Mario returns and makes his bedroom agenda abundantly clear on new single ‘Closer.’

The seductive cut is the first taste of new material from the R&B crooner since the release of 2018 album ‘Dancing Shadows.’

In the time since, the star has flexed his acting muscles on ‘Empire,’ but is now re-affixing the focus on his his musical output.

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Louis York’s latest body of work ‘American Griots’ saw the duo extend its discography with a buffet of radio friendly R&B tracks.

Now, the eclectic pair – comprised of hitmakers Claude Kelly and Chuck Harmony – cure the lockdown blues by bringing their unique brand of soulfulness to That Grape Juice.

Waiting above is an exclusive look (and listen) at Louis York delivering live renditions of ‘Velvet’ and ‘How Will I Feel’ live on TGJ.

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It’s been three years since SZA released her critically acclaimed debut ‘CTRL.’ And sans a few spot duets, recent years have seen the songbird shun the spotlight altogether.

But she’s been working.

She divulged as much during a rare Instagram Live chat with fans last night.

What did she share? Join us after the jump to find out…

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Afrobeats don Davido continues his quest for global domination with new Summer Walker assisted single ‘D & G.’

The flavoursome jam follows ‘Fall’ and ‘If,’ both of which blazed airwaves across the globe.

Now, armed with the R&B belle, the Nigerian superstar makes a bold bid to further cement his name and sound into the minds and ears of the masses.

Watch the DAPS directed video for ‘D & G’ after the jump…

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Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ segments, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s 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.

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of its release, this week we’re bringing the heat by reflecting on Toni Braxton‘s third album.

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Omarion, the crowned ‘King of Unbothered,’ is sure to leave a few hot and bothered after copping a gander at his photo spread in the most recent edition of ‘PREME’ magazine.

Under the lens of famed creative director/photographer Sharon Marrero (@_718s), O played cover star for the publication’s ‘Quarantine Edition’ by flaunting his chiseled physique and donning top name designer fashion like Dior.

Joined by his brother and fellow recording artist O’Ryan, look inside to see the siblings strike some serious poses:

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As we reported here, Lifetime’s Clark Sisters biopic – ‘First Ladies of Gospel’ – was a critical and commercial knockout for the network.

The Christine Swanson-directed film, which chronicled the meteoric highs and lows of Gospel’s most iconic girl group, was greeted with the highest TV movie ratings of the year (and Lifetime’s highest since 2016). After its April 11 premiere, songs featured in the flick – including the quartet’s most memorable hits like ‘You Brought the Sunshine,’ ‘Name It, Claim It,’ and ‘Blessed & Highly Favored’ – shot to the top of real-time Gospel sales tallies.

Accompanied by spurts in streaming, the reawakened interest was just enough to help albums and songs from their prized discography re-enter the most recently printed Billboard charts.

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Readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.

So, as our retrospective segments, ‘From the Vault’ and ‘TGJ Replay,’  allow us the chance to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday of one artist, our newest feature Chart Rewind serves as a variation of our Retro Rewind assay to salute an entire era of music history.

This week, we salute one of music’s most memorable homages to moms – Tupac Shakur‘s 1995 hit, ‘Dear Mama.’

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It’s been over a decade since Pop icon Janet Jackson and legendary producer Jermaine Dupri called it quits, yet it’s not uncommon for her name to find its way into his interviews.

Historically coy about the topic of their nearly decade long romance, recently J.D. opened up on T.I.‘s podcast, ‘ExpediTIously,’ and discussed what ultimately led to the demise of their relationship (even though the two have remained good friends in the years since).

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Even though Forbes has updated their records to declare Kanye West as the richest man in Hip Hop history, they were reportedly still slammed by the billionaire for undercounting his coins.

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Demi Lovato believes its time to cancel the concept of cancel culture, as revealed in a recent interview on Jameela Jamil‘s ‘I Weigh’ podcast.

Taking to the platform just a week after she made headlines for allegedly using a secret Instagram account to slam friend-turned-foe Selena Gomez (click here to read about that), Lovato addressed the massive fallout from the incident – #DemiLovatoisOverParty.

The hashtag swelled to over 100,000 tweets on Twitter Friday (April 17), prompting the GRAMMY winner to turn off comments on her social media handles.

Now, she’s speaking out about the backlash and weighing in on cancel culture at large.  Hear her comments inside:

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New Kids on the Block had a virtual block party for their new benefit single, ‘House Party,’ and the guest list boasts quite the high profile features.

Written and produced by Deekay Music and NKOTB member Donnie Wahlberg, proceeds from the song’s sales will go to the No Kid Hungry – “a campaign aiding pandemic relief efforts initiated by the Share Our Strength organization.”

“Stay inside now, we’re gonna turn the lights down. Don’t you wanna let your feelings go?” the group sings. “Live our lives now, we’re gonna pump it real loud. Don’t say no, girl, here we go: House party!”

While the song itself lists Boyz II Men, Big Freedia, Naughty By Nature, and Jordin Sparks as co-stars, the tune’s accompanying music video features appearances from Carrie Underwood, Mark Wahlberg, and more.

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