What a difference a weekend makes!

Veritably, Beyonce fans rejoiced when news surfaced on Friday that the diva’s self-titled set would return to Billboard 200’s #1 spot after its tenure was interrupted by Disney’s ‘Frozen’ soundtrack.

But, that celebration was short-lived as reports now indicate Friday’s report was based on a miscalculation.  Indeed, the forecast came two days too soon and now a revised projection pits the children’s CD back at the top spot.

Details below:

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We predicted that Janelle Monae would be one to watch in 2013 and boy were we right.

Now, as her social star continues to rise on the heels of her electrifying latest disc ‘Electric Lady’, Monae makes moves for the kids in the form of a guest appearance on Sesame Street.

Joining the likes of R&B’s brightest Destiny’s Child, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Patti Labelle, India.Arie, Erykah Badu and countless others, the ‘Sincerely Jane’ singer shares ‘The Power of Yet’ – an inspirational number of sticktoitiveness.

See Janelle’s addition to the legendary children’s show 45th season (which kicks off later this year) below:

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Since Beyonce‘s Destiny’s Child days, the diva has championed female empowerment.

Indeed, the lyrical foundation of most of King B cuts sees the ‘***Flawless’ singer promote unity among women and denounce patriarchy.

It’s little surprise, then, that the 32-year-old is continuing this motif — this time in essay form.

Yonce was enlisted to pen a piece for Maria Shriver‘s annual Shriver Report.

Needless to say, it makes for an intriguing read. Check it out after the jump…

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It’s here!

Following weeks of hyper-hype, Shakira‘s Rihanna assisted new single ‘Can’t Remember To Forget You’ arrived moments ago.

Really, though, what are you waiting for? Take a listen after the jump…

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If you’re unfamiliar with the young lady pictured above, let us be the ones to make the introduction.

Her name? Paloma Faith, the British songbird who now eyes global glory with a third studio album set for release later on in the year. On March 3rd, the star will kick off its sales push by making it available to pre-order, but today- as is always the case with the ‘New York’ maestra- she puts the music at the forefront of cause with the release of its first visual!

‘Rely On You’ below…

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Insightful.

Perhaps the best to word to describe the trailer for Göran Hugo Olsson’s ‘Concerning Violence’, the footage pulled from the racially charged release will come as a welcome treat for fans of Lauryn Hill today, as it’s her voice that takes its viewers through its deep and at times difficult story.

Set to debut at this month’s Sundance Film Festival, the movie sheds fresh light on the African Liberation movements of the ’60s and ’70s, sure to interest any aware of the movements but perhaps aren’t as clued up as they’d like to be on it.

Press play for its teaser below…

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Bruno Mars may have been enlisted to perform at this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, but thanks to the folks over at ‘Time Warner‘, he isn’t the only chart-topper looking forward to partaking in the night’s festivities.

For, after announcing him as their headlining act for their pre-game party in NYC, ‘Warner’ has called on Drake to star in the company’s Super Bowl 2014 commercial, making him the ‘leading lad’ in their hotly anticipated  campaign!

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Lily Allen continues her flirtation with Urban-Pop on ‘Air Balloon’ – the second single to be lifted from from her upcoming new album.

Produced by Shellback (Usher, Pink, Christina, Britney), the hook-heavy cut follows the controversial ‘Hard Out Here’ – which peaked at #9 on the Official UK Singles Chart last month.

Can ‘Balloon’ soar higher? You be the judge after the jump…

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Jennifer Lopez is back!

The dynamo diva is reportedly set to unwrap her new single ‘Same Girl’ and its accompanying video on the season premiere of American Idol this Thursday.

