Peep Pop star Alexandra Burke dancing up a storm on the set of the video for new single ‘Start Without You’ recently. Originally shot in Los Angeles in June, it appears the video will now either feature new scenes or has been re-shot in its entirety. In any case, Alex looks great!

‘Start Without You’ hits iTunes on September 5th.

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The final nail in the coffin for Christina Aguilera‘s ‘Bionic’ album has been hammered in, if the performance of its latest single ‘You Lost Me’ is anything to go by.

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Get your iTunes ready because Donnie Klang is planning a duet with none other than Rihanna. The former Bad Boy artist is hoping to work with ‘The Voice’ on a record which will be a part of his sophomore LP. Read what Klang had to say below:

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Peep this newly released outtake from Christina Aguilera‘s recent shoot with Marie Claire.

In other news, Aguilera’s latest LP ‘Bionic’ currently sits at #32 on the Billboard 200, with total sales of 181,883. Meanwhile, the diva’s latest single ‘You Lost Me’ occupies the #467 spot on US iTunes.

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The UK’s Taio Cruz is currently enjoying immense success in the US with his singles, the latest of which is ‘Dynamite’. Having sold a whopping 700,000 copies, the song now sits comfortably at #2 on the US iTunes chart ahead of the release of its video – a sneak peek of which surfaced a few moments ago.

Rumoured to feature Cruz’s new Def Jam label-mate, Jennifer Lopez, the full clip is expected later this week. In the meanwhile, peep the preview after the jump…

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Pop star Kelly Rowland is currently wrapping up the recording of her third solo LP. With but a few slots remaining on the self-titled album’s track-list, the 29 year old has revealed in a recent interview that she has been working with hit-maker Tricky Stewart in the record’s final stages.

Stewart, whose hits-list is impressive to say the least (‘Umbrella’, ‘Single Ladies’, ‘Touch My Body’), joins the likes of Ne-Yo, Dr Luke, Stargate, Brian Kennedy, Ester Dean, Rico Love, David Guetta, and Bangladesh as a contributor to the record. ‘Kelly Rowland’ hits stores on September 21st {Source}

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Ms. Kelly and her team are clearly not playing with this record! Roll on September!

In other Kelly news, ‘Grown Woman’ is blowing all the way up on Urban radio, ahead of its iTunes release on July 13th. I say forget ‘Rose Colored Glasses’ and push the Ne-Yo penned cut to the top!

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The legendary Prince released his hotly anticipated ’20Ten’ LP here in the UK yesterday. A landmark release, in that the Purple one shunned iTunes and store stocking of the album in favour of giving it away for free with The Mirror newspaper, the LP is being hailed by some as his best work in 20 years.

Never ones to follow hearsay, we here at That Grape Juice are keen to hear what YOU think of ’20Ten’. Is it any good? Does it live up to the 52 year old’s efforts of yesteryear? Or is it simply yet another Prince album by the numbers…

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Diva Jennifer Lopez will be making a return to the music scene much earlier than anticipated. Following her departure from long-time label Epic, which was followed by her swift signing to Island Def Jam, a “late 2010” release window had been announced as the frame in which to expect new Lopez material.

However, it has been revealed today that the 40 year old mother of two is set to feature in  Taio Cruz‘s video for new single ‘Dynamite’, which has been remixed to include vocals from her too.

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In a recent interview with The Mirror, Prince spoke about his upcoming album, ’20Ten’. The legendary musician revealed why he has decided to release the record in partnership with the publication and not via the Internet like other artists. In fact, Prince emphsasised that his detest for the web and compared it to the now “outdated” MTV. Peep an excerpt from the interview below:

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Eminem’s ‘Recovery’ is on the road to having the biggest 1st week sales of the year thus far. The rapper’s LP is predicted to sell 590-615k, topping the 503k copies of Sade’s ‘Soldier of Love’ sold in February. With the massive success of his #1 single ‘Not Afraid’ and his new song, ‘Love The Way You Lie (Ft. Rihanna)’, already #1 on iTunes, Eminem has already started this decade where he left the last one – on top. {Source}

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Dance diva Kelly Rowland rocked The Graham Norton Show here in the UK tonight with the first televised performance of her new single ‘Commander’. Oozing both a sass and confidence by the bucketload, Ms. Kelly certainly commanded the stage. Awesome performance…

Tidbit: It appears the general public agree; immediately following the performance, ‘Commander’ jumped from #38 to #20 on the iTunes UK chart – some two weeks before the radio edit is officially released here. Looks like she’s onto a winner.

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Peep this new promotional shot of Kelly Rowland for her new single ‘Commander’.

The extended version of song, which serves as the first International release from Rowland’s 3rd studio album, is currently sitting at #38 on the iTunes UK chart – a huge feat considering the radio edit of the song is several weeks off official release.

With several major UK appearances in the pipeline, including a performance of ‘Commander’ on The Graham Norton Show next Monday, the hotter than July track looks set to be a massive hit here.

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