Rihanna is opening up like never before.

Yes, in what outdoes her tell all conversation with Oprah Winfrey, the ‘Diamonds’ beauty has addressed a number of pressing issues with Anna Wintour‘s ‘Vogue’.

Issues, which cover her alleged cocaine habit and reunion with ex boyfriend Chris Brown.

Confessions of a Pop Princess below…

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After garnering critical acclaim with her last studio album ‘Unexpected’, Destiny’s Child graduate Michelle Williams is back in the lab working on its follow-up.

In these exclusive new shots, the vocal powerhouse is seen laying down verses in a Los Angeles studio with friend and vocal arranger Lonny Bereal. The pair have been hard at work on the as yet untitled LP (due Spring 2013), which is described as boasting an R&B inspirational sound.

Having thoroughly enjoyed Ms. Williams last effort, as well as her previous Gospel releases, we’re oh so amped for this. Are you?

Your thoughts?

Last Thursday, Malala Yousafazi was shot on the way home from school, as part of as assassination attempt by the Taliban- who targeted the 14 year old for speaking out group’s oppression of women in her homeland of Pakistan.

Shot in the head and then again in the neck, she currently remains unconscious and in present danger with the Taliban threatening to target her again for being a ‘symbol of the infidels and obscenity‘.

So, in what marks a strange twist in this tragic story, ‘Ray Of Light‘ icon Madonna has ‘honored’ Malala with a strip tease carried out during Wednesday’s showing of her ‘MDNA Tour’ in LA.

An act, which has now been billed as distasteful.

Details below…

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As one of the year’s most anticipated releases, Christina Aguilera‘s ‘Lotus’ is the album on the lips of many.

Indeed, after rousing with comeback effort ‘Your Body’, many are earmarking the diva for one of Pop’s biggest comebacks. Hence, so as to ensure that latter becomes more a reality , the set’s tracklist has been unwrapped in a bid to amplify buzz for the LP ahead of its November 13th arrival.

So what are you waiting for? Check out the official ‘Lotus’ tracklist, courtesy of Amazon UK,  after the jump…

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Rihanna?

Nicki Minaj?

No, as far as we’re concerned, its Keyshia Cole who boasts the best album cover today, unveiling the cover of her new LP ‘Woman To Woman‘.

Arriving one month before the project’s November 19th launch, the snap sees Cole boast a softer side, days after the launch of reality series ‘Family First’. 

The show, which comes in aid of the album, is set to mark one of BET’s highest rated outings this year, with an impressive opening numbers and next airs on October 16th.

Your thoughts?

Ke$ha glistens and glows on the cover of ‘Vibe‘  this month, taking to the mag to promote her long awaited new album ‘Warrior‘.

Titled ‘Hip Hop’s Guilty Pleasure‘, her spread boasts a number of ‘clean cut’ shots arriving two months before the December 4th launch of her project, which features contributions from Will.i.Am and Iggy Pop.

Snaps and quotes below…

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Last year saw Kelly Rowland dominate Urban radio with mega-selling ‘Motivation’. Now, with new cut ‘Ice’ shaping up to do the same, the Destiny’s Child graduate had unwrapped new promotional shots for its housing album.

Due early next year, the LP  features production from the likes of Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins, Rico Love, Da Internz,  Sean Garrett, Lonny Bereal, T. Mills. and more.

Presently without an announced title, Rowland has been tweeting the letters #YOTW for the last few weeks. Hmm…

Your  thoughts?

As 2012’s breakout star, there isn’t a venue or outlet that hasn’t been graced with Rita Ora‘s promo presence.

This week, she hit Ryan Seacrest‘s radio show for a live performance of two cuts from her debut album ‘ORA‘. Flaunting the vocals the UK and Australia have already fallen in love with, peep Rita performing ‘Shine Ya Light’ and ‘R.I.P’ below…

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The sales of Usher‘s latest LP ‘Looking 4 Myself’ may not be meeting his usual highs, yet that hasn’t deterred the crooner from pressing on with the set’s fifth single ‘Numb’.

Many insiders attribute the continuation of the project, which has sold just 380,000 copies in the US since June, to the the 33 year old’s upcoming stint as a coach on NBC The Voice. Indeed, what better way to heighten his importance to the show than to continue his run as a relevant, charting artiste?

Anyway, peep the freshly released teaser for the visual below…

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Girls Aloud are back.

And with Cheryl Cole‘s solo sales sagging sans The X Factor machine and the rest tanking in spectacular fashion with their own efforts, it was really only a matter of time.

Less cynically, though, next month marks the tenth anniversary of the group’s creation, and it appears the ladies are gearing up to mark the occasion.

For, this morning saw the a mysterious countdown timer appear on their newly relaunched website; a timer which ends on October 19th – the widely speculated release of the group’s new single.

The time-frame also coincides with the ladies much speculated live showing at Children In Need on November 16th, as well as the Royal Variety Performance which place on November 19th.

And while little else has been revealed about the project at present, it has been confirmed that Cheryl, Nadine, Nicola, and co  clocked in studio time with Pop maestro’s Xenomania back in May.

With the original Sugababes MKS also back in the mix, it’s certainly an exciting time for fans of Brit-Pop girl groups.

They may be relatively talent-challenged (sans, of course, the sublime Nadine Coyle – R.I.P ‘Insatiable’), but check out some of our favourite Girls Aloud moments below. Warning *some* are so bad, they’re good!

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22.

By 22, Aaliyah had become one of the most celebrated entertainers of her time- the long running poster child for cross-over R&B.

Now, more than a decade after her passing, her former label ‘BlackGround Records‘ ready the release of her first posthumous album, to be executive produced by ‘Practice’ Prince Drake and his long time collaborator Noah Shebib.

So, ever eager to serve the answers you want the questions to, That Grape Juice met with BlackGround CEO Barry Hankerson for a tell all interview on the controversial release.

Read below…

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British breakout star Misha B keeps her buzz a’buzzing with epic new single ‘Do You Think Of Me’.

The follow-up to her ‘Home Run’ of a debut, the TMS produced track is the second to be lifted from the 20 year old’s hotly anticipated first album – which arrives early next year.

Speaking of the track, Misha says:

“I really, really loved working on Do You Think Of Me.  It’s one of those songs where everyone will take away something different from it.  I have an emotional connection to the song – it has a very special meaning for me, which I hope comes across in the lyrics and the vocals.  I’m SO excited!!!”

And so are we! Peep the video after the jump…

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