Ciara better backbend over a church alter and pray for a Christmas miracle because ‘Basic Instinct’ is set to bomb. The record is predicted to sell only a disappointing 35-40k within the next 7 days. This means that it will debut with less than half of the underwhelming 81k with which ‘Fantasy Ride’ entered the tally last year.

Still, Ciara isn’t the only act preparing to receive a lump of coal this Christmas. Diddy-Dirty Money’ Last Train To Paris’ is primed to sell only 60-65k despite a string of high profile appearances on ‘The View’, ‘Saturday Night Live’, and ‘American Idol’.

R. Kelly, however,  has no such worries. The R&B titan’s ‘Love Letter’ is on course to sell an impressive 150-160k with its debut, giving him the 2nd highest new entry position among Urban artists on next week’s lineup.

Another R&B crooner who is set to exceed expectations is Tank whose ‘Now or Never’ LP is scheduled to sell 40-45k. Yet, all pale in comparison to Michael Jackson’s ‘Michael’ LP which is expected to sell 225-250k.

There is no word on Kandi’s ‘Kandi Koated’. Ouch.

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To celebrate the release of Ciara‘s ‘Basic Instinct’ LP, That Grape Juice has teamed up with the R&B star for a festive a give-away you won’t want to miss!

In collaboration with the ‘Ride’ singer, we are giving one lucky reader the chance to win an Apple iPad. The much sought-after gadget (which retails for $550) comes pre-packaged with the Grammy winner’s hottest videos including the clip’s for ‘Gimme Dat’, ‘Speechless’ and ‘Ride’.

Want the Ciara-branded iPad under your tree this Christmas? All you have to do to enter by clicking the link below (further terms and conditions apply).

Click here to enter Ciara and That Grape Juice’s iPad give-away!

Good luck!

Ciara has finally delivered the first televised performance of the ‘Basic Instinct’ era! The entertainer hit the stage on ‘The Ellen Degeneres Show’ to perform the Soundz-produced ‘Gimme Dat’. Look below for all the action:

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It’s no secret that Mariah Carey has released some awful videos over the years. After all, who could forget the shockingly bad clips for ‘H.A.T.E U’, ‘I Want To Know What Love Is’, among others. Ah, yes, ol’ Mimi has been quite a mess when it comes to her visual offerings as of late.

Nothing, however, tops the criminal clip released today for Carey’s ‘Auld Lang Syne’ –  a track lifted from her ‘Merry Christmas II You’ LP. All I’ll say is that if the singing ever hits the skids (looks at Mimi’s recent sales), a career in comedy may be her calling. For, the video is a complete and utter joke.

Check it out after the jump…

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Ciara visited BET’s ‘106 & Park’ last evening. The singer/songwriter spoke about her recently released ‘Basic Instinct’ album and even did a short freestyle of ‘U Got Me’ for the audience. Check out the footage below via Ultimate-Ciara:

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As earlier reported, Chris Brown has joined forces with UK rapper Chipmunk for the latter’s latest single ‘Champion’. Directed by man of the moment Colin Tiley, the song’s accompanying video was filmed in Miami last week, with new behind the scenes footage emerging from the shoot. Check it out below:

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That Grape Juice caught up with legendary producer Teddy Riley here in London this past week. The long-time Michael Jackson collaborator was in town to promote the King of Pop’s first posthumous release ‘Michael’, which hit stores across the globe today. Riley’s contributions to the album include the Jackson’s much talked about  50 Cent collaboration ‘Monster’.

Never ones to shy away from asking the questions you really want answers to, during our filmed chat we quizzed Riley on many a topic; including the controversy surrounding the album’s vocals, feuding with the Jackson family, plans for new MJ material, Janet Jackson’s comeback, and much more.

Riley’s also elaborates on his recent Twitter declaration that “Michael Jackson is still alive”

An intimate discussion you won’t want to miss. {Hit ‘play’ on the video above}. Enjoy

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Keyshia Cole also performed when she visited ‘The Wendy Williams Show’ today. The singer performed her new single, ‘Long Way Down’, from her ‘Calling All Hearts’ album (in stores on December 21st). Look at her performance below:

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R&B star Usher got quite the surprise during the fan serenading segment of his ‘OMG Tour’ in New York last night. Indeed, while performing the show’s staple steamy number ‘Trading Places’, the 31 year old received a kick to the face by the fan on his lap.

Check out what went down after the jump…

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T.I’s personal life may be in turmoil but his album sales are doing quite fine. The rapper’s new album, ‘No Mercy’, is set to debut at #4 this week on the Billboard 200 with sales of 158,100 copies. This achievement will give the ‘Castle Walls’ performer his 6th top 5 entry on the tally to date.

Things aren’t looking so merry for the Black Eyed Peas though. Their album is expected to drop from #6 to #19 with a staggering #52% decline, selling only 56,110 units this week.

However, the Peas aren’t alone on their downward slide. Kanye West’s ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’ is scheduled to experience yet another sales dip of 35%, dropping to out of the top 10 to #13 with 68,747 copies sold. Nicki Minaj, on the other hand, should hang on at #6 with another 80,667 units in sales.

Nevertheless, all is not lost for the Urban artists this week. Both Rihanna and Mariah Carey will have upswings in sales by 8% and 11%, respectively. The Bajan’s ‘Loud’ is expected to sell 74,338 units while her idol, Carey, is set to have the highest single week figures of her ‘Merry Christmas II You’ record thus far with 67,018 sold.

Sidebar: There have been marked differences between the sales reported by Hits Daily Double and Billboard during the last few weeks. Hence, expect some of these figures to change when issued by the latter.

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Budding icon Beyonce looks a picture of beauty in her latest print ads for L’Oreal Paris. The images, which will hit publications and billboards later this month, are for the French firm’s new Colour Riche liptick line.

As ever, Bouncy stays stacking these endorsement deals. More power to her!

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Keri Hilson did the stage on ‘The Today Show’ this morning. The singer performed the first single from her upcoming ‘No Boys Allowed’ album, ‘Pretty Girl Rock’, in a medley with James Blunt’s ‘You’re Beautiful’. Check out her performance below:

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