To great degree, multi-talented actress/music star Queen Latifah’s involvement in bringing the life story of Bessie Smith to screen has been 20 years in the making.

But, while two decades of blockbuster films, talk shows, a Grammy win, and an Academy Award nomination got in the way of her full pursuit of the project, the Queen’s scope has now placed its focus on revamping the film.

With schooling on the life of the legendary blues singer in tow, Latifah teams with Academy Award winner/comedienne Mo’nique to portray the songstress in the HBO biopic ‘Bessie.’

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Well, that was quick!

Just a day after teasing fans with a new taste of what’s being offered via her official debut album, songstress Sevyn Streeter finds her new tune – ‘Don’t Kill the Fun’ – making its rounds on the net.

Backed by musical mentor Chris Brown, the outing may be set for an official release on January 13th, but now you can tuck in for a full preview.

Get into it below:

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Funnyman Lil Duval didn’t find too many Barbz smiling after he took to Twitter last night to weigh in on the love life of rapstress Nicki Minaj.

His rants, none too uncommon to his social media pages, took a detour to detail his thoughts on women and relationships – namely that of the ‘Pink Print’ performer.

Unexpectedly, she responded moments ago.  See the action below:

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That Grape Juice was on hand at the Los Angeles premiere of ‘Empire’ last night!

Like the 10 million that tuned in to the FOX show and took to social media to voice their approval, we’re already hooked.

Keen to find out what the rest of the series will have on offer, we chatted it up with lead stars Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson (who play Luscious and Cookie Lyon) , as well as co-stars Jussie Smollett (Jamal) and Trai Byers (Andre).

Peep the gold carpet action above and watch out for a diva-fied cameo from Naomi Campbell!

Your thoughts?

In 2010, Nicki Minaj rocked MTV with the tell-all documentary ‘My Time Now‘, shot and released to promote her debut album ‘Pink Friday.’

In 2015, the rapper graces her fans with its follow-up ‘My Time Again’, set for release on January 18th.

Today, she unveils its trailer.

Ready to give it a spin?

Step into Minaj’s world below…

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‘Swimming Pools’ rapper Kendrick Lamar has spoken out against those who question Iggy Azalea‘s authenticity this week, rushing to the star’s rescue following a wave of attacks launched at her by critics online.

On the self proclaimed ‘runaway slave master’, Kendrick told ‘Billboard‘:

She’s doing her thing.Let her. People have to go through trials and tribulations to get where they at. Do your thing, continue to rock it, because obviously God wants you here.

Do you agree?

Now tasked with competing with the likes of Tinashe, Sevyn Streeter reignites interest in her debut album by teasing her brand new single ‘Don’t Kill The Fun’, featuring Chris Brown!

Due out on January 13th, the cut stands as the first pulled from Streeter’s debut album, due out later this year!

So, has ‘Fun’ got what it takes to push the singer’s hype back to where it was two years ago?

Weigh in below..

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Christina Aguilera has been hard at work crafting her comeback album since last year.

The superstar, who gave birth to daughter Summer Rain last August, had been recording in the run-up to the baby’s arrival and has continued after.

It appears an LP isn’t the only thing the multi-octave songbird has been piecing together.

Details below…

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Nicole Scherzinger‘s latest album ‘Big Fat Lie’ may have been a truthful flop, yet the singer did find some success last year – in the London production of ‘Cats’.

Currently starring as Grizabella in the Andrew Lloyd Webber show, the 36-year is hard on the promo trail for her stint in the musical which ends in February.

In a new interview with Event Magazine, Scherzinger recounts more difficult times – specifically her battle with bulimia.

The candid conversation saw the star reveal that the illness caused a friction with her Pussycat Doll bandmates – a friction she’s keen to apologize for.

Her words below…

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Pop divas Fifth Harmony are prepping to unleash their debut album ‘Reflection’ on January 26th.

Preceded by singles ‘Bo$$’ and ‘Sledgehammer’, the fiercely anticipated set saw its accompanying tracklist shared moments ago.

What other songs will be housed on the Epic Records set? Find out below!

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‘TGJ Replay’ is back!

Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ features, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s newest retrospective segment to act as 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.  Next up?  Unsung R&B beau Elgin Baylor Lumpkin, better known as Ginuwine.

Get into his 1999 sophomore album ‘100% Ginuwine’ below:

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