It has has now been confirmed that the Nicki Minaj-assisted ‘Woohoo’ will serve as the next official single to be lifted from Christina Aguilera‘s ‘Bionic’ LP. According to All Access, the track is set to go for adds on radio on May 25th.

Smartly, ol’ Chrissy’s label RCA are wasting no time dusting themselves off and trying again after ‘Bionic’s’ lead single ‘Not Myself Tonight’ tumbled down the charts – after a disappointing #23 peak on the Billboard Hot 100. It’ll be hella interesting to see if ‘Woohoo’ can save what is otherwise looking to be a shaky start for the project.

Randomness: While not a ‘bad’ track, ‘Woohoo’ bares no trace of this ‘futuristic’ sound Aguilera has been screaming to the high heavens about. In fact, nothing we’ve heard from the album does. Granted we’ll hold full judgement until hearing the record in its entirety (being the fair and unbias site that we are), this is increasingly looking like a case of  the artist trying to talk something into existence. By that, I mean, if she says it’s ‘futuristic’ enough times, then folk may just start to believe it. Just saying…

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Pussycat Doll front-woman Nicole Scherzinger once again scored the highest points of the night on yesterday’s ‘Dancing With The Stars’ episode. Scherzinger and dancing partner Derek Hough nailed both the Ballroom and Latin routine. Peep their awesome performance above…

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That Grape Juice is pleased to announce that we will be interviewing Grammy Award winning singer Kelly Rowland here in London within the next few days.

The Destiny’s Child alumni will be in town promoting her new ‘Commander’, which hit iTunes this week.

Have any questions for Kelly? Be sure to drop them in the comments section. As usual, only legitimate questions will be considered.

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The full version of Christina Aguilera’s ‘Bionic’ has just surfaced. The song is the title track from her upcoming LP which hits stores on June 8th. Give ‘Bionic’ a listen below:

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Your favourite model and mine Rihanna plays dress up in this sneak peek from the video for her new single ‘Rockstar 101’. While we’ll hold our judgement until seeing the video in its entirety, I can’t say it looks like its serving up much of substance. Check it out below…

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Peep this first pic of Lady GaGa‘s hotly anticipated video for new single ‘Alejandro’. The clip, which will be premièring soon, was shot by noted fashion photographer Steven Klein.

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Earlier today, in a brightly lit room overseeing the busy mid-Manhattan streets, the nominees for the 10th annual BET Awards were announced with the help of this year’s host Queen Latifah, the self-proclaimed ‘champion of Hip-Hop’ Diddy and his entourage of Dirty Money.  Check out who was nominated for what after the jump…

{Words by That Grape Juice’s New York correspondent, James Dinh}

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Check out Kelis’ performance on Jools Holland from last week. The unique star was promoting from her upcoming album, ‘Flesh Tone’ which hit stores on May 17th in the UK and will be released in the US on July 6th. Peep the cover of Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams’ below:

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After initially confirming that the latest single from her ‘Still Standing’ LP was set to be ‘Here I Am’, Monica has announced that fan-favourite ‘Love All Over Me’ will instead serve as the album’s next release. Speaking on Twitter, she said:

The people have spoken again…and I ALWAYS listen to the people that love music. My single is now Love All Over ME..so excited…

I’m on the phone with Chris Robinson now changing the video treatment. And don’t worry impact dates AREN’T changing. Thank u guys for caring..

Granted I felt ‘Here I Am’ was the right change of pace (lyrically and production-wise) from first single ‘Everything To Me’, I have had ‘Love All Over Me’ on replay for the longest, hence have no qualms with it being the single. Here’s hoping it does well.

For those who haven’t heard the song, check it out below:

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Check out this early preview of Kelly Rowland‘s video for ‘Commander’. The eagerly-awaited clip is currently in post-production (hence the green screen in the video) and will be debuting in its finished form within the next few weeks. Check it out!

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As if deciding to create a storm ahead of the release of his ‘Love King’ LP, The-Dream has recorded a cover of Aaliyah‘s R&B classic ‘One In A Million’. The track, which surfaced a few moments ago, is set to feature on the singer-songwriter’s forthcoming mixtape ‘Love Sessions’. Take a listen below…

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