Now, given the EDM flavour of La Lopez’s recent efforts, one would be forgiven for presupposing the sound of ‘Same’. However, as the freshly unwrapped teaser below reveals, it’s a welcome change. See what we mean below…

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Los Angeles‘ beautiful Beverly Hilton hotel played host to tonight’s 71st annual Golden Globe Awards.  Honoring the year’s best and brightest film and television stars, tuck in below to get the full list of winners so far

MOVIES

DRAMA

Winner: 12 Years a Slave

Nominees: 12 Years a SlaveCaptain PhillipsGravityPhilomenaRush

MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Winner: American Hustle

Nominees: American HustleHerInside Llewyn DavisNebraskaThe Wolf of Wall Street

ACTOR IN A DRAMA

Winner: Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club as Ron Woodroof)

Nominees: Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave as Solomon Northup); Idris Elba (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom as Nelson Mandela); Tom Hanks (Captain Phillipsas Captain Richard Phillips); Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club as Ron Woodroof); Robert Redford (All Is Lost as Our Man)

ACTRESS IN A DRAMA

Winner: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine as Jasmine Francis)

Nominees: Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine as Jasmine Francis); Sandra Bullock (Gravity as Dr. Ryan Stone); Judi Dench (Philomena as Philomena Lee); Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks as P. L. Travers); Kate Winslet (Labor Day as Adele Wheeler)

ACTOR IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Winner: Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street as Jordan Belfort)

Nominees: Christian Bale (American Hustle as Irving Rosenfeld); Bruce Dern (Nebraska as Woody Grant); Leonardo DiCaprio (The Wolf of Wall Street as Jordan Belfort); Oscar Isaac (Inside Llewyn Davis as Llewyn Davis); Joaquin Phoenix (Her as Theodore Twombly)

ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Winner: Amy Adams (American Hustle as Sydney Prosser)

Nominees: Amy Adams (American Hustle as Sydney Prosser); Julie Delpy (Before Midnight as Céline Wallace); Greta Gerwig (Frances Ha as Frances Halladay); Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Enough Said as Eva); Meryl Streep (August: Osage County as Violet Weston)

SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Winner: Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club as Rayon)

Nominees: Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips as Abduwali Muse); Daniel Brühl (Rush as Niki Lauda); Bradley Cooper (American Hustle as Richie DiMaso); Michael Fassbender (12 Years a Slave as Edwin Epps); Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club as Rayon)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA, MUSICAL OR COMEDY

Winner: Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle as Rosalyn Rosenfeld)

Nominees: Sally Hawkins (Blue Jasmine as Ginger); Jennifer Lawrence (American Hustle as Rosalyn Rosenfeld); Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave as Patsey); Julia Roberts (August: Osage County as Barbara Weston-Fordham); June Squibb (Nebraska as Kate Grant)

DIRECTOR

Winner: Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity)

Nominees: Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity); Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips); Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave); Alexander Payne (Nebraska); David O. Russell (American Hustle)

SCREENPLAY

Winner: Spike Jonze (Her)

Nominees: Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope (Philomena); Spike Jonze (Her); Bob Nelson (Nebraska); John Ridley (12 Years a Slave); Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell (American Hustle)

ORIGINAL SCORE

Winner: Alex Ebert (All Is Lost)

Nominees: Alex Ebert (All Is Lost); Alex Heffes (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom); Steven Price (Gravity); John Williams (The Book Thief); Hans Zimmer (12 Years a Slave)

ORIGINAL SONG

Winner: Ordinary Love by U2 and Danger Mouse (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom)

Nominees: Atlas by Coldplay (The Hunger Games: Catching Fire); Let It Go by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Frozen); Ordinary Love by U2 and Danger Mouse (Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom); Please Mr. Kennedy by Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (Inside Llewyn Davis); Sweeter Than Fiction by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff (One Chance)

ANIMATED FILM

Winner: Frozen

Nominees: The CroodsDespicable Me 2Frozen

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Winner: The Great Beauty

Nominees: Blue Is the Warmest ColorThe Great BeautyThe HuntThe PastThe Wind Rises

TELEVISION

DRAMA SERIES

Winner: Breaking Bad

Nominees: Breaking BadDownton AbbeyThe Good WifeHouse of CardsMasters of Sex

MUSICAL OR COMEDY SERIES

Winner: Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Nominees: The Big Bang TheoryBrooklyn Nine-NineGirls; Modern FamilyParks and Recreation

ACTOR, DRAMA SERIES

Winner: Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad as Walter White)

