Eric Bellinger is a very busy man.

Recently wrapping up work on Usher‘s latest LP ‘Looking For Myself‘, which saw him pen the Rick Ross assisted ‘Lemme See‘, today saw him jet to London– readying new material for ROC sensation Rihanna.

So, as long time supporters of the singer/songwriter, That Grape Juice had the pleasure of meeting with him at a London recording studio yesterday  for a rare sit down interview.

An interview, which saw him address his solo project, working on Kelly Rowland‘s long awaited new album and the pressures of being a writer in today’s industry.

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Touchdown.

Urban actress Lauren London has scored in role in BET hit ‘The Game’ – and will be joining the show’s sixth season as a series regular.

London— whose acting gigs also include Madea’s Big Happy Family and Single Ladies – will play Kiera, a former child star who is currently appearing on a Cosby Show-esque sitcom.

According to TV Line, the show’s producers are also on the hunt for an actor to play an all-star running back. It is believed that both roles are intended to fill the void left by departing cast members Tia Mowry and Pooch Hall (Melanie and Derwin).

The Game returns next year, with regulars Wendy Raquel Robinson, Coby Bell, Hosea Chanchez, Brandy Norwood and Barry A. Floyd.

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Interesting. However, one has to wonder where this leaves Pooch Hall, who has still been teasing involvement in the show – despite it being confirmed that he’s no longer returning.

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Katy Perry opted for a classic look this time around, covering the August edition of ‘L’Uomo Vogue’.

Dressed in Dolce & Gabanna , the magazine sees Perry channel a Spanish matador wearing threads from the brands Men’s Fall Winter 2012/2013 collection, three days after unveiling the video for her new single ‘Wide Awake’.

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The BET Awards 2012 has been injected with an extra dose of Soul, for it has today been announced that R&B crooner D’Angelo will be taking to the stage.

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Get into this snap of chart evader Lil Kim, rolling a blunt for her latest boyfriend ‘Mr Papers’.

Laying in dingy hotel room sporting a New York fitted, the alleged Queen was snapped in the act , and went onto tweet the image with the caption: Rolling My Baby’s Blunt.

Currently on her ‘Return Of The Queen‘ nightclub tour, her decision to tweet the pic prompted comments from Twitter uses slamming the act.

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As the saying goes, all that glitters isn’t gold- or platinum for the matter.

For, as living proof of the above, Lil Kim took to Texas hours ago to deliver her ‘Return Of The Queen‘ tour to Southern fans, dressed in a very telling glitter catsuit.

Sans her black cat and broomstick, the songbird’s set followed reviews by a number of outlets (including the LA Times) praising the tour’s creativity but slamming its production value.

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Yesterday, That Grape Juice confirmed that Rihanna had taken to London to begin work with an all star writing camp, for her seventh studio album.

Hours later, the singer was snapped on her way a studio in the city, where she met with ‘Diva’ producer Sean Garrett, ‘The Woman You Love’ maestro Eric Bellinger and ‘Euphoria‘s Swedish House Mafia.

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Cop a gander at ‘Ghetto Baby‘ creator Lana Del Rey, snapped shopping at Milan’s Cesare Paciotti with ‘90210’ alum Tara Reid.

Sporting a ‘Raising Hell Tour 1986′ shirt in honor of the Run-D.M.C tour of the same name, the singer/songwriter’s trip to Italy will come to an end in the next few days, as she is reported to perform at the Isle Of Wight festival this Friday.

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Rihanna‘s last acting gig may have helped ‘Battleship’ sink something vicious at the US office. However, the so-so performance of that film hasn’t quelled the star’s movie ambitions.

For according to The Hollywood Reporter, the ‘S&M’ “singer” has signed on to star in Dreamworks’ new animated adventure ‘Happy Smekday!’

In ‘Smekday!’, a friendly alien race invades Earth and uses it as a hideout from their mortal enemy. When one lowly alien accidentally notifies the enemies of his whereabouts, he is forced to go on the run with a teenage girl, embarking on a comical road trip across a postapocalyptic America and learning what it really means to be human.

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Kudos to “brand RiRi” for continuing to branch out. For, there’s only so long she can keep getting away with singing like that. Hence, it makes an abundance of sense to branch out while the going is good.

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Although no stranger to dominating charts on her own, ‘Part Of Me’ maestra Katy Perry is reportedly ready to share a part of her success with a new generation of aspiring singers.  Chatting it up with (and playing cover star to) the latest issue of ‘The Hollywood Reporter’, Perry tells the magazine:

“I’m preparing for it now…And when this record label does come to fruition, I’m going to try and avoid the things that take away any fighting chance for an artist to have financial success.”

The unnamed imprint will be just one of many ventures the young starlet is undertaking (see: new album, 3D movie). Until then, the singer’s faithful KatyCats can catch her posing it up in the full spread and behind the scenes footage of her ‘Reporter’ photoshoot. See it all below:

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Permanently pouted-lip pop star Trey Songz has never been shy about shedding his clothes for the camera.  So, as evidenced by the aspiring porn star Virginian’s Dewey Nick‘s shoot with ‘Self’ magazine, such habit isn’t one fans should expect less of anytime in the future.  Posing it up with exotic models, Songz can be seen twist and dipping in the July ‘Music Issue’ of the popular magazine.

Readying his 5th LP, creatively titled ‘Chapter V’, the ‘LOL :-)’ singer may be bringing just that to many of his faithful female followers perusing the pages of the mag.  See more shots and the behind the scenes action below:

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She may be known for bringing in the Platinums, but it was gold Lady GaGa opted to weart during an outing in Australia last night.

In town to serve up her ‘Born This Way‘ Ball, the Grammy winning gem was snapped leaning out of her car to sign autographs and meet with fans, who can expect her fourth studio album in the coming months.

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