Over the last seven years, That Grape Juice has established itself as one of the net’s most renowned sources for Urban Pop music. Indeed, it’s become trademark for us to shine light on artists – both known and on the rise. This week sees us spotlight the latter, as we kick off the first ever Freshly Squeezed Week.

As such, we’ll be introducing a talented new name each day of this week.

Next up is…Newella Cruella!

Nicki Minaj has presented herself as a competitive Madonna, unimpressed by the premature and illegitimate rap children that now play in her castle. However, she’s now faced with a femcee she’d be hard pressed not to claim as her own…

*Enter Newella Cruella*

Affectionally billing Minaj as the Queen of Rap and herself as the genre’s Disney Princess, the lyricist first burst onto the scene when she uploaded a cover version of Nicki’s ‘Dope Dealer’ verse to YouTube. The clip – with its unique flow, Mean Girl-derived content, and dynamite delivery – facilitated the birth of an ever-growing following that have made Newella one of the ‘net’s fasting rising stars.

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Joining a line-up which includes Beyonce, Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea, Nicki Minaj is the latest act to be named as a performers at this years MTV Video Music Awards!

Announced by the network minutes ago, Minaj’s performance at this year’s show will mark her first ever VMA live serving, put in place to promote her forthcoming album ‘The Pink Print’ and her rising single ‘Anaconda‘, which peaked at #1 on iTunes!

With the rapper yet to deliver a televised performance worthy of her talent, could this set be what her career has been missing? Be sure to find out when the VMAs air on August 24th 2014!

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Is it a wrap for Ciara and Future?

According to Us Weekly, the unfortunate answer is…yes.

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Da Internz are to thank for Omarion‘s & Jeremih‘s ‘Show Me‘, the brand new number released by the R&B brothers today.

Sure to woo anyone in love with the pair’s respective discographies, their collaboration comes as Jeremih continues to soar on the ‘Hot 100’ with new single ‘Don’t Tell ‘Em’, and as unconfirmed reports suggest Omarion is to join former B2K member Raz B on VH1’s ‘Love & Hip Hop Hollywood.’

Press play for “Jermarion” below…

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Motherhood isn’t slowing Ciara down.

The stage blazer was spotted yesterday on the set of MTV’s soon-to-be-relaunched House Of Style show; which was fitting as she was dripping all sorts of swaggu.

As reported, the singer is getting ready for a chart comeback and recently hit the studio with Pop maestro Dr. Luke.

Peep more pics below…

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It’s set to be a busy fourth quarter for the good people over at Jay Brown‘s Roc Nation, tasked with working releases set to be launched by Rita Ora and- should this report be accurate– Rihanna!

Today, after selling 250,000 singles independently, the label’s latest signee Alexa Goddard swings into the scene with the announcing of her latest single title, named ‘So There’ and set for an October 12th 2014 release date!

Unfamiliar with the Jay Z-approved performer?

Allow us to make the introduction, below!

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Calvin Harris is renown for his quietness. However, the hitmaker is refusing to stay silent regarding comments made by ex-girlfriend Rita Ora.

As widely reported over the weekend, the singer’s performance of ‘I Will Never Let You Down’ at the Teen Choice Awards was abrupt axed – with multiple sources stating that it was Harris (who produced the song) who exercised his right to block the performance.

23-year-old Ora confirmed the story as true during a recent interview with Ryan Seacrest. The result? Intense debate among the public about the right and wrongness  of her words and his actions.

It would appear all the hoopla has made for Harris to speak up and out to offer his take on the matter.

See what he had to say below…

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Jennifer Lopez has made a career out of scorching the competition, as such it’s little surprise that the dynamite diva does exactly that on the cover for newest single ‘Booty’.

The dance-floor jam, which was produced by Diplo and penned by Chris Brown, is the latest to be lifted from the 45-year-old’s tenth studio album ‘A.K.A’ – which has thus far spurned singles ‘I Luh Ya Papi’ and ‘First Love’.

While we enjoyed the latter, it’s safe to say they didn’t blaze the charts as perhaps hoped. Could it be third time lucky for the fine, fresh, fierce stunner? We hope so. ‘Booty’ is banger and packs a punch enough to help propel it to chart glory if pushed right. The viral clip below was a great start…

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It’s finally here!

After much teasing it appears pop princess Ariana Grande is finally ready to blast off via her highly anticipated visual for ‘Break Free,’ her current single.  Coming on the chart-topping heels of ‘Problem (featuring Iggy Azalea),’ the new visual makes its way to the net just a day after the pint sized powerhouse unleashed ‘Best Mistake’ –  her newest collabo with rapper Big Sean.

If you thought Miss Grande was playing any games leading up to the release of her sophomore album ‘My Everything’ (in stores August 25th), then you thought wrong.

Need proof? Tuck in below:

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The ripple effects of Beyonce‘s self-titled surprise album are still being felt eight months on. Indeed, beyond elevating the star’s career to even loftier levels of greatness, it appears the visual LP – which is double Platinum in the US – looks set to impact the way music is released…globally.

Details below…

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Positivity was the name of Remy Ma‘s game today, spread when the Rap stunner arrived at BET’s ‘106 & Park’ following her well publicised prison release.

Birthed to celebrate her return to Hip Hop and the career she enjoyed before her time inside, Ma’s appearance on the show saw her speak openly on the difficulty she had adjusting to prison life, the tough love she oft receives from her fans and jealousy and insecurity within the female Rap arena.

A great interview from the ‘Conceited’ beauty below…

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Over the last seven years, That Grape Juice has established itself as one of the net’s most renowned sources for Urban Pop music. Indeed, it’s become trademark for us to shine light on artists – both known and on the rise. This week sees us spotlight the latter, as we kick off the first ever Freshly Squeezed Week.

As such, we’ll be introducing a talented new name each day of this week.

Next up is…Carmen!

Writing herself into the Pop  scene with the pen that is her debut single ‘Cold‘, 21-year old Carmen first caught our attention when we came across the Next-sampled jam earlier this year. Needless to say, we’ve been hooked ever since.

Hailing from Detroit, the LA-based beauty scored her first big break when she scouted by an NYC-based modelling agency aged 13, going on to switch the catwalk for the studio years later when she finished high school and moved to California to pursue her dreams of superstardom.

Perhaps the latest newbie to have sprung from Janet Jackson’s creative womb, Carmen’s journey to the top was made that much easier this month when her humble but growing fan base rocked radio with requests to hear ‘Cold’ spun on stations across the country. The result? Spins garnered on’Top 40′ and ‘Rhythmic’ formats that we hear haven’t gone unnoticed by tastemakers and label heads alike.

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