This week’s That Grape Juice Cover Star is Lana. The 24 year old, Houston, Texas native serves up her own rendition of Kelly Rowland‘s new Urban hit ‘Motivation’.

Check out the clip below:

Though the song doesn’t call for sheer vocal horsepower, it does demand great vocal control – which Lana displayed bountifully. Perhaps not as effortless as Kelly’s version, yet solid all the same.

For more on Lana, check out her Youtube page

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Everybody can’t have a body like Beyonce but they can try! The diva has teamed up with US First Lady, Michelle Obama, and the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation to help fight childhood obesity with a revamped version of her hit song ‘Get Me Bodied’ entitled ‘Move Your Body’.

Targeting middle schools, nationally syndicated ‘Let’s Move!’ campaign allows children to practice the routine and show off their moves on May 3rd at 1:42pm ET. See all the details below:

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Jennifer Lopez has finally revealed the official tracklist for her much-delayed ‘Love?’ LP. The album, which serves as the entertainer’s 1st released on Island Def Jam, features all-star contributions from Lady Gaga, Stargate, Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, Danja and others.

Expected to hit stores on May 3rd, ‘Love?’ will give fans the opportunity to hear Jenny from the block trade verses with guest acts Pitbull and Lil Wayne. Look below to see the lineups for both the standard and the deluxe editions of the record:

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Guess who wore these shoes to Logo’s 2011 NewNowNext Awards yesterday at Avalon in Hollywood! Hint: she is both a singer and a dancer!

Look below for the answer:

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It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from Pop starlet Jordin Sparks. Indeed, after the tanking of her ‘Battlefield’ LP (despite the title track’s success on the Single charts), there had talk of the American Idol alum potentially being dropped from her label.

However, it appears the 21 year old’s career has been handed another lifeline. Cue ‘I Am Woman’. A snippet of the cut, said to be a front runner for Sparks’ new single, has hit the net.

Take a listen below…

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The first promotional shot for Mary J. Blige‘s ‘My Life II: The Journey Continues’ has surfaced. Set for release on September 20th, the album serves as the sequel to Blige’s 1994’s sophomore smash ‘My Life’.

‘The Journey Continues’ is preceded by current “warm up” single ‘Someone to Love Me (Naked)’, the video for which premiered this week.

Are you checking for Mary J this go round?

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The brand of Nicki Minaj just continues to grow. The rapper helped Casio to unveil their new TRYX digital camera billboard in Times Square in New York today, accompanied by a gang of her lookalikes.

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True to form, Lady GaGa looks set to shock with the upcoming video for her new single ‘Judas’.

Set to premiere on April 19th, the singer’s longtime choreographer and creative director Laurieann Gibson has shared details on what the eagerly awaited clip will be depicting.

If religious groups were angered before, they’ll no doubt be making a whole lot of noise this go round.

Full story after the jump…

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Oops she faked it again! Yesterday the web was set ablaze by allegations that Britney Spears’ used a stunt-double to handle all of the somewhat difficult choreography in her ‘Till The World Ends’ video.

Now, despite claims by her camp to the contrary, video evidence has surfaced to prove that Spears, who is known for lip-syncing almost all of her shows, did in fact use a substitute.

See the footage of the stunt-double below:

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As earlier reported, Elle magazine’s May issue celebrates ‘Women In Music’. Covering the special edition is No Doubt stunner Gwen Stefani.

The ‘Hollerback’ singer has been out of the limelight for some time, opting to focus on motherhood, recording with No Doubt and her successful fashion line ‘L.A.M.B’.

In her absence, of course, a new crop of stars have risen to prominence – including the likes of Rihanna, Fergie, and Lady GaGa. Find out after the jump what the 41 year old thinks of suggestion that such acts have borrowed her style.

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Get ready to have some fun with the Braxton sisters! Toni, Tamar and her other sisters celebrated their new WE tv reality series ‘Braxton Family Values’ at the London Hotel in West Hollywood last evening in a way that only they can.

The show will premiere at 9pm ET on April 12th. More images are available below:

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