That Grape Juice caught up with Bow Wow late last week. Here in London town for his ‘Underrated Tour’, the ever-candid Cash Money rapper chatted it up with us about many a topic including label drama, the label drama of former beau Ciara, Chris Brown’s new hair, movies, and more. Check out the teaser above, and keep it locked right here on your favourite site and mine fore more on Bow Wow.

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Britney Spears’ long-awaited ‘Hold It Against Me’ video is premiering at this very instant! The visual for the record-setting single was directed by Jonas Akerlund. Check out the full video below:

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The whose who of the music industry were out in full tonight for the annual Clive Davis Pre-Grammy Awards Party. Billed this year as a ‘Salute To Industry Icons’, the event saw singer Dione Warwick and industry figure David Geffen honoured.

Check out the stars arriving at The Beverley Hilton Hotel for the gala below. Attendees included Warwick’s niece Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina, Katy Perry Leona Lewis, Toni Braxton, Monica, Janelle Monae, Kelly Rowland, Keri Hilson, Ciara, and many more!

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Yet another new song from Dawn Richard’s upcoming ‘A Prelude To #ATELLTALEHEART’ mixtape has been released. The sensual ‘Vibrate’ was initially written by the Diddy-Dirty Money member for Ciara but she decided to keep it for herself. Listen to the record and hear her describe its concept below via VIBE:

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It seems that there is some justice left in the world after all as Rihanna’s new video for ‘S&M’ has been partially banned. The visual was deemed “inappropriate” on YouTube and marked as “unsuitable” for viewers under the age of 18 years.

The real question that arises from this situation is if major television networks will give this video heavy airplay. Although Rihanna claims that the video has been approved by MTV, Ciara’s ‘Ride’ was completely banned on BET with far less sexually suggestive scenes, thus there is no justifiable reason why ‘S&M’ would avoid similar rejection.

How will Rihanna achieve success now? Without the ability to flash her colourful panties collection how will her team encourage consumers to pay attention to her ‘music’? On the bright side, her possible future as a model for Victoria’s Secret looks quite promising.

‘S&M’ must mean ‘Smoke & Mirrors’. Unfortunately for her, that shroud is finally being lifted. Rejoice!

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A new song from Jennifer Lopez has surfaced. ‘Take Care’ will reportedly appear on the entertainer’s new album, ‘Love?’, which is set to hit stores later this year. Listen to the song below:

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The highly anticipated 1st single from Britney Spears‘ new album has finally been released! ‘Hold It Against Me’ was crafted by Dr. Luke and Max Martin, and will appear on the Pop icon’s 7th studio LP later this year. Give it a listen below:

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Guess who was spotted leaving Miami International airport. Hint: she released a new album on December 14th! Look below for the answer:

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Here is the 4th webisode of Chris Brown’s Mechanical Dummy series. In this edition, entitled ‘Breezy Art…Dance’, the entertainer professes his love for dance and the form’s impact on the masses.

Check out the video below:

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It’s that time again! That Grape Juice  wants to know which 5 tracks defined the year 2010 for you?

Remember, it doesn’t have to be limited to Urban music; it could be something new, a throwback, religious or even something you made yourself! Both of ours are below (in no particular order):

Sam

1. Commander – Kelly Rowland

2. Ride – Ciara

3. O Come All Ye Faithful/Hallelujah Chorus – Mariah Carey (Ft. Patricia Carey)

4. Bittersweet – Fantasia

5. Hands Tied – Toni Braxton

Trent

1. Take It Off – Ke$ha

2. O Come All Ye Faithful/Hallelujah Chorus – Mariah Carey (Ft. Patricia Carey)

3. I’m The Best – Nicki Minaj

4. Firework – Katy Perry

5. Hey Daddy (Daddy’s Home) – Usher

What are your top 5 songs of the year?

The Holdiay sales rush is finally over and with so many crazed shoppers abound almost every artist emerged as a winner. However, no other Urban act won a spot higher on the consumers’ Christmas list than Michael Jackson.

The King of Pop’s ‘Michael’ album remains the only Urban release in the Billboard 200’s top 5, slipping from #3 to #5 with sales of 150k units. This figure represents only a 34% decrease in sales, allowing Jackson to accomplish a narrow lead ahead of Jamie Foxx’s ‘Best Night of My Life’ which debuts at #6 on the lineup with 144k copies sold.

Keyshia Cole enters the top 10 this week at #9 with ‘Calling All Hearts’ selling 128k units. Still, the R&B singer’s call didn’t sway enough hearts to help her to outperform Nicki Minaj and Eminem whose albums sold another 133k (down 36% to #8) and 137k (up 100% to #7) copies, respectively.

Keri Hilson, on the other hand, missed the top 10 completely. While her ‘No Boys Allowed’ sold 102k copies, managing to outsell previously released ‘In A Perfect World’ by over 8k units, it failed to keep up with Rihanna’s ‘Loud’ which grabbed the #10 position. The Bajan’s LP experienced a 33% increase in sales, selling another 111k copies.

There is no sign of Ciara’s ‘Basic Instinct‘ in the top 20. Let us take a minute to backbend in silence as we mourn its passing.

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After an intense week of heated discussion and voting, the time has finally come for the winners of the 2010 That Grape Juice End of Year Awards to be announced! Chris Brown, Ciara and Fantasia dominated the winners’ list, taking top honors in 3 categories each.

However, the most surprising result of all emerged from the most popular poll, ‘Most Anticipated Comeback for 2011’. So who do most people want to see return to the charts next year? Check out the full list of winners below (in bold):

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