They may share a label in Jimmy Iovine‘s ‘Interscope’, but it seems Lady GaGa has worked her way into Azealia Banks‘ ‘naughty list’, joining a long list of entertainers currently feuding with the ‘1991’ chart-hopeful.

Reaching fever pitch when GaGa revealed that Banks’ ‘bad attitude’ has prompted her to cut the star from new album ‘ARTPOP’, ‘Galore’ magazine now plays host to a brand new quote by Banks, who has likened the ‘Applause‘ singer to Ursula The Sea Witch.

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Cop a gander of Nicki Minaj!

The Young Money maestra sent her legion of fans into a frenzy seconds ago when she shared a new shoot on Instagram.

Beyond detailing the designers responsible for her ensembles (a list that included Roberto Cavalli and Versace), the rapper remained suspiciously silent about what the shoot was for. Although, it’s worth noting that the femcee is currently hard at work on her third studio album – the follow-up to 2012’s ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ and its re-release ‘The Re Up’.

While its unknown what Nicki is cooking up, one thing is certain — more stunning snaps await below…

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With a new album on the horizon, the Mariah Carey promotional machine is cranking up several notches.

Following this morning’s release date reveal for ‘The Art Of Letting Go’, the diva unwrapped the official cover for the LP’s latest single ‘You’re Mine (Eternal)’ moments ago.

The artwork, which you can check out above, clearly draws on the Candy Gram Valentine’s Day concept. Let’s see if the masses love the actual track when it arrives in 48 hours (February 12th).

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Following a number of false starts, Mariah Carey has finally mastered ‘The Art Of Letting Go’.

Moments ago, the premium diva revealed the release dates for the hotly anticipated album and its latest lead single ‘You’re Mine (Eternal)’.

So, really though, what are you waiting for? Find out when you can snap up new Mimi after the jump…

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As reported, R&B belle Keyshia Cole stopped by the Bethenny show recently.

Currently hard at work on her sixth studio album, the ‘Trust And Believe’ songstress took a brief break to chat it up with the reality-star-turned-talk-show host about music and motherhood.

And while last week brought with it a brief teaser, today saw more clips from the interesting sit-down surface.

Watch below as Cole waxes honest about embracing her sexuality, motherhood, music, and much more.

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Ten years after storming the show with an Andre 3000-backed performance of ‘Crazy in Love’, reports now indicate that ‘Standing on the Sun’ star Beyonce is plotting a return to the ‘BRIT Awards‘!

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Thirteen years after being booted from Urban Pop super-group Destiny’s Child, ‘Single Black Female‘ performer Farrah Franklin is now eyeing a return to music this year!

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Good music alert!

As his following continues to rise with every passing day, Def Jam’s Elijah Blake ignites the fire behind his debut album today…launching a brand spanking new single set to hit iTunes on March 3rd.

Named ‘Sing For Me’, the upbeat number comes armed with killer verses from Rick Ross and ‘Robin Hood’ hit-maker The Game, forging a collaboration set to take R&B/Hip Hop by storm once it impacts radio!

Why we’re putting out a ‘good music alert’ on this one? Well, it simply is that…good- marking yet another cut which sees Blake pen an ‘Urban’ effort palatable enough for Pop audiences, without losing the edge that’s given his sound such a clear point of difference.

Ready to ‘Sing’?

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Bashed and belittled by those who weren’t impressed by its ‘R-rated’ nature, Rihanna‘s ‘Pour It Up‘ made quite the impact upon its October 2013 arrival, for reasons both good and bad.

The good? The push it gave supporting album ‘Unapologetic’ on a sales front, after surpassing sales of 1 million units in the US itself. The bad? Criticism from fans of DanceHall staples Lady Saw and Patra, who took aim at the star’s alleged ‘borrowing’ of their work and trademark styles.

Today, the good finds itself outweighing the bad as the clip reaches a monumental milestone, and as the performer joins management company Roc Nation in celebrating the release of new music from collaborator Elijah Blake!

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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, 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 the latest news on Deitrick Haddon, Donnie McClurkin, Earnest Pugh, Erica Campbell, James Fortune, Angel of Trin-i-tee 5:7, and more:

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For months, speculation has been rife about the title of Mariah Carey‘s new single.

Indeed, tongues have been wagging ever since the dynamo diva revealed that the track – which serves as the forth lead single from upcoming album ‘The Art Of Letting Go’ – would be unwrapped on Valentine’s Day (February 14th).

As such, with the big day nigh, Team MC are spilling the tea in a bid to whip up heightened buzz ahead of the big reveal.

Details below…

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