R&B singer Kelis hit the town with friend Damon Perruzi in the Los Angeles over the weekend. It’s the first time the heavily pregnant wife of rapper Nas has been seen since announcing that she was expecting. The couple have confirmed they are having a boy.

About the ‘look’…she’s looked better LOL…much better. She does look well though.

The hilarious video for rapper 88 Keys’ single ‘Stay Up (Viagra)’, which features Kanye West, premiered today. I’m not particularly feeling the song as such, but it’s hard to deny it’s accompanying clip is funny. Good stuff.

According reports, Rihanna is being lined up to play Whitney Houston’s role in a remake of ‘The Bodyguard’:

This one would be real interesting to see. I’m constantly left scratching my head as to why success on the chart is supposed to translate into great acting ability. I mean from what I’ve seen, Ms. Fenty isn’t just lacking in the musical talent department, her acting skills leave a lot to be desired. While I’m really not big on directly comparing artists, I genuinely feel someone like Beyonce (whose acting has been at best ‘so-so’) would be more suited to the role. I sure as hell know the soundtrack would be ALOT better. Granted the film would likely come with new tracks, Rihanna’s take on ‘I Will Always Love You (Eh Eh Eh)’ would be a must see.

Peep the ladies of EnVogue (including Dawn Robinson) on the cover of the latest issue of JET magazine – in which they talk on their ‘comeback’ with the original line-up. I say ‘comeback’ as such because the ladies haven’t been idle in their time away from the limelight; they have been racking in the cash from touring internationally (they are still a force live).

Believe it or not, each of the ladies are in their 40s. I can only imagine that the stars of today would wish they looked as good when they reach this age. Stunners.

Ray J stopped by The Chelsea Lately Show recently to promote his VH1 reality show ‘For The Love Of Ray J’. Can’t say Ray J paints himself in the best of lights, however, as ever, Chelsea is hilarious in this one.

Peep Ciara and Justin Timberlake getting close on the cover for their brand new single ‘Love Sex Magic’. 

The track is doing very well on US radio, leaving its predecessor ‘Never Ever’, which isn’t fairing so well, in its path. 

You know the deal; That Grape Juice, once again, 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 are – in no particular order:

Whilst I have seen better performances of the song and from the girls more generally,the performance was rousing and bursts with energy.  I am excited to see what the future holds for these talented young ladies.

What do you think of this performance?

The 2nd wave of Beyonce’s promo blitz (which will apparently go full-steam in April for her tour etc) has begun, with the 27 year old appearing on the cover of Vogue’s latest issue. 

Ms. Knowles-Carter looks real classy and elegant here. Great cover.

Check out The Pussycat Dolls special video for their version of A.H Rahman’s ‘Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)- the Oscar winning song from the hit movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. 

Same ol’, Same ol’ if you ask me. On a random note, their budget for this their 2nd go round must be hella high. Their ‘Doll Domination’ LP belly-flopped on the charts, yet they are churning out video after video, single after single. For that I can’t hate, keep trying till it works, ey?

Many have tried to count out the King of Pop Michael Jackson, however the 50 year old moved one step further to silencing his critics today, a day on which he smashed records with the tickets sales for his comeback shows at London’s 02:

Tickets for Michael Jackson’s 50 live dates at London’s O2 arena have sold out, meaning that a staggering one million tickets to see the singer have been bought in a matter of hours.

Dates for the summer residency, beginning on 8 July, had been extended to 50 nights – one for each year of Jackson’s life. The singer is said to be “thrilled” by the response, though no doubt his promoters are even happier. “Not only are these concerts unparalleled, these records have never been broken,” said Randy Phillips, of promoters AEG Live. “We knew this was show business history, but this is a cultural phenomenon”.

Tickets only went on sale on Friday 13 March, with pre-sale allocation available yesterday, and Ticketmaster described the demand as “unprecedented”. Fans queued overnight outside the O2 arena in Greenwich, east London, in the hope of avoiding jammed phonelines. However, those not lucky enough to secure a ticket can head to eBay to buy them second hand, providing they are prepared to pay between £170 and £10,000.

Jackson confirmed details of his O2 arena residency last week with the words: “When I say this is it, I mean this is it,” prompting many to question whether this will be his farewell tour. {Source}

Go MJ! After finding out that even the majority of the press (TGJ included) didn’t have any review tickets set aside, I started my day early in a quest to secure tickets; a quest which, after much hustle and bustle, saw me land tickets for one of the August shows in the *very very* sought-after A2 block (the first block following the stage, right in the middle). August really couldn’t come any sooner!

As reported yesterday, Cassie new Diddy-assisted single ‘Must Be Love’ was set to premiere very soon. Well soon is today, as the track (which Diddy has gone on record to call a ‘classic’) has surfaced in it’s entirety. 

While the song has a nice lil’ groove to it, it doesn’t take away from the fact that it’s run of the mill at best. What’s more, I’m still here scratching my head as to why Cassie is able to talk her way over a beat (no vocal improvement since her last time out) and yet the track is supposedly a ‘classic’. For all his past accomplishments (emphasis on the word ‘past’) on the music side of things, I really think Diddy is trying to play everyone by shoving this vocally-challenged stunner (as she is a stunner) down our throats. More than anything, though, Mr Combs is playing himself. Bad Boy, once the home of some of R&B’s greats such as 112 and Total is now reduced to artists (a term I used lightly) like Cassie. No shade on Cassie herself, but I think everything from her having a deal to releasing music, is a slap in the face to every legitimately talented artist out there on their grind trying to make it big. SMH…