For all her success in the Pussycat Dolls, Nicole Scherzinger‘s solo run has been a journey plagued by peaks and troughs. Indeed, despite many attempts, the Pop stunner has struggled to achieve anything beyond “moderate” singular success — in Europe.

However, with her popularity soaring due to her turn as a judge on The X Factor UK, it appears plans are underway for another crack at chart-stardom.

Details below…

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Ne-Yo is back!

This week marks the release of Motown star’s fifth studio album ‘R.E.D’ (Realizing Every Dream).

A stellar collection, the set sees the singer-songwriter return to his R&B core. With its lush melodies and radio ready hooks, ‘R.E.D’ reminds the masses that R&B can be commercially viable in the present Pop-focal climate.

We’ve had the album on constant replay here at That Grape Juice and are sure you will too when it arrives this week! Hence, so as to give you a taste, we present

Click here to buy Ne-Yo’s ‘R.E.D’

Tonight, 10.30 (est), E! will air the first chapter of Nicki Minaj‘s three part reality series ‘My Truth‘.

A tell all piece documenting the preparation for her November 19th release ‘The Re-Up’ and her UK arena tour, today saw a fresh teaser from the show emerge online.

A teaser, which sees the Rapper address her run in with vocal treasure Mariah Carey, available to watch here. A teaser, which sees Minaj speak openly on how she feels about Carey now the dust has settled.

Watch below…

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Roc Nation diva Rita Ora looked all sorts of scorching last night at the MOBO Awards 2012.

The ‘R.I.P’ singer, who won an award at the Liverpool extravaganza, donned a striking white number before jouging it up with a color-burst ensemble later.

Peep more pics below…

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Cop a gander of Kelly Rowland.

The R&B stunner last night lived up to her billing on the video set for rapper Future‘s ‘Neva End’ remix- which she features on.

In a testament to Ms. Kelly’s impressive “grind”, the clip is the fourth the Destiny’s Child graduate has shot over a three week period (Big Boi’s ‘Mama Told Me’, Ludacris’ ‘Representin”, her own ‘Ice’ visual, and now this). She, most definitely, works hard for her money.

Peep more pics and listen to ‘Neva End’, below…

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The stars aligned at Liverpool’s Echo Arena last night, for the 2012 MOBO Awards.

Crowning many of the night’s nominees with countless awards, the event saw Nicki Minaj, TLC,  Misha B, Rita Ora, Labrinth and Emeli Sande celebrated for their contributions to their respective fields.

Curious to see how all the nominees fared? Full list of nominations for the MOBO Awards below…

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Via She Is Diva:

Beyonce & Jay Z enjoyed downtime in NYC last night, turning up at the Barclays Center to watch the Brooklyn Nets play the Toronto Raptors.

Snapped court side, Mama Bey rocked a do akin to one sported by  her in 2003’s ‘Me Myself & I’, sans Baby Blue, who will undoubtedly join the world in watching her mom perform at Superbowl 2013, in support of her fifth studio album.

More from the loved up pair below…

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Fresh from a critically hailed performance on Jools Holland, soulful songbird Natalie Duncan is back with new single ‘Find Me A Home’.

The track features on the the Londoner’s debut album ‘Devil In Me’, which is set to be repackaged with a more commercial flairnext year.

For now though, we – like The Guardian and more- are totally engrossed with the LP as it is.

Hit ‘PLAY’ below to see what the hype is about.

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Whether you love her or not, there’s no denying the force that is Def Jam’s Rihanna.

Readying the release of her seventh studio album on November 19th, today saw a track list from the LP, ‘Unapologetic‘, surface online- two weeks before launch week.

Get into it below…

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The X Factor 2012 aired its fourth Live Show this evening. This portion of the talent search sees the contestants’ ability showcased before a live audience – with an act being sent home each week.

Judging the hopefuls are new additions Gary Barlow, Tulisa Contostavlos, original panelist Louis Walsh, and newcomer Nicole Scherzinger.

November 19th marks the release of Nicki Minaj’s ‘The Re-Up‘, the reworked version of her #1 LP ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’.

So, just in case you needed an incentive to purchase the release, today saw the release of one of its numbers ‘Freedom’, now available to purchase online!

How did Nicki fare this time around you ask?

Find out via iTunes below….

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And the promo train revs up for a certain 14-time Grammy winning diva…

Fans of ‘Girl On Fire’ wailer Alicia Keys should expect to see much of her in the coming days as she hits up outlets in support of her 5th LP.  The November 27th-due set has already had people chatting over its lead single/video, but now Keys is keen to ensure that buzz remains afloat.

While news broke earlier this week of the singer’s cover of Billboard magazine (seen above), Mrs. Beatz was spotted on last night’s Kimmel performing her new single for quite the receptive crowd.

See Keys’ hot performance and accompanying interview below:

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