Another day, another Rihanna controversy.

Just weeks after being accused of unlawfully plagiarizing concepts from Cee Lo Green‘s ‘No one’s Gonna Love You‘ visual, today saw the Island beauty come under further fire for the well received music video.

She has been branded a ‘bad role model’ by the Ulster Cancer Foundation for the role they say she plays in endorsing smoking.

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Just days after her fans welcomed the premier of her latest video ‘Countdown‘,  Beyonce was spotted in New York City accompanied by her long time bodyguard Julius on her way to an undisclosed location.

The star’s sighting comes just one day after Forbes announced that the 9th highest earning woman in entertainment for the financial years 2010-2011 with $35 million raked in from song writing publishing,  lucrative endorsement deals and various business endeavors outside of music.

Image courtesy of Beyonce Lite.

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Take a gander at Rap’s reigning Pop sensation Nicki Minaj at the press conference for the 2011 American Music Awards just minutes ago.

Dressed in an outfit that left little or nothing to the imagination, the Billboard chart topper celebrated the news of multiple nominations with fellow performer Pitbull who like Katy Perry is one of the night’s many performers.

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Once band-members, then legal foes, Kelly Rowland and LaTavia Roberson have quite the the seasoned backstory.

However, as the age-old adage goes, time heals heals even deepest of wounds. Something Robertson’s recent comments about her former Destiny’s Child cohort highlights.

The 29 year old also had quite ‘interesting’ comments about the group’s former manager, Beyonce‘s father Mathew Knowles.

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Just hours after the surfacing of her new visual for her latest single here ,  British bred belter Adele has made her way to the top of United World Album Chart for a 23rd week, beating the likes of Lil Wayne and Lady GaGa to the top spot.

With 262,000 copies of her LP ‘21‘ sold across the globe this week, her album ‘19′ came in at #19 with 44,000 units sold, making her the only artist in the chart this week to have two albums in the Top 20.

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Jennifer Lopez‘s dead and buried ‘LOVE?’ project is being raised from the ashes with new single ‘Papi’.

The high-octane cut and its accompanying video has amassed millions of views online – just days after being made available; success the singer will be hoping translates on iTunes and radio. So as to give it the push it needs, Lopez and her troop of dancers performed the song during her iHeartRadio set last night – with mixed results.

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18 million.

That is the impressive number of views newcomer Kreayshawn has amassed with the video for her debut single ‘Gucci Gucci’. A figure rendered all the more jaw-dropping when discovering that much of it accumulated prior to the 21 year old signing with Columbia Records.

Yet, as her recent deal with the Sony Music imprint attests, this Oakland native’s buzz is undeniable. Which begs the question: just who is Kreayshawn?

That Grape Juice sat down with the femcee, chatting it up with her about her journey thus far, the White Girl Mob, issues of colour and whether she feels her own has hindered her from being taken seriously, Nicki Minaj, Lil Kim, and more.

As ever, we ask the questions you really want answers to.

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Days ago, various reports indicated that Lil Wayne‘s ‘The Carter IV‘  would see first week sales around the 850,00 units figure.

However, fans of the Young Money Rapper will be pleased to know that the LP is now expected to exceed this sales prediction and is now set to  almost double the first week successes  of ‘Watch The Throne’ released by rivals Jay Z and Kanye West.

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Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the passing of late R&B diva Aaliyah, Billboard.com asked 12 of today’s R&B’s leading ladies about the singer’s influence (on themselves and the industry).

While Ciara, Monica, and Keyshia Cole were just a few of the names listed who paid tribute to the ‘One In a Million’ singer, find out what they had to say and who else shared their thoughts after the jump:

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The last year has seen Miguel catapult further into the realm of the recognised with the release of his debut LP ‘All I Want Is You’.

Indeed, the “eclectric” set has spawned three US R&B top ten singles in the form of  the album’s title track, ‘Sure Thing’ and steamy ‘Quickie’.

Ever striving to ask the questions you really want answers to, That Grape Juice presents an exclusive interview with 24 year old; one which sees him address everything from his inspirations, to his short lived feud with Lloyd, to his forthcoming LP. The cultured crooner also sets the record straight about the speculation surrounding his sexuality. A must-read.

Interview by: Patrick (of That Grape Juice TV)

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Grammy award-winning NOcalist vocalist Rihanna is said to be in talks to bring her LOUD tour homecoming concert in Barbados to video.  To be held at the Kensington Cricket Oval on August 5, 2011, Barbados’ Nation News said:

“…aspects of the concert will be included in a video documentary which forms part of the $4 million deal reached between the BTA and Rihanna’s production company, RocNation, which is producing the concert. The documentary is entitled Coming Home and elements of the costs are being shared between RocNation and the [Barbados Tourism Authority].”

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Now would be a good time for Pop starlet Rihanna to catch up on re-runs of Judge Judy and the like because  she is reportedly headed to court.

For plagiarizing David LaChapelle‘s work.

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