Despite an early leak, industry forecasters are reporting that hip hop heavyweight Lil’ Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter IV’ is still set to have an impressive debut on next week’s Billboard 200 -boasting sales of 700-850k.  If such is the case, the numbers would easily give him the highest tally of any solo male artist this year, and second overall (under Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’).

The forecasted numbers best that of fellow hip-hop heavyweights Jay-Z & Kanye West (who interestingly managed to release their album unleaked).  Regardless, ‘IV’ will mark Wayne’s 3rd no. 1 album and second highest first week sales behind ‘Tha Carter III’ (which sold a whopping 1 million its first week in 2008).

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Just hours after being honoured by MTV and Lady GaGa for her contributions to the world of music videos, Pop icon Britney Spears has generated even more excitement within her fan base by confirming the name of the next single to be lifted from her album ‘Femme Fatale’.

Find out what it is below…

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The MTV Video Music Awards 2011 are currently underway at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. As ever, That Grape Juice will be providing you with performances as they occur!

Check out performances from Beyonce, Lady GaGa, Adele, Chris Brown, Jay-Z and Kanye West, Jessie J, and more below. Keep refreshing, as we’ll be updating minute-by-minute:

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German fans of Pop princess Rihanna have major cause to celebrate today, for in honor of the ‘Fading‘ singer’s work in the music industry ,Berlin’s Madame Tussauds have unveiled their latest wax figurine of the singer, weeks after she performed in the country as part of her  ‘Loud Tour‘.

Almost as stiff  as her live renditions, the wax mannequin appears to pay homage to the look she sported in her visual for the song ‘Who’s That Chick?’.

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The first single to be lifted from JoJo’s upcoming LP ‘Jumping Trains’, ‘Disaster surfaced on US Radio just minutes ago.

Available for digital download on September 6th,  the releases comes weeks after the entertainer’s now famed remix to Drake‘s ‘Marvin’s Room‘ and five years after the release of her sophomore album ‘The High Road‘.

Listen to ‘Disaster’ below…

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Now one of the years most anticipated releases, JoJo‘s upcoming LP ‘Jumping Trains‘ has received a recent promotional boost with the excitement generated by its lead single, ‘Disaster‘.

After gracing That Grape Juice with an exclusive snippet of the song days ago, the ‘Too Little Too Late’ performer delivered a live rendition of the release two nights ago at Perez Hilton‘s Pre- VMA Party.

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Ciara wasn’t the only Pop staple who made an appearance at Lil Wayne‘s ‘The Carter IV‘ release party last night.

For also in attendance at the event was ‘Did It On ‘Em‘ darling Nicki Minaj ,’Pretty Girl Rock’ performer Keri Hilson as well as Christina Milian who also joined the Rapper in celebrating the  release of his latest project.

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Not content with winning big at last night’s MTV Video Music Awards, Rap Empress Nicki Minaj graced the stage at Taylor Swift‘s ‘Speak Now‘ concert last night and joined the entertainer to deliver a unique rendition of her smash hit ‘Super Bass‘.

Check the ladies out in action below…

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In support of fellow entertainer Lil Wayne,  ‘Goodies’ singer Ciara was one of the many attendees at the release party of the Rappers latest album ‘The Carter IV’ which was released on Itunes last night.

Dressed casually and armed with her trademark smile, the Grammy winning songstress enjoyed the company of many of her peers, some of whom had been present  at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards hours before.

More shots below courtesy of Ultimate Ciara…

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Check out ‘Bleeding Love‘ performer Leona Lewis making her way through London’s Heathrow Airport minutes ago.

Sporting an interesting choice of footwear and a smile possibly brought on by the #16 position of her latest single ‘Collide‘ on Billboard’s US Hot Dance Club Songs chart, the X Factor UK alum was met with fans and paparazzi alike as she graced the airport with her presence.

Many thanks to Leona Web.

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The MTV Video Music Awards 2011 was certainly one of the year’s most electrifying events on the industry calender, with show-stopping performances from Jay-Z & Kanye, Beyonce, Adele, Brown, among others.

Chart titan Katy Perry may have led the race with a whopping 10 nominations, but did she take home the most moonmen?

Check out the night’s winners below…

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The stars have begun to arrive to the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles for the  2011 MTV Video Music Awards. Check out black carpet pics after the jump…

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