The year is 2008.

Britney Spears‘ and co are still twiddling their fingers in delight over the critical and commercial success of her ‘Blackout‘ LP and the Popverse has just been introduced to wide eyed upstart Katy Perry.

Armed with her Pro Girl  smash ‘I Kissed A Girl’ and the Pop/Rock forward debut LP ‘One Of The Boys‘,  Ms. Perry was undeniably 2008’s breakout sensation.

Well, at least we thought she was….

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After a brief rest on the bench, this week sees the return of That Grape Juice Cover Star. Helping kick things off are friends Nakia, Natasha, Davion, and Stephen, who serve up a rousing rendition of Beyonce‘s ‘Party’ from her latest LP ‘4’.

Check out their performance below:

Though someone was off occasionally, this was by and large a great performance! We like!

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Pop belter Jessie J may be at the end of her album campaign, yet that hasn’t stopped her from making a whole lot of noise. The Essex-bred starlet took to the stage on the series finale of Channel 4’s Alan Carr Chatty Man to perform ‘Who’s Laughing Now’ – the latest single to be lifted from her hit debut ‘Who You Are’.

J, who recently injured her leg, sports a new purple hair do too.

Performance after the jump…

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After recently treating London fans to a similar showing, Beyonce has announced a series of intimate concerts in New York City.

Full story after the jump…

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With an an album to promote, R&B/Dance diva Kelly Rowland shows no sign of slowing down. And although many long to see her hit TV shows ala Leno, it doesn’t mean the 30 year old songbird isn’t performing. Case, point, example, her performances at the Splash Bash in Washington yesterday.

Check out Ms. Kelly slay the stage with performances of new single ‘Lay It On Me’, ‘Bad Habit’, and smash hit ‘Motivation’ after the jump…

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Seems Rihanna won’t be the only diva headed from the charts to the courts.  Reports have surfaced ‘Judas’ singer Lady Gaga was hit with a plagiarism suit alleging infringement of the hit song.  Plagiarism accusations, brought on by singer Rebecca Francescatti over her 1999 song ‘Juda’, add to the already lengthy list of controversies brought on by the second single from Gaga’s multiplatinum ‘Born This Way’ (see: price, religious leaders, etc).

According to AceShowBiz:

Through a lawyer, she said, “Though the songs are different styles, the composition is the same and the chorus is the same melody.”

We’ll let you be the judge.  Take a listen after the jump:

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Fans of Katy Perry‘s ‘Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)’ will soon be treated to an official remix featuring none other than femcee Missy Elliott.  According to Billboard, the Missy-assisted version of the track will hit radio and digital outlets on Monday, August 8th.

As the song has been resting in the Hot 100’s #2 spot for quite sometime now, the remix could generate the airplay and sales Perry needs to push it to #1; thusly, tying Michael Jackson‘s record for most #1 songs from one album.  Her previous singles ‘Teenage Dream’, ‘Firework’, ‘California Girls’, and ‘E.T.’ have all held the top spot.

In Missy Elliott news, the ‘Work It’ rapper is said to be working on her own forthcoming project entitled ‘Block Party’.

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Pop phenom Lady Gaga has unveiled the artwork to her latest single ‘You and I’ – covered by her alter ego Jo Calderone.  The single, which will be the 4th lifted from the multiplatinum album ‘Born This Way’, can be expected to be accompanied by a visual in the coming weeks.  The ‘Alejandro’ singer announced via Twitter that fans will see the video as her 1000th tweet (with the announcement being #991).

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Kelly Rowland, who just celebrated her highest chart debut with her 3rd studio album ‘Here I Am’, is still making promo rounds for the release – most recently being spotted on SiriusXM‘s ‘The Heat’.  Though quizzed on tired the usual topics, the ‘When Love Takes Over’ singer also talked about her risque VIBE cover and made some interesting remarks regarding her infamous split from former manager Matthew Knowles.

See what else Miss Kelly commented on after the jump:

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“Rolling In the Deep” singer Adele revealed earlier this summer that her next album will boast a more ‘acoustic feel’.  Now, reports have surfaced the songstress may be adding a twang to that acoustic sound.

Speaking with Billboard.biz, the singer referred to hearing American country music for the first time “like a four-year-old in a candy shop who’s discovering sweets again.”   She elaborated by stating:

Via Billboard.biz:

“I was exposed to a lot of country, rockabilly and bluegrass. The melodies and to-the-point lyrics I have found in a lot of American styles of music is definitely something I’m going to be pursuing heavily from now on. I want to spend some time in Austin in Texas and Nashville, Tennessee, and learn about it.”

Read the interview in its entirety here.

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Reports have surfaced today that Queen of Pop Madonna has enlisted super-producer William Orbit for her forthcoming 12th studio LP.  Fans of the ‘Music’ singer know that Orbit was the craftsman behind her most critically acclaimed (and one of her best selling) album to date – ‘Ray of Light’.  If the reports are indeed true, it would mark the first time the duo have worked together in nearly a decade.

Fans may remember Orbit most recently made headlines for his Twitter rant responding to his exclusion from Britney Spears‘ latest album ‘Femme Fatale’.

Maybe growing competition from identity thieves chart rivals Spears, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, and others is forcing Madge to pull out the big guns.  Either way, it will be interesting to hear what the two come up with and see how that product fares on charts.

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