Competition: Alicia Keys Tour Give-Away! As earlier reported, That Grape Juice has teamed up with AEG Live, one of the world’s leading providers of live entertainment, to give you the chance to win tickets to see Alicia Keys live in concert! The Grammy Award winning superstar is currently touring the US in support of her multi-Platinum album ‘As I Am’. With special guests Ne-Yo and Jordin Sparks, the tour is unmissable!
Over the course of three weeks, That Grape Juice will be offering a pair of tickets to select dates of the tour in May. This weeks (Week 2) cities/dates are:

* Dallas, Texas: Nokia Theatre – May 14th 2008

* New Orleans, Louisiana: New Orleans Arena – May 22nd 2008

To be in with a chance of winning this week’s instalment, answer the following question correctly:

What is Alicia’s real name?

a) Alicia Augello-Cook

b) Alicia Moore

c) Alicia Keys

Email your answer as well as your full name, age, and address (as well as State – *very important*) to competitions@thatgrapejuice.net. Please be sure to put ‘Alicia Comp – Week 2 + your desired date’ as the subject. Winners will be selected randomly from all correct answers. Competition ends Sunday 4th May. Good luck!

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You can also purchase tickets to Alicia’s tour by clicking here

Competition: Alicia Keys Tour Give-Away! - Week 1 WinnersThanks all those who entered the Week 1 of our ‘Alicia Keys Tour Give-Away’.
The correct answer to the question:

Which label did Alicia sign with first?

b) Columbia

The winners, who are listed below, win a pair of tickets each to their selected date (email confirmation has also been sent out):
* San Diego, California: San Diego Sports Center – May 7th 2008 – Winner:
Dewitt L. King

* Las Vegas, Nevada: MGM Grand – May 9th 2008 – Winner
Cherry Lyn Pintado
Congratulations to the winners! Stay tuned for the Week 2 instalment of the competition, which will be posted tomorrow.
Competition: Alicia Keys Tour Give-Away! (Reminder)As announced earlier this week, That Grape Juice has teamed up with AEG Live to give you the chance to win tickets to select dates of Alicia Keys’ US tour. Click here to for more information / to enter.
Competition: Alicia Keys Tour Give-Away! That Grape Juice has teamed up with AEG Live, one of the world’s leading providers of live entertainment, to give you the chance to win tickets to see Alicia Keys live in concert! The Grammy Award winning superstar is currently touring the US in support of her multi-Platinum album ‘As I Am’. With special guests Ne-Yo and Jordin Sparks, the tour is unmissable!
Over the course of the next three weeks, That Grape Juice will be offering a pair of tickets to select dates of the tour in May. This weeks cities/dates are:

* San Diego, California: San Diego Sports Center – May 7th 2008

* Las Vegas, Nevada: MGM Grand – May 9th 2008

To be in with a chance of winning this week’s instalment, answer the following question correctly:

Which label did Alicia sign with first?

a) J Records

b) Columbia

c) Def Jam

Email your answer as well as your full name, age, and address (as well as State – *very important*) to competitions@thatgrapejuice.net. Please be sure to put ‘Alicia Comp – Week 1’ as the subject. Winners will be selected randomly from all correct answers. Competition ends Sunday 27th April. Good luck!

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You can also purchase tickets to Alicia’s tour by clicking here

New Usher Promo Pics Check out these new promotional snaps for Usher’s highly anticipated new album ‘Here I Stand’ – due May 27th.
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Check out some of the arrival pics from one of the undeniably biggest events on the industry calender, the Beyonce and Jay-Z wedding {Some pic credits: The YBF} :
Matthew Knowles
Solange Knowles
Kelly Rowland
Michelle Williams
A guest arrives

A media circus to say the least. Peep the pic above of the scene a car arriving at the wedding was greeted with. Still, it’s expected, considering Bey and Jay’z level of celebrity. Granted I don’t usually buy into the hype, I must say the suddenness of this all kinda makes it all the more engaging.

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Cherish UpdateCapitol recording artists Cherish have pushed back the release of their sophomore effort ‘The Truth’ to May 13th. The set was originally set to drop on April 29th. To coincide with the release of the record, a second single has been lined up in the form of ‘Amnesia’ (a video for which is set to be shot in the coming weeks). Whilst I’m liking the slow/mid-tempo cut, I feel the girls excel on their more upbeat/club-destined tracks i.e. ‘Do It’, ‘Shoe Fanatic’ and ‘Keep It Fresh’. Kinda has me thinking whether this has any real chance of making an impact on the charts – a much needed occurrence for the group after the so-so performance of their last single ‘Killa’.

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Kelly Rowland Heads Back To The Studio Following the success of Kelly Rowland’s recent releases here in Europe, it is being reported that the ‘Like This’ singer is set to start recording her third solo album next week. No further details are available at time of writing. {Source}


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Mariah Performs At 'The Hills' Premiere Diva Mariah Carey was snapped leaving Gotham Hall in New York yesterday night in New York City. The singer was there to perform at the season 3 premiere and after party of popular MTV show ‘The Hills’. At 37, Mariah really is giving the young ones a run for their money…she’s looking on-point.
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Donnie - 'Take You There'As Making The Band 4 wraps up yet another season, many are probably wondering about the status of Donnie’s project. After all, both of the groups – Danity Kane and Day26 – have released their albums this month. Word has it, Donnie’s album will drop in August and will be lead by this new track titled ‘Take You There’.
The song, which features Diddy, has a distinct funk feel to it. I’m really liking the production, the arrangements etc. A solid track, for sure. However, there is a problem; I don’t ‘believe’ Donnie. Something about all of the material I’ve heard thus far sounds kinda forced/contrived. Whilst his Making The Band co-stars seem to have a stamp on their respective sounds, I get a ‘sing whatever is given to me’ vibe from Donnie. Perhaps, its due to the way he’s been portrayed on the show so far, I don’t know. Whatever the case, at this point, I’m thinking Diddy should have given one of the other group rejects a solo deal instead of Donnie. Time will tell if he proves the naysayers wrong…

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Corrine Bailey Rae's Husband Found Dead In what comes as unfortunate news, the husband of UK singer Corrine Bailey has been found dead in Leeds, England. See the report, via The Telegraph below:

The body of Jason Rae was discovered in a Leeds flat on Saturday.

The 32-year-old musician was a saxophonist with the Haggis Horns.

The band describe themselves on their Myspace page as “an eight-piece live funk extravaganza” who combine funk, soul, hip-hop and afrobeat with jazz virtuosity.

The group had performed with Corinne Bailey Rae, as well as other artists including Amy Winehouse, Mark Ronson and Nightmares On Wax.

They released their debut album, Hot Damn!, last September.

A post mortem examination carried out last night proved inconclusive.

Police said they were currently awaiting the results of toxicology reports.

Officers investigating his death have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of supplying controlled drugs.

He has been released on bail pending further inquiries, West Yorkshire Police have said.

Condolences to Corrine and her husband’s family.

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Danity Kane - 'Make Me Sick'‘Make Me Sick’ features as a bonus track on the Danity Kane’s latest album ‘Welcome To The Dollhouse’ – which saw its release Stateside this week. The uptempo R&B/Pop cut is very reminiscent to the sound on the album and is solid enough to have made the final tracklist. Anyone else hear similarities between this and Rihanna’s ‘Breakin’ Dishes’? In other Danity Kane news, ‘Welcome To The Dollhouse’ is predicted to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 – shifting somewhere in the region of 250,000-275,000 copies first week.

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