Ciara may not be sharing details about the condition of her long delayed ‘Basic Instinct’ LP but she has no problem talking about her hopes and dreams. The ‘Ride’ singer revealed to Paper magazine that one day she hopes to be an “icon” and that one day people will be looking for “the next Ciara”. Check out what she had to say below:

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Ciara and Usher teamed up to perform at the World Leadership Awards last Friday. The duo did a cover of John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’. Check out the footage below:

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Trey Songz and Melanie Fiona are the new faces of Rocawear’s fall fashion line. The new ad campaign will be officially launched in the September issues of VIBE and XXL magazines. Check out more images below via Your Music My World.

Jason Derulo attended the 12th annual Teen Choice Awards last evening. The entertainer’s skin looked unusually lighter at the event held in the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.

What do you think of the pic?

That Grape Juice
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 LOL. Drop a comment in the comments section. Mine and Trent’s are below – in no particular order:

Sam

1) Red Light Special – TLC
2) All Falls Down – Kanye West
3) Flaws & All – Beyonce
4) How It Used To Be – Kirk Franklin
5) Bringin’ On The Heartbreak – Mariah Carey

Trent

1) Up All Night (ft. Nicki Minaj) – Drake
2) Heartbreaker/If You Should Ever Be Lonely (Junior’s Heartbreaker Club Mix) – Mariah
3) Deuces – Chris Brown
4) It Goodie Goodie – Pamputae
5) P**sy Watchman – Sheba

What are Your Top 5 Songs of The Moment?

With reports swirling that Christina Aguilera may be on her way out of RCA/Sony Music in search of greener pastures at Live Nation, the chairman of the latter (who doubles as the singer’s manager) has decided to speak out against the allegations.

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After Janelle Monae was finished shutting things down on ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ last week, the dynamic young talent spoke with Neon Limelight about her new video for ‘Cold War’. Monae also discussed her album, ‘The ArchAndroid (Suites II and III of IV)’, which is in stores now. Check out the interview below:

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Peep Kelly Rowland arriving at the 2010 KTU Beatstock extravaganza in New Jersey last night. The event, which was held at the PNC Arts Center, was headlined by the Destiny’s Child alumni, 29, who performed a number of her hits including ‘Commander’, ‘Like This’, and new Pop single ‘Rose Coloured Glasses’.

Rowland’s as yet untitled new album is slated to hit stores in November via Universal Motown.

Your thoughts?

Perseverance must be Teairra Mari‘s trigger-word; for the R&B songstress has released yet another video. This time it’s for ‘Super High’, a track lifted from her recently released DJ Drama mixtape – ‘Point Of No Return’.

Check it out below…

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Cult hit ‘The Boondocks’ is back Adult Swim for its third and final season. Check out episode 14, which aired last night,  after the jump…

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Usher hit stage at the World Leadership Awards at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center in Atlanta on Friday evening. The event was hosted by his own New Look Foundation. Check out the footage below:

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The force known as Beyonce may be on a hiatus from the music industry, yet she certainly knows how to make an impact in her ‘absence’. One need not look further than her smoking new ad for the Fall 2010 range of her and her mother’s ‘Dereon’ clothing line. Fierce.

Your thoughts?

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