Jennifer Hudson and fiance David Otunga are celebrating today, after the Oscar (and Grammy) award winner gave birth to the couple’s first child:

I’m ecstatic for both Jennifer and David! This has really made my day. I mean, while I don’t know them personally, we all know the hardship Jennifer has been through over the last year, and the birth of a new life is very symbolic considering everything. Congratulations!

That Grape Juice are pleased to announce that we will be interviewing the UK’s top girl group, the Sugababes this week!

After 10 successful years in the industry, a period which has seen the group rack up 6 #1 singles and several multi-Platinum albums, the ladies are set to release their as-yet-untitled 7th studio album this November. Recorded in the US with hitmakers such as Stargate, Ne-Yo and RedOne, the LP will also serve as the ladies Stateside debut as part of their new US deal with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label. With lead single ‘Get Sexy’ burning up dancefloors across the globe, there’s no doubt the girls are back…in a big way.

Do you have any questions for the ‘Babes? Drop them in the comments section below. As usual, only legitimate questions will be considered. Thanks!

Peep these new promotional shots for Amerie’s new album ‘In Love & War’ LP (due September 19th). As ever, she looks stunning. She better show them legs!

Beyonce and sister Solange made an appearance at the Tokyo Disneyland Hotel in Chiba, Japan today to promote the ‘Samantha Thavasa & Disney Handbag Collection’, which they jointly endorse.

Though initially kinda sceptical about Solange’s new short ‘do, it’s kinda hard to deny she looks stunning here.

Superstar Janet Jackson is set to take to the stage at this year’s MOBO Awards to honour the life of her late brother The King of Pop Michael Jackson:

Janet Jackson is scheduled to perform at the Music Of Black Origin awards, it has been reported.

The 43-year-old singer will pay tribute to her late brother Michael Jackson at the award show in Scotland on September 30, according to New magazine.

Event organisers are reportedly planning several tributes to the King of Pop, who passed away in June.

A MOBO spokesperson said: “Janet is a music icon in her own right and a previous MOBO presenter. We loved her past involvement with the show and MOBO will continue to support her music and champion her career.

“Michael Jackson was a key catalyst and influence on the culture, lifestyle and music that MOBO supports and represents. His sound, style and dance moves have inspired subsequent generations of pop, soul, R&B and hip-hop artists. Artists such as Usher, Ne-Yo and Justin Timberlake often cite Michael Jackson as their inspiration and it is key that we commemorate his life, achievements and legacy.” {Source}

Definitely anticipating this one. With Janet having carved out a successful stage act / template of her own, it’ll be interesting to see what she does in tribute to her brother.

Our classic From The Vault feature this week revisits Mariah Carey’s rousing performance of ‘We Belong Together & Fly Like A Bird’ at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Though a fan of Mariah’s earlier work, it’s these two songs in particular that stand as her all-time best IMO. After the record-breaking success of ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’, the album which these were lifted from, this performance was everything it needed to be – rousing, emotive and vocally stunning. Check it out:

Loved it, loved it, loved it. Some of you question why I go in on Mariah at times; well, one only has to compare performances like this that actually ‘move’ you to the lazy, ‘going-through-the-motions’ type performances we see from ol’ Mimi these days. Yes, some parts of this were lipsynched (the latter belting), yet it almost didn’t matter because she sounded great on the live parts. I mean she was singing with such conviction that the live and lipsynched parts blended seamlessly.

Many of the 2009 Mariah defenders will tout the idea that she doesn’t need to go-all out performance-wise or that her vocals are still ahead of the rest or that her sales entitle her to perform however she wants. I can’t say I agree; I feel Mariah has become too complacent, but that’s a whole other post!

For now, though, I’ll enjoy awesome performances like this and hope there’s more to come along these lines from Mariah…

Taking a break from the recording of her 3rd studio album, Kelly Rowland performed a special set in Romania’s famed Club Bamboo recently. Revisiting some of her past hits on stage, the 28 year old also gave a live rendition of her 2007 smash ‘Like This’, which you can watch above. Despite the venue not being the grandest, this is perhaps one of Ms. Kelly’s best live renditions of the song to date IMO. The vocals were on-point and her stage presence was sky-high. Great performance.

Check out these brand spanking new shots from the set of the video for Jay-Z’s new single ‘Run This Town’ – featuring Rihanna and Kanye West. The clip for the all-star song was directed by Anthony Mandler.

While I continue to question the idea of one of the song’s ultra-nasal feature artists running anything (I wonder who?), these pics have me feeling like the video may just be a winner.

Amazon have a preview of LeToya Luckett’s entire ‘Lady Love’ LP. We’re eager to hear what you guys think of the tracks… {Thanks Ernest}

Whitney Houston’s much anticipated comeback single ‘Million Dollar Bill’ made its debut in full a few hours ago to much fanfare. True to this site’s stance on not sugar-coating ish or jumping on hype without reason, I must say I’m honestly a little disappointed with this.

As much I wanted to like the record, particularly in light of the hype the listening session reports created around it, I felt short-changed upon hearing the track for myself. Dated, a lil cheesy and not really lead single material, this doesn’t scream ‘I’m back!’ at all IMO. While it may end up being a grower, a single with so much riding on it really shouldn’t have to be a ‘grower’. In as much as we’re rooting for Whitney, sometimes you just have to call it as it is…

On the up side, Whitney probably sounds the best she has on ”Bill’ than she does on any of the tracks we’ve heard from her ‘I Look To You’ album thus far.

Mariah Carey’s first televised performance of new single ‘Obsessed’ aired last night on NBC’s ‘America’s Got Talent’. After seeing the amateur footage of the performance earlier this week (and not thinking it half-bad), I anticipated the televised version coming across better. Oh how wrong I was. Stiff, uncomfortable, heavily backed vocally (so much so she may as well have been lip-synching) and just flat out boring, this live showing was anything but ‘diva’ and really highlighted that Mariah is a shell of herself. One has to wonder; the show is called ‘America’s Got Talent’, where did all of Mariah’s talent go?

The video for Jade Ewen’s official debut single ‘My Man’ premiered today. Shot in Los Angeles, the clip manages to do what’s required of it – essentially compliment the song well. However, for an uptempo banger like this, I was expecting a lot more in the way of choreography and overall sassiness. Also, while having the ‘gloss’ that so many UK clips lack, nothing about this video said ‘filmed in LA’. That said, I’m big on the song and hope it does well.