It’s that time again! That Grape Juice wants to see what you all are listening to. Which 5 tracks have you got on constant rotation at the moment?

Remember, it doesn’t have to be limited to Urban music; could be something new, Throwback, religious, even something you made yourself! Drop a comment in the comments section. Mine and Trent’s are below – in no particular order:

Sam

1) Do It Like A Dude – Jessie J
2) He Still Loves Me – Various (‘Fighting Temptations’)
3) Raise Your Glass – Pink
4) Pretty Girl Rock – Keri Hilson
5) Forever & A Day – Kelly Rowland

Trent

1) Oh Santa – Mariah Carey
2) Take It Off – Ke$ha
3) Collard Greens & Cornbread – Fantasia
4) Heartbreaker – Danity Kane
5) It’s All Over – Dreamgirls Cast

What are Your Top 5 Songs of The Moment?

Katy Perry is getting ready to kick off her biggest tour to date. The ‘California Dreams’ world tour is hosted by Live Nation and will launch on February 20th in Lisbon, Portugal with tickets available from as early as October 16th 2010. Check out the full list of European dates and ticket information below (US shows to be announced soon):

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Besides headlines pertaining to her striking new hair do’, it’s been rather quiet on the Amerie front for the better part of a year.

All is set to change, however, with the release of the 31 year old’s new LP Cymatika Vol. 1next year. Select songs from the album were premièred during her set at the Cotton Club in Paris over the weekend.

Check out her performance of new song ‘Inside You’ below, as well an insight into what we can expect from the LP.

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Eminem made a guest appearance on ’60 Minutes’ last month. Check out the top-selling rapper’s interview where he speaks about his creative process and other topics below via Rap Radar:

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The X-Factor 2010 saw its first eliminations tonight. Find out who’s heading home this week…

{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 25’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}.

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Superstar Usher took centre-stage on the X-Factor a few moments ago to perform a medley of his hits ‘DJ Got Us Falling In Love’ and ‘OMG’.

Check out how the dynamo performer fared below…

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“Stomp, stomp, I’ve arrived” declares newcomer Jessie J on her enigmatic new single ‘Do It Like A Dude’. And arrived J has – in a major way.

The critically acclaimed vocalist has the industry abuzz as she preps her debut LP ‘Who You Are’ for release next year. The UK-bred, US-based singer is currently plugging ‘Dude’ ahead of the premiere of its accompanying video.

Check out her recent acoustic take on the song after the jump (the runs at the 3.05 mark onwards are off the charts!)

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R&B star Michelle Williams is currently competing on hit UK show Strictly Come Dancing tonight. Check out how the Destiny’s Child singer and dance partner Brendan Cole fared in this their 2nd week with the Foxtrot

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This week’s classic From The Vault comes courtesy of the legendary Whitney Houston. While the renown vocalist has delivered many a notable performance, one of the most potent has to be her live showing at the 21st Annual World Music Awards in 1994.

Singing three songs back-to-back (including Dreamgirls favourite ‘And I Am Telling You’, and ‘I Have Nothing’), Houston blew the roof off the building with her soaring performance.

A rousing showcase of a voice that can only be described as a gift from God.

Your thoughts?

R&B heavyweight Mary J. Blige pays tribute to Diana Ross on the cover of Ebony‘s 65th anniversary issue. Ross’ iconic cover, which Blige captured very well, was shot in 1970.

Your thoughts?

With much riding on the success of Ciara‘s serially delayed ‘Basic Instinct’ project, the singer is set to unleash another video – this time for the high-octane ‘Gimmie Dat’.

Check out this newly released teaser for the Melina directed clip, which is set to première in its entirety next Tuesday (October 12th)

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