Underrated.  Just one of the many things often named with ‘1 Thing’ hitmaker Amerie Rogers.  Her humble beginnings may have found her lost in the shuffle of a new wave of early 2000s R&B belles, but the musical melting pot that was her debut album ‘All I Have’ quickly set her apart.  A melting pot, hinting at R&B, soul, pop, and hip hop, that seemed filled with almost as many diversities as the singer herself.

Led by the mid tempo ‘Why Don’t We Fall In Love’, fans quickly fell in love with this beauty’s varicolored vocal stylings, accented by layers of decorative harmonic arrangements.  A quality that would remain a distinct constant, yet misprized feature of her offerings.

However, it was the introduction of ‘1 Thing’, the lead single from the 2005 ‘Hitch’ soundtrack (Will Smith) and her sophomore album ‘Touch’ that saw R&B lovers really get in touch with her work…

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Lady GaGa had the pleasure of meeting a number of fans last night, just as excited to meet her in the city of Melbourne.

Dressed in black and sporting what appears to be a dog collar the ‘Black Jesus’ stunner was snapped hours after debuting her latest cut ‘Princess Die’ in the city- welcomed with mixed responses.

It also comes after her long time gal pal Lady Starlight took to Twitter to dish on her new LP, telling fans that its sound ‘feels right’.

More from Melbourne below…

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Feast your eyes on Rihanna– rocking the stage as last night’s Kollen Festival in Oslo.

‘Performing’ a number of her more recognizable hits, the ‘Happy Smeckday‘ star took to Twitter to thank her Norwegian fans for their support, tweeting:

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Keyshia Cole’s latest cut, ‘Enough of No Love’, is almost ready to hatch but before its anticipated release,  the belter has teased fans with a snippet from the song.

The lead single pulled from her ‘Woman to Woman’ album, the Lil Wayne assisted jam will reportedly hit  iTunes at midnight, July 2nd.

So until then, get into the preview of ‘Enough of No Love’ below…

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Kelly Rowland turns up the heat with ‘Ice‘, the first single pulled from her fourth studio album.

Featuring Lil Wayne, the scorching cut surfaced online seconds ago and we have to tell you… Kelly’s onto a winner with this one.

Not sure what we mean?

Get into its snippet below…

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In what might be the most exciting news to hit Pop’s shores this month, Kelly Rowland is expected to release her brand new single ‘Ice’ today, in aid of her long awaited fourth studio album.

Featuring ‘Motivation‘ maestro Lil Wayne, the cut receive somewhat of a promo boost today when Rowland tweeted some of its lyrics, enough to garner a growing buzz for the cut.

Your lovin’ be givin’ me chills, you’re like ice.

Ice, ice baby, shake that thing just like dice baby.

So, taking the success of 2011’s ‘Motivation’ into consideration, That Grape Juice wants to know:

What are you expecting from the song?

and

What do you think it needs to surpass sales of Rowland’s earlier hits?

Weigh in below…

Channing Tatum‘s Summer sizzler ‘Magic Mike’ hits theaters nationwide today! {Click here to watch trailer}

And so as to celebrate its arrival, we want to know what your favorite songs to wind and grind to are!

Peep our list below…

1) Purple Rain – Prince

2) Red Light Special – TLC

3) Dance For You – Beyonce

4) Promise – Ciara

5) Lovers & Friends – Usher

Yours?

This September, Lady GaGa is set to announce the name of her fourth studio album- one year after releasing its #1 predecessor ‘Born This Way‘.

Billed as ‘crazy’ by co-manager Vincent Herbert, the project- as is always the case with GaGa- is highly anticipated, perhaps more so than any of her previous releases.

For, despite ‘Born‘s initial success ( 600,00 units sold at full price in its first week), it has come on the receiving end of intense criticism, labelled ‘pretentious’ and ‘reductive’ for its literal and at times overproduced sound.

Now, it’s time for you to have your say.

Confused?

Details below…

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While fellow R&B star Usher was getting grilled by ABC news anchor Robin Roberts, singer Ashanti took to ‘Live with Kelly’ to show off her grill skills with guest co-host Michael Strahan.

Looking to show her good goods extend far beyond the studio, the ‘Foolish’ singer donned a colorful, floral dress while showing Kelly & co. the ropes for their well received segment ‘Grilling With the Stars’.

And while fans anxiously await ‘Braveheart’ and what ever else Miss Douglas is cooking up in the studio, for now they’ll have to deal with what’s cooking on this grill…

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While ‘Nice & Slow’ singer Usher has seen sales of his latest album ‘Looking 4 Myself’ looking just that – nice & slow – the hitmaker is still pressing forward with promotions.  Promotions that have undoubtedly been slowed by incidents surrounding his personal life – namely a heated custody battle with former wife/stylist Tameka Foster.

Despite a well publicized courtroom showdown, the singer has been silent about the issue (bar a few Twitter mentions)…until now.  Speaking a great length with ABC’s Robin Roberts in a segment that aired this morning, find out what Raymond had to say about this and more below:

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Brandy took to HLN‘s ‘Showbiz Tonight’ last night, in further support of her new single ‘Put It Down’.

Weighing in on a number of Pop culture issues, the interview took a moving turn when the ”2/11′ belle heard a snippet of Whitney Houston‘s ‘Celebrate‘ for the very first time- leaving her a little shaken.

Watch the footage below…

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In what comes as unfortunate news, That Grape Juice is grieved to report that Fugees icon Lauryn Hill is reportedly   heading to jail, following a lengthy legal battle with the state of New Jersey.

Details below…

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