Taking a break from recording her third studio album, songbird Leona Lewis stopped by BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. As well as announcing that the broadcaster’s annual Big Weekender extravaganza will take place next year from her home town of Hackney, she also performed a brief live set.

Putting a unique reggae spin on her hit ‘Better In Time’, the talented star dashed Rihanna‘s latest single ‘Man Down’ into the fray, with fantastic results.

Listen for yourself after the jump…

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The Billboard Awards 2011 are still underway. Check out some of music’s biggest names mingling backstage at the star-studded event…

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The Billboard Music Awards 2011 was certainly one of the year’s most electrifying events on the  industry calender, with show-stopping performances from Beyonce among others.

Check out the night’s award winners below…

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In perhaps the worst kept secret in recent memory, newly released shots have confirmed that Britney Spears will be taking to the stage tonight at the Billboard Music Awards 2011.

The studio singer is set to open the show with a trainwreck showing of ‘S&M’ with Rihanna (I see Billboard trying to get the ‘LOL’s’ in earlier). She’ll later return for a performance of sorts with Nicki Minaj.

Keep it locked on That Grape Juice for all of your Billboard Music Award 2011 news!

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With the Billboard Music Awards set to get under-way live from Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Arena in a few hours, That Grape Juice’s ‘Billboard Music Awards 2011: Your Shout!’ area goes live right now!

Tonight’s show boasts performances from Beyonce, Nicki Minaj, Lady GaGa, Ne-Yo, Ke$ha, and more. Undeniably, one of popular music’s biggest events of the year.

Here you can post your views on  anything and everything regarding the show. Pre-Show rumours…Who you’re looking forward to seeing… Who you feel rocked the red carpet, who should have skipped it altogether… Who deserved to win what…performances…and all that good stuff –  before, during, and after the show….

This is ‘Your Shout’!

Roc Nation’s J.Cole tides fans awaiting his debut LP with the release of new cut ‘Return of Simba’. Due this summer, the project easily qualifies as one of the year’s most anticipated. Yet, judging by this latest release, it seems no one is hungrier for the 26 year old to blow than Cole himself

Check out the rapper roar after the jump…

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On their hit reality show ‘Braxton Family Values’, Toni’s sisters Trina, Towanda and Tamar are depicted as the Party Girl, the Responsible One and the Diva respectively. Well, this week’s From The Vault will showcases the trio as members of underrated R&B group, The Braxtons. Lifted from their 1997 second album, ‘So Many Ways’, ‘Slow Flow’ is yet another example of the talent with which has blessed the Braxton family.

The laid-back groove is evocative of the R&B scene during the mid-nineties: New-Jack beat: check, DJ-scratches: check, melancholic synth-line: check, great vocals: check.

Moreover, each member is apportioned ample light to flaunt what they’re working with. From Trina’s deep, mature vocal, to Towanda’s soulful tone (one we must add lends itself well to Gospel music), and of course Tamar  – whose voice proves just as big her personality. Indeed, any such doubt of her ability is dispelled when she takes charge and treats us to a melisma-heavy final chorus.

Hopefully at some point, the show, without losing its comical and inspirational appeal, will provide more music-related storylines for the ladies. As, like this song and numerous others attest, they are worth so much more than the ‘roles’ they’ve been assigned. Of course, seeing Tamar act like Tamar is great – however, it’d be hot.com if we’d see more of such antics in a recording studio.

Bring On that reunion album!

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Can you guess whose silhouette lit up the stage at an Austrian event last night? Find out below…

Hint: She’s set to rock London in June.

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Jennifer Hudson‘s ‘I Remember Me’ campaign landed in Japan this week, where she took to the stage on ‘Music Fair’ to perform the album’s title track.

Check out Ms. Hudson in action below…

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Can you guess who rocked these reptiled-skinned pumps last night? Find out after the jump…

Hint: She recently signed with Roc Nation.

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After a somewhat rocky start to the week, R&B singer Keyshia Cole closed it out on cloud nine after finally tying the knot with finance Daniel ‘Boobie’ Gibson yesterday (May 21st).

The pair, who are parents to 14 month old Daniel Gibson Jr, have been engaged since January 2010; and though were set to marry in France, opted instead to make their union official this weekend in Las Vegas. There, they alo took to the skies in a helicopter to celebrate.

Announcing the news on Twitter, Cleveland Cavaliers player Gibson tweeted:

“It’s OFFICIAL!!!!! #Done & #TrulyBlessed.. Mr. & Mrs. Gibson. We appreciate all the Well Wishes! One of the Best nights of our Lives.. #NoQuestion.”

Congrats to Keyshia and Daniel.

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