The Queen o Hip-Hop/Soul Mary J. Blige brought down the house at this year’s BET Awards with a rousing performance of new song ‘It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over’. Lifted from DJ Khaled‘s new LP ‘We The Best Forever’, the Fabolous and Jadakiss assisted cut saw its video premiere today.

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Tonight saw the British media out in full force for Keisha Buchanan‘s solo launch.

Held at the trendy Jacques Townhouse, That Grape Juice were in the house at the Central London event, which saw the former Sugababe present live premieres of a number of tracks from her debut solo album (which has been 18 months in the making).

As yet untitled, the Island (Universal Music) set is due for release before the year’s end. And if tonight’s showing is anything to go by, the UK industry is about to be all shaken up by Hurricane Buchanan. For, with her sublimely rich and powerful vocals, she offers something this side of the pond can’t boast much of (beyond Alexandra Burke and Leona Lewis).

Check out her performances of new material (as well as a Beyonce cover, and Sugababes medley) below…

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LA Reid has  officially confirmed that he has indeed moved to Epic Records with a statement released just moments ago.

The world renowned music executive recently joined the cast of X Factor USA , joining Paula Abdul, Nicole Scherzinger and Simon Cowell as judges.

Read the statement below…

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Pop sensations Chris Brown and Justin Bieber were spotted yesterday outside of a Los Angeles studio.  The heartthrobs were rumored to be recording the follow-up to their moderate pop hit ‘Next To You’.  The song, which was  featured as the fifth single from Brown’s critically and commercially acclaimed ‘F.A.M.E.’ album, peaked at #26 on the Billboard Hot 100.

See more of the dynamic duo below:

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With a bill that features such top acts as Lady Gaga, Usher, Nicki Minaj, Alicia Keys, Black Eyed Peas, Jennifer Lopez and more, it should come as no surprise that the iHeartRadio Music Festival sold out quickly.  However, official reports have revealed the mega-concert, whose tickets went on sale to the general public on July 16th, sold out in less than 10 minutes.

Fans who were unable to get tickets should not fret, however.  For the two day event, scheduled to take place at the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas on September 23 and 24, will be live streamed via video and audio on all of Clear Channel’s radio station websites.

ThatGrapeJuice wants to know:  will you be watching the ‘iHeartRadio Music Festival’ in September?

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In what will be sure to be one of the most anticipated dates in Hip Hop since its conception, the  finalized release dates for Jay Z and Kanye West‘s collaborative  LP ‘Watch The Throne’ has been confirmed.

Find out when below…

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Kelly Rowland is looking to provide you motivation in more ways than one.  Check out the ‘Lay It On Me’ singer and gal pal Lala Vasquez in this month’s Shape magazine.  Safe to say Miss Kelly is probably hoping your new-found fitness motivation will have you running to purchase her soon-to-be released ‘Here I Am’ album – due July 26.

Warning:  Some of these photos may have you sweating before the gym.

More photos via Shape magazine below:

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Check out Miguel in more hot shots from his hotly anticipated ‘Quickie/Girls Like You’ visual directed by Alex Moors.

Joined by a group of beautiful models, the singer is more than likely to heat things up when the video finally sees the light of day.

All the latest shots below….

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R&B vixen Teairra Mari has found herself stuck on many a failed comeback trail.  While there have been a slew of ‘leaks’ and offerings from the singer recently, the latest is a remake of Janet Jackson‘s classic Rhythm Nation hit ‘Come Back To Me’.

How did the ‘Cause A Scene’ diva fare?  You decide after the jump:

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Check out Beyonce on the cover of Complex Magazine, eight years after making an appearance at the magazine for the very first time.

In the  the cover story, the  ‘Best Thing I Never Had‘ singer discusses her love for Frank Ocean, why people who complain get on her nerves and how her  new album ‘4‘ is a deliberate attempt to get R&B back on the radio.

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In what will be sure to have many of Lady GaGa‘s Monsters roaring and hissing with contempt, Rihanna has spoken out on how she really feels about what the ‘Judas’ singer looks like.

Find out what she said below…

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Chris Brown really wants the world to take him seriously as a Rapper and if his latest release is anything to by, that may just become reality sooner than he thought.

‘Real Hip Hop #4’ is the latest track from the performer which sees him embrace the Rapper within to address issues close to his heart and is already being welcomed warmly by some of his most loyal fans.

Listen below…

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