April 3rd will mark the release of ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’, the new LP from Nicki Minaj.

Following ‘Starships‘, the album’s promo is set to score an enormous boost with the release of ‘Va Va Voom‘, the cut initially believed to be its first single.

Today,  its UK release date was announced. Find out when it is below…

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While mourners paid tribute to Whitney Houston at her ‘Home Going’, newswires were abuzz with news that the singer’s ex-husband Bobby Brown and his group of nine had been asked to leave.

With the service over, Brown moments released a statement addressing the matter. His words below..

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The late, great Whitney Houston‘s funeral ‘Home Going’ took place in Newark, New Jersey this afternoon.

Held at the New Life Baptist Church, the moving service saw family, friends and collegues remember Houston and the legacy she left behind after passing onto eternity on February 11th aged 48.

Words and performances from the likes of R. Kelly, Alicia Keys, Kevin Costner, Clive Davis, Stevie Wonder, Tyler Perry, Dione Warwick,  below…

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Since announcing the arrival of her new album ‘MDNA’, Madonna has ensured she be the subject of many a headline. And while her “Pop royal” status was always going to command the attention of the masses, it’s her comments on megastar Lady GaGa which has drawn the most gasps.

Indeed, the Material Girl has not held back in relaying her belief that the ‘Born This Way’ singer’s output has been “reductive” and lifted from her own.

Ever keen to hear what the masses think, That Grape Juice hit the streets of Hollywood to hear what folk are saying about the matter.

Hit ‘PLAY’ and get into ‘The Word…On Madonna vs Lady GaGa’.

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The legendary Whitney Houston is to be receive her “home going” in her native of Newark, New Jersey today.

A private, yet star-studded send off, the funeral of the late, great star is taking place at the New Life Baptist Church – the  place she discovered her talent.

Live stream commences at 12PM ET / 9AM PT / 4PM (UK)

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Whitney Elizabeth Houston, we will always love you.

Greatness does not die. It lives on and inspires.

Whitney Houston

1963 – Forever

After a murky period of uncertainty, things are finally on the up for soulful songbird Melanie Fiona. 

The new Grammy winner is gearing up for the release sophomore set ‘The MF Life’ this March. And so as to give the album an added boost, Fiona follows up its lead single ‘4am’ with the B.O.B assisted ‘Change The Record’.

Take a listen after the jump…

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Alexandra Burke‘s new Fabulous magazine shoot sees her pose it up with a bed of roses. And yet, conversely, the last 12 months have been anything but that for the talented songstress.

Characterised by family drama, a departure from longtime label SyCo, and a polarizing X Factor guest judging spot, the 23 year old is rising above the taxing time with the release of new single ‘Elephant’ and her sophomore album.

Peep excerpts from the insightful interview after the jump, where more pics from the shoot also await.

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As the world comes to terms with the passing of Whitney Houston, friends and family of the late legend were snapped filing into the Whigham Funeral Home for the singer’s Wake yesterday.

Mother Cissy Houston, daughter Bobbi Kristina, and Clive Davis, were among those in attendance at the solemn ceremony, which served as the final viewing of Houston’s body.

The singer’s funeral is scheduled to take place in New Jersey this afternoon. Stay tuned to That Grape Juice for the latest.

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The last week has seen rumours of  a supposed Rihanna and Chris Brown collaboration swirl into quite the media hurricane. And, while neither have confirmed if we’ll be tasting the ‘Birthday Cake (Remix)’ featured them both, Brown has taken to Twitter, offering insightful words.

Check out what the talented of the two had to say after the jump…

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Tonight saw the airing of the 43rd Annual NAACP Image Awards.  With a moving tribute to Whitney Houston from gospel singer Yolanda Adams to Jill Scott and Jennifer Hudson, tonight’s showing saw some powerhouse voices hit the stage.

Get into all the action after the jump:

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The world may be presently mourning the passing of one pop icon, but another R&B/pop starlet is still being sorely missed.  Over 10 years may have passed since the passing of R&B beauty Aaliyah, but the once touted ‘Sparkle’ star’s shine is still bright as she is regularly mentioned in comparison with today’s chart topping contemporaries.  Like most fallen stars, especially after the success of hit 2009 film ‘Notorious’, chatter spread across the industry about a movie depicting the starlet’s life and – most importantly – who would be tapped to play her.

With rumors swirling that ‘Dreamgirls’ (2006) director Bill Condon had signed on to direct the movie, Canadian songstress Keshia Chante had long been rumored to be depicting the ‘Hot Like Fire’ hitmaker in the film.  Sharing an uncanny resemblance to Haughton, Chante was once thought to be the perfect fit.

Now, the Canadian chanteuse, speaking with Chris Yandek, tells a different story.  Will there ever be an ‘Aaliyah’ movie?  Find her thoughts below:

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Due greatly in part to the passing of pop icon Whitney Houston, this week’s 54th Annual Grammy Awards drew in its second largest audience ever.  In such, stars slated to perform, namely Adele, Katy Perry, Chris Brown, and Nicki Minaj, have seen the showing give them considerable boosts in their own individual endeavors.  Adele, the long running Billboard champion, saw her triumphant stage return encourage album sales of 500k in the week following the show and now reports indicate her songs ‘Rolling In the Deep’, ‘Set Fire To the Rain’, and ‘Someone Like You’ are on track to sell 250k, 220k, and 170k downloads respectively.

Also, following reports of Houston’s untimely passing, the pop starlet moved over 1 million singles and albums in less than 5 days and landed her signature hit ‘I Will Always Love You’ back in the top 10. Next week will see the full download sales realized and are expected to land in the 250,000 to 300,000 range of this song alone.

Unlike Adele and Houston, Minaj, Perry, and Brown all unveiled new music this week to spearhead promotions of their forthcoming ventures.  Perry, who has already clocked 5 #1s from her ‘Teenage Dream’ album, is readying its follow-up, ‘Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection” (March 26th), and may be on the road to notching her 6th!  While fans were disheartened with news, due to new Billboard ruling, that number 1s from the re-released set won’t be included in her ‘Dream’ tally, it certainly hasn’t stopped their support…

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