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20th Mar

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The video for newcomer Teyana Taylor’s single ‘Google Me’ premiered yesterday. A protegee of Pharrell Williams, Teyana’s debut has generated quite a buzz. The song is the first single to be lifted from Taylor’s LP ‘From A Planet Called Harlem’ (due May 20th). About the video, I’m really liking its concept, as it ties in well with the song. Saying that, the execution could have been a bit better – something about the vid comes across kinda cheap-looking. Still, Teyana’s unique sing/rap combination on her track(s) makes for her to be a breath of fresh air in an increasingly ‘samey’ industry. Tidbit: did you spot the cameo by a certain ‘O’ singer?

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20th Mar

Jennifer Lopez & The Twins Cover PEOPLE

The latest issue of PEOPLE magazine features Jennifer Lopez and her newborn twins Max and Emme on its cover. I’m still undecided about the whole celebs accepting money for pics of their kids thing. Word has it PEOPLE paid J.Lo and Marc Anthony between $4million and $6million for the first photographs of the twins. Not downing J.Lo or Marc, but it kinda seems like such people are pimping their offspring for money and exposure. Just a thought, I guess.

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20th Mar

Estelle Performs ‘American Boy’ On BBC Live Lounge

UK singer Estelle stopped by BBC Radio 1’s ‘Live Lounge’ to perform her current smash ‘American Boy’. I really enjoyed this performance and I’m glad she’s finally receiving the recognition she deserves both here at home and in the US too. According to the mid-week charts, ‘American Boy’ is on-course to hit number 1 on the Official UK Singles Chart this Sunday – a career first for the West Londoner.

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20th Mar

Mariah Carey – ‘E=MC²’ Tracklist

The official tracklisting for Mariah Carey’s much-anticipated ‘E=MC²’ album has been revealed. Coming in at 14 tracks, the set will feature:

1. Migrate featuring T-Pain
2. Touch My Body
3. Cruise Control featuring Damian Marley
4. I Stay In Love
5. Side Effects featuring Young Jeezy
6. I’m That Chick
7. Love Story
8. I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time
9. Last Kiss
10. Thanx 4 Nothin’
11. O.O.C.
12. For The Record
13. Bye Bye
14. I Wish You Well

It’ll be interesting to see which song is chosen as the second single. There was some confusion surrounding whether ‘Migrate’ – which Mariah performed on Saturday Night Live last week – is to be the follow-up to ‘Touch My Body’. However, Mimi confirmed during an interview with Ryan Seacrest this week that she is going with a ballad as the next single, so as to not ‘mess up her formula’. Time will tell, I guess. {Source}

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19th Mar

Peep this picture of Rihanna during her show in Lativa this week. No comment.

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19th Mar

New Songs: Kelly Rowland – ‘Broken’ & ‘Unity’

R&B singer Kelly Rowland’s revamped version of her sophomore effort ‘Ms. Kelly: Diva Deluxe’ is out now on iTunes. ‘Broken’ and ‘Unity’ are two of the new tracks that feature on the album.

Produced by Stargate (Rihanna, Ne-Yo etc), ‘Broken’ is a piano-driven mid-tempo cut. The track’s laid back vibe is both its strength and weakness; solid overall, I was kinda left feeling as if the song would have benefited from Kelly vocally exerting herself more – especially on the adlibs.

‘Unity’ sees the former Destiny’s Child star embrace a more Pop/Alternative sound. With its rousing chorus, the song takes on a anthem-like form. I’m liking this one quite a lot.

Hit(s) or Miss(es)?

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19th Mar

Danity Kane ‘Dollhouse’ Release Party

To celebrate the release of their awesome new LP ‘Welcome To Dollhouse’, Danity Kane hosted an album release party Tuesday night at Tenjune in New York. Ne-Yo, Patti LaBelle and Fabolous were among the evening’s guests.

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19th Mar

The Boondocks: The Banned Episode

Like many of you, I follow popular TV show ‘The Boondocks’. Controversially, one the episodes of the show’s current season ‘The Huey Freeman Hunger Strike’ was banned, however it has recently hit the net. The episode takes aim at BET. Check it out below:

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I like me some ‘Boondocks’ and can see where some of their points came from, but I’m not sure I wholly agree with what this episode conveys. I know, I’m not the only one with an opinion on this…

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19th Mar

Competition: EA Games Easter Give-Away!

That Grape Juice has, once again, teamed up with EA Games (UK) for an Easter games give-away. Up for grabs are a range of top titles from EA’s stellar catalogue, including ‘The Sims 2 Deluxe’ + ‘The Sims 2: Free Time (Expansion Pack)’, ‘Burnout Paradise’, ‘The Simpsons Game’ and many more. There will be no need to worry about whether or not you’re eligible to enter, as we have all formats covered courtesy of EA – Wii, Xbox360, Playstation 2 & 3, DS, PSP and PC. To be in with a chance of winning, provide the correct answer the to question below:

Who, out of the following, was NOT a member of Destiny’s Child?

a) LeToya

b) Farrah

c) Bo’ Quesha

Email your answer, as well as your full name, age, address and console(s) (very important) to competitions@thatgrapejuice.net. Please be sure to put ‘EA Easter Comp’ as the subject. Winners will be selected randomly from all correct answers. Competition ends Saturday March 22nd. Good luck!

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Just some of the titles up for grabs

…and many more!

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18th Mar

Behind The Scenes: ‘The Way That I Love You’

Check out this Behind The Scenes look at Ashanti’s new video ‘The Way That I Love You’:

The video definitely turned out to be one of the year’s best and a career best for Ashanti too IMO.

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18th Mar

According to Billboard, Ciara is currently in the studio recording her third as-yet-untitled album, which is tentatively slated for either August or early September release. Danja, The Clutch, Polow Da Don and T-Pain are just some of the names who have submitted tracks for the project.

The ‘Promise’ singer is also still filming her role as the lead in the film adaptation of the stage play ‘Mama, I Want to Sing.’ Co-starring legend Patti LaBelle, the movie is expected to hit theaters across the US later this year. {Source}

I’m amped to see what Ciara will be serving up on her next project. Despite her sophomore effort ‘The Evolution’ not really showing much evolution in terms of her sound (See: ‘That’s Right), her artistic growth on all other fronts (i.e. vocally, choreography, video etc) is hard to deny IMO.

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18th Mar

New Song: Nelly – ‘Party People’ (ft. Fergie)

After Nelly’s most recent effort ‘ Wadsyaname’ pretty much tanked last summer, the rapper is back with ‘Party People’ . The song, which features Fergie, is the ‘official’ first single to be lifted from the St. Louis star’s new LP ‘Brass Knuckles’ (due June 24th). I’m kinda surprised, I wasn’t expecting to like the Polow Da Don produced track as much as I do. The beat goes hard and serves as the grittiest Nelly has come on record for a while now. The Fergie feature surprisingly works pretty well, with the Black Eyed Peas front-woman holding her own on the hook, as well as her own rap verse (you read right). IMO the song has a lot of hit potential. Nelly will be shooting the song’s video in Los Angeles this week.