Peep these snaps of a glowing Rihanna, on her way to dinner in Santa Monica last night.

Glued to her cell phone and sporting a modest black number, the Pop enchantress was snapped two months before the release of her seventh studio album, which already boasts the US smash hit ‘Diamonds’ and numbers penned by ‘Enough Of No Love‘ mastermind, Elijah Blake.

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Touted as Beyonce‘s biggest movie role since Dreamgirls, Clint Eastwood’s ‘A Star Is Born’ has been anticipated in earnest by both the music and film industries. However, according to new reports, the remake of the 1976 classic has been dealt a devastating blow — Beyonce has departed the project.

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Having ‘Put It Down’ and  then some on Urban radio all summer, the time is nigh for the release of Brandy‘s hotly anticipated ‘Two Eleven’ LP.

Ahead of the set’s October 16th arrival, you can now preview the whole album. So what are you waiting for? Sample what Ms. Norwood will be serving up next Tuesday below…

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The 2012 BET Hip Hop Awards wrapped up moments ago, and as ever, you know That Grape Juice has your access to Hip Hop’s hottest night!  Boasting performances from Young Jeezy, Wiz Khalifa, T.I, Rick Ross, Omarion, Meek Mills, and the most talked about cypher ever!

That Grape Juice was in the house to witness events live, but those who missed it can click below to catch the show’s unforgettable moments and performances:

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Monica pictured above with RCA Records CEO Peter Edge

As exclusively reported here, R&B/Hip Hop hitmaker Rico Love is set to rejoin ‘It All Belongs To Me’ co-star Monica for her 7th studio LP.

Boasting ‘executive producer’ rights, news has now surfaced that Love will not be the only big name listed under production credits. For, per the suggestions of many-That Grape Juice-faithful, Mo took to Twitter to unveil a full list of hitmakers set to contribute to the album’s sound:

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Fergie marks the latest star to take to Oprah Winfrey‘s ‘Next Chapter‘ this year, readying her slot on the show for October 31st.

Opening up on her days in record breaking group ‘The Black Eyed Peas’, her bisexuality and reports of her allegedly infidel husband Josh Duhamel, it seems this is one convo the world will not want to miss out on.

A sneak peek of her stint above…

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2012 may have brought with it Monica‘s ‘New Life’ album, however it appears the songstress is wasting no time cooking up its follow-up.

We caught up with hitmaker Rico Love at the BET Hip-Hop Awards 2012 in Atlanta recently where he dished on the project – revealing that he is executive producing the set.

Hit ‘PLAY’ to see what else he said and to check out our chats with Rick Ross, Marcus Canty, Kevin McCall and more. 

The BET Hip-Hop Awards 2012 airs TONIGHT on BET at 8P/7C.

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Last year saw Kelly Rowland dominate Urban radio with mega-selling ‘Motivation’. Now, with new cut ‘Ice’ shaping up to do the same, the Destiny’s Child graduate had unwrapped new promotional shots for its housing album.

Due early next year, the LP  features production from the likes of Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins, Rico Love, Da Internz,  Sean Garrett, Lonny Bereal, T. Mills. and more.

Presently without an announced title, Rowland has been tweeting the letters #YOTW for the last few weeks. Hmm…

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It’s had an impressive, but tonight marks the season finale of Danielle Scott-Haughton‘s ‘Dear Jesus’.

Tying up many a loose ends and unearthing a few of Mercedes’ past demons, we’d say that today’s episode is a must see- for reasons you’ll understand once you tune in.

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It’s had an impressive, but tonight marks the season finale of Danielle Scott-Haughton‘s ‘Dear Jesus’.

Tying up many a loose ends and unearthing a few of Mercedes’ past demons, we’d say that today’s episode is a must see- for reasons you’ll understand once you tune in.

Enjoy above…

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And the promotion begins!

That Grape Juice can confirm that Christina Aguilera has been announced as the first performer at the 40th annual American Music Awards.

The high-profile slot is one of many lined up for the superstar songbird’s eagerly awaited ‘Lotus’ LP – which arrives on November 13th. It is widely believed that Aguilera will perform comeback single ‘Your Body’ at the November 18th extravaganza, which airs (8:00-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)  live from Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre.

For the latest on one of music’s biggest calendar night’s, keep it locked on That Grape Juice!

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As 2012’s breakout star, there isn’t a venue or outlet that hasn’t been graced with Rita Ora‘s promo presence.

This week, she hit Ryan Seacrest‘s radio show for a live performance of two cuts from her debut album ‘ORA‘. Flaunting the vocals the UK and Australia have already fallen in love with, peep Rita performing ‘Shine Ya Light’ and ‘R.I.P’ below…

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