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It's that time of the month again, That Grape Juice wants to know: Which 5 tracks have you got on constant rotation at the moment? This time, however, in light of the passing of the King of Pop Michael Jackson, we want to know which MJ tracks you've been playing non-stop. Michael and his musical genius gave to the world music we will never forget. Music that, like himself, will live forever. With

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Whitney Houston's much-hyped comeback single 'I Didn't Know My Own Strength' premiered within the last hour. Lord knows we've been waiting on the Dianne Warren penned cut for the longest...So, does it live up to the hype? Well, yes and no. I'm really liking that this is a vintage Whitney ballad. Yet how this will fare in the contemporary chart climate will be interesting to see. Whitney's 'new

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Exactly one week ago, the world lost the undisputed King of Pop. Today, AEG - the company behind his much anticipated, yet ill-fated, comeback set of shows 'This Is It' - released some footage of one of Mike's last rehearsals. 48 hours later, he died.Judging from this clip, MJ seemed to be in great form performance-wise. Long live the King! Your thoughts?

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That Grape Juice were fortunate enough to speak with R&B star Amerie a few weeks ago. Currently readying her first domestic release in 4 years 'In Love & War' on new label Island Def Jam, the '1 Thing' singer chats with us about the album, why she left Columbia Records, whether or not she feels underrated, album sales, reports about her almost being dropped by Def Jam and so much more. As ever,

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Arguably the most consistent R&B crooner of today, yet the most underrated, Mario continues to prep his 4th studio album 'And Then There Was Me' for release later this year. Meanwhile, a new song from the LP's recording sessions has surfaced in the form of 'Boom In it'. Produced by The-Dream and featuring none other than Brandy, the delicious mid-tempo cut sees Mario turn in a great vocal over

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Review up momentarily (aka I'm watching this now LOL)In the meanwhile...What do you think of the video?

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If you thought the Usher / Tameka Foster divorce was going to be a drama-free affair, think again. 38 year old Foster recently revealed that she knew nothing of her impending divorce when it was first filed by the singer last month:Usher's estranged wife has reportedly claimed that his decision to file for divorce was a massive shock to her.The R&B star announced that he was separating from

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Last week it was confirmed that Whitney Houston's comeback album is titled 'I Look To You'. The set features productions from the likes of Ne-Yo, Akon, Swizz Beats, Dianne Warren and R. Kelly who penned the album's title track. I remember watching the above clip little over a year ago, which sees the R&B crooner singing the song, confirming he wrote for it Whitney's LP. Kelly will, I'm sure, be

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Like many, I sat there at 5am Monday morning UK time wondering why the hell I'd just wasted almost 4 hours of my life watching the BET Awards 2009 and it's half-a**ed 'tribute' to the undisputed King of Pop - something only Janet's appearance helped put into perspective. Many questions swirled in my head: Where was the much hyped Chris Brown performance? The whereabouts of Usher, Justin, Whitney

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It was confirmed yesterday that once-popular Urban magazine VIBE is the latest victim of the economic recession, and will cease publication effective immediately. As unfortunate as this is, more unfortunate is the fact they went out with the above cover featuring Christina Milian and The-Dream. The borderline X-Rated shot comes across real desperate and looks as if they are pimping out their '

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As Britney Spears continues to break records with her hugely successful 'Circus' tour, the 28 year old's latest video 'Radar' premiered today. Serving as the 4th release from her Platinum selling 'Circus' LP, the clip - to put it rather bluntly - was a bore-fest. Of course, first springing to mind is the fact that there was no choreography - which considering Britney's recent showings was perhaps

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The video for the second single from LeToya's 'Lady Love' LP, 'She Ain't Got' premiered a few hours ago. Directed by Bryan Barber the clip marks the first time we've seen the singer take the uptempo route for a single and it works fantastically. Put simply, Ms. Luckett nailed it. Though I'm a little on the fence about the budget (then again, there's a recession going on), the video does an

