She’s the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul, and now Mary J. Blige makes a bid for movie stardom in new flick ‘Rock of Ages’. 

Talking to That Grape Juice about the musical comedy (which also stars Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta Jones, and Alec Bladwin), Blige said:

“It’s a classic 80’s rock film that I’m so blessed to be in. It features an all-star cast, which I’m still pinching myself about working with. I play a Gentleman’s Club owner, who inspires the women working there and encourage them in their life journey’s”.

Peep the trailer after the jump…

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After telling potential suitors she wanted no ‘Kele Kele’ love, feisty Naija stunner Tiwa Savage is back with latest effort ‘Without My Heart’.

Produced by Oak (Nicki Minaj’s ‘Your Love’), the track features rapper Don Jazzy. Does it measure up to the brilliance of ‘Kele’ or its solid follow-up ‘Love Me’? Find out after the jump…

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After enjoying the critical acclaimed project that was her last album, fans of New York native Alicia Keys have long awaited the release of its follow up.

Now find out what Keys has to say about the project and when her supporters can expect to get their hands on it below…

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Just when you thought Ke$ha‘s ‘Sleazy’ couldn’t get any dirtier, today saw a remix of the song surface online featuring what can only be described as a gumbo of Hip Hop‘s hottest staples.

In support of starlet’s  ‘I Am the Dance Commander + I Command You to Dance: The Remix Album’,  “Sleazy Remix 2.0 Get Sleazier’ features Young Money Mogul Lil Wayne, ‘Black & Yellow‘ maestro Wiz Khalifa, Outkast Rapper Andre 3000 and T.I.

Get into it below…

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Can you guess who was snapped parading in her bra and panties on stage in Italy this week? Find out after the jump…

Hint: “would you like fries with that fast food hit?”

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Urban-Pop outfit Little Mix made X Factor UK history this week when they became the first ever group to win the ITV talent-search.

In true and slightly mundane fashion, as winner’s the show, the ladies (aged 18-20) have released a cover version of an “inspirational” cut – and this time it’s Damien Rice’s ‘Cannonball’ which gets the “winner’s song” treatment.

You saw the Jesy, Jade, Leigh-Ann, and Perrie, serve up a commendable live showing on Sunday’s finale, how does the studio / single mix measure up? Judge for yourself after the jump…

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As the saying goes: “if at first you don’t succeed, dust yourself off and try again”.

Needless to say, with Nicole Scherzinger, it’s been a case of “if at first, second, or third”. For, which ever way it’s spun, her Stateside solo success has been a non-starter. Chart disaster after chart disaster has seen the former Pussycat Doll in quite the precarious position on home turf.

However, like a Duracell battery, the 32 year old’s drive (and label backing) seems infallible. A fact evidenced by confirmation of yet another single from the US version of her ‘Killer Love’ LP – which, as at writing – still sits unreleased.

Details after the jump…

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With her debut LP ‘Sticks & Stones‘ currently sat at #34 on the UK Album Chart, Pop princess Cher LLoyd has released a video for LP cut ‘Dub On The Track‘ in a bid to boost the project’s sales in time for next week.

Featuring UK Grime staples Mic Righteous, Ghetts and Dot Rotten, the clip premiered on SBTV moments ago.

Without further delay, peep the video below…

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As the man behind the careers of P!nk, Usher, Justin Bieber and Rihanna, X Factor USA judge LA Reid has proven over the years that his eye for talent is almost  without fault.

Now, in what will be sure to serve as good news for X Factor UK alum Cher Lloyd, the Epic Executive has revealed just how he thinks she will fare as an artist in the US.

His comments below…

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Hot on the promotional trail for season 2 of ‘Braxton Family Values’, soulful diva Toni Braxton paid a visit to E!’s Chelsea Lately last night.

There, the Grammy winner chatted it up with host Handler about many a topic, including being down with the “swirl”, going on dates with her ex-husband, as well as starring in the show everyone’s talking about.

Peep the hilarious interview after the jump…

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2011 has been an amazing year on a many a front here at That Grape Juice, with the launch of our acoustic series The Splash being a major driver of that.

Since lift-off in June, we’ve hosted the likes of Keri Hilson, Michelle Williams, as well as many of the industry’s brightest new talents. The most recent of which is one of the year’s biggest breakout stars – Miguel.

However, in our quest to continually push the envelope, we wanted to ensure a Splash session which would be as unique as the artist performing on it. As such, we invited an intimate group of the singer’s loyalest supporters to a secret London location for…‘An Audience With Miguel’ – the results of which you can catch on That Grape Juice TV later this week.

Pending then, peep this behind the scenes look at what was an incredible day, courtesy of our media partners House of ALT!

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R&B queen Mary J. Blige may be presently battling contenders on the Billboard 200 with her acclaimed ‘My Life II’ album, but now it seems she’s taking those fighting skills to another arena. The ’25/8′ diva is certainly proving that concept to be more descriptive of her promo schedule as she joins rockers Nickelback to honor the troops via the annual NBC-sponsored special ‘Tribute To the Troops’.

Set for an hour-long special airing Saturday, December 17 at 9 p.m. on NBC (shot at Fort Bragg in North Carolina), the showing will be just one of many fans can expect to see the diva lend her talents to in the coming days including ‘VH1 Divas’ (Dec. 19) and ‘Home For the Holidays‘ with Martina McBride special (Dec. 21 at 8PM ET on CBS).

Until then, catch a snippet of Blige performing ‘Real Love’ for the troops after the jump:

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