She’s the pen behind some of music’s biggest hits, yet 2012 will finally see Ester Dean step out from the lucrative shadows, after signing a new deal with Roc Nation.

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For many expecting mothers, pregnancy brings with it stress, yet plenty rest.

However, for budding icon Beyonce, it’s been a time to plot her next musical move; one, it seems, will see her on the move quite literally later this year.

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Now that 2012 has finally kicked off, fans of Bad Boy belle Cassie can look forward to the release of her new album set to hit US stores in coming months.

So to generate an even greater buzz for the project,today saw the song bird release a one minute demo of ‘King Of Hearts’, an upbeat dance number that features on the project.

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The Braxton sisters are back with season 2 of their hit WeTv series ‘Braxton Family Values’.

Set to air this Thursday, Episode 8 of this series sees Tamar and Towanda clash over the direction of The Braxtons’ first major gig in years.

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Christina to some, Xtina to many, a certain Christina Aguilera has many a moniker. However for three year old Max Bratman, she’s simply “mom”.

The ‘Dirrty’ singer was spotted with the infant, and boyfriend Matt Rutler, as they left intimate restaurant The Barn in New Jersey yesterday (January 1st).

Aguilera, 30, will no doubt be looking to soak up any leisure time she can get, as the weeks and months ahead promise to be all sorts of busy. Indeed,  season 2 of ‘The Voice’ is around the corner, as is the premiere of her new single ‘Love Your Body’ (which is expected any day now). Exciting times!

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R&B star Fantasia may have given birth to a baby boy just a few weeks ago, yet that hasn’t stopped the Grammy winner from returning to normality.

The mother to newborn Dallas took older daughter Zion to the Scream Tour in her hometown of Greensboro, North Carolina last Saturday – where she was snapped posing with a young fan.

Call us selfish, but we can only hope Ms. Barrino makes an equally swift return to the studio – as we’re thirsty for new music.

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Randomness: Can we please have a brief moment of silence for the fierceness that was ‘Move On Me’ from Fanny’s ‘Back to Me’ …

With Christina Aguilera‘s latest single ‘Love Your Body‘ expected to make its debut any time soon, the buzz surrounding the project and its supporting album have undeniably reached fever pitch within the last week.

Set to hit stores in coming months, the yet to be named album will arrive  two years after the release of  ‘Bionic‘, the entertainer’s fifth and most heavily debated LP to date.

So in celebration of the release, which many would agree came to an untimely ‘death’ after struggling to live up to the commercial success of its predecessors, That Grape Juice dedicates this very special edition of ‘Best You Never Heard‘ to Bionic, naming four of our favorite but oft overlooked cuts from the LP.

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Peep these snaps of a recently engaged Britney Spears arriving in the city of Los Angeles hours ago after a short trip to New York City.

Dressed casually and seemingly unaware of the onlooking paparazzo, her sighting comes just days after it was revealed that her ‘Femme Fatale Tour‘ had raked in $69 million since kicking off in the summer of 2011.

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In many respects, not winning a televised talent show is no longer the death sentence it used to be.

Take X Factor 2010 alum Rebecca Ferguson, who despite coming second to that year’s winner Matt Cardle has gone onto become one of the highest acts the show has spawned to date.

Yes, in what will definitely put smiles on the faces of her growing fan base, her debut album ‘Heaven‘ has been certified Platinum the UK.

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‘Do It Like a Dude’ diva Jessie J is looking to do it even bigger in 2012 than ever before!  Already serving to help ring in the New Year on Carson Daly’s New Year’s Eve special, the pop belter can now also be seen lending her signature holler to the Jools Holland Annual Hootenany.

Check out the British beauty flexing her oft-praised register on ‘Price Tag’ live below:

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The stars were certainly out last night, ringing in New Year 2012 in seemingly every corner of the globe.  While some of That Grape Juice favorites were spotted rocking stages others were rolling out in grand fashion to the hottest of hotspots.  From Kanye West to Mariah Carey (and dem babies) and more, see who  stepped out to ring in the New Year after the jump:

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Pop powerhouse Alexandra Burke lived up to her billing when she rocked BBC 1’s  Songs of Praise.

The X Factor alumni blew the roof off London’s Royal Albert Hall with a stellar rendition of ‘Hallelujah’ – the Leonard Cohen cut which served as her debut single in 2008.

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