As Sony Music gears up make 2014 the year of Beyonce, the ‘Carmen: A Hip Hop Opera’ star helped make their job a whole lot easier days ago, when she stormed Auckland, New Zealand with her ‘Mrs.Carter Show‘ World Tour.

Fortunately for fans at the show, the singer/actress delivered a fresh take on her smash hit single ‘Why Don’t You Love Me?’ during the performance, flaunting the live vocals that have seen her standing in the industry surpass that of acts who no doubt wish their voices sounded half as good as hers does now…and did during her debut in the late 90s.

Think we’re exaggerating?

Watch below!

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Shortly before her pal Katy Perry ‘roared’ on hit show ‘X Factor UK‘, singer/songwriter Rihanna put her best foot forward in Abu Dhabi, touching down in the exotic spot for a fresh ‘Diamonds World Tour‘ serving.

Armed with a brand new set of conservative fashions and the effort we hope she employed during all her performances, the star moved her audience with a rousing rendition of her #1 single ‘Stay‘.

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Kanye West took to Seattle’s Key Arena hours ago, arriving at the venue to kick off his hotly anticipated ‘Yeezus’ tour!

Currently facing mixed reviews for reasons you’ll understand when you meet us below, the first showing of the tour brought with it a set list that celebrated its supporting album of the same name, and an appearance by a man impersonating Jesus Christ.

Want to know why the attention seeking MC has many a critic up in arms?

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She may have only intended to capture its beauty on camera, but today has seen serial chart topper Rihanna face fire from an Abu Dhabi mosque for holding a photo shoot right in front of it…without permission from the mosque itself.

What went down?

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Lady GaGa’s Monsters are playing approximately no games.

For, merely hours after the singer’s new ‘ARTPOP’ promo singleDo What U Want’ hit US iTunes, the R. Kelly assisted cut has topped the coveted tally.

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Back in September, R&B veteran Brandy revealed her plans to release a brand spanking new album- announcing the news exclusively to That Grape Juice.Net and our pals over at Muscialize!

Marking the follow up to 2012’s ‘2/11‘, confirmation of the release has many a ‘Star’ eyeing a 2014 release for the studio project, taking to many a forum / social media outlet to share the ideas they feel would make this project her biggest and best to date.

Now, That Grape Juice does a little weighing in of its own via our ‘That Grape Juice A&R‘ feature, which sees us share our ideas for future releases set to be launched by our favourite acts.

All the details below…

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 Justin Bieber unveils the third cut in his Music Monday series today, arriving to Pop’s party with ‘Hold Tight’ in his arms!

Marking one of many new jams from the drop every Monday until December 16th, the piece sees him speed into further into Drake territory, and showcase the vocals and conviction many of his critics choose to overlook when assessing his cause!

A Pop slow jam below…

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It’s finally here!

‘Do What U Want’ – the newest gem to be lifted from Lady Gaga‘s November 11th-due album ‘ARTPOP’ – has surfaced in full a day before its expected release.

Enlisting R&B royal R. Kelly to play assistant on the bass driven number, does ‘Do’ do the trick as an appropriate follow-up to the album’s megahit first single ‘Applause’?

Tuck in below and tell us:

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Fans will get a kick out of the latest video by controversial rapstress Azealia Banks.

Coming in the form of fan favorite “ATM Jam”, the self proclaimed ‘Yung Rapunzel’ lets down her hair in more ways than one for the very colorful Rony Alwin-directed clip which serves as the latest from her official debut album ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’.

Is ‘ATM Jam’ right on the money?  You tell us:

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Oxygen’s breakout new reality hit ‘Preachers of L.A.’ may be a ratings winner for the network, but that has certainly come at the expense of unflattering reviews from critics and viewers alike.

To add to the drama surrounding the show, Pastor Deitrick Haddon (seen above) – who has battled rumors of infidelity over the past year which was reignited by alleged nude pics leaked this week – seemed most surprised by the show’s well-publicized slamming from fellow megapastor Bishop T.D. Jakes.

After hearing Jakes labelling of the show as “junk”, Haddon phoned into PRAISE 102.5 to respond:

“I have the absolute utmost respect for Bishop TD Jakes and what he represents. I considered him one of our generals in this generation,” he said.

“I was a bit taken back and shocked when I saw his view on the show, being that he’s a forefather in unorthodox, unconventional methods of sharing the Gospel, whether it be through MegaFest or partnering with comedians or Oprah.”

 

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KERRY WASHINGTON, COLUMBUS SHORT (BACKGROUND)

The real scandal is that it took so long to invite her!

That’s right #Gladiators, your favorite fixer Kerry Washington is on her way from D.C. to New York to host the November 2nd airing of Saturday Night Live.  Coming in as the first black woman to host the show in over a year, Washington’s visit is much welcomed after Kenan Thompson – a regular cast member of the show – made headlines for addressing the “diversity issues” aboard SNL‘s cast.

The announcement comes just after news of ‘Scandal’s continued domination of TV ratings after the premiere of their third season.  Episode 3, which aired last Wednesday, raked in 9.5 million (just short of its series high of 10.1 million for its season 3 premiere).

With only a few hours to go until its release, Lady GaGa‘s ‘Do What You Want‘ has scored an ‘unorthodox’ promotional backing of sorts tonight-thanks to a Twitter outburst from the Italian American Pop sensation.

An outburst, that sees her take on critics who have slammed her alleged spat with Madonna, her supposed Katy Perry induced chart ‘woes’ and her relationship with God.

Honesty below…

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