Nicki Minaj has left London. However, the Platinum selling star was sure to leave a treat behind for one of her many fans here at That Grape Juice:  a signed canvas photo of her ‘Pink Friday’ LP!

The large, wall-mountable picture could be all yours, if you answer the following question correctly….

Nicki Minaj’s real name is….

a) Nicki Minaj

b) Onika Maraj

c) Kimberly Jones

Submit your answer, along with your name, age, address, and telephone number to the address below. Please be sure to title it ‘Nicki Comp’:

competitions@thatgrapejuice.net

All entries must be received by Tuesday 1st February 2011 (7pm GMT)

Good Luck!

Rapper Game this week released his new mixtape ‘Purp and Patron‘.  Hosted by Funkmaster Flex and DJ Skee, the set features collaborations with a number acts including T-Pain, Pharrell Williams, Snoop Dogg, and Ashanti. The latter features on the Dr Dre produced ‘Soft Rhodes’, which many have been anticipating since images of the trio in the studio made the rounds on the net last year.

Is the song any good, though? Take a listen after the jump…

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This week’s That Grape Juice Cover Star is Brian Davis. The Seattle resident serves up a sound redition of Whitney Houston‘s ‘I Look To You’.

Check it out below:

Great performance! Powerful, emotive, and controlled, Brian importantly made the song his own – opting not to simply rehash the adlibs and isms present on the song or in Whitney’s live renditions of it. Instead he garnished the track with his own runs and such, resulting in a really refreshing take on solid song. {Hits ‘play’ again}

For more on Brian Davis, check out his Youtube page

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Want to be featured on That Grape Juice’s ‘Cover Star’? Drop an email to sam@thatgrapejuice.net or trent@thatgrapejuice.net

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Katy Perry has finally announced the dates for the US leg of her ‘California Dreams’ tour. The 41-date venture, which is set to feature supporting acts Marina & the Diamonds as well as Dance/Pop artist Robyn, will launch on June 7th in Atlanta. See the full list of shows below:

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Former Pussycat Doll leader Nicole Scherzinger recently posed and talked it up with Recognise magazine. Notable not only for its stunning shoot (above), the feature saw the 33 year old make quite the interesting statement regarding her former bandmates.

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R&B diva Keyshia Cole has axed her manager following the poor commercial and crtical reception of her fourth studio album, ‘Calling All Hearts’.

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What’s the first thing you do when released from a mental facility? Why, of course, have an ice-cream cone tattooed onto your face. At least that was the thought-process of rapper Gucci Mane – who, upon completing a stint at mental rehab, hit up the tattoo parlour to get inked in the face. {Source: The YBF}

I’m all for freedom of expression, but….no. Just no.

When will Gucci, Lil’ Wayne, and co, realise that this is not a good look now, speak less of when they hit their 40’s, 50’s, and so on. Ugh.

Your thoughts?

Albums, singles, DVD’s, clothing, pencil cases, jewelry and even nail polish. Just a few of the products Justin Bieber‘s name has been attached to. With time and puberty proven waiters for no one, the teen-wonder’s team appear adamant on cashing-in on the star’s astronomical success while the going’s good. Hence next on the agenda, as earlier reported, is docu-movie ‘Never Say Never’ – which chronicles the 16 year old’s rise to fame and apparent ‘hardships’.

Set to hit theatres next month, a new clip from the movie has surfaced. Check out the hilarity after the jump…

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Never underestimate the pulling power of Pop titan Britney Spears. At least that’s the lesson many are learning in light of the sales of the superstar’s new single ‘Hold It Against Me’.

First heard and made available for purchase less than 24 hours ago, the Max Martin produced cut has already rocketed to the top of the charts.

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It’s been a tough few years for R&B trier Ray J. Incessantly cast in the shadow of his sister Brandy, the singer (who turns 30 next week) briefly found success with singles ‘One Wish’ and ‘Sexy Can I’ – only to fade out of public consciousness with his releases thereafter.

Back with a new label (SRC/Universal), and the platform of  VH1 reality show ‘A Family Business’, Ray today premiered the video for ‘Celebration’ – the first single to be lifted from his fifth studio album ‘Raydiation 2’.

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As previously reported, former Danity Kane minx Aubrey O’Day is making a foray into the world of not-so-reality TV. Set to premiere this Spring on the Oxygen network, ‘All About Aubrey’ sees the O’Day trying to find her footing in the unforgiving world of Pop, with hopes of achieving solo stardom via the recording of her debut LP (executively produced by Adonis).

Check out the first official TV spot for the show below…

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Ever get the feeling you’re saying entirely too much? One has to wonder if that was the case when will.i.am spoke of the late Michael Jackson‘s thoughts on a certain Cheryl Cole. (No I didn’t think he knew of her either)

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