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His name may pay homage to the Summer, yet August Alsina is gearing up to release his debut album this Spring.

Christened ‘Testimony’, the hotly anticipated set arrives on April 15th; hence, so as to drum up heightened buzz, the R&B bad boy has drawn the curtain back on the LP’s official cover.

Preceded by hit single ‘I Luv This’ and latest effort ‘Make It Home’, the project crowns a year of grafting for 21-year-old New Orleans native. Will it pay off? Time will tell.

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Eleven years after the release of his ‘Get Rich, Or Die Tryin’ debut, ‘Piggybank‘ purveyor 50 Cent has announced his departure from Jimmy Iovine‘s ‘Interscope’, and the arrival of his very own independent label.

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Two years after riding British chart waves with her debut album ‘ORA‘, Rita Ora sets her sights on the world with its follow-up this year, announcing plans to kick off its campaign…next week!

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If Camp Mariah Carey opts to go ahead with the star’s May 6th album release date, the only fate the LP can be sure to face is…disaster.

A little dramatic? Perhaps. However, after watching its latest first single slip and slide out of iTunes Top 400 after a week of release, her team is now faced with the mammoth task of convincing the general public to purchase the Def Jam-backed piece.

Problematic, considering the difficulty they’ve had moving all of its singles, save for the ‘Clear Channel‘- pushed ‘Beautiful.’

Now, as if its iTunes run didn’t give Universal enough cause to rethink their strategy, today has seen  ‘Mine’ make its Billboard Hot 100 debut.

Where it charted?

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As the gem that is Mariah Carey‘s ‘You’re Mine’ free falls its way down iTunes USA, Jason Derulo can boast of standing on much higher ground today, as his new single ‘Talk Dirty’ continues to turn up the heat on the Billboard Hot 100.

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‘Tasty’ temptress Kelis is looking to give fans something new to taste as she serves up new music alongside a new foray into television.

Indeed, with her 6th studio album “FOOD” set to blast onto the scene on the heels of its first single and video “Jerk Ribs,” Kelis is looking to turn this reignited buzz to boil with a new show on the Cooking Channel called ‘Saucy and Sweet’.

“The show, called “Saucy and Sweet,” will premiere on the channel Feb. 26 and will feature the singer’s culinary creations — “food with attitude,”.

Her foray into TV precedes Kelis’ “FOOD” album, which is due April 21 as her first release on indie label Ninja Tune. Produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek, the album exudes its culinary theme in the tracklist, with “Jerk Ribs” joined by “Breakfast,” “Cobbler,” “Fish Fry” and “Biscuits ‘n’ Gravy.”

“Saucy and Sweet”, which will air at 8:30 p.m. ET on Wednesdays exclusively on The Cooking Channel, will see the ‘Milkshake’ singer give a bit more to bring the boys to the yard.

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One month after welcoming ‘Sons of Anarchy’ star Donal Logue to its cast, FOX‘s forthcoming series ‘Gotham’ has welcomed Jada Pinkett Smith to its line up this year, enlisting the actress to serve as one its villains.

Based on DC characters from Bob Kane‘s ‘Batman’, the series will explore the genesis of Commissioner James Gordon, set to be introduced as a charismatic rookie detective living in a crime-ridden Gotham City.

Called on to portray sadistic thug ‘Fish Mooney‘, Jada‘s role will place her alongside ‘Blue Juice’ actor Sean Pertwee and ‘All Good Things’ actress Zabryna Guevara, who signed up to play Sarah Essen Gordon, first introduced in ‘Batman #405.’

Detailing Smith’s role in the series, Deadline shares:

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After a three hour extravaganza, which saw performances from the likes of Beyonce, the credits have rolled on the BRIT Awards 2013.

Hailed as the UK’s answer to the Grammy’s, you can find out who snagged what awards at the ceremony (which was held in the city of London ) after the jump…

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It’s the performance everyone was waiting for. Beyonce has literally just stepped off the stage at the 2014 BRIT Awards in London town.

King B brought the house down at the O2 Arena with a haunting rendition of current Pop single ‘XO’.

Watch the 32-year-old soar with the stirring anthem after the jump…

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The 2014 BRIT Awards are airing live from London’s iconic O2 Arena.

A global first, the entire show is being streamed live for the world via Youtube.

Already boasting an action-packed performers list, the show was dosed an extra “must-see” factor today after it was announced that Beyonce will be taking to the stage.

So what are you waiting for? Tune in to the 2014 BRIT Awards right here on That Grape Juice! (Show starts at 8PM UK/ 3PM US EST)

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 ‘XO’ may be yet to reach the heights attained by ‘Drunk in Love‘, but it seems Beyonce is ready to move ‘on to the next‘ this week, ‘secretly’ plotting the release of her brand new single…’Partition.’

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Better late than never.

The above may be a sentiment adopted by R&B staple John Legend, whose latest album ‘Love in the Future‘ is enjoying an epic chart revival of sorts this year…seven months after its August 2013 release.

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