Two years later than it was supposed to, Ashanti‘s serially delayed ‘Braveheart’ album is apparently set to hit stores on July 30th.

And while the project’s trajectory has taught us to only believe its “release date” once it’s actually sitting on shelves, the singer herself seems to be convinced and has hit the promo trail (again) in support of the set.

The 32-year-old’s latest stop was HOT 97 radio, where she waxed honest on the project, her present-day relationship with former INC comrade Ja Rule, and her on-going role in Lifetime series ‘Army Wives’. One area Ms. Douglas wasn’t too keen to explore was her much-talked about relationship with Nelly. Hosts Ebro and K. Foxx would have none of the media-trained PC, though, and were persistent. Find out how Ashanti reacted after the jump….

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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, we go back to birthday boy/‘Back At One’ beau Brian Mcknight‘s greatest hits – ‘From There To Here’…

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Peep this pic of Real Madrid soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, posing it up with ‘Battleship’ star Rihanna, back stage as last night’s Portuguese leg of the star’s ‘Diamonds World Tour’.

Snapped at Lisbon’s MEO Arena, the pair’s shot was taken weeks after the KFC Arabia spokesman scored his 200th girl for Madrid during their May 8th match against Al Thani’s Malaga CF.

It also comes after Rihanna‘s chart topping rival Beyonce saw her latest Box Office hit ‘Epic‘ gross  85 million dollars worldwide in its opening week.

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Before he touches down in the UK this week, last week saw Tyga take his sold out ‘Hotel California’ Tour the city of Paris, where he performed for fans at Charles Duval‘s Bataclan.

Creative, charismatic and laced with ‘whoah’ moments, Tyga‘s delivery on the night may have you wondering why the Rapper doesn’t book more award show gigs.

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From the bedroom, to band mates, to abusive boyfriends, Kelly Rowland is proving that she does indeed know how to ‘Talk A Good Game’ on her fourth studio album.

And, with the June 18th release of the LP drawing nearer, the new X Factor USA judge is clearly keen to show the masses what else the project has on offer.

As earlier reported, Rowland performed at the Riverfest in Little Rock, Arknasaw last night, delighting with live renditions of some of her much-loved hits. However, another performance has since surfaced of new track ‘Street Life’.

Produced by Pharrell Williams, the song relays a narrative of hustle and struggle in today’s age. Kelly sings “everybody around me trying to get to the money, including me”.

Get a taste of ‘Street Life’ after the jump…

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Kelly Rowland sure keeps it moving these days.

Fresh from inking her new deal to judge on The X Factor USA, the solo force jetted into to LA to join touring comrade The-Dream on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.

Together the pair performed ‘Where Have You Been’ – their duet on the hitmaker’s latest album ‘IV Play’ (due in stores May 28th).

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As if their undeniable talent didn’t give these ladies enough to smile about, this week has seen ROC Royals Rita Ora and Beyonce score wins outside of music…dominating the Box Office with their respective movie projects.

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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.  Next up?  We ode birthday girl Janet Jackson’s (who turns 47 today) classic breakthrough album ‘Control‘.

More Miss Jackson (if ya nasty) below:

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Cop a gander of Christina Aguilera!

The premium diva continues to flaunt her new slim-line figure, today sharing a shot of herself on the set of Alejandro Fernandez‘s ‘Hoy Tengo Ganas De Ti’ music video. Presently on a hiatus of sorts, the 32-year-old appears as a feature on the Spanish-language single.

On set shooting music video with @alexoficial for #HoyTengoGanasDeTi twitter.com/xtina/status/3…

— Christina Aguilera (@xtina) May 15, 2013

Clearly in amazing shape, could Xtina be plotting the comeback ‘Lotus’ should have been? Time will tell. What is certain, though, is that the vocal icon will take to the stage with Pitbull this Sunday at the Billboard Music Awards. Together, the duo will perform their global smash ‘Feel This Moment’.

Fingers crossed Xtina is cooking up more hits of her own – especially with her return to The Voice all-but-confirmed. We know we keep saying it, but the chart performance (or the lack-thereof) of the sublime ‘Your Body’ will forever remain one of the biggest crimes against Pop.

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It’s that time of year again!

Urban music’s biggest calendar night, the BET Awards, is set to air live from Los Angeles’ Nokia Theater on June 30th.

After a year of sizzling hot releases, all eyes are on who is up for awards at this year’s show.

Wonder no more, as the answers await after the jump…

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ABC fans rejoice!  For, while competitor channels NBC and CBS have struggled to find audiences for what were once believed to be their top ratings earners, ABC has dominated the airwaves with a host of hits that will be coming to viewers again next season.

The Shonda Rimes-crafted shows ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Scandal’ (after recently winning its highest ratings ever) are set to return to screen as are fan-favorites ‘Once Upon A Time’, ‘Nashville’, ‘Modern Family’, ‘Suburgatory’, ‘Revenge’, ‘Castle’, ‘Last Man Standing’, ‘The Middle’, and ‘The Neighbors’.

Fans of shows ‘Body of Proof’, ‘Happy Endings’, ‘How To Live With Your Parents’, ‘Red Widow’, and ‘Malibu Country’, however, were not so lucky as all of those shows were cancelled.

For more on that story, check in here.

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Rihanna had much to celebrate in NYC last night, hitting her favorite restaurant – Da Silvano- hours after learning her cut ‘Pour It Up’ had surpassed sales of 1 million units.

Caught by members of her ‘Navy’ as she left her hotel, the ‘No Love Allowed’ entertainer was spotted days after reports claimed her relationship with Chris Brown has run its latest course- confirmed by snaps of him partying with ex girlfriend Karrueche Tran on the East coast.

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