‘The X-Factor’ 2010 live shows continued today with a Club Classics themed show.

{For those unfamiliar with The X Factor, the show is the UK’s version of American Idol – with a twist in that groups and over 28’s are eligible to enter. Now in it’s seventh season, the show is responsible for birthing the careers of Leona Lewis, Alexandra Burke, and JLS. It’s US version is set to launch in 2011}.

Check out performances from week 9 of the show below (continuously updated):

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Nicki Minaj sat down with the New York Times for an in-depth interview recently. The rapper spoke about a wide range of topics including her various personalities as well as her thoughts on how Lil Kim’s crusade against her is actually making it harder for women to win in Hip-Hop.

Peep what she had to say below:

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Diddy-Dirty Money has released a new mixtape to help build buzz for their upcoming ‘Last Train To Paris’ album (in stores December 14th). The 9-track ‘Last Train To Paris: Prelude’ EP is even available for free download. Listen and download it below:

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Chris Brown and Bow Wow hit the stage at Power 106’s Christmas concert in Los Angeles last evening. The duo performed their single ‘Ain’t Thinking About You’ as part of Brown’s high energy setlist. Check out the footage below via Hip-Hop N More:

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Mariah Carey recently taped her performances for the 27th annual Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade. The diva performed the classic ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ and ‘Oh Santa’ from her new Christmas album, ‘Merry Christmas II You’. Peep the fan footage below:

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VH1‘s recently revived ‘Diva’s franchise filmed this year’s show last night at the MCAS Miramar in California. Check out the likes of Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Keri Hilson and Brandy (who presented) in action at VH1 Divas: Salute The Troops below…

Your thoughts?

Continuing along the promotional trail for her ‘Basic Instinct’ LP, Ciara stopped by MTV’s Buzzworthy studios for brief chat.

Check out what the ‘Ride’ singer had to say in her Q&A after the jump…

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Michael Jackson’s controversial new album, ‘Michael’, won’t be released until December 14th but a preview has already been made available for his fans. The 10-track record features collaborations with 50 Cent, Akon and Lenny Kravitz. Listen to the snippets below:

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Mariah Carey has been busy during the last two days filming her performances for the 27th annual Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade. The megastar delivered renditions of her new song ‘Oh Santa’ and her classic ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ which will air via ABC on Christmas day at 2pm Est.

More images are available below via Mariah Daily & Mariah Connection:

What do you think of the pics?

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Ciara has experienced several commercial struggles during the last 2 years. Her 2009 release, ‘Fantasy Ride’, performed poorly on the charts, selling less than 200,000 units in the US to date, despite producing the top 10 hit ‘Love Sex Magic (Ft. Justin Timberlake)’.

Additionally, instead of being praised for attempting to diversify her sound, Ciara endured a backlash from her listeners who argued that she had abandoned her Urban roots. So how has Ciara decided to respond to her critics? By giving them exactly what they want – a return to basics.

‘Basic Instinct’ features the Atlanta entertainer unleashing her sexuality over 11 bass-heavy tracks crafted by the likes of Tricky Stewart, The-Dream, Kenneth ‘Soundz’ Coby, Ester Dean, Tyler Williams, Nelson Kyle and Hilton Humphery. However, Ciara’s attempts at reclaiming her title as the Princess of Crunk N’B prove to be more lukewarm than the audio fire that some would desire.

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“Tis the season to be jolly…” and jolly we are here at That Grape Juice in the run up to Christmas. Hence, in continuing our festive series of give-away’s, we are giving YOU the chance to win a copy of ‘Michael Jackson: The Experience’ on the Nintendo Wii.

The new interactive dance game from Ubisoft allows players to step into the King of Pop’ iconic  shoes and emulate his awe-inspiring dance moves.  The game features a wide variety of songs from Michael Jackson’s vast catalogue of smashes including ‘Beat It’, ‘Billie Jean’ and ‘Smooth Criminal.’ Check out the trailer below:

To be in with a chance of winning, answer the following question correctly:

Michael Jackson’s latest single is titled….

a) One More Chance

b) Hold My Hand

c) Keep Your Head Up

Submit your answer, along with your name, age, address, and telephone number to the below address. Please be sure to title it ‘MJ Comp’:

competitions@thatgrapejuice.net

All entries must be received by 7pm GMT Thursday 9th December 2010!

Good Luck!

Speaking in a 2009 interview with Complex magazine, Keri Hilson said:

I don’t want to be oversexed! I don’t want to sell sex, I want to sell music. I want to inspire others, I don’t want to be one of those people who’s always throwing their body at the masses. What good does that do? Besides sell records. Men don’t buy records, anyway.

Hmm…

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