He doesn’t get enough credit for it, but Jay Z‘s hand in Pop reaches far further than the odd collaboration with his wife Beyonce.

From birthing the careers of Rihanna and Rita Ora, overseeing Christina Milian’s last album at Def Jam to pushing Ne-Yo to chart heights upon the release of ‘So Sick’, the Pop culture icon is no stranger to crafting or pushing Urban jams to the Pop heavens.

Only right then, that he shows a little love to the Pop icon that is Britney Spears, taking to Twitter to share his favorite release from the star, during an impromptu chit chat with fans!

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Congratulations are in order for the game changer that is Jay Z.

That’s right, after watching his business partners Samsung purchase 1 million copies of his new LP ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’, he has learned that rules that would otherwise ban him from going Platinum because of this have now been changed, in a shock move made by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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Britney Spears has been relatively quiet as of late, but oh is she keeping busy.

The Pop force has been diligently cooking up her eighth studio album, which has already been ordained one of music’s most anticipated releases. Indeed, the follow-up to 2011’s ‘Femme Fatale’ has been the subject of much speculation – from who’s working on it (beyond will.i.am) to when it’ll be arriving.

It comes as little surprise then that the singer’s fans are rejoicing following the star’s phone interview with Ryan Seacrest this morning.

Calling in to plug her new Smurfs song ‘Ooh La La’, the 31-year-old was refreshingly responsive when quizzed about what folk really want to know about – the album.

Flip the hood to hear what she had to say…

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With the world always ready for new Britney music, 2013 is set to sure it graced with just that…via material launched in aid of her forthcoming album.

Now, in an interview with Mario Lopez and Extra, the ever pleasant icon answered openly when she was quizzed on the new release and her reported Las Vegas residency, as explained here.

Check it out below!

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No need for any more speculation, because it’s official: Kelly Rowland has joined the judging panel of ‘The X Factor USA’.

Full story, including who else will be siting with, after the jump…

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Having ditched both The X Factor and her fiance, Britney Spears is sporting all new everything these days. However, musically, it seems the singer wants a taste of the familiar.

Enter will.i.am.

The Black Eyed Peas frontman has been an integral part of Spears’ more recent successes, producing their global smash ‘Scream & Shout’, as well as fan-favourite ‘Big Fat Bass’ from 2011’s ‘Femme Fatale’.

As such, it’s little surprise that the 31-year-old’s team have tapped the hitmaker to helm her eighth studio album.

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Ever keen to broaden our musical scope, recent months have seen That Grape Juice venture into a number of new musical landscapes including, most recently, gospel.

Spearheaded by well-received interviews with gospel singers Fred Hammond, Kierra Sheard, Dorinda Clark Cole, Israel Houghton, and more, TGJ is now offering readers ‘The Overflow’ – a collection of the top gospel-themed news stories from the week.

Tuck in below for the latest news on Kim Burrell, Hezekiah Walker, Smokie Norful, Jonathan Nelson, Mary Mary, and so much more…

In an age where an artists’ personality comes hand in hand with the music, Jason Derulo has struggled to find his feet.

Sure, while the outstanding quality of his music stands as his saving grace, cringe worthy ‘Boyband 101’ choreography and seemignly bland personality has worked against him for far too long.

A shame, considering the quality of his voice and the Premium Pop nature of his discography. This year, that discography is set to grow with the release of his brand new single ‘The Other Side’.

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Much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ segments, readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.  So in a quest to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday we introduced a new retrospective segment – ‘TGJ Replay’.

Unlike its ‘Rewind’ and ‘Vault’ predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase albums (and eras) from a library of pop music hits.  Today’s ‘Replay’ presses play on pop princess Britney Spears’ 4th album ‘In The Zone’ – arguably her last great stage performance era…

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With a thriving movie career, two Platinum albums and the benefit of being one of Rap’s leading ladies, recent weeks have seen Eve make headlines with news pertaining her forthcoming album, ‘Lip Lock’…until now.

For, during an appearance on Andy Cohen’s ‘Watch What Happens Live’, the Grammy award winning beauty made remarks on Britney Spears, which will no doubt ruffle many a Pop feather today.

What did she say?

Find out below…

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Romance to rivalry.

Indeed, that’s the trajectory of former lovers Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake – at least on the charts.

Details after the jump…

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R&B, say hello to your revival.

Yes, if the last year has taught to us anything, is that the aforementioned genre’s well publicized downturn can be attributed to the lack of ‘push’ behind it. Push, only a select few of its staples can say they are afforded.

Now, by way of his undying popularity, Justin Timberlake kicks starts what is shaping up to be its chart revival with his new single ‘Suit & Tie‘, featuring Jay Z.

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