The #FlipTheSwitch challenge may have taken social media by storm, but one person who won’t be participating is rapper Waka Flocka. 

Taking to Instagram, he shared sentiments that have some alleging homophobia. 

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Join us as we celebrate one of Pop’s biggest songs of all time. This week’s From The Vault pick is Janet Jackson’s 2001 hit ‘All For You,’ which is blowing its 19th anniversary candle this week.

The colorful number was helmed by Jackson alongside longtime collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and was the first single from the diva’s 7th studio album of the same name. It embodied the free-spirited vibe of the project which was released after her second divorce a year prior.

‘All For For You’ was nothing short of smash hit on a global scale. In the UK and France the song peaked at #3, it reached the fifth spot in Australia and was a chart-topper in Canada and in the US. Stateside, it made radio airplay history by becoming the first single to be added to every Pop, Rhythmic, and Urban radio format within its first week of release. Needless to say that in 2001, Janet was indeed the Queen of not just Pop – but Music overall.

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Dave Meyers was in tasked with bringing the track to visual life. He opted for a two-dimensional LA set affair which sees Janet riding the subway, hitting the beach with her friends and later on dancing up a storm (including THAT iconic dance break) on Hollywood Boulevard with her gal pals. Both the song and video are considered signature Janet moments and for good reason.

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A hit if we ever heard one, ‘All For You’ hasn’t aged one bit and is actually very on-trend with what a lot of successful artists are releasing today (see: Doja Cat’s ‘Say So’, Dua Lipa’s ‘Don’t Start Now’).

With Jackson’s next project, ‘Black Diamond,’ set to drop in a few months, maybe it’s time to touch base with that very sound, which over the course of her career has brought her ample success.

Whatever it is, we’re ready for the next chapter, Queen Janet.

Your thoughts?

Lady Gaga is joining the fight against the Coronavirus.

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Donald Glover sprung a surprise on the masses moments ago with what appears to be the release of his new album.

Interestingly, the LP is being live-streamed online and is somehow still shroud in mystery.

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Cardi B is the latest star to have their plans thwarted by the coronavirus.

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Coronavirus worries have seen countless TV shows and movie sets shut down to prevent the spread of the infection.

Now, the live music sphere is following suit. And Kelis‘ upcoming ‘Kaleidoscope 20th Anniversary Tour’ is the latest to be affected.

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Rita Ora is wasting no time hitting the live circuit in support of new single ‘How To Be Lonely.’

For, on the same day the song dropped, RiRi took to the stage to perform it on BBC Sports Relief.

Backed by a theatrical troop of dancers, the star belted out the anthemic number – which was penned by fellow Pop force Lewis Capaldi. 

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Kiana Ledé is gearing up to unwrap her debut album ‘Kiki.’

Until now, the rising star had only divulged that the set would be arriving next month

Now, however, she’s unpacked the pertinent details surrounding the LP – namely its cover, tracklist, and release date.

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The Pussycat Dolls brought their brand of blazing to BBC’s Sports Relief tonight.

Led by Nicole Scherzinger, the quintet performed current single ‘React’ with olympic like precision.

The showing serves as the latest in support of the song and PCD’s broader reunion activity – which includes a tour.

Check out the high-octane showing below…

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Celine Dion‘s ‘Courage World Tour’ may be one of the hottest tickets on the road, but thanks to public safety concerns stemming from the coronavirus outbreak the diva is pressing pause on the show.

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

So, as our retrospective features ‘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 – a variation of our current Retro Rewind assay – accedes salutes to an entire era of music history.

This week we’re going to show a little love to ‘Love in This Club’ – the 2008 chart-topping hit from Usher.  Join us inside:

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