Marsha Ambrosius hosted a release party in New York for her new album, ‘Late Nights & Early Mornings’, last evening. The record hit stores yesterday and has already climbed to #2 on the iTunes album chart. More images can be seen below:

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Soulful songstress Adele has much cause for celebration tonight; for following her spine-tingling BRIT Awards showing this week, she today scored four placings in the UK’s Big Top 40 Chart.

Topping the tally is the 21 year old’s live BRIT’s rendition of ‘Someone Like You’, which was made available on iTunes immediately following Tuesday’s performance. Meanwhile, ‘Rolling In The Deep’ and the studio version of ‘Someone Like You’ occupy positions #5 and #8 respectively.

Over on the Official UK Singles Chart, the singer’s sophomore LP ’21’ sits at #1 for another week, whole her debut ’19’ rests comfortably at #4.

Needless to say; congratulations are most certainly in order for the Tottenham, North London native.

How refreshing is it to see true talent back at the top?! More power to her.

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Check out soulful songstress Melanie Fiona on the set of the video for ‘Gone & Never Coming Back’. The song, which is available on iTunes now, serves as the lead release from the Roc Nation star’s sophomore LP ‘The MF Life’.

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Two and a half years after his Grammy-nominated album, The Way I See It, Raphael Saadiq is back with his fifth studio album, Stone Rollin’ (to be released March 22, 2011 on Columbia Records).

This past Thursday night, That Grape Juice attended Saadiq’s exclusive listening event entitled “Saadiq Sessions” at The Royalton Hotel in New York City. Accompanied by an acoustic trio of guitar, bass, and percussion, Raphael took his audience on a journey of classic R&B inspired from the 60’s and 70’s that he has fused with a futuristic twist.

He treated the audience to song after song after song, including the lead single Radio (available now on iTunes), title song Stone Rollin’, Moving Down the Line, Good Man, Just Don’t, and an encore performance of Heart Attack.

Effortlessly, his visual presence perfectly matched his musical styling. Decked out in black frames, dark blue turtleneck, double breasted blazer, Windsor plaid slacks, and Chelsea boots, Raphael’s style could share the same title of his first solo album, Instant Vintage. Listening to his new body of work, and looking at his sartorial selections, you can easily understand his influence by musical legends such as Chuck Berry, Little Walter, Sly Stone, and Stevie Wonder as well as indie acts that he regularly listens to.

Saadiq said “Both the attraction and the reaction to my music from my listeners has given me all that I need to continue pushing the envelope and making music that waves and rocks the soul of many. It’s ready. I’m ready. And I know the world is ready. Let’s all go Stone Rollin.”

If his preview party was just a taste of what’s to come, then his planned upcoming tour is surely one not to be missed. Be sure to catch him as he performs alongside Sir Mick Jagger at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday February 13th as they pay tribute to the late great King of Rock & Soul Solomon Burke.

Check out pics from the show below, which was attended by Columbia Music head Steve Barnett (pictured)

{Pictures and words by That Grape Juice New York correspondent Carl Ayers}

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Check out the artwork of Jessie J’s new single, ‘Casualty of Love’, via Rap-Up. Due for release on US iTunes on February 15th, the song will be featured on the singer/songwriter’s new album, ‘Who You Are’, which hits stores on February 28th in the UK and April 12th in the US.

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In what is a rarity in the music industry, chart sensation Jessie J has pushed up the release of her debut  album ‘Who You Are’.

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R&B star Keri Hilson has cause for celebration this week; her latest single ‘Pretty Girl Rock’ has hit the top spot on Urban radio.

Buffered by a host of promotional appearances (including stops at the Jay Leno Show and VH1 Divas) and a strong iTunes presence (half a million downloads to date), the song  has experienced a surge in spins as of late, propelling it to the top of the Urban radio chart. {Source}

Congratulations Ms. Hilson!

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Access Hollywood were one of many outlets on hand for the filming of Jennifer Lopez‘s new video ‘On The Floor’ this past weekend. Check out their behind the scenes footage, which features the 40 year old dancing up a storm, after the jump…

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Pop phenomenon Britney Spears proved her worth this week as her new single, ‘Hold It Against Me’, broke both airplay and digital sales records. However, while her excited fans swarmed iTunes to purchase copies of the track, similar enthusiasm wasn’t demonstrated buy album buyers. In fact, album sales have dipped to unbelievable new lows.

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Breakout star Jessie J, today, revealed the official cover for her new single ‘Price Tag’. Serving as the singer’s US debut and UK follow-up to #2 smash ‘Do It Like A Dude’, the video for the B.O.B assisted cut is set to premiere on January 30th (the same day the track hits iTunes).

Haven’t heard the song yet? Take a listen after the jump…

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With the promotional train for Lady GaGa‘s ‘Born This Way’ set to leave the station shortly, details surrounding the video for the project’s self-titled lead single have begun to surface. True to form, the Pop phenom looks set to rustle feathers.

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It’s been merely 24 hours since Britney Spears‘ new single ‘Hold It Against Me’ premiered, and Britney Mania is already in full effect. With the song sitting comfortably  at #1 on iTunes in 17 countries, and news about her forthcoming project hitting headlines on an hourly basis, what better time than the present for the singer to release a new promotional shot. Check it out above.

Is it me or does this look like an outtake from the ‘In the Zone’ era? Regardless, Ms. Spears would be neither the first nor last diva to rely heavily on Photoshop (see: Mariah Carey).

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