It’s not just Christina Aguilera’s body that’s bouncing back following the birth of her daughter Summer Rain three months ago, her work ethic is too.

The diva wowed at a NASA event last night put on to honor the achievements of Breakthrough Prize Scientists. 

Taking centre-stage, the 33-year-old delivered a rousing rendition of signature hit ‘Beautiful’.

Watch Xtina showcase the voice after the jump…

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Michelle Williams has been a busy bee of late.

Still on the promo push for her new album ‘Journey To Freedom’, the singer has been juggling those duties with her co-host role on Oxygen‘s ‘Fix My Choir’.

Taking a brief break from both, the vocal powerhouse lived up to that billing at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium over the weekend.

There, she performed the US National Anthem, the ‘Star Spangled Banner’, prior to the start of the NFL International Series Jacksonville Jaguars VS Dallas Cowboys game.

Watch Williams soar after the jump…

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She’s back!

Fergie has unleashed the video for her long-awaited comeback single ‘L.A Love (La La)’.

The DJ Mustard jam has been burning its way up the airwaves since its release and looks set to explode with the arrival of its accompanying clip.

A travelling turn-up, the vid sees Black Eyed Peas front-woman spread that Cali-for-nia love in a visually arresting way.

Check it out below. Rapper YG features…

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“You’re too crazy beautiful, everybody wants a taste…”

No, Nick Jonas isn’t singing about communion wine. However, he has debuted a new Gospel remix of his hit single ‘Jealous’.

Unwrapped on the eve of the release of his self-titled debut, the subject matter remains the same on the playful remake of the cut; only this time, the 22-year-old is joined by a rousing choir.

Billed as a return to his “roots”, watch the former Jonas Brothers member in action below…

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The Hip Hop force that is Nicki Minaj took last night’s European Music Awards by storm hours ago, living up to expectations with a hosting gig that’s seen sales of her new single ‘Anaconda‘ sky rocket in the market.

Now peep the musical performance she delivered on the night, starting with the smash hit bop ‘Super Bass‘, leading on to her new single ‘Bed of Lies’ and closing with the euphemism-laden ‘Anaconda.‘

Why the rapper’s ex-boyfriend may have an issue with the set?

Pay close attention to Nicki’s ‘Lies’ below…

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Alicia Keys, Ariana Grande, Ed Sheeran, U2, and Enrique Iglesias were among the talents bringing the house down at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro for tonight’s Nicki Minaj-hosted MTV Europe Music Awards.

Did you miss any of the action? It all awaits below:

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As her newest album, ‘Aretha Franklin Sings the Great Diva Classics,’ is currently reigning over the R&B charts, Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin is hot on the promo trail in its support.

With a campaign of guest appearances plagued with lol-worthy moments (i.e. interview glitches, Cissy Houston‘s lack of interest in memorizing words, etc.), it seems Franklin has no intentions on slowing the good times from rolling.  Case in point?  Aunt Re sat down with The Wall Street Journal recently to discuss her new project and, as always, was asked to weigh in on today’s top crop of talent.  Her answers were…umm…interesting to say the least.

Tuck in below to see how the R&B legend feels about the likes of Alicia Keys, Taylor Swift, and Nicki Minaj.  This, of course, came just days after Billboard.com interviewed her and quizzed her similarly.  Her comments on Beyonce and co. were…well…just as interesting. See what we mean below.

Bonus:  Did you miss Aretha weighing in on Cissy’s now meme-tastic performance on David Letterman?  Hear her thoughts on this as well:

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The Hip Hop force that is Nicki Minaj has unleashed the beast that is ‘Bed of Lies‘ today, doing so at the ‘EMAs’ alongside its featured act Skylar Grey!

Pulled from her new album ‘The PinkPrint’, the jam follows the launches of the single ‘Anaconda‘, ‘Pills N Potions’ and the Hip Hop bop ‘Only.‘

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The  credits are now rolling on the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.

Aired live from The Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, the action-packed extravaganza boasted many a memorable moment.

With all eyes on who took home which honor, did your favourite win any of the coveted award?

Meet us below to find out!

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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 Yolanda Adams, Hezekiah Walker, Twinkie Clark, Fred Hammond, Kierra Sheard, Dorinda Clark Cole, Israel Houghton, Marvin Sapp, Micah Stampley, Joshua Rogers, Jonathan McReynolds, Tasha Page-Lockhart, 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 jam-packed news on Gladys Knight, Tina Campbell, The Showers, J. Moss, Faith Evans, and more:

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The X Factor UK 2014 saw its 5th set of eliminations tonight. Find out who’s heading home this week below…

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“You don’t know, my town is the truth. Welcome To Brooklyn”

Today, From The Vault travels back to 2005 when a certain Kimberly Jones released one of her most acclaimed singles. Our pick is ‘Lighters Up’ by Lil’ Kim.

Produced by former close collaborator Scott Storch, the Island-flavored number – which samples Damian Marley’s ‘Welcome To Jamrock‘ – was the first single from Queen Bee’s fourth album ‘The Naked Truth‘. An ode to the artist’s native neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, the cut was a Urban hit in the US where it reached #31 on the Hot 100 and the 9th position of the Hot Hip-Hop/R&B charts.

Serving ghetto-fab aplenty, the accompanying Kirk Fraser video is set in various parts of Brooklyn and includes a special cameo by fellow royal Mary J. Blige, as well as comedian Katt Williams. With its documentary feel, the clip was shot a few months before the rapper’s incarceration and uses album track ‘Shut Up B*tch‘ as its introduction.

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Although the last decade has seen Ms. Jones trying to re-establish herself as a chart force, it can be noted that ‘Lighters Up’ stands as Kim’s latest chart success and quite frankly nothing she has released since this song and its parent album has been anything on-par with her classic catalog.

Over the years, we’ve stated how much we’d love to see the pint-sized diva win and we firmly believe that armed with a single akin to this one she could be on the brink of the comeback that has been eluding her for so long.

Until then, Notorious Kim, we salute you!

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