She’s the Reality TV mogul oft praised for her turning salacious lemons into high end lemonade.

However, despite making positive strides towards ridding her brand of the sex tape that birthed it, Kim Kardashian still finds herself being labelled somewhat of a laughing stock, denied the respect afforded her own ‘televised’ antics robbed her of.

It’s this, according to fans of Pop royal that Beyonce, that should give the star enough reason not to attend Kardashian‘s wedding to ‘Diamonds’ performer Kanye West, taking to Ben Rattray‘s ‘Change.Org’ to launch a hilarious petition they hope will force her to decline the impending invitation.

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Ever keen on keeping the masses abreast of fresh and/or often underrated talent, That Grape Juice presents ‘The Spill’ – a renewed look at not-so-new, yet active, acts.

Much like its ‘Freshly Squeezed’ sister segment, this revived assay aims to put the magnifying glass on talents who may not appeal to the buying public on a broad scale yet are still serving material that could easily spin side-by-side with some of today’s top hits.

Covering a kaleidoscope of genres with rookies and vets alike, ‘The Spill’ is set to feature some names you probably know and love as well as some you’ll (soon) be glad to know.  Click below to find out the spill on crooners August Alsina, Shaggy, Jhene Aiko, and much more…

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After racking up many a hit with Jennifer Lopez, ‘Culo’ hit maker Pitbull set his sights on the Latina bombshell that is Ms. Veronica Vega!

Set to take the world by storm with her infectious brand of Latin inspired Pop, the beauty teases fans with the release of the pair’s brand new video ‘Wicked’ today- launching a sneak peak now available to peep right here on TGJ?!

Why the likes of Akon, Ne-Yo and Pit have fallen for her?

Find out below!

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Expect to much of the ladies of TLC in the coming months!

For, while fans anxiously await their made-for-tv biopic (VH1), the dynamic duo have been hitting the studio prepping new music.  Reconnecting with longtime collaborator Dallas Austin and Ne-Yo behind the pen of new tunes, the ‘Waterfalls’ hitmakers recently spilled news of a few other names on the guest list for their forthcoming project.

One diva mentioned is sure to earn the applause of pop fans:

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That ‘Rihanna reign’ may count for all of nothing on stage, but it’s no doubt a force to be reckoned with on charts home and away.

Not sure what we mean? Well this week has seen the star – pictured alongside 17 time Grammy winner Beyonce above- welcome good news brought to her by the UK’s Official Charts.

For, today, they released their lists of the Top 40 biggest selling singles and albums of the year so far, both of which feature the ‘We Found Love‘ prominently.

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He doesn’t get enough credit for it, but Jay Z‘s hand in Pop reaches far further than the odd collaboration with his wife Beyonce.

From birthing the careers of Rihanna and Rita Ora, overseeing Christina Milian’s last album at Def Jam to pushing Ne-Yo to chart heights upon the release of ‘So Sick’, the Pop culture icon is no stranger to crafting or pushing Urban jams to the Pop heavens.

Only right then, that he shows a little love to the Pop icon that is Britney Spears, taking to Twitter to share his favorite release from the star, during an impromptu chit chat with fans!

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As one of the most active online destinations for Urban Pop, things move at a rapid pace here at That Grape Juice. However, each week, there’s always select stories that resonate most amongst our millions of monthly readers. Happen to miss one of them? Fret not, you now have…The Refill!

No frills or trills, The Refill simply recaps the hottest topics on the lips of the TGJ faithful over the last seven days. The metrics used to compile the list weekly are comments, social media shares, and page views.  So without further adieu…

That Grape Juice’s Top 5 Stories Of The Week!

1) Sales Predictions: Kanye West, J.Cole, and Kelly Rowland

2) Ne-Yo Talks Beyonce Album

3) Billboard Refuse To Count Samgsung Sales of New Jay-Z 

4) Kelly Rowland Reveals ‘Dirty Laundry’ Video Teaser

5) Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, and Ciara Added To BET Awards 2013

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Mariah Carey is playing approximately no games with her comeback campaign.

Already a staple on American Idol, the premium diva looks set to cash in on the exposure. For, it has been announced that she will be kicking off Good Morning America’s annual Summer Concert Series next month!

Full story (and full performer list) after the jump…

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After axing a number of tour dates amidst rumours of poor ticket sales, things haven’t been looking so swell for Rihanna recently. Until now.

Moments ago, the nominations for the Billboard Music Awards 2013 were unwrapped and the model has multiple reasons to smile. More specifically, ten.

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Guess which chart staple was snapped on her way into New York’s ‘Music Choice’ hours ago.

Need a hint? Ok. Her debut US single was recently certified Double Platinum for shipments of 2 million units.

Find out who it is below…

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Kelly Rowland‘s run on the X Factor UK had several highs, yet a number of lows — the latter of which saw the Destiny’s Child diva leave the show in 2011.

However, if new reports are to be believed, the ‘Kisses Down Low’ singer may be set to return to the talent-search – this time on home soil.

Details 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 recap Keri Hilson’s ‘In A Perfect World’ – her critically acclaimed debut LP… (more…)