‘Promise’ singer Ciara poses it up in the latest issue of French Vogue. The 24 year old certainly is stacking up a great variety of high-end endorsements.

Tidbit: Ain’t it refreshing to see a fashionista who is actually good at her day-job as well (hint: “eh eh eh”)

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R&B star Ciara has confirmed that BET are indeed refusing to play the racy video for her new single ‘Ride’.

The performer, 24, confirmed the rumour to be true while walking the red carpet at the Maxim Hot 100 party earlier this week. Check out what she had to say below…

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Peep Ciara glamming it up at the press call for at Maxim’s Hot 100 Party in Hollywood last night. The performer is currently putting the finishing touches to her new LP ‘Basic Instinct’, which is set to hit stores this summer.

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As Ciara’s ‘Ride’ continues its slow ascent up the Billboard charts – now at #79 on the Hot 100 and #55 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs listing – another track from the entertainer has surfaced. The song, entitled ‘I Run It’, features the singer using her lower register over the Tricky Stewart production. Give it a listen below:

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Look out everyone, Ciara is gearing up to take the dance floor by storm. The elastic entertainer, whose new single, ‘Ride (Ft. Ludacris)’, recently debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #93, had a new song called ‘Blauw’ hitting the airwaves today. However, there is no indication as whether the track will be featured on her upcoming ‘Basic Instinct’ LP. Give ‘Blauw’ a listen below:

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R&B star Ciara posed it up on the red carpet at the Us Weekly Hot Hollywood Style Issue party last night, which took place in Hollywood at the W Hollywood Hotel last night. She looks stunning!

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Ciara‘s hotly anticipated video for new single ‘Ride’ premièred a few moments ago. Check out the Diane Martel directed clip after the jump….

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R&B star Ciara has sprung a surprise on her fans by releasing the video for ‘Basic Instinct (U Got Me)’. The hard-hitting cut is lifted from her forthcoming LP (also titled ‘Basic Instinct’) and was premiered just moments ago on her official Twitter page.

Put it this way, Ms. Harris does not hold her tongue! Hot fire of a track. Check out the video below…

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Ciara‘s hotly anticipated new single ‘Ride’ premièred literally a few moments ago. The Ludacris-assisted cut was produced by hitmakers The-Dream & Tricky Stewart and serves as the first official offering from the singer’s fourth studio album.

After the not-so-great sales of Ms. Harris’ last effort ‘Fantasy Ride’, the question on the lips of many is whether ‘Ride’ packs enough punch to redeem her in the eyes of the masses. Thankfully for the 24 year old, the answer is a loud and resounding ‘YES!’

The gritty mid-tempo reunites Ciara with the edgy sound which captivated many on her earlier material, yet does so while implementing a fresh twist. Hands down, one of her best releases in a long while. Welcome back CiCi!

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After a brief rest on the bench, our Best You Never Heard feature returns this week with little known gems by Mya, Sugababes, Ciara and Smokie Norful.

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Mya – I Am

Mya’s last major label effort ‘Liberation ‘ironically remains caged after label mishaps and the poor performance of its singles forced it to be shelved. While what we did sample of the album was kinda hit and miss, the record did boast potential in the form of tracks such as the Kwame produced ‘I Am’. The gutsy up-tempo, saw the singer raunch it all the way up, in what is a very pro-female anthem. A great song!

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Sugababes – No More You

Despite the Sugababes’ most recent LP ‘Sweet 7’ being anything but ‘sweet’ (see: it’s dismal chart performance), the album did serve up a few gems – ‘No More You’ being one of its best. The haunting production courtesy of Stargate really compliments the song’s lyrics (which were penned by Ne-Yo); lyrics which Jade, Amelle, and Heidi do an awesome job of delivering – truly capturing the essence of the song. There’s no doubt this could easily be a hit for the ladies should they release it, or any other act for that matter.

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Ciara – Tell Me What Your Name Is

Song leaks and bad strategy brought Ciara’s ‘Fantasy Ride’ to an abrupt halt last year. However, despite its shortcomings, the project did yield winners such as the Dr Luke produced ‘Tell Me What Your Name Is’. A well-produced, breezy mid-tempo, with much in the way of playful sensuality.  One of Ms. Harris’ best offerings to-date.

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Smokie Norful – Run To You (Cover)

Gospel heavyweight Smokey Norful put his own spin on Whitney Houston’s classic ‘Run To You’ in 2006. Norful’s interpretation not only does the original justice, its tweaked lyrics open the song up to a whole new audience, while capturing an audience already familiar with the original. A skilled vocalist, whose tone favours John Legend, yet whose power is incomparable to contemporary secular acts, Norful turned in an amazing performance with this one.

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Hit(s) or Miss(es)?

As anticipation for Ciara’s new material reaches fever-pitch, the sultry songstress has revealed that her forthcoming LP is titled ‘Basic Instinct’.

Revealing the news at the premiere for Chris Rock’s ‘Death at a Funeral’ last night in LA, the singer added that the album is “even more sensual, confident, and cocky…in a fun way”. The record was executive produced by the 24 year old, and hitmakers The-Dream & Tricky Stweart.

‘Basic Instinct’, which will be preceded by first single ‘Ride (ft. Ludacris)’, is due in stores this summer.

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Great title; probably one of the best I’ve heard in a while. One can imagine it’ll refer to the singer re-engaging with her earlier sound – a point both Ciara and the album’s producers have commented on previously. Now, if only ‘Ride’ would hurry up and drop!

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Peep R&B star Ciara posing it up on the red carpet at the Los Angeles première of the movie ‘Death At A Funeral’ last night. Nice.

In other Ciara news, it appears there has either been a change of plans on her label’s end regarding the premiere of new single ‘Ride’or the source-cited by her usually-reliable fansites may have been inaccurate. While many a fan sat waiting in vein at their radios yesterday, expecting to hear the song, That Grape Juice reached out to her label Jive to get to the bottom of the situation. Interestingly, the label informed us that they knew nothing at all of a planned ‘Ride’ premiere for yesterday. Even more confusing, Ciara’s usually-active Twitter was silent yesterday, with no updates posted. Kinda has us thinking the whole thing may be a buzz-generating plan; smart, yet one which could easily backfire, should the song not deliver.

Still, with an anticipated iTunes release date of April 20th, it can’t be long until the Ludacris-assisted cut makes its debut.

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