They may head two of Pop’s most powerful fan bases, but it seems not even fan support could have saved Nicki Minaj & Rihanna on this week’s Billboard 200.

Forced to watch Adele‘s ’21‘ return to #1 after hitting the 22 million units sold worldwide mark last week, the Caribbean Queens have both suffered a decline in sales this week, pulling in an unfortunate 22,966 copies between them.

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Easily one of the year’s most anticipated releases, Usher’s seventh studio album ‘Looking For Myself’ has been backed by a global promotional campaign. Alas, sales expectations in most territories are high.

Find out what the record is on-course to sell on his home soil after the jump….

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Without a doubt, the UK campaign for Usher‘s ‘Looking For Myself’ has been a roaring success.

Wowing crowds at Capital FM’s ‘Summertime Ball‘ to reestablishing his budding icon status by way of his American Express fueled live show on Monday, today saw Raymond perform for fans  at the Radio 1 Live Lounge.

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After conquering many an unsuspecting chart and your favorite act for good measure, Lady GaGa is expanding her brand… to fragrances.

Named ‘The Fame’, fans can get their hands on the singer’s first perfume in coming months, however until its launch (likely to coincide with the release of her new album) get into images of the product below…

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August 21st marks the release of Trey Songz’ latest album ‘Chapter V’, heavily anticipated since news of its arrival came last year.

 So, in an attempt to push the project to the buying public, the vocalist took to 106 & Park for an interesting promo appearance. An appearance, which saw him tease a fresh duet with Pop  ‘Commander’ Kelly Rowland.

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Rita Ora was all smiles yesterday, performing at her VEVO Lift Showcase last night in NYC.

Taking to stage at Grammercy Theater, the singer/songwriter served renditions of her smash singles ‘RIP‘, ‘How We Do’ and numbers from her debut album, days after wrapping up her stint on Coldplay’s Summer Tour.

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In our quest to continually push the envelope, That Grape Juice today launches the ‘TGJ Social Reader’!

Together with the geniuses over at Play Big Media, we’ve spent months cultivating a unique experience for our readers on Facebook – and we couldn’t be more excited to roll it out today!

The “app” which publishes the TGJ stories you’re reading to your Facebook timeline (with links so your friends can read them too), sees That Grape Juice join an elite list of premium brands who’ve engineered similar experiences. They include Spotify, The Huffington Post, Viddy, and MTV.

Onwards and upwards has always been our M.O and today, folks, we’re cranking it up another level.

So what are you waiting for, click below to join in the fun!

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As the saying goes, one is as young as one feels.

However, when one is old enough to be someone’s grandmother, there comes a point when that one must learn to ‘put it away’, for the sake of their dignity and modesty.

Unfortunately for Madonna, she did not get the above memo.

Yes, after putting many a baby off breast milk with this snap two days ago, she has continued in her efforts to ‘shock’ fans by exposing her ‘cakes’ during a show in Rome.

Horror below…

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Get into the video for Usher’s ‘Scream‘, in aid of his new album ‘Looking For Myself’.

Does it live up the song’s hype?

You decide below…

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As one of Pop’s more powerful players, Epic exec LA Reid knows a thing or two about star spotting.

Birthing the careers of P!nk, Ciara, Rihanna and TLC to name a few, his work in the industry recently landed him a judging position on FOX’s X Factor USA, alongside Simon Cowell.

Now, one month after ‘Toxic’ beaut Britney Spears joined that panel, Reid has weighed in on her chances of winning the show if she was on the other side of the judging table.

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Check out Misha B!

Having made a notable name for herself during last year’s X Factor, the 20 year old is poised to show she also has the chart factor as she launches her debut single ‘Home Run’ (click here to listen).

And so as to support the MNEK produced banger, the Mancunian has gone all out for the cut’s accompanying video. Case, point, these newly released stills from the clip which was shot in London earlier this month.

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After exclusively revealing her new single plans That Grape Juice, media darling Cheryl Cole has premiered ‘Screw You’ – one of the cuts in contention to serve as the follow-up to current smash ‘Call My Name’.

Continuing the sometimes-singer’s foray into the world of “Urban”, the track -which features on her ‘A Million Lights’ LP- boasts an 8-bar verse from British rapper Wretch 32.

Take a listen after the jump…
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