Although pop princess Britney Spears recent Femme Fatale Tour stage showings would make The Tinman and department store mannequins proud, some spectators have not been so easily pleased.  While the ‘Gimme More’ singer has found herself more and more under fire for her stage mobility (or lack thereof), there’s one person who feels the criticism is undue – choreographer Brian Friedman.

Friedman, who lists Spears most recent hits ‘Hold It Against Me’ and ‘Til the World Ends’ to his choreography credits, has come for critics who are displeased with Brit’s dancing.

Find out what he had to say after the jump:

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Though still basking in the success of her latest #1 album ‘The Light of the Sun’, Jill Scott‘s former record label home Hidden Beach Recordings is already readying another release.  The collection, entitled ‘The Original Jill Scott: From the Vault, Vol. 1’, will hit shelves tomorrow (August 30th).

However, fans who can’t wait that long have been welcomed to a special treat – a stream of the album in its entirety.  Take a listen after the jump:

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Though fans may be gearing up for Michael Jackson Forever,  a tribute set to feature performances from the likes of Christina Aguilera, Beyonce and Ne-Yo, famous younger sibling/‘Miss U Much’ singer Janet Jackson has released a statement informing fans she will be missing the event.

You can see the statement, which comes on what would’ve been her brother’s 53rd birthday, after the jump:

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Looks like ‘A.M. To P.M.’ singer Christina Milian might be pulling double duty on ABC soon.  Aside from reportedly being in negotiations to ‘Dip It Low’ on Dancing With the Stars next season, Milian also has her sights on the small screen.

Essence reports:

“The mutli-talented singer and actress is said to be in negotiations to star in ABC Family’s newest show ‘Maid in Miami’. Milian would play a maid who also happens to be an aspiring singer.”

Things may be looking up for the former Mrs. Nash as the aforementioned ventures are said to be two of many Christina has been cooking up.  This, of course, would also include her ever-delayed album ‘Elope’.

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Despite an early leak, industry forecasters are reporting that hip hop heavyweight Lil’ Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter IV’ is still set to have an impressive debut on next week’s Billboard 200 -boasting sales of 700-850k.  If such is the case, the numbers would easily give him the highest tally of any solo male artist this year, and second overall (under Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’).

The forecasted numbers best that of fellow hip-hop heavyweights Jay-Z & Kanye West (who interestingly managed to release their album unleaked).  Regardless, ‘IV’ will mark Wayne’s 3rd no. 1 album and second highest first week sales behind ‘Tha Carter III’ (which sold a whopping 1 million its first week in 2008).

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Just hours after being honoured by MTV and Lady GaGa for her contributions to the world of music videos, Pop icon Britney Spears has generated even more excitement within her fan base by confirming the name of the next single to be lifted from her album ‘Femme Fatale’.

Find out what it is below…

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The MTV Video Music Awards 2011 are currently underway at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. As ever, That Grape Juice will be providing you with performances as they occur!

Check out performances from Beyonce, Lady GaGa, Adele, Chris Brown, Jay-Z and Kanye West, Jessie J, and more below. Keep refreshing, as we’ll be updating minute-by-minute:

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German fans of Pop princess Rihanna have major cause to celebrate today, for in honor of the ‘Fading‘ singer’s work in the music industry ,Berlin’s Madame Tussauds have unveiled their latest wax figurine of the singer, weeks after she performed in the country as part of her  ‘Loud Tour‘.

Almost as stiff  as her live renditions, the wax mannequin appears to pay homage to the look she sported in her visual for the song ‘Who’s That Chick?’.

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The first single to be lifted from JoJo’s upcoming LP ‘Jumping Trains’, ‘Disaster surfaced on US Radio just minutes ago.

Available for digital download on September 6th,  the releases comes weeks after the entertainer’s now famed remix to Drake‘s ‘Marvin’s Room‘ and five years after the release of her sophomore album ‘The High Road‘.

Listen to ‘Disaster’ below…

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Now one of the years most anticipated releases, JoJo‘s upcoming LP ‘Jumping Trains‘ has received a recent promotional boost with the excitement generated by its lead single, ‘Disaster‘.

After gracing That Grape Juice with an exclusive snippet of the song days ago, the ‘Too Little Too Late’ performer delivered a live rendition of the release two nights ago at Perez Hilton‘s Pre- VMA Party.

Get familiar with the performance below…

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Ciara wasn’t the only Pop staple who made an appearance at Lil Wayne‘s ‘The Carter IV‘ release party last night.

For also in attendance at the event was ‘Did It On ‘Em‘ darling Nicki Minaj ,’Pretty Girl Rock’ performer Keri Hilson as well as Christina Milian who also joined the Rapper in celebrating the  release of his latest project.

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Not content with winning big at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards, Rap Empress Nicki Minaj graced the stage at Taylor Swift‘s ‘Speak Now‘ concert last night and joined the entertainer to deliver a unique rendition of her smash hit ‘Super Bass‘.

Check the ladies out in action below…

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