This week’s That Grape Juice Cover Star is Brian Davis. The Seattle resident serves up a sound redition of Whitney Houston‘s ‘I Look To You’.

Check it out below:

Great performance! Powerful, emotive, and controlled, Brian importantly made the song his own – opting not to simply rehash the adlibs and isms present on the song or in Whitney’s live renditions of it. Instead he garnished the track with his own runs and such, resulting in a really refreshing take on solid song. {Hits ‘play’ again}

For more on Brian Davis, check out his Youtube page

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Nicki Minaj‘s London trip this week has been the subject of many headline – particularly in light of the rapper’s wacky outfits and antics. Such coverage looks set to only intensify, after the Young Money Mrs was snapped outside of the T4 television studios last night – signing fans’ boobs.

It appears Minaj’s trademark pastime, like her, has now gone international. More pics below…

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Rihanna moments ago unveiled the artwork for her latest single ‘S&M’. The Voice shared the shabbily designed cover with fans on Twitter.

Needless to say, Ms. Fenty’s team are clearly taking the ‘who cares, you’ll buy it anyway’ approach with this. Horrible.

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R&B singer hit the YRB party at Greenhouse in New York City last evening. The ‘Full Moon’ singer was celebrating her brother’s position on the periodical’s latest cover. More image are available below via The YBF:

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Usher has long been heralded as one of music’s most celebrated artists. Ranked as the 2^nd most successful act of the last decade on the Billboard charts, he managed to give R&B music a voice amidst the expanding sea of Hip-Hop and Pop artists who began to dominate radio stations in recent years.

Nonetheless,  it seems that the tide of change has finally gotten too powerful for even Usher to resist as he prepares to reinvent his sound with the launch of a new genre he calls “Revolutionary Pop”. This decision has left many of his loyal fans baffled as they wonder if he is truly being innovative or simply joining the Pop music bandwagon in an effort to remain relevant.

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Check out the cover of T.I’s ‘Castle Walls (Ft. Christina Aguilera)’ which was serviced to radio today. The record serves as the 3rd official single from the rapper’s poorly received ‘No Mercy’ LP which was generally dismissed by critics and recently achieved gold status despite retail sales of only 367k copies.

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Nicki Minaj hit the London club circuit last evening. The ‘Roman’s Revenge’ rapper is busy promoting her debut album, ‘Pink Friday’, in the UK. Look below for more images via Punchbowl Blog:

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Almost 10 years after their record-breaking smash ‘Dilemma’ topped charts globally, Nelly and Kelly Rowland look set for notch up another hit with their new single ‘Gone’.

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Janet Jackson was spotted at LAX airport last evening. The icon’s upcoming ‘Number Ones, Up Close and Personal’ tour is already breaking records. See more images of the icon below via The YBF:

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Check out the official tracklisting of Marsha Ambrosius’ new album, ‘Late Nights & Early Mornings’. Preceded by the lead single ‘Hope She Cheats on You (With A Basketball Player)’, the LP features writing and production credits from Alicia Keys, Lauryn Hill, Focus… and Just Blaze among others.

See the full lineup below:

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Jennifer Lopez called Nick Cannon’s radio show on 92.3 FM to promote the season premiere of ‘American Idol’ yesterday. During their talks, Lopez used the opportunity to dispel the decade-old rumors about her reported feud with Cannon’s wife, Mariah Carey.

Lopez even went as far as to note that she is in fact “a big fan” of the diva. Listen to the interview below:

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