As the age-old adage goes, home is where the heart is. And home, for Kelly Rowland, seems to be R&B.

Having explored a range of sounds on last year’s ‘Here I Am’, the ‘Motivation’ singer is reportedly returning to her Urban roots on her fourth studio album.

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Usher is back!

And in more ways than the literal, if the material played at his London listening session is anything to go by.

The R&B superstar assembled a who’s who of the UK media at the trendy central London venue last night (March 22nd) for an exclusive playback of tracks he’s been cooking up for his new album.

That Grape Juice was in the house and quizzed the man himself on what the LP will be serving up.

Get the full scoop on the follow-up to 2010’s ‘Raymond vs Raymond’ after the jump!

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Switch that messy Kardashian nonsense off! The Braxton sisters are back and in a big way.

After warming our hearts with their debut season, Toni, Trina, Towanda, Traci, and, of course, Tamar, return to the small screen with season 2 of their hit WeTV reality series ‘Braxton Family Values’.

You can now check out episode 19 of the latest season below…

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Ladies and gentlemen, we give you, Trina Braxton–the solo star.

The middle Braxton sister is busting out from her eldest sibling’s shadow with her debut single ‘Party Or Go Home’. Does ‘Miss Boom Boom’ have what it takes to be the world class Pop star she says she can be?

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VH1 look set for scorching summer, with the debut of their latest show ‘Hollywood Exes’.

Building on their solid “reality” output, the network today announced the latest addition, which is set to star the ex-wives of actors Eddie Murphy and Will Smith.

Peep the press release below…

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Today sees Melanie Fiona finally serve up her long-awaited sophomore set ‘The MF Life’.

That Grape Juice caught up with the vocal powerhouse this week to talk about the release, feeing underrated, her thoughts on Whitney Houston’s passing, album sales, being a woman in today’s music industry, and much more!

As ever, we ask the questions you really want answers to. And answer them Ms. Fiona does.

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Soul-filled songstress Fantasia has seen many a peak and trough. However, hoping to put the drama behind her after giving birth, the 26 year old has returned to the booth to begin recording her 4th studio album.

Find out who she’s working with after the jump…

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Following her controversial cover of The Throne‘s N”gga’s In Paris‘ today, Katy Perry‘s mouth has landed her in more hot water.

For, in what can only force us to wonder just who she and Rihanna ‘chit chat’ about behind closed doors, the ‘Teenage Dreamer‘ has weighed in on Beyonce’s 2007 duet with Shakira, ‘Beautiful Liar‘.

Her remarks below…

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He may go by The Dream, yet many of his soundbites are often a nightmare for his publicist.

And while the hitmaker’s latest comments are sure to sit in that basket, we can’t but feel it opens the floor for an interesting debate.

See what we mean below…

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The last four and a half years have seen That Grape Juice established as one of the net’s premier Urban Pop outlets! And in our quest to further re-affirm our positioning, last year saw us launch sister site That Grape Juice TV.

Fast forward 9 months and things are all sorts of popping! Already commanding thousands of visitors a day, TGJ TV serves up something new, with the same “voice” you’ve come to know and love over the years.

Get the lowdown on what our two purple platforms are serving up below!

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It’s been almost three years since the Pussycat Dolls scattered into Pop oblivion. And yet remarkably none of the members have disclosed the exact reason for their abrupt disbanding.

That is until now.

Hot on the promo trail for her new mixtape, ‘P.O.Y.B.L (P*ss On Your Black List)”, former Doll Melody Thornton stopped by This Is 50, where she revealed the exact reason for the ‘Don’t Cha’ chanters.

The long-awaited answer awaits after the jump…

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‘Hot Boys’ hitmaker Missy Elliott is looking to bring the heat on her long awaited comeback album due in June.  Reuniting with longtime collaborator Timbaland, the eccentric femcee is looking to get the party started with the new, aptly titled ‘Block Party’ LP.

As Tim’s project is also due in June, the superproducer took time from his SXSW set to show off some of the two’s new new for fans anxious for samples from the summer sets.  Needless to say, if what he imparted is anything to judge by, the lessers need to begin worrying now…

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