Nicki Minaj has conquered the Billboard charts and now she is ready to take on the world of fashion. Equipped with the designs of Mark Fast and Maison Martin Margiela, the ‘Check It Out’ rapper struck a pose in the upcoming Music Issue of ELLE magazine. The special edition is set to his newsstands on April 12th.

What do you think of the pic?

Check out the official cover for Aubrey’s O’Day‘s new buzz single ‘Autmomatic’. Produced by Adonis, The high-octane track currently serves as the theme to the former Danity Kane singer’s Oxygen reality series ‘All About Aubrey’.

The song is being released to iTunes on April 12th to celebrate the 27 year old’s recent signing to SRC / Universal Motown – a story That Grape Juice broke EXCLUSIVELY last month.

Speaking on the deal, O’Day said:

“I’m a proud new SRC/Universal Motown artist and I want to thank SRC CEO Steve Rifkind for believing in me. I also want to thank my loyal fans who have kept me going through this long journey of ups and downs. That’s why I’m excited to share my first dance single, ‘Automatic,’ with them. It’s the first song I recorded for my solo project because I wanted to represent all the people who don’t feel the need to go all out to get attention. This song is for everyone who automatically commands attention whenever they walk into a room! Everything they do is Automatic!

Haven’t heard ‘Automatic’ yet? Take a listen below…

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Britney Spears’ ‘Femme Fatale’ has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. However, her fans may want to put their celebrations on hold as the record marks her 2nd her lowest 1st week sales to date, proving that she is definitely not stronger than yesterday.

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Soulful songstress Jennifer Hudson has been hard at work promoting her sophomore effort ‘I Remember Me’, most recently stopping by AOL Sessions for a special set.

Check out Hudson performing tracks from the LP, which debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 last week, below.

Featured are live renditions of ‘Where You At’, ‘Angel’, I Got This’, and ‘I Remember Me’. As always, Ms. Hudson delivered and then some…

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Vocal powerhouse Alexandra Burke lived up to her billing at the 2011 Children’s Champion Awards. The chart-topper took centre-stage at the event, which aired last night, to perform a soaring rendition of ‘The Silence’.

Check out Ms. Burke in action below…

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Peep X-Factor star Cher Lloyd posing it up in the latest issue of ‘Wonderland’ magazine.

The 17 year old, who was often a point of controversy on the hit ITV1 show, is currently gearing up for the release of her debut LP. For despite placing fourth on the show and appearing in the bottom two on several occasions, record label bosses at Sony are convinced Lloyd is the next big thing; flying her out to Los Angeles to record with top producers such as The Runners and RedOne.

Tidbit: The singer/”rapper” told the publication that her red hair signifies her individuality. Eh eh?

Your thoughts?

In what is fast becoming a trend, rapper Game has become the latest artist to dye his hair. The Compton MC debuted a new red mohawk today on Twitter.

The daring do is no doubt tied-in with the 31 year old’s new single ‘Red Nation (ft. Lil’ Wayne)’. Produced by Cool & Dre, the single is the lead release from the Hip-Hop star’s fourth studio album – aptly titled ‘The R.E.D Album’.

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The infectious Pop sound of Jay Sean has become absolutely inescapable. However, little is known about the man behind several club anthems such as the 3x platinum monster hit ‘Down (Ft. Lil Wayne)’.

In this exclusive interview with That Grape Juice Jay discusses the concept of his highly anticipated ‘Freeze Time’ album, which will be released later this year, being signed to Cash Money Records, competing on the US charts and much more. Check out all the action above!

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Nicki Minaj is ready to take female Hip-Hop to new heights. The rapper is featured on David Guetta’s new single, ‘Where Dem Girls At?’, alongside club king Flo Rida, branching out into the worldwide sounds of Dance music.

Listen to the record below:

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Things continue to look up for R&B songstress Keri Hilson.

Following the Platinum success of her ‘Pretty Girl Rock’ single, the singer has been unveiled as one of the faces of H&M‘s new worldwide campaign.

Press release after the jump…

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Kelly Rowland made a guest appearance on BET’s ‘106 & Park’ this evening to debut the video for her new single, ‘Motivation (Ft. Lil Wayne)’. In an interesting interview with the show’s hosts, the songstress lightly discussed her long-awaited new album (now due in “later summer”), how ‘Motivation’ was developed and much more.

See the footage below:

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With the iTunes release date (April 12th) of the track drawing nearer, Kelly Rowland has finally premiered the video for ‘Motivation (Ft. Lil Wayne)’. The production was overseen by noted director Sarah Chatfield and choreographed Frank Gatson and Luam.

Check out Rowland’s new video below:

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