Atlanta showed up and showed out for the homecoming of their R&B darling Ciara.

The star’s ‘Jackie Tour’ rolled in to the A last night and played to a sold-out crowd at the Center Stage arena.

Super turnt up from the jump, the audience lapped up the high-octane show which saw the performer belt out hits such as ‘Body Party,’ ‘Promise,’ and ‘I Bet.’ She also served up showings of the sultry new numbers such as ‘Lullaby‘ and ‘Dance Like We’re Making Love’ and club cut ‘That’s How I’m Feeling.’

Peep the performances after the jump…

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Uh oh.

Mariah Carey‘s Las Vegas residency has only been playing for one week, yet sadly it’s already been struck by a bolt of drama.

Details below…

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2013 may have seen her wreck the competition with her monster hits ‘Wrecking Ball’ and ‘We Can’t Stop,’ but as intense media coverage around her raunchy antics have waned, Miley Cyrus is digging deep into her trusty bag of tricks to reignite interest.

Her latest stunt?

Performing a hee-haw remix to rapper Khia‘s classic cunnilingus ode ‘My Neck, My Back.’  This, of course, after weeks of reports the former Disney darling’s stage show has seen her simulate sex acts with a banana, smoke a joint, and film fans fighting in the audience.

With flubbed lyrics and rhythmless dancing in tow, a tribute performance befitting Queen Khia awaits below:

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6 years may have separated her from 2008’s ‘The Declaration’ and her most recent album ‘Braveheart’ (2014), but Grammy-winning R&B singer Ashanti is now assuring fans that it won’t be another 6 years before they get new music.

Taking to FOX’s ‘Good Day NY’ this past weekend, the ‘Happy’ hitmaker was on hand spreading ‘Mother’s Day’ cheer by performing a song she wrote with R&B legend Babyface for her own mother/manager.  Before closing out her visit, the diva also confirmed she is working on a new album, with its lead single coming before the summer’s end!

Check out her performance and announcement below:

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Season 14 of ‘American Idol’ ended on a very high note, if we must say so ourselves.

As reported here, FOX assembled some of the biggest names in music to send off the penultimate season of its talent show juggernaut.  Tapping the likes of singers Chris Brown, Janelle Monae, and Jamie Foxx to lend live renditions of their latest hits, the show’s judges – Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez, and Harry Connick, Jr. – also got in on some of the action.

Thrilling the audience with a spirited cover of Rihanna’s #1 hit ‘Diamonds,’ tuck in below to see the trio bring down the house alongside a few other familiar faces on the night’s bill:

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Having championed the lyrics “Who run the world? Girls!”, it’s little surprise that Beyonce is seemingly throwing her support behind US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

The renown political figure is widely considered a shoo-in for the Democratic’s top pick to succeed Barack Obama. Yet, she’s not resting on her laurels and tonight hosted a star-studded campaign event, which Queen Bey attended.

Peep the pic above and check out the ‘Run The World (Girls)’ video below because we feel like it…

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Miguel is wasting no time hitting the campaign trail for new single ‘Coffee.’

Fresh from serving up the cut on iTunes, the soul-filled crooner poured it out with a new arrangement on Jack Daniels Uncut Sessions.

Backed by a full band, the 29-year-old rouses with the showing of the track, the first release from third album ‘Wildheart’ (due June 30th).

Watch the performance after the jump…

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R&B’s freshest faces are making quite the splash on VEVO this week, rocking and rolling with their latest releases.

Good news for fans of Natalie La Rose, Elijah Blake (above) and Tinashe.

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With his unmistakable rasp, street-suffused songs, and trusted guitar, Lyfe Jennings continues to breath new life into R&B some 11 years since his debut.

Packing a poetic punch into his biggest hits (see:  “Hypothetically,” “Must Be Nice,” “Busy,” and more), Jennings has always been an anomaly on the Urban scene, daring to offer lyrics of depth even since his beginnings at the height of the “crunk movement.”  And, as his newest offering ‘Tree of Lyfe’ (due June 23rd) shows, the singer/songwriter has no intentions of abandoning his tried and true sonic or lyrical formula anytime soon.

That Grape Juice was honored to chat with Jennings recently where he discussed his new music and so much more.  It all awaits below:

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‘Stole’ chanteuse Kelly Rowland played a major role in helping to raise $800,000 for homeless families this year.

How the R&B royal did it?

Fantastic news after the jump!

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Season 14 of ‘American Idol’ will come to a two-part finale with a slew of performances from some of Urban music’s biggest names.

As if news of Chris Brown, Pitbull, and Janelle Monae wasn’t enough to whet appetites, now reports have it Jamie Foxx and Jennifer Lopez‘s names have been added to the list.

Get the details inside:

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June 29th marks the spot for Diddy’s brand new album!

Yes, his new LP ‘MMM’ will take flight on this date and will drop five years after the unveiling of his last studio album ‘Last Train to Paris.’

Hit the link below to see how he announced the major news…

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