Vocalist Leona Lewis has revealed that hitmaker David Guetta is to feature on her 3rd studio album.

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Pop pin-up Justin Bieber has released a video for his latest single – ‘Pray’. Lifted from his ‘My World – Acoustic’ EP.

Peep what the purveyor of Bieber-Fever is serving up this go round.

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The official Urban Bass Remix of Ciara’s ‘Gimme Dat’. The song was produced by none other that Soundz who also worked with Tricky Stewart on the original composition. Give it a listen below:

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It’s official: the only person who can beat Kanye West is Kanye West. The rapper’s latest effort, ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’, has captured the top spot on the charts this week, selling an impressive 518,775 copies. This means that the record has sold almost 70k more than his previous effort, ‘808 & Heartbreak’, which debuted with just over 450k in the same week two years prior.

In fact, West has managed to outperform even Nicki Minaj whose ‘Pink Friday’ debut LP sold 371,049 units. Minaj has no reason to worry, however, as her nemesis Lil Kim’s debut album, ‘Hardcore’, entered the charts at #11 back in November 1996.

Ne-Yo managed to land a position in the top 10 at #8 with ‘Libra Scale’ which sold over 117k copies. This accomplishment marks the highest entry for the album on any chart worldwide as it missed the top 10 in every territory including the UK where it debuted at #11 despite his ‘Beautiful Monster’ single peaking at #1.

There were several other interesting moves on this week’s tally. Rihanna’s ‘Loud’ LP experienced a 35% dip in sales, selling another 133,662 copies despite the Thanksgiving rush. On the other hand, Taylor Swift’s ‘Speak Now’ had a 71% upsurge, claiming the #3 spot with 255,991 records sold. Finally, Christina Aguilera’s ‘Burlesque’ soundtrack shifted 62, 514 units, entering the chart at #18.

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Check out Janet Jackson on the cover of Instinct magazine. The legendary performer is currently preparing for her 35 city world tour which is set to commence in 2011.

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That Grape Juice received our press copy of Ciara‘s ‘Basic Instinct’ LP this morning. While we conjure up our review for the opus here at TGJ HQ, you can now preview 30 second snippets via Amazon.

Listen after the jump. Look out for our review any time from now…

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R&B songstress Keyshia Cole is gearing up for the release of her fourth album is as many years ‘Calling All Hearts’. Due December 21st, the set’s tracklist was unveiled today.

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Caged “King” T.I isn’t allowing his incarceration to hinder the release of his new LP ‘No Mercy’. Indeed, from his cell the rapper is promoting the project with a series of pre-recorded videos – the latest of which premiering today in the form of the Rocko assisted ‘I Can’t Help It’.

Check out the Atlanta natives in action below…

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Leona Lewis and her friend Angela Simmons was spotted in Los Angeles last evening. The duo were busy with their Christmas shopping at The Grove. {Source}

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Last evening BET aired a new special entitled ‘Food For Thought: Conversations With T.I’. The programme featured the rapper engaging with three different media personalities – Angie Martinez, Harry Allan and Stephen A. Smith. Check below to see Tip talk about the reasoning behind his recent legal troubles and more:

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Diddy-Dirty Money’s long-delayed new album, ‘Last Train To Paris’, has finally been given a UK release date. The LP, which features appearances from Chris Brown, Grace Jones, T.I, Drake and others, will arrive in UK stores on January 24th, almost 6 weeks after its US release on December 14th.

The group’s new single, ‘Coming Home’, will be available on January 17th and will be followed by ‘Looking For Love’ which features Usher. Expect production credits on the album to include Danja, Polow Da Don, Sean Garrett, Tricky Stewart, The Dream, Swizz Beats, Rodney Jerkins, D’Mile and Mario Winans.

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Nicki Minaj hit the stage on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ last evening. The rapper, who is currently on the promotional trail for her ‘Pink Friday’ album, performed her current single, ‘Right Thru Me’. Check out the performance below:

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