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2010 is quickly winding down but the energy here are That Grape Juice  is higher than ever! In our continued effort to bring you the latest exclusive information about your favourite artists, we caught up with none other than one of the industry’s hottest producers Kenneth ‘Soundz’ Coby.

Having worked a wide range of artists including Rihanna, Usher, Brandy and others, Soundz is quickly establishing himself as one of the game’s key power players. During our discussion the ‘Gimme Dat’ producer spoke openly about how he got started in the industry, his experiences working with Ciara as well as her followup to ‘Basic Instinct’ and his thoughts on Rihanna’s vocal ability.

Soundz even surprised us by giving us the title of Kelly’ Rowlands highly anticipated new single and answered the burning question of whether Beyonce actually writes her own songs. If there was ever an interview that you had to read then this is it!

Check out all the action below:

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Interviewer: Trent //  Questions by: Trent // Edited by: Trent

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Jamie Foxx’s ‘Best Night of My Life’ will be released on next week and an official stream of the record has been posted on his Myspace to generate buzz for the record. Expect to hear contributions from Ludacris, Justin Timberlake, T.I and more on the the LP out on December 21st.

Listen to the full album below:

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There is no stopping the promotional force that is Diddy-Dirty Money. During their recent takeover of ‘106 & Park’, the trio performed songs from their new ‘Last Train To Paris’ LP including ‘Ass On the Floor (Ft. Swizz Beatz)’, ‘Loving You No More’ and ‘I Hate That You Love Me’.

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Pop force Alexandra Burke took to the stage on The Alan Titchmarsh Show today to perform new single ‘The Silence’.

Sung entirely live, peep Ms. Burke’s spine-tingling showing after the jump…

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Ciara has just released yet another batch of promo pics to support her recently released ‘Basic Instinct’ album. Look below for more shots via Ultimate-Ciara:

What do you think of the pics?

With her new album, ‘Basic Instinct’, on course to sell an underwhelming 35-40k in its 1st week, Ciara has ironically addressed the issue of low album sales with the Associated Press. The ‘Gimme Dat’ performer denounced the importance of record sales, claiming that they are “becoming smaller fraction of branding”.

See what Ciara had to say about the issue below:

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It is not secret that Leona Lewis is a huge fan of Mariah Carey. Therefore, it’s no surprise that when she decided to sing some Christmas carols for her fans she chose to do a cover of the diva’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’.

Check out Lewis’ renditions of the song as well as ‘O Holy Night’ below:

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Mariah Carey’s voice has been in excellent form lately. The diva will appear on ‘Christmas in Washington’ tomorrow at 8pm ET on TNT, delivering powerhouse renditions of ‘One Child’ (from her new ‘Merry Christmas II You’ album) and ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’.

Check out a clip of her ‘One Child’ performance below:

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Here is a short behind the scenes look of Lil Kim’s new video for ‘Clap Clap’ and the Nicki Minaj diss record, ‘Black Friday’. The Queen Bee seems to be riding this wave of revived public interest for all it’s worth. The footage is available below:

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Nelly has opened up about his relationship with Ashanti. The rapper, who released his ‘Nelly ‘5.0’ album this year, admitted to Rap TV that he thinks it’s important to be “friends first”. Look below for the details:

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Chrisette Michele visited ‘Lopez Tonight’ last evening. The singer performed one of the standout tracks from her recently released ‘Let Freedom Reign’ LP, ‘Goodbye Game’. Peep the performance below:

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It’s official: Mariah Carey is expecting twins! The diva’s husband, Nick Cannon, broke the news this morning on 92.3 FM Now this morning that they will be having two babies in spring 2011. Listen to his announcement below:

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