“She’s a flop!”

A phrase used all too often, yet rarely probed.

The gargantuan success of mega-sellers such as Beyonce and Lady GaGa have seen acts who don’t meet their commercial benchmarks cast as “failures”.

But are they, though?

Hit ‘PLAY’ to watch us examine this, with particular reference to two of R&B’s most debated acts – Kelly Rowland and Ciara. Be sure to let us know what YOU think below…

Your thoughts?

The last 15 years has seen Beyonce establish a work ethic like no other. As such, rumours of her child’s arrival were never going to slow down the promo train for her latest LP ‘4’. Case, point, her “appearance” on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve last night.

Much to the chagrin of her detractors, the singer offered a previously-recorded performance of ‘I Was Here’ – ironically stealing the show despite not being there.

Watch the stirring showing after the jump…

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Pop tour de force Lady GaGa saw out 2011 with the same way she entered it – with a bang!

The 25 year old, who saw in last year with a huge promotional blitz for her ‘Born This Way’ project, – celebrated the fruits of those efforts by performing a medley of tracks from the mega-successful opus on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.

Check out the Paw purveyor’s performances of ‘Marry The Night’ and ‘Born This Way’ after the jump…

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2011 was all flavours of fierce for Hip-Pop force Nicki Minaj. So what better way to see out the year and ring in 2012 than performing ‘Super Bass’ – one of the main drivers of her gargantuan success – at Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.

Peep the Young Money Mrs in action after the jump!

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From myself (Sam),  and all of us here at That Grape Juice, we’d like to wish you – our dear readers – a very Happy New Year!

It’s surreal to think that That Grape Juice is now entering its fifth year online. Oh how time flies when you’re having fun! It’s been such a blessed journey for us in so many ways; a journey I thank you all sincerely for coming along with us on. I really look forward to steering That Grape Juice to amazing new heights in 2012 (we’ve got A LOT in the pipeline…watch this space!)

I also hope that this year brings you all that your heart desires and then some. Onwards and upwards folks. Let’s do this!

Happy New Year!

With some sects of Janet Jackson’s fan base hoping the year 2012 will see her give birth to a brand spanking new album, today saw footage that will have some wondering if the icon is gearing up to deliver something of a more ‘human’ persuasion.

Confused?

Well, get into this footage of the entertainer making her way into a Los Angeles fertility clinic hours ago and let us know what you think about it below…

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Believe it or not, 2012 is only a matter of hours away.

So, in what will sure to have fans of Pop veteran Christina Aguilera gushing with excitement, this means they are  now one step closer to getting their hands on her  long awaited new album.

With the project’s first single ‘Love Your Body‘ gearing up to make its way online any day now, we here at TGJ HQ are curious:

Are you going to buy the project? And if so- just what kind of material are you hoping she delivers on it?

Let us know below…

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Get behind thee Trey Songz!

Indeed, with R.Kelly set to release  the album ‘Black Panties‘  in 2012, this is just what  fans of the R&B maestro will be hoping critics will be chanting in unison once the project finally sees the light of day.

Now, as to whet the appetites of these very fans and critics, two unreleased tracks by the entertainer have surfaced online today.

Get into ‘Nothing On‘ and ‘I Quit You‘ below…

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Though his fans may choose to ignore it,50 Cent‘s career just isn’t what it used to be.

No longer the hard hitting  commercially potent lyricist the world was introduced to back in 2003, recent years have seen his material struggle to compete with the likes of Jay Z, Lil Wayne, Kanye West and Drake on a number of different fronts.

Now, in what will sure to have the folk over at Interscope wondering just what do with him, he has hit out at the label’s executive Jimmy Iovine , who he holds responsible for the difficulties his career is currently facing.

His comments below…

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Check out this footage of ‘High Price’ beauty Ciara performing at Dubai’s Club Chi Chi last night.

Serving up live cuts of her more renowned material, the entertainer’s performance at the club arrived hours after Epic label executive, LA Reid revealed details on her upcoming project which is set to hit stores in 2012.

Peep her set below…

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If last night’s news of Katy Perry‘s untimely separation from Russell Brand put a downer on what has otherwise been a  fun filled festive season, today saw the arrival of news that will be sure to put smiles on the faces of any in tune with the world of celebrity relationships.

For, this morning saw Rochelle Wiseman of Pop troupe ‘The Saturday‘s reveal that she is to wed long time boyfriend Marvin Humes, of Brit Pop quartet JLS.

Her announcement below…

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“Whoa lover” were lyrics fixed on the lips of many this summer. Indeed, escaping Kelly Rowland‘s run-away hit ‘Motivation’ during its impressive run would have been quite the feat.

Much of song’s success is attributable to its heavy radio rotation. Rotation which has seen Rowland spin her way to the top of the Urban radio year end tally.

Details after the jump…

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