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Ciara‘s new album ‘Jackie’ has been showered with praise for its long-list of potential hits.

And despite lead single ‘I Bet’ still rising on radio, the R&B chanteuse is gearing up to send a new song to Urban stations in a mere matter of weeks.

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‘Body Party’ beauty Ciara welcomes yet another #1 album to her body of hits courtesy of her 6th studio effort ‘Jackie.’

Skyrocketing to the R&B chart’s top perch upon its debut last week, the album – also boasting top 20 placement on the Billboard 200, is seeing a select few of its tenants get the live treatment aboard the singer’s Stateside ‘Jackie’ tour – coasting down to Miami tomorrow night.

But, before the singer’s Floridian fans get a taste of what this stageblazer is serving, she sat down with Time magazine for a 2-part interview to whet appetites by revisiting some of her most memorable dance moves.

With ‘Goodies,’ ‘I Bet,’ ‘Work,’ ‘Ride,’ and more among the highlighted, tuck in below to walk down memory lane with Ci:

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Atlanta showed up and showed out for the homecoming of their R&B darling Ciara.

The star’s ‘Jackie Tour’ rolled in to the A last night and played to a sold-out crowd at the Center Stage arena.

Super turnt up from the jump, the audience lapped up the high-octane show which saw the performer belt out hits such as ‘Body Party,’ ‘Promise,’ and ‘I Bet.’ She also served up showings of the sultry new numbers such as ‘Lullaby‘ and ‘Dance Like We’re Making Love’ and club cut ‘That’s How I’m Feeling.’

Peep the performances after the jump…

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‘Dance Like We’re Making Love’ singer Ciara has seen her biggest hits celebrated on YouTube today, honoured by a fan who has performed a medley of her more memorable numbers in just three minutes.

The remarkable performance comes one week after the release of her latest Top Twenty album ‘Jackie’ and after sales of her discography creep towards the 11 million units mark worldwide!

Are you ready to be entertained?

Epic footage below…

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Ciara is all sorts of confident these days.

Last week saw the songstress release her sixth studio album ‘Jackie’ to critical acclaim.

However, per industry sales estimates, the set’s projected first week numbers of 20,000 are indisputably below what many had hoped for the ‘I Bet’ led set.

During an interview with Philadelphia’s Power 99 RNGMS to plug to project’s accompanying tour, the performer was asked directly what her take on the sales were.

What did Ci say? Find out below…

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The sales for Ciara‘s latest album ‘Jackie’ are in!

Yes, today will see fans of the star learn how many copies the project has sold in its opening week with help from its lead single ‘I Bet.’

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It would appear Ciara‘s fans weren’t the only ones showering the singer with love and affection following her ‘Jackie Tour’ stop in DC last night.

For, the R&B siren was snapped cozying up with new boyfriend, football player Russell Wilson, at the Josephine Lounge at the concert’s official afterparty.

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The new couple have been making many a headline since stepping out together at a White House dinner late last month. Their coyness on the relationship has only intensified interest from the masses – who are keen to lap up any sighting of the pair.

Case in point…

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Ciara rounds up a week of promotion for new album ‘Jackie’ with a live stream of the latest show on the LP’s accompanying trek, the ‘Jackie Tour.’

Already critically hailed, the concert sees the stage blazer serve up a buffet of hits – including ‘Body Party,”Promise,’ ‘Goodies,’and ‘I Bet.’ The 29-year-old also rocks out to newer numbers such as ‘Dance Like We’re Making Love’ and ‘That’s How I’m Feelin.”

Right now, fans across the globe can tune in to the Maryland stop – live from The Fillmore Silver Spring – via Yahoo

As ever, That Grape Juice has you covered!

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Ciara caps off a week of promotion for new album ‘Jackie’ with the release of new video ‘I Got You.’

The Diane Warren penned track is an ode to the singer’s one year old son, Future Zahir, who appears in the visual with his glamazon mother.

Interestingly, the clip also features footage of CiCi revealing her pregnancy to her own mother, Jackie, and dad Carlton.

Peep the visual via PEOPLE below…

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Rihanna and Ciara have made impressive gains in the United Kingdom this week, seeing their respective new videos nab impressive spins on the nation’s music TV channels.

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Look out London!

Ciara is making a beeline for the 10th annual Wireless Festival.

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Alexandra Burke is back. After a lengthy break from releasing music, the soulful singer has unleashed much-anticipated new EP ‘Renegade.’ The 26-year-old’s latest effort, which she bills as an artistic renaissance, sees her experiment with different textures and sounds and exudes confidence in earnest.

Recently, That Grape Juice caught up with the vocal wonder to talk everything ‘Renegade’ and more.

Join us after the jump where we quiz the songstress on the creation of the EP, her upcoming 3rd album and transitioning into the acting world. She also shares her thoughts on X Factor sister Leona Lewis and fellow stage-blazers Ciara and Tinashe.


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