Your favourite Bajan model and mine, Rihanna, performed her moderate hit ‘Russian Roulette’ at the NRJ Awards 2010 in France tonight. You can check out the performance above.

While the ‘Russian Roulette’ has grown on me ever-so-slightly (yes, you read right!), I can’t say the performance was much of substance. Ms. Fenty backed out of many a note, giving a very Diet-Coke version of the song. Not bad, but certainly nothing to write home about…then again when is that ever the case with Rihanna live?

What do you think of the performance?

International star Kelly Rowland took to the stage at the 2010 NRJ Awards in France a few hours ago; the ‘Like This’ singer performed her chart-topping smash ‘When Love Takes Over’ with David Guetta.

Ms. Kelly served up the goodness with this performance; great vocals, off-the-charts confidence, and a stunning look, Kelly did the damn thing. Great performance!

Your thoughts?

MTV’s Hope For Haiti Now telethon in ongoing as I type. The charity fund-raiser will feature performances from the likes of Beyonce, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Jennifer Hudson, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder and Justin Timberlake.   As ever, That Grape Juice has you covered for all the performances – as the show is on!

Check out the performances below (keep refreshing as they will be continually updated!) and be sure to let us know what you think.

Alicia Keys

Shakira – I’ll Stand By You

Stevie Wonder – Bridge Over Troubled Water

Christina Aguilera – Life Me Up

John Legend – Motherless Child

Mary J. Blige – Hard Times Come

Justin Timberlake – Hallelujah

Jennifer Hudson – Let It Be

Beyonce – Halo

Madonna – Like A Prayer

Jay-Z, Rihanna, U2 – Stranded

Pop phenom Lady GaGa was spotted in her hometown of New York City last evening. The singer was seen signing autographs for fans before her show at Radio City Music Hall. Peep more images below (Thanks to GaGaDaily):

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Diva Mariah Carey hit the stage in Florida last evening. The icon performed to a sold out crowd at Hard Rock Live! in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. Peep more pics of the Carey and her diamonds below (via MariahDaily):

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Beyonce an Jay-Z were spotted in Paris recently. The power couple were seen exiting L’Avenue while on break from the events of Fashion Week. Check out more shots below (courtesy of The YBF):

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As celebrities prepare to perform on this evening’s ‘Hope for Haiti Now’ concert, reports have surfaced that Simon Cowell is planning a tribute of his own. Billboard.com confirms that the ‘American Idol’ judge is working on a charity single to benefit the Caribbean nation which will feature Leona Lewis, Susan Boyle and Cheryl Cole. The Sun goes further, noting that Beyonce, Lady GaGa, Robbie Williams and Wyclef Jean will also be involved. Here is what Cowell had to say about the project:

“I wanted to do something for Haiti so when I had calls from The Sun and the Prime Minister asking if I would get involved I agreed immediately. We are going to do a single. We only made the decision today. I have got to get it together in 48 hours.”

Cheryl Cole said: “I would be happy to lend my support.”

Last night Simon started work at the National Television Awards spreading word about our plans. And he will urge record labels to get top artists involved.

I knew it was only a matter of time before charity single came about. I always enjoy these types of projects because they allow celebrities the opportunity to lend their voices to something that benefits others. I am eager to see who else is added to the list!

Thoughts?

Despite the dismal sales of his latest effort ‘Ollusion’, Omarion is continuing along the promotional trail (as he should), a few hours ago performing ‘I Get It In’ on the George Lopez Tonight show.

Aside from the fact I find ‘I Get It In’ pretty damn awful, it’s really puzzling to see him performing this instead of new single ‘Speedin’, which is leaps and bounds better than this garbage. In any case, the performance wasn’t bad; however, it’d be a whole lot better watching on mute – if only for the dancing. That auto-tune and Omari’s voice are a no-no of a combo.

What do you think of the performance?

Toni Braxton‘s serially delayed LP ‘Pulse’ has been pushed back yet again. According to Amazon, the record, which was originally slated to hit stores  earlier last year, will now be released (provided it doesn’t get delayed again) on May 4th. The album will serve as Toni’s first release on new label Atlantic Records.

It’s quite sad to see Toni’s project being dealt blow after blow like this. While the reason for the delay is unknown, one thing that is a near certainty is that should she not drop a hit prior to the album’s release, it’ll likely be curtains for the whole album. After all, we’ve seen it time and time again; albums getting pushed back so much that when they do finally hit stores no one cares. Here’s hoping things work out for Ms. Braxton.

Randomness: I’d be lying if I said I was actually feeling much of the material I’ve heard from ‘Pulse’ thus far; however the brilliance that was her last album ‘Libra’ has me optimistic that she can still serve up the hotness.

Your thoughts?

R&B royalty R. Kelly has announced his first set of UK tour dates in nearly 20 years!

The pioneer is set to tour this side of the pond in April, with stops in the country’s biggest cities. Tickets for the dates, which you can check out below, go on sale tomorrow (Friday 22nd January) at 9am. Click here to purchase your tickets!

Kelly’s 9th studio album ‘Untitled’ was released in December and spawned the hit ‘Number One’ with Keri Hilson.

R. Kelly UK dates:

April 5 – Manchester Apollo

9 – London Hammersmith HMV Apollo

11 – Wolverhampton Civic Hall

Will you be going to see R. Kelly?

Seen him live already? Was it any good?

Global star Kelly Rowland rocked the red carpet in New York last night at  Scott Barnes’ ‘About Face’ book launch, donning a figure-hugging Herve Leger ensemble. The 28 year old singer, who is expected to announce her new record deal any day now, also posed it up with shock-jock tuned talk show host Wendy Williams. Ms. Kelly better work!

Your thoughts?

R&B singer Keri Hilson recently performed an acoustic version of her smash ‘Knock You Down‘, exclusively for Billboard.com. “Ms. Keri Baby” nailed it! She’s definitely been practicing on controlling her live vocals and it really shows. Great performance!

What do you think of the performance?