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She came. She saw. She conquered.

With the world’s eyes squarely on her, Beyonce delivered the performance of a life-time at the Super Bowl 2013 Half-Time Show tonight in New Orleans.

Joined by special guests Destiny’s Child, the 31 year old proved why – without a spec of doubt – she is definitive performer of this generation.

What are you waiting for? Watch King B in action below…

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Guess who’s going to Brazil?!

Yes, less than an hour after bringing down the house at Super Bowl 2013, reports have emerged baring news that Beyonce is to headline this year’s Rock In Rio outing!

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In a touching moment from tonight’s Super Bowl 2013, Jennifer Hudson took front stage center with the Sandy Hook School Choir to perform ‘America The Beautiful’.

Watch the Oscar and Grammy winner soar after the jump…

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Alicia Keys joined Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and Beyonce on the elite list of divas to perform the US National Anthem at the Super Bowl.

How did the 14-time Grammy winner fare? The answer awaits below…

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Beyonce‘s forthcoming ‘Super Bowl’ set may make this week’s most discussed Pop belle, but it’s her ROC sister Rita Ora that’s enjoyed significant gains on the UK charts this week.

Indeed, days after the launch of her ‘Radioactive‘ concert tour, the sales clerk turned superstar joins Rihanna and Nicki Minaj in being one of the week’s chart winners.

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More so than any other chart debutante, Azealia Banks remains one act whose appeal lies in her craft and not her look.

Kicking dust in the faces of all the Femcees she debuted with circa 2011/2012, this year will mark the arrival of her debut album, ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’, and tonight she has teased the world with lyrics from its lead single ‘Yung Rapunxel’.

We have to warn you though, if you’re under 18 you may want to journey to a ‘PG friendlier‘ post, as these lyrics are of the ‘NSFW’ persuasion.

Check ’em out below…

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Elle Varner was in good company recently, when she had the pleasure of bumping into Rap legend Lil Kim, as seen above.

Sharing the pic on her personal Twitter account, the ‘Welcome Home’ vocalist can be seen with the Brooklyn native seven months after the release of her R&B driven LP, ‘Perfectly Imperfect’, which peaked at #4 on the on the Billboard 200 and birthed the Oak & Pop produced, ‘I Don’t Care‘.

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Peep this brand new snaps and footage pulled from Camp Beyonce today, capturing the ‘Sweet Dreams‘ singer as she prepares for tonight’s show.

Though giving little away with regards to what the world can expect from it, the pics will no doubt intensify the hype surrounding the event, which will take place in New Orleans as part of the Super Bowl 2013 festivities.

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Ever keen to broaden our musical scope, recent months have seen That Grape Juice venture into a number of new musical landscapes including, most recently, gospel.

Spearheaded by well-received interviews with gospel singers Joshua Rogers, Dorinda Clark Cole, Israel Houghton, and more, TGJ is now offering readers ‘The Overflow’ – a collection of the top gospel-themed news stories from the week.

Kicking off our inaugural post, tuck in below for the latest news on gospel legends Twinkie Clark and Kurt Carr as well as news on some of the genre’s newer movers and shakers Vashawn Mitchell, Alexis Spight, and word on BET’s ‘Sunday’s Best’ (Season 6) auditions:

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 We love a well orchestrated project here at That Grape Juice, hence it appears Justin Timberlake‘s is after our hearts.

For, fresh from rocking the charts with comeback single ‘Suit & Tie’, the former NSync frontman took to the stage at DIRECTV’s Super Saturday Night Party in New Orleans early this morning to perform songs from upcoming album ‘The 20/20 Experience’.

So what are you waiting for? Sample what JT will be serving up come March 19th after the jump…

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Whoa lover!

Rihanna turned the heat all the way up in downtown LA yesterday, when she arrived for a photo shoot alongside her bodyguard.

Shot by Terry Richardson, the 24 year old arrived at the set sporting a seductive fit, days before she’s set to score a UK Pop #1 with the single ‘Stay’, and days after sales of her new LP ‘Unapologetic‘ reached the 2,118,000 mark worldwide- three months after its launch.

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Ever keen on keeping the masses abreast of fresh and/or often underrated talent, That Grape Juice presents ‘The Spill’ – a renewed look at not-so-new, yet active, acts.

Much like its ‘Freshly Squeezed’ sister segment, this revived assay aims to put the magnifying glass on talents who may not appeal to the buying public on a broad scale yet are still serving material that could easily spin side-by-side with some of today’s top hits.

Covering a kaleidoscope of genres, ‘The Spill’ is set to feature some names you probably know and love as well as some you’ll (soon) be glad to know.  Click below to find out the spill on Stacey Barthe, ‘Sailing Souls’ songstress Jhene Aiko, and multi-talented crooner Kevin McCall...

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