Renown for her silence on her personal life, an album to promote means that’s all set to end for Beyonce. Well, somewhat.

Full story below…

(more…)

He almost lost his life last month in a horrific accident, yet Sean Kingston seems to have a new lease for it.

Tweeting for the first time since the Memorial Day boat crash, the 21 year old posted a picture of himself looking noticeably better, writing:

“Feeling alot better! GOD IS GREAT! Thanks for all the prayers and support! Love you ALL!”

Let the church say Amen! Great to see the young star better.

Your thoughts?

Taking a brief break from her X Factor and musical endeavours, Nicole Scherzinger was snapped looking loved up with her longterm boyfriend, race driver Lewis Hamilton at the ‘Cars 2’ premiere in Hollywood yesterday.

The 33 year old stunner is wise to get her smooching time in while she can, for her quest for solo stardom isn’t an easy one. Former Pussycat Doll Scherzinger resumes filming for the auditions stage of X Factor USA this week.

Your thoughts?

The tour de force that is Beyonce sizzles on the cover of Cleo magazine’s July issue. An Australian publication, the magazine is no doubt one of many to come as the singer gears up for a worldwide promotional push for her ‘4’ LP (due June 28th). {Source}

Living up to her ‘World Wide Woman’ billing, B plays a sold-out concert in France today.

Your thoughts?

The BET Awards 2011 will be airing live from Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium this Sunday – and That Grape Juice are happy to announce that we will be flying out to cover it!

An action packed bill, the show will feature performances from the industry’s brightest stars including Beyonce, Chris Brown, Kelly Rowland, Lil’ Wayne, Trey Songz, Mary J. Blige, and more. Also the legendary Patti Labelle, will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement award for her musical efforts over the last 4 decades!

Want to keep up with it all?

Not to worry because, That Grape Juice will be providing live on-the-minute updates from the event including news, commentary and, of course, all of the performances! All LIVE from the event itself! Expect four main areas:

Red Carpet Arrivals

Continuously uploaded images of all the red carpet arrival.

Your Shout!

Here you’ll be able to express your thoughts on everything related to the Billboard Awards from rumours to spoliers and, of course, the actual show as they occur. Anything and everything goes; randomness, observations, ‘WTF!’ moments and all that jazz. A live stream also be available!

Performances

All the show’s performances minutes after they’ve aired. Visitors who’ve observed our coverage of previous award shows will know what we mean!

Twitter Commentary

Be sure to follow That Grape Juice on Twitter for our commentary on the show. As ever, we will be -for one night only- be sharing our uncensored thoughts throughout the event.

Click here to follow That Grape Juice on Twitter!

So for ‘net’s most thorough live coverage of Urban music’s biggest night be sure to keep it locked on

That Grape Juice!

Lady GaGa brought her trademark brand of crazy to the MuchMusic Video Awards in Canada last night. Pop’s most frequent flyer rocked the Ontario audience with stunning renditions of her chart smashes ‘The Edge of Glory’ and ‘Born This Way’ – both lifted from her Platinum selling LP of the same name.

Randomness: Hair, most certainly, grows, in the weirdest of places.

See what we mean after the jump…

(more…)

With Britney Spears currently on tour, the charade that is career must go on. The Pop star is gearing up for the release of the ‘I Wanna Go’ – the third single to lifted from her Gold selling / Platinum shipped ‘Femme Fatale’ LP.

A teaser for its accompanying clip was released moments ago. Check out Spears, sans her body body double (shocker, I know) below…

(more…)

It’s been almost a month since Cheryl Cole was sensationally sacked from the X Factor USA – after just four days on the job. And after a lengthy silence, the 27 year old released a statement today addressing the matter and media circus that has surrounded her since she was given her marching orders.

(more…)

This week’s From The Vault spotlight’s Pharrell Williams and Jay-Z‘s 2003 classic, ‘Frontin”.

The song, which was a worldwide Top 10 hit, was the 1st single released from ‘The Neptunes Present: Clones’ album, but most importantly Mr Williams’ first strike as an headlining solo act.

What’s interesting about the track is how simple it is. Simple, yet effective. Despite the hitmaker’s lack of vocal prowess, the cut evokes an air of ‘Off The Wall’, particularly the bassline throughout the song. Even Skate Board P’s high-pitched delivery gives a nod to classic MJ. As ever, Jay-Z comes in and delivers his rap effortlessly.

The video may yet another house party, yet with a ‘is more’ approach taken to both the production and visual, this is hands down one of The Neptunes’ finer moments!

Your thoughts?

They tried to make her go to rehab, she went, yet the state of Amy Winehouse‘s career still remains a big ‘no no’.

The troubled singer performed in Belgrade over the weekend, in what was being billed as a comeback of sorts for the singer. Indeed, fans and critics alike have been anticipating her next musical move – after a hiatus which saw her enter rehab and divorce husband Blake Fielder-Civil.

However, if her drunk stage showing is anything to go by, her career prospects are as empty as the bottle of Vodka she backed before this performance. So sad.

Videos after the jump…

(more…)

Chris Brown continued his comeback campaign in Atlanta last night, where he rocked Hot 107.9’s Birthday Bash. The star brought his trademark brand of electricity to the stage, lighting it up with performances of his biggest hits including ‘Look At Me Now’.

Check out Breezy do what he does best after the jump…

(more…)

Urban Dance diva Wynter Gordon is wasting no time capitalising on the market responding best to her efforts – Australia. The singer-songwriter last night took to the stage on the country’s version of ‘Dancing With The Stars’ to perform her latest single ‘Til Death’ – the latest offering to be lifted from her ‘With The Music I Die’ EP. ‘Death’ follows ‘Dirty Talk’ which performed well in Europe and especially well in Oz.

Peep the performance below…

(more…)