When he isn’t editing Rihanna‘s pancake flat vocals in the studio, The Dream can be found crafting quality music alongside his long time friend Beyonce.

Responsible for 80% of the icon’s greatest hits, the Grammy winning writer has become as integral to her existence as an artist as Quincy Jones was once was to Michael Jackson.

Only right then, that he weighs in on the response to her Hit Boy produced jam ‘Bow Down‘. More specifically, why Keyshia Cole’s response to it will work to her disadvantage in the future.

His interesting words below…

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Rihanna sure has “interesting” timing.

Proving that she has a competitive spirit rather than a competitive voice, the 25-year-old has unwrapped the teaser for her upcoming ‘777’ Fox documentary the same day her main chart rival released a teaser of her own. This coming less than a week after the model’s team slashed the price of her ‘Unapologetic’ LP in the UK — following resurgence of the said rival’s two-year-old album in the same country.

Calculated or coincidence? Peep the preview below and then let us know!

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Iggy Azalea teams up with the genius that is Rankin to deliver a video for her song ‘Slo’.

Edited in black & white but nowhere near as interesting as the Rapper’s prior videos, the visual touches down as momentum for her new single ‘Work‘ continues to rise in the UK, enjoying rotation all of the nation’s major stations and rising up the charts with each passing week.

Caught Iggy mania?

Dive in 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.  Today, we’ll reach out and touch the play button on Amerie‘s best-seller – 2005’s ‘Touch’…

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Bruno Mars is gearing up to set sail on ‘The Moonshine Jungle Tour’, however the stage blazer is not resting on the laurels of his recent number one.

The Grammy winner stopped by Ellen today to perform ‘When I Was Your Man‘ – the latest single to be lifted from his sophomore set ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’.

Watch Mars’ soar after the jump…

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Destiny’s Child diva Michelle Williams may be garnering praise for her role in FELA – The Musical, but the star continues to work diligently on her upcoming Gospel album.

Talking to That Grape Juice recently, the 32-year-old revealed that the set (due this Summer) will boast an inspirational, yet edgy sound (sonically christening the genre “Ratchet Gospel”). Now, in an exciting new development, Fantasia has revealed that she will feature on the hotly anticipated set.

Details below…

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She may not come when you want her, but she sure comes on time!

Beyonce is back and ready to slay. Check out the superstar’s announcement teaser below…

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In an era where even the most season of acts are muted when it comes to record label politics, UK trio Stooshe have gone all the way against the grain when discussing their last single.

Upon blazing onto the scene last year, the Pop-Urban outfit released two consecutive top 10 singles; however that upwards trajectory was marred when they released a Glee-like version of TLC classic ‘Waterfalls’ – which could only manage a soggy chart peak of #21 last November.

Deviating from the silence that often greets a chart flop, in an interview to promote new single ‘Slip’, the group have spoken up and out about the release, as well as label fettering of their debut album.

Their words after the jump…

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Peep these pics of ‘Say You Will‘ craftsman Kanye West, on his way to dinner with girlfriend Kim Kardashian recently.

Dining at Rue Du Mont Thabor‘s ‘Ferdi‘, the Rapper enjoyed the E! star’s company hours before long time collaborator Kid Cudi revealed he had parted ways with West’s ‘GOOD Music‘ group, seven years after joining the collective.

More below…

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Imitation is the best form of flattery.

The above, a fact ‘Fancy’ singer Beyonce will no doubt be aware of today, following her British chart triumph on Sunday.

For, as if by coincidence, the hours that followed her chart win  saw long time rival Rihanna announce she was to slash the price of her new LP ‘Unapologetic‘ by half in the very same market.

Did her seemingly reactive move pay off?

Find out below…

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Brandy Norwood was the center of all attention at Disney California Adventure Park hours ago, snapped by fans and paparazzi alike as she hit the fun filled venue with her daughter Sy’rai.

Caught enjoying the day together, the mother-daughter duo arrived days after Brandy returned from the Japanese promo leg of her new album, ‘Two Eleven’ and as she continues to grace screens across the US via BET’s ratings winner ‘The Game‘.

More from the ‘Put It Down‘ singer below!

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‘Game’ fans rejoice!  For, after a favorable opening of its highly anticipated season 6, BET announced decision to order even more episodes of the hit show!

Indeed, Tasha, Malik, Chardonnay, Jason, and newcomers will be coming back to you for a season 7!  This announcement along with news the channel is bringing a number of original programming options for viewers – including ‘Let’s Stay Together’ and a resurrection of ‘Comicview’.

While fans should expect season 7 of ‘The Game’ early 2014, ‘Comicview’ is set to make its grand re-entrance late 2013.

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