Behold the bombshell that is Snoh Aalegra, the ARTrium Records beauty on course to take 2014 by storm!

Indeed, with Sony Music in her corner, double-take inducing looks to her benefit and a voice that gave us no choice but to follow up on recommendations made a number of industry tastemakers, the Swedish stunner kicked off the year with a brand new video she hopes will push her name far beyond the arena it currently resides in.

Why we’re billing her ‘one to watch’?

‘Burning Bridges’ below…

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After standing at the forefront of Urban Pop circa 2003/2004 with their respective solo debuts, Beyonce & Ciara can now boast of careers that have brought them household name status and secure seats at Pop’s ever-changing dining table.

So, in recognising the achievements of her Sony sister, Ciara has revealed why she believes one can only be inspired by Beyonce, citing her ever-impressive hustle as the driving force behind her undying success.

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Amidst the thousands of  admirers across the globe hoping to secure the attention of the Hip Hop heart throb August Alsina, one finds herself more smitten by the star than any of his or her competitors would care to admit.

Perhaps dazzled by his Def Jam approved vocals, smitten by his Southern charm and enamoured with the ease in which he wooed her, said admirer now finds their long running love affair lasting far more than anyone could expected.

Her name? iTunes R&B.

Her relationship status? Sprung.

Her story below…

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Peace and positivity.

Watch enough interviews given by Southern belle Ciara, and one will soon find that the above is all the performer seeks to share with the world.

With this in mind, one shouldn’t be surprised to learn that her recent interview with ‘Huffington Post Live‘ brought with it a fresh batch of praise for Janet Jackson, the icon whose career has long been admired by the mild-mannered mother to be.

Why she believes Jackson is the best female artist to rock Pop’s scene?

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Arianna Huffington‘s ‘Huffington Post Live‘ welcomed the cool-spirited songbird that is Ciara to its home recently, inviting the ‘Get Up’ performer for an interview now available to peep right here on That Grape Juice.Net!

Armed with the recently released news of her pregnancy, the education-endorsing entertainer hit the spot to speak with Marc Lamont Hill, who quizzed her on the success of her Top 20 single ‘Body Party’, her forthcoming performance at the 56th annual Grammy Awards, and a career that continues to flourish with every passing year.

Her empowering words below…

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Ciara may be with child, but that hasn’t halted the star’s musical hustle.

During her pregnancy announcement on The View today, the dynamo diva revealed that she’s currently working on her sixth studio album with fiance and baby father Future.

And while little else was divulged about the hotly anticipated project, a nugget of interesting info was tucked into a new press release promoting her partnership with Degree deodorant.

See what we mean below…

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Shakira is currently riding high on iTunes with Rihanna duet ‘Can’t Remember To Forget You’. So what better time than the present to reveal the release date of the track’s parent album?!

Find out when the Latin superstar’s then studio album is set to hit stores…

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After months of speculation, it’s finally confirmed: Ciara is with child.

Details after the jump…

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In realising that their hiatus may have gone some way to shrivel the size of their album-buying base, ‘Hey Ya‘ duo have whipped up a festival induced frenzy today, by announcing the birth of a brand spanking new world tour!

Good news below…

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Seven years after he dominated Super Bowl XLI, ‘I Wonder You’ performer Prince has secured an attention-grabbing arrangement with the FOX network this year, set to see him rock this year’s festivities for a very special ‘Girl.’

Details below…

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Consider yourself a fan of Diddy‘s smash-hit TV network ‘Revolt’?

Wait…you’re not?!

Well, consider yourself one of the few yet to enjoy all their diverse programming schedule has to offer viewers, doing so via the channel numbers listed here.

Now, as if the diversity they endorse and exposure they hand to all artists wasn’t enough to push their rising viewing figures, the network has announced the arrival of its very own live music TV show, reportedly shot in the style of MTV‘s ‘Total Request Live.’

Their announcement below…

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As industry titans go, they don’t come much bigger or more respected than Troy Carter. It’s a fact largely attributable to his moulding of superstar Lady GaGa.

Yet, despite steering the singer’s career to dizzying heights over seven years, the 41-year-old was relieved of his managerial duties on the eve of the release of the star’s latest album ‘ARTPOP’ back in November.

At the time, “creative differences” was the stock explanation offered. What’s more, in the period since, both have remained relatively mum on the cause of the rift.

However, that ended (somewhat) this week when a new interview with Carter was published on FastCompany.com.

Check out an interesting excerpt below…

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