, Damian Kindler – “Sleepy Hollow” – Sanctuary (FOX)
• Janine Sherman Barrois – “Criminal Minds” – Strange Fruit (CBS)
• Karin Gist – “Revenge” – Mercy (ABC)
• Sara Hess – “Orange is the New Black” – Blood Donut (Netflix)

Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)

• Alfonso Cuarón, Jonás Cuarón – “Gravity” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
• Brian Helgeland – “42″ (Warner Bros. Pictures/Legendary Pictures)
• Danny Strong – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
• John Ridley – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)
• Ryan Coogler – “Fruitvale Station” (The Weinstein Company/Forest Whitaker’s Significant Productions, OG Project)

DIRECTING

Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series

• Anton Cropper – “House of Lies” – Sincerity Is an Easy Disguise in This Business (Showtime)
• Eric Dean Seaton – “Mighty Med” – Saving The People Who Save People (Disney XD)
• Millicent Shelton – “The Hustle” – Rule 4080 (FUSE)
• Paris Barclay – “Glee” – Diva (FOX)
• Stan Lathan – “Real Husbands of Hollywood” – Rock, Paper, Stealers (BET)

Outstanding Directing in a Dramatic Series

• Carl Franklin – “House of Cards” – Chapter 11 (Netflix)
• Ernest Dickerson – “Treme” – Dippermouth Blues (HBO)
• Millicent Shelton – “The Fosters” – Clean (ABC Family)
• Regina King – “SouthLAnd” – Off Duty (TNT)
• Rob Hardy – “Criminal Minds” – Carbon Copy (CBS)

Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture – (Theatrical or Television)

• Jono Oliver – “Home” (The Home Film Group)
• Justin Chadwick – “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom” (The Weinstein Company/Distant Horizon, Origin Pictures, Pathé, Videovision Entertainment)
• Lee Daniels – “Lee Daniels’ The Butler” (The Weinstein Company/Lee Daniels Entertainment, Laura Ziskin Productions, Windy Hill Pictures, Follow Through Productions, Salamander Pictures, Pam Williams Productions)
• Malcolm D. Lee – “The Best Man Holiday” (Universal Pictures)
• Steve McQueen – “12 Years A Slave” (River Road/Plan B/New Regency/Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Your thoughts?

In an era filled with countless propaganda Pop stars, authentic megastars are a hard  find.

However, shining bright like a diamond above all is Beyonce.

Currently riding high following her surprise return to the charts last month, the diva’s fortunes looks set to increase this next week. Find out why after the jump…

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Before the release of their collaborative cut ‘Can’t Remember To Forget’, Rihanna and Shakira have seen their mutual ‘pal’ Beyonce smash the charts with her brand new single ‘Drunk In Love’…in the United Kingdom.

Yes, as the number continues to rock the world of many US music lovers, this week brings with it good news for its UK chart run!

Details below…

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Before they kick off the campaign put in place for Azealia Banks‘ ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’, Interscope finds a friend in iTunes Italy today, with two of its banner acts enjoying commendable success on the European tally.

Details below…

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Weeks before she joins her peers in welcoming the 56th annual Grammy awards, the 3.6 octaves boasting belle that is Beyonce welcomes good news with open arms this evening…brought to her by her latest single ‘Drunk In Love.’

A Bey-stung ‘Chart Check‘ awaits you below…

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It’s not everyday the industry’s brightest star drops an album from the sky. Yet, Beyonce did just that last Friday (13th) when she shocked the world with her self-titled new album – which came packaged with an unprecedented 17 music videos.

Naturally, the sheer volume of material has ignited debate about favourite songs and visuals. Like millions the world over, That Grape Juice has approximately 105 best bits from the set, which we’ve managed to condense into 5.

Watch above as Patrick counts them down. Be sure to let us know YOUR favorite moments below!

What are your favorite moments from the ‘Beyonce’ album?

‘They know I’m headed to the top like toupe’…these girls runnin’ like I just through the bouqet!’

The general public have spoken and the only name on their lips this quarter is...Beyonce. Yes, for just three days after the surprise release of her fifth studio album, the entertainer has seen its sales reach the 618,000 units milestone today.

