2010 has truly been a year full of surprises and just because it’s about end doesn’t mean that they shocking moments have begun to dwindle. Despite having considerably smaller promotional campaigns, Jamie Foxx and Keyshia Cole’s latest releases are on track to outsell Keri Hilson’s ‘No Boys Allowed’!

Foxx’s ‘Best Night of My Life’ and Cole’s ‘Call All Hearts’ are both projected to debut with 120-130k in sales on next week’s Billboard 200 lineup. Hilson’s album, on the other hand, is predicted to sell only 90-100k.

However, while Hilson’s figures are somewhat underwhelming in relation to her several promotional appearances – Vh1’s ‘Divas Live’, ‘Lopez Tonight’, ‘106 & Park’, ‘Black Girls Rock’ and more – these numbers indicate that she will sell almost triple what Ciara’s ‘Basic Instinct’ achieved after debuting with only 37k units sold this week.

Thoughts?

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2010 is quickly winding down but the energy here are That Grape Juice  is higher than ever! In our continued effort to bring you the latest exclusive information about your favourite artists, we caught up with none other than one of the industry’s hottest producers Kenneth ‘Soundz’ Coby.

Having worked a wide range of artists including Rihanna, Usher, Brandy and others, Soundz is quickly establishing himself as one of the game’s key power players. During our discussion the ‘Gimme Dat’ producer spoke openly about how he got started in the industry, his experiences working with Ciara as well as her followup to ‘Basic Instinct’ and his thoughts on Rihanna’s vocal ability.

Soundz even surprised us by giving us the title of Kelly’ Rowlands highly anticipated new single and answered the burning question of whether Beyonce actually writes her own songs. If there was ever an interview that you had to read then this is it!

Check out all the action below:

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With Christmas right around the corner, a string of new releases have hit the shelves. Artists from all corners of the industry – both dead and alive –  are hoping that their albums make into the carts of the crazed shoppers who are looking for the biggest bang for the buck.

Arriving in stores this week are R. Kelly’s ‘Love Letter’ (which has already captured the #1 spot on iTunes), Diddy-Dirty Money’s ‘Last Train To Paris’ and Ciara’s’ ‘Basic Instinct’. Additionally, Atlanta Housewife Kandi has put forth her 2nd solo effort, ‘Kandi Koated’, which will face strong competition from Tank’s new record, ‘Now or Never’.

Even the late Michael Jackson is releasing music from beyond the grave as his 1st posthumous album, ‘Michael’, makies its debut this week. As controversial as the King of Pop’s latest effort has been, he has proven time and again that his selling power should not be ignored.

The question that arises is this: which of these albums will you buy? There are so many records from which to choose and we know that your Christmas bonuses are just begging to be spent!

Participate in the poll below and let us know which of these artists will get your money!

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1) The Way You Love Me – Keri Hilson

2) Monster – Kanye West

3) Turn It Up  – Ciara & Usher

4) Smash Into You (‘I Am…World Tour) – Beyonce

5) My Redeemer Lives – Nicole C. Mullen

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It looks like Christina Milian isn’t going to let her ex-husband The-Dream stop her from achieving her dreams (no pun intended). The sexy singer revealed to Rap-Up that she has returned to the studio to revamp her long-delayed new album which will now be released via Interscope Records in 2011. Read all the details below:

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BET’s ‘106 & Park’ celebrated it’s 10th anniversary today. The live event brought out all of the show’s hosts including it’s originators AJ and Free. Check out some of the performances and interviews from Trey Songz, Ne-Yo, Ashanti, Ciara and more below:

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Jazmine Sullivan has delayed the release of her new album, ‘Love Me Back’, once again. The record will now arrive in stores on November 30th – the same day as Keri Hilson and Ciara’s latest LPs.

However, this isn’t the 1st time that Sullivan postponed the release of the album. ‘Love Me Back’ was once due for release on October 5th before being delayed to November 2nd.

Thoughts?

Keri Hilson has finally set a concrete release date for her new album, ‘No Boys Allowed’. The record is due to hit stores on November 30th which, according to Amazon, will put it in direct competition with Ciara’s ‘Basic Instinct’ LP  which is being released on the same day. Expect credits on Hilson’s album to include Polow Da Don, Kanye West, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown, Kevin McCall and Timbaland among others.

Thoughts?

R&B singer Omarion hit many a net headline recently for his ‘interesting’ fashion choices at  New York Fashion Week. Since then more snaps of the former B2K star have emerged via Ultimate-Omarion. Check them out below (Tyson Beckford, Ciara, and Iman feature)…

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The 2010 MTV VMA’s are underway right now and That Grape Juice will be providing you with performances as they occur. Check out performances from Nicki Minaj, Will.i.am, Eminem, Rihanna, Usher, Ciara, N.E.R.D, Mary J. Blige, Drake, N.E.R.D, B.o.B, Kanye West and more below:

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A new song from Jennifer Lopez surfaced on the ‘Exclusive Tunes S.G. 29’. ‘Run The World’ features her labelmates The-Dream and Rick Ross and is reportedly from her recent rerecording of her ‘Love?’ LP. Give it a listen below:

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With the eagerly anticipated MTV Video Music Awards 2010 set to get under-way live from the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles in a few hours, That Grape Juice’s ‘MTV VMA 2010: Your Shout!’ area goes live right now!

Tonight’s show boasts performances from Usher, Eminem, Rihanna, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Ciara, Nicki Minaj, and many more. Hands down, one of popular music’s biggest calender days.

Here you can post your views on  anything and everything regarding the show. Pre-Show rumours…Who you’re looking forward to seeing… Who you feel rocked the red carpet, who should have skipped it altogether LOL…Who deserved to win what…performances…and all that good stuff –  before, during, and after the show….

This is ‘Your Shout’!