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Peep songbird Mariah Carey on the set of the Brett Ratner directed clip for her latest single 'Obsessed' in New York yesterday. To be honest, I thought the rumours of the song being about Eminem was all good PR and the lyrics were ambiguous, however judging by these hilarious pics, Mimi is letting us know who it's about loud and clear! I'm actually anticipating this! Word has it the vid will

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Amidst the tragedy which struck the world this past week, the video for Jay-Z's much talked about new single 'Death of Autotune' premiered. I'm really feeling this one; how long has it been since a mainstream rapper came as hard as this, with something actually worthwhile to say? Good stuff.What do you think of the video?

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Check out the official album cover for LeToya's sophomore effort 'Lady Love' (due August). The cover, shot by Mike Ruiz, looks stunning. Great shot. What do you think of the cover?

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As the shocking death of The King of Pop Michael Jackson continues to reverberate around the globe, new pictures of the icon rehearsing for his ill-fated London 'This Is It' shows - just 2 days before his passing - have emerged. As sad as this whole episode is, it's somewhat uplifting IMO to see MJ happy doing what he does best. Tour promoters AEG Live have confirmed that they have a full dress

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As many of you know, the BET Awards 2009 took place last night at The Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Long time readers will know that with the big award shows, That Grape Juice are at the forefront with live coverage and performance videos. However, with Michael's passing really hitting me (and millions) to the core, the show kinda took a backseat in my mind, only regaining my interest when it

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Despite last night's BET Awards being pretty much an exploitative joke (I won't even get into that...shameful), the most poignant part of the show was when Janet Jacksoon took to the stage as a representative of the Jackson family. Fighting back the tears, the star paid homage to her brother Michael Jackson - declaring that his legacy will live on forever.So, so sad.Your thoughts?

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As the much anticipated 2009 BET Awards are about to get underway live from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, That Grape Juice's 'BET Awards 2009: Your Shout!' area goes live right now! Tonight's show will be a special dedicated to the late King of Pop Michael Jackson. Non-US residents, click here to watch the show live...NOW!Here you can post your views on anything and everything regarding

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I am literally heartbroken. Please guys, bare with me in terms of updates, because like millions across the world, this has rocked me hard. Hard.Thank you to all my friends who have called...I don't really feel like talking though. Anyone who knows me personally knows how big a part MJ played in my 'little world'. I really feel like my childhood officially died when he did. I feel blessed to have

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It has literally, literally just been announced that Whitney Houston's 'comeback' album will go by the title 'I Look To You'. As previously reported the LP will hit stores September 1st (August 31st in the UK). Exciting stuff!In other Whitney news, Akon - in the latest issue of Rap-Up magazine spoke about working with the legendary vocalist:Akon recorded two songs with the diva, but it’s unknown

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Peep Beyonce's Hamburger Helper commercial. Kudos to her for endorsing such a good cause...and of course snagging yet another endorsement deal. Your thoughts?

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In what must be a record for the 21st century incarnation of Bad Boy, roster members Day26 actually have actually released their...wait for it........third single (yes, you read right!) 'Girlfriend', with the song's accompanying clip premiering today. That's pretty much where the 'good' starts and ends...Boring, uninspired, pointless and undeniably a product of the recession, the vid offered

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As some of you may know, we announced a few months back that you can now follow That Grape Juice on Twitter! Adding to the ever-expanding ways to be apart of the That Grape Juice community, our Twitter page allows you to receive up-to-the-minute updates about the latest posts on the site as well as what's happening in the Urban Pop Culture world more generally. What's more, you, as well as the

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UK vixens The Saturdays performed their latest smash 'Work' on Loose Women this morning. Another pretty good performance, I must say.That Grape Juice were in the house at the lady's show at London's Hammersmith Apollo last night as guests of main sponsor Microsoft (you know!) While the ladies may have a lil way to go on perfecting their television showings, they killed it live - something I

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