Marking her highest opening week figure to date, this number sees her obliterate efforts made by a number of her contemporaries who had hoped they would dominate the ending of this year.

Now, in honour of her success, ‘HITS Daily Double’ have penned an insightful new article detailing the project’s roll out and the swift, sharp and shocking slap in the face it served to many a Pop contender today.

Read below…

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‘It’s sad…so sad…such a sad, sad situation.’

Perhaps by way of the confusion that overshadowed the role out of her fourth studio album ‘4‘, Beyonce‘s status as a ‘mega-selling’ act found itself coming under disrepute when the project spawned modest numbers for the star.

Modest- in her case- being first week sales of 310,000 units. This, a figure that stood as one of her lowest but still saw her stand head and shoulders above the likes of Katy Perry and Rihanna, who are yet to scan that many units in any of their opening weeks thus far.

Now, despite the great-and at times unfortunate- lengths they went to see their latest LPs dominate the charts, these ladies have now had the commercial carpet pulled from beneath their heels by the firm hand that is…Beyonce.

How?

More good news below…

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Praises have come pouring in for ‘Genie In A Bottle’ beauty Christina Aguilera for her stirring performance of ‘Say Something’ with A Great Big World at last night’s American Music Awards.

The ballad had already enjoyed a ride atop Itunes charts following its debut, but it seems Aguilera’s emotional showing – amidst high octane performances from Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Katy Perry, and more – won over enough fans to give the tune a boost back to #1.

They weren’t the only act to benefit from the ratings winning show:

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The Best You Never Heard is back!  Each week will once again see That Grape Juice spotlight an array of little known gems. Featuring picks from the TGJ editorial team, we want to know…who chose the best song! Let us know below…

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Christina Aguilera – Sing For Me

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Ashlee Simpson – Boys

Jessica‘s more eclectic sister had many an audible trick in the musical bag that was her third LP ‘Bittersweet World’ – one of them being the Summer-soaked gem ‘Boys’.

Like the bulk of the album, the track – helmed by the Chad Hugo of the Neptunes alongside ‘Say Goodbye To Love’ maestro Kenna – saw Ashlee venturing into edgier sonic territories while maintaining her Pop roots. A genuine transition, the jam’s strongest point is that it never comes off as forced or try hard (*cough* ‘#BANGERZ’ *cough*).

Unfortunately, the project never garnered the recognition it deserved and plans to release ‘Boys’ as a single were dropped. With Simpson hard at work on the album’s follow up, which she described as “a little soulful, a little electronic”, let’s pray she has the material required to reconnect with the Pop audience but also breakthrough the Urban market a la Katy Perry and Lady GaGa.

Enough with the rambling, here’s ‘Boys’ {JOE}

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Selena – No Me Queda Mas

Released in 1994, ‘No Me Queda Mas’ served as the third single to be pulled from Selena’s fifth studio album, ‘Amor Prohibido’, executive produced by the singer’s older brother A.B. Quintanilla III, one year before her untimely passing.

With an English translation that reads ‘There’s Nothing Left For Me’, the mid tempo ballad first impacted the world on November 20th 1994, peaking at #1 on Billboard US Hot Latin Tracks tally, but doing far more for its supporting album than many are aware of.

For, despite being a Spanish language LP, the success of its singles and the iconic music videos shot in their aid saw ‘Prohibido’ certified 2x Platinum in the US despite peaking at #181 on the Billboard 200 in the year it was initially released.

Following the Southern belle’s murder, renewed interest in the LP saw its sales skyrocket and secure a new peak position on the ‘200’. A peak position, that sang to to the tune of #29. Meanwhile, its sales surpassed the 1 million mark in Mexico. A winner.  {DAVID}

Whose Pick Was Best This Week?!

With over 292 million votes cast to support them, there’s no doubt that any act who picked up an award at tonight’s MTV European Music Awards has ample reason to celebrate their win(s).

So, which of the nominated acts were presented with an ever coveted EMA or two during the Miley Cyrus dominated event?

Find out below!

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