After axing a number of tour dates amidst rumours of poor ticket sales, things haven’t been looking so swell for Rihanna recently. Until now.

Moments ago, the nominations for the Billboard Music Awards 2013 were unwrapped and the model has multiple reasons to smile. More specifically, ten.

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Save for ‘Off To The Races’ and a few select others, Lana Del Rey songs have always struggled on a melodic tips, serving sweet hooks but dull verses.

Fortunately for the producers of new movie ‘The Great Gatsby’, the cut she recorded for their soundtrack stands as one of the ‘select few’, perfect from start to finish.

Named ‘Young & Beautiful‘, the Rick Nowels assisted jam becomes available to purchase with the rest of the flick’s soundtrack on May 7th.

However, if you’re the kind who tries before you buy, enjoy the romantic number for free below…

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Check out the official snippet for Beyonce and Andre 3000‘s take on the Amy Winehouse classic, ‘Back To Black‘.

Lifted from ‘The Great Gatsby‘ track, the pair’s unique version of the song should come as a welcome surprise to those who doubted Bey‘s ability to take on the raw cut, reworked to fit her tone.

We love it, so listen and weigh in below!

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For many, the disbanding of Danity Kane will forever remain one of Pop’s biggest tragedies. However, in snaps that will no doubt delight fans, two of the group’s integral components, Aubrey O’Day and Dawn Richard, continue to mend fences.

The pair shared shots of themselves catching up on Instagram over the weekend; Richard initially took to Twitter writing that she was in a music vibe session, later re-tweeting the Insta pics of her and Aubrey revealing that they had “beautiful time” and great conversation.

Needless to say, we’re filing this in the “things we love to see” folder. Naturally, the snaps will send speculation into overdrive regarding a DK reunion. And while, like the masses, we’d love to see one, we suspect that chapter is closed for some (if not all) of the ladies. Still, we have moments like these to reminisce on….

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Before the arrival of Nicki Minaj, Lady GaGa, Rihanna made up the line up of today’s Pop It Girls, a decade ago saw Beyonce (the soloist) enter territory owned by Jennifer Lopez, Ashanti….and Rhode Island native Blu Cantrell.

While her Mathew Knowles backed ascent saw her outperform and outpace the trio, Beyonce may remember a time when Blu stood as her closest competitor, by way of similar aesthetics and a joint collaborator in Sean Paul.

This week, in what will no doubt take many back to the point in time, Blu has made a surprising return to the charts with her single ‘Breathe’.

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Peep these pics of Pop Princess Rihanna, snapped in LA hours before arriving in Florida to serve ‘Diamond World Tour’ dates.

Enjoying all the West Coast sun had to offer before jetting the East Coast, the ‘Stay’ singer was snapped on the phone days after she came under fire for cancelling dates on the tour, prompting reports that she was expecting her first child.

This, swiftly denied by ‘sources’ close to her camp.

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‘Work’ singer Kelly Rowland was doing just that on the red carpet of the 2013 GLAAD Awards this weekend.  Indeed, donning a sizzling white ensemble to last night’s showing, the Grammy award winning songstress hit the stage with a rousing rendition of her 2009 hit ‘When Love Takes Over’.

On hand to honor ‘Advocate for Change’ award recipient Bill Clinton, see more pics of Rowland at work below:

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Much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ segments, readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.  So in a quest to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday we introduced a new retrospective segment – ‘TGJ Replay’.

Unlike its ‘Rewind’ and ‘Vault’ predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase albums (and eras) from a library of pop music hits.  While many look forward to celebrate 4/20 for reasons that shan’t be mentioned, we music lovers marked it as what would’ve been the 62nd birthday of R&B legend Luther Vandross.  Join us as we reflect on his greatest hits…

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Guess which singer/actress was snapped on her way out of an East Coast nightclub last night.

Hint: The last year has seen her get considerably close to Rapper Future. So close, he is credited as one of the writers on her latest studio album.

Not sure who it is?

Alright, we’ll stop teasing and tell you below…

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Award winning gospel singer Fred Hammond‘s career has seen few rivals.  Indeed, be it rocking charts with legendary gospel group Commissioned, choir Radical for Christ, or even by his lonesome, the hitmaker has watched the likes of hits ‘Glory To Glory’, ‘No Weapon’, ‘Jesus Be a Fence’, and many more skyrocket to the top of many-a-gospel tally.

Now penning a new chapter in his already storied career, the Grammy winner has called on fellow prized crooners Brian Courtney Wilson, Dave Hollister, and Eric Roberson to fill out a new collective christened ‘United Tenors’.

Recently seeing their first effort debut at #1 on the gospel charts, Hammond talks exclusively to That Grape Juice to dish on how the project came to be, exciting forthcoming ventures, and more.

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Fantasia has been drumming up all sorts of buzz with her upcoming album ‘Side Effects of You’. Due in stores this coming Tuesday (April 23rd), the set has been a hot topic thanks to hot visuals and hotter live performances. The latter, especially, being driven home in a recent performance of the LP’s lead single ‘Lose To Win’ on Centric Live.

To celebrate the fast-approaching arrival of ‘Effects’, the network aired the special earlier this week. Watch Ms. Barrino soar after the jump…

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Pop rebel Pink is presently pleasing fans on her worldwide ‘Truth About Love Tour’.

The trek, which was mounted in support of her chart-topping album of the same name, sees the 33-year-old journey through hits of yesteryear as well some of her more recent gems. One of the tour’s most notable moments, though, is the star’s show-stopping rendition of 2002 smash ‘Just Like A Pill’.

A US smash (peaking at #8 on the Hot 100), the cut achieved its greatest success in the UK where it became her first number one single. More, than anything, it sits in the upper echelon of quality material Ms. Moore has released in her 12 years plus on the music scene — which in itself is mega feat.

Watch Pink thrill with the classic on the tour’s recent Amsterdam stop below…

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