As many of you will have noticed, the updates on the site have been kinda slow(ish) as of late. Please bare with me, as I’ve just moved back to University and I’m sorting out my net access at the minute. Updates will continue all the same, but please be aware that things may be different to normal for some days. Hopefully, all should be back to normal as from next week. Thanks for your continued support; remember to keep it locked on That Grape Juice!

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Alicia Keys stopped by BET’s 106 & Park yesterday (September 25th) to premiere the video for her new single ‘No One’. I’m really liking the Justin Francis directed vid; Alicia is looking on-point throughout. In related news, ‘No One’ is making huge leaps on the Billboard Hot 100 chart – jumping from #95-#15 this past week. I was initially kinda wary about the song and the potential of Alicia’s forthcoming album ‘As I Am’, however she seems to be on course for massive success with this project.

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A glowing Whitney Houston was spotted out with music mogul and mentor Clive Davis yesterday (September 24th) at Nobu 57 restaurant in New York City. Whitney is currently recording her long-awaited comeback CD – which is set to feature contributions from the likes of Ne-Yo, Johnta Austin, R. Kelly and Diane Warren. The currently-untitled LP is slated for a Spring 2008 release.

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R&B breakout star LeToya is hard at work on her as-yet-untitled sophomore LP (the previously announced title ‘Lady Love’ is still under consideration). Set for release in February 2008, the album is slated to feature productions from the likes of Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins, Pharrell Williams, J.R. Rotem, Bryan Michael Cox and J.R Rotem. Though the album is to hit stores next year, a track from the set titled ‘Swagger’ – which features UGK, Killa Kyleon and Slim Thug – should surface in the coming days.
I’m really anticipating LeToya’s next CD. She seems to have taken things to the next level, having enlisted such renown hitmakers. I’ve wanted to hear her over a Darkchild beat for the longest time, so it’ll be interesting to see how the finished project turns out.

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Rumored to be the last single from Rihanna’s ‘Good Girl Gone Bad’ album, the video for ‘Hate That I Love You’ premiered today on the singer’s website. I’ve long said how I’m not feeling the song, but having seen the video I’m liking it a little more. The vid is kinda simple, yet does the song justice.

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Ok, so I’ve been less than thrilled with alot of what Nicole Scherzinger has had on offer as a solo artist and this song/video has done nothing to change that. ‘Baby Love’ is the 2nd single to be lifted from Scherzinger’s ‘Her Name Is Nicole’ album. Put simply, neither the track or the video are up-to-par; everything seems in place for Nicole to be a solo superstar e.g. the girl-group leader, label backing etc, yet she has yet to deliver anything of substance. This cookie-cutter mush isn’t likely to propel her to the heights she is capable of achieving.

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R&B superstar Beyonce continues her assault on the endorsement scene, this time starring in a commercial for American Express. Though I don’t tend to care for things like this, I enjoyed the ad.

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Continuing her promo blitz through Europe, Jennifer Lopez performed her new single ‘Do It Well’ here in the UK yesterday (September 22nd) on nighttime talk show ‘Parkinsons’. It’s good to see that she’s upped her live singing and she was solid vocally throughout. However, the performance lacked any real energy – ‘Do It Well’ is a dance track, yet she didn’t do much of that. Jenny knows she was wrong for that mess of an outfit too.

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Check out Missy Elliott in the first of a number of ads she’ll star in as part a campaign with Doritos. The jokes kinda write themselves with this one lol. Still, it’s good to see Missy doing her thing with the endorsements.

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With the release of Jennifer Lopez’s new album ‘Brave’ drawing ever-nearer (UK: October 8th & US: October 9th), more new promo shots for the CD have surfaced. I’m liking the whole futuristic feel the pics have to them. Here’s hoping she delivers with the album itself too.

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Mariah Carey attended the VH1 Save The Music Foundation’s 10th Anniversary Gala earlier this week (September 20th) at the Lincoln Center, New York City. The renown diva was honoured for her contributions to the Foundation, which donates instruments to public schools and helps fund music education programs.
In other Mariah news, Def Jam head LA Reid confirmed that Mariah’s forthcoming new album will hit stores on December 4th and not November 20th as first announced. The ‘We Belong Together’ singer will now go head-to-head with Ashanti, whose new CD ‘The Declaration’ also drops on December 4th. As much as I’m rooting for an Ashanti comeback, Mariah has this one hands-down. Anyway, a press release detailing the album’s title and other information is set for release next week.

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