Nominees: Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad as Walter White); Michael Sheen (Masters of Sex as Bill Masters); Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan as Ray Donovan); Kevin Spacey (House of Cards as Frank Underwood); James Spader (The Blacklist as Raymond Reddington)

ACTRESS, DRAMA SERIES

Winner: Robin Wright (House of Cards as Claire Underwood)

Nominees: Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife as Alicia Florrick); Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black as various characters); Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black as Piper Chapman); Kerry Washington (Scandal as Olivia Pope); Robin Wright (House of Cards as Claire Underwood)

ACTOR, MUSICAL OR COMEDY SERIES

Winner: Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Jake Peralta)

Nominees: Jason Bateman (Arrested Development as Michael Bluth); Don Cheadle (House of Lies as Marty Kaan); Michael J. Fox (The Michael J. Fox Show as Mike Henry); Jim Parsons (The Big Bang Theory as Sheldon Cooper); Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Jake Peralta)

ACTRESS, MUSICAL OR COMEDY SERIES

Winner: Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope)

Nominees: Zooey Deschanel (New Girl as Jessica Day), Lena Dunham (Girls as Hannah Horvath), Edie Falco (Nurse Jackie as Jackie Peyton); Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Veep as Vice President Selina Meyer); Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope)

ACTOR, MINISERIES OR TV FILM

Winner: Michael Douglas (Behind the Candelabra as Liberace)

Nominees: Matt Damon (Behind the Candelabra as Scott Thorson); Michael Douglas (Behind the Candelabra as Liberace); Chiwetel Ejiofor (Dancing on the Edge as Louis Lester); Idris Elba (Luther as John Luther); Al Pacino (Phil Spector as Phil Spector)

ACTRESS, MINISERIES OR TV FILM

Winner: Elisabeth Moss (Top of the Lake as Robin Griffin)

Nominees: Helena Bonham Carter (Burton & Taylor as Elizabeth Taylor); Rebecca Ferguson (The White Queen as Elizabeth Woodville); Jessica Lange (American Horror Story: Coven as Fiona Goode); Helen Mirren (Phil Spector as Linda Kenney Baden); Elisabeth Moss (Top of the Lake as Robin Griffin)

SUPPORTING ACTOR

Winner: Jon Voight (Ray Donovan as Mickey Donovan)

Nominees: Josh Charles (The Good Wife as Will Gardner); Rob Lowe (Behind the Candelabra as Dr. Jack Startz); Aaron Paul (Breaking Bad as Jesse Pinkman); Corey Stoll (House of Cards as Peter Russo); Jon Voight (Ray Donovan as Mickey Donovan)

SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Winner: Jacqueline Bisset (Dancing on the Edge as Lady Livinia Cremone)

Nominees: Jacqueline Bisset (Dancing on the Edge as Lady Livinia Cremone); Janet McTeer (The White Queen as Jacquetta of Luxembourg); Hayden Panettiere (Nashville as Juliette Barnes); Monica Potter (Parenthood as Kristina Braverman); Sofía Vergara (Modern Family as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett)

MINISERIES OR TV FILM

Winner: Behind the Candelabra

Nominees: American Horror StoryCovenBehind the CandelabraDancing on the EdgeTop of the LakeThe White Queen

Your thoughts?

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Black Hollywood may have shone brightest on the red carpet of tonight’s highly anticipated Golden Globe Awards.  Coming in as the 71st annual presentation of the prestigious awards gala, film and television stars like Angela Bassett, Lupita Nyong’o, Zoe Saldana, and a very pregnant Kerry Washington set the Beveryly Hilton red carpet alight with their flowing designer gowns.

See more pictures below from the Tina Fey and Amy Poehler-hosted affair:

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After a lengthy break on the bench, ‘TGJ Replay’ is back!

Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ segments, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s newest retrospective segment – a written quest, if you will, to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday.

Unlike its ‘Rewind’ and ‘Vault’ predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase entire albums (and eras) from a library of pop and Urban pop music hits.  Today we fast backward to Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige‘s royal comeback album ‘The Breakthrough’. Our ode to the birthday girl (who celebrated her 43rd yesterday) awaits…

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