As one of the most active online destinations for Urban Pop, things move at a rapid pace here at That Grape Juice. However, each week, there’s always select stories that resonate most amongst our millions of monthly readers. Happen to miss one of them? Fret not, for this week brings with it the introduction of our latest feature…The Refill!

No frills or trills, The Refill simply recaps the hottest topics on the lips of the TGJ faithful over the last seven days. The metrics used to compile the list weekly are comments, social media shares, and page views.  So without further adieu…

That Grape Juice’s Top 5 Stories Of The Week!

1) Rihanna’s ‘777’ Documentary Ripped To Shreds By Critics

2) Nicki Minaj Slams Mariah Carey on Twitter

3) Ciara’s ‘Body Party’ Becomes Her Biggest Hit In 3 Years

4) Kelly Rowland Performs The US National Anthem At Mayweather Fight

5) Janelle Monae Debuts New Video ‘Q.U.E.E.N (ft. Erykah Badu)’

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Your thoughts?

Unfortunately for them, not everyone can move like the Janet‘s and Beyonce‘s of the world.

So, just to ensure these performers are made aware of their ‘choreographed’ shortcomings, our friends over VH1 have forged a tally of acts who they believe are ‘Good Singers‘ but ‘Bad Dancers’.

To be honest, once you see some of the performers who made the list, you’ll understand why we’d say a few of them are bad at both.

Morale crusher below…

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Judging by the looks of things, the scene of being a reality talent show judge is set to be very hot this season.  And with reports bombarding the rumor mill that R&B veteran Toni Braxton is set to join the scene, it looks to get even hotter!

With fans long knowing of ‘Dirrty’ diva Christina Aguilera‘s multiseason sit on ‘The Voice’ panel and Britney Spears’ forthcoming stay on ‘X Factor’ , the recent inclusion of multi-octave songbird Mariah Carey on the ‘American Idol’ bench has added much spice to the broth.

As many prepare for the diva showdown, Extra TV tapped Aguilera during a ‘Voice’ season 3 promo run to get her thoughts on Spears’ and Carey’s inclusion on the reality talent show judge lineup.

Never one to hold back, get into what Xtina shared with eXtra after the jump:

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Undoubtedly one of the most anticipated R&B releases of the year, Kelly Rowland‘s ‘Here I Am’ finally hit stores last week. And after 7 days on shelves, the LP’s first week sales are now in.

Find out what the ‘Motivation’ led LP sold after the jump…

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Yesterday, Jessie J, along with many others, treated fans to a showstopping performance at Capital FM’s Summertime Ball. The Essex bred star delighted the audience with renditions of some of her much loved hits.

Peep her stirring performance of ‘Who You Are’ below…

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LA Reid and Doug Morris aren’t the only power players leaving the Universal Music Group for Sony Music. In what is possibly one of the most shocking moves in music since Janet Jackson parted ways with Island Def Jam, Mariah Carey will also be leaving UMG to return to Sony.

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The nominations for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards were unveiled during a CBS prime-time concert special last night.

Congratulations to all the nominees – most especially the Brits. I’m particularly proud of Estelle and Leona. The Grammy’s are undeniably the most prestigious body an artist, of any nationality, could wish to be recognised by. So it really is a big deal seeing some of home-grown talent flying the flag.

Winners are announced February 8th 2009.

What do you think of the nominees list?