With it being very nearly a year since I conceived the idea of starting That Grape Juice, I’m kinda amazed at how great 2007 was for the site. My personal theme for 08 is ‘Onwards and Upwards’ – something I anticipate being the case with the site as well. I appreciate all our readers – the lovers and haters – and know you’ll stick by throughout this new year 🙂

Alicia Keys – No One (32%)

Runner Up:

Rihanna – Umbrella (29%)

Album Of The Year:

Alicia Keys – As I Am (26%)

Runner Up:

Kanye West – Graduation (23%)

Best Video:

Beyonce – Get Me Bodied (45%)

Runner Up:

Ciara – Like A Boy (26%)

Best Collaboration:

Kelly Rowland & Eve – Like This (32%)

Runner Up:

Chris Brown & T-Pain – Kiss Kiss (27%)

Best New Artist:

J. Holiday (38%)

Runner Up:

Amy Winehouse* (37%)

Best Female Artist:

Alicia Keys (31%)

Runner Up:

Beyonce (30%)

Best Male Artist:

Kanye West (38%)

Runner Up:

Chris Brown (30%)

The Kelly Rowland Underrated Artist Of The Year Award:

Tamia (38%)

Runner Up:

Mario (22%)

The Please Go Sitdown Somewhere Award:

50 Cent (26%)

Runner Up:

Rihanna (25%)

Most Overrated Artist:

Rihanna (48%)

Runner Up:

Akon (30%)

Worst Single Of The Year:

Nicole Scherzinger – Baby Love (53%)

Runner Up:

Soulja Boy – Crank That (30%)

Flop Of The Year:

Jennifer Lopez (50%)

Runner Up:

Kelly Rowland (26%)

Most Shocking Event Of 2007:

Britney’s Shambolic VMA Performance / Going Crazy (61%)

Runner Up:

Beyonce Falling Down Stairs (25%)

Best Reality TV Show:

Keyshia Cole – The Way It is (32%)

Runner Up:

Runs House (30%)

Best TV Show:

The Game (35%)

Runner Up:

Girlfriends (26%)

“It’s been created, but it’s not recorded,” Usher explained to the newspaper. “And as long as Michael is open to it, hey, anything goes.”

Elaborating more his forthcoming album, he added:

I’ve been diligently working on creating a masterpiece,” he said of the project. “It’s going to be out first or maybe the second quarter. I see the second quarter of next year. And there will be a video and single out at the top of the year. … I think [Atlanta producer] Polow Da Don is going to have the first one. I think that’s going to be the single ‘Love In The Club.’”

An Usher – MJ collaboration sounds like an interesting concept. Why T-Pain is being thrown into the mix is beyond me. Yes, he’s the ‘it’ artist of the moment, but for how long will that be? Anyway, you can hear a snippet of the single likely to be the first from Usher’s album, by clicking here. Sounds pretty good to me.

“We are extremely pleased that after a more thorough and extensive investigation by authorities, the Los Angeles City Attorney has determined that Brandy Norwood should not be charged with any crime whatsoever relating to the accident back in 2006.”

She continued, “These past 12 months have posed an extraordinary hardship for Brandy and her family, who have been unfairly forced to live under a cloud of suspicion initially caused by the ill-advised and premature press release sent out by the California Highway Patrol accusing Brandy of wrongdoing before the police investigation was even finished. However, Brandy continues to be mindful that she was so fortunate to be uninjured in this accident and there was a life lost that should be remembered.”

I’m glad this whole mess is over with. Now she can move on with her life.