Mariah Carey is making it her mission to spread some Christmas cheer. A few weeks ago the icon filmed an episode of ABC’s ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ where she helped to remodel the home of a family in need. Check out the preview of the diva’s episode below:

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With Michael Jackson‘s first posthumous LP ‘Michael’ due in stores next week, That Grape Juice will be sitting down with the King of Pop’s longtime producer Teddy Riley tomorrow to talk to about the project. Our exclusive interview with Riley comes following his recent appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show this week.

A hitmaker in every sense of the word, Riley has crafted some of Jackson’s biggest hits, including ‘Remember The Time’, along with much of the ‘Dangerous’ LP – which went on to sell 32 million copies. The former Blackstreet star also featured heavily on Jackson’s multi-Platinum 2001 opus ‘Invincible’, and boasts many a production credit on ‘Michael’ including the 50 Cent featured ‘Monster’.

Do you have any questions for Teddy Riley regarding the controversial new Michael Jackson LP? If so, feel free to drop them in the comments section. As ever, only legitimate questions will be considered.

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Here is Christina Milian’s full interview with ‘The Wendy Williams Show’. The singer spoke about several topics including her divorce from The-Dream, her new album and much more. Peep the footage below:

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That Grape Juice was in the house at the 2010 Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball this past weekend. Held at London’s renown O2 Arena, the two-day extravaganza, which was sponsored by Windows 7, saw performances from the likes of the Black Eyed Peas, Nicole Scherzinger, Kylie Minogue, Alexandra Burke, Akon, Jason Derulo, JLS, among others.

Stationed backstage amidst other select media outlets, we caught up with a host of stars – including (yet not limited to):

* Alexandra Burke – who spoke to us about her plans for the US in 2011 and more.

* Jason Derulo – who appeared somewhat defensive about album sales.

* Nicole Scherzinger – who shared details about her forthcoming solo album.

* JLS – who, also, spoke on their American invasion.

* Jay Sean – who responded to critique that he had abandoned his Asian roots musically.

* Akon – who spoke about the controversy surrounding the new Michael Jackson album, whether there is more material to come from his sessions with the King of Pop, and which Destiny’s Child diva he is set to collaborate with.

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That Grape Juice was on hand at the 2010 Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball this weekend, chatting it up with the likes of Alexandra Burke (above), Nicole Scherzinger, Akon, JLS, Jason Derulo and more.

Check out exclusive hot shots from the event below. Click here to watch our interviews with the above.

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R&B star Keri Hilson stopped by the ‘Lopez Tonight’ show this evening to perform new single ‘Pretty Girl Rock’, and sat down for a chat with host comedian George Lopez. Clearly, Ms. Hilson and her team are not playing when it comes to promotion this go round.

Check out the performance and interview below.

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UK man of the moment Tinie Tempah today premièred the video for his latest single ‘Invincible’, which features Kelly Rowland.

Check out the clip, the fourth from the rapper’s Platinum-selling debut ‘Disc-Overy’, below…

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Check out Katy Perry’s spread in the January 2011 issue of Maxim magazine. The Pop sensation has a lot to celebrate as her ‘Teenage Dream’ LP recently received a Grammy Award nomination for ‘Album of the Year’. More images can be seen below:

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It looks like Mariah Carey will have the last laugh this Christmas. The diva’s new Holiday collection, ‘Merry Christmas II You’, has been experiencing increasing sales in the last 3 weeks and has rebounded to #14 with a 43% growth on the album charts. In fact, the record has sold over 60k copies this week, outselling the 56k that it sold when it debuted on the tally.

To date, ‘Merry Christmas II You’ has sold over 226k despite Carey only doing one live televised performance to promote the project. However, this recent success may be attributed to the record-breaking success of her ‘Oh Santa’ single which ascended to the #1 spot on the Adult Contemporary chart after only 2 weeks; the fastest rise of any song to top of that tally in history.

Things aren’t looking so ‘merry’ for Ne-Yo, though. After getting off to a surprisingly strong start on last week’s tally, the singer’s ‘Libra Scale’ LP has plummeted from #8 to #39, selling only a meager 29,209 copies (a 75% decrease from its initial 117k units sold).

Kanye West and Nicki Minaj also experienced a 2nd week slump was they both sold 106,003 (down 80%) and 102,395 (down 72%) copies respectively this week . Moreover, Rihanna’s ‘Loud’ barely hung onto the #10 position as it sold less than 70k units at retail outlets, bringing its total to an underwhelming 418k to date.

New albums on the lineup this week include Jazmine Sullivan’s ‘Love Me Back’ which enters at #15 with 57,325 sold and Chrisette Michele’s ‘Let Freedom Reign’ at the #24 spot with 43,874 in sales. Of course. Finally, the Black Eyed Peas ‘The Beginning’ had a disappointing debut with 117,066 copies sold, position it at #6.

See more at Hits Daily Double.

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Brandy played a short snippet of a new track from her recent studio sessions for her brother, Ray J, on a new episode of her hit reality show, ‘Brandy & Ray J: A Family Business’. The song, entitled ‘How High’ was written by the singer herself and produced by Get Familiar. Peep the preview below:

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Melanie Fiona gave the audience at The Luminaire in London a special surprise last evening. The R&B songstress debuted a new song, entitled ‘Gone & Never Coming Back’, from her 2011 release, ‘The MF Life’. Look below for the live debut:

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Here is a snippet of Keyshia Cole & Tank’s duet, ‘Tired Of Doing Me’. The record will be featured on Cole’s new album, ‘Calling All Hearts’, which hits stores on December 21st. Listen to the preview below via Necole Bitchie:

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