Despite a flawless kick off to her European ‘Nicki WRLD’ tour in Munich, Germany on Thursday (February 21) as we reported here, rap queen Nicki Minaj was royally derailed by a series of technical difficulties ahead of the trek’s second showing set to take place in Bratislava, Slovakia (February 22).

Pointing to the electrical issues at the venue, Minaj reported the site could not support many of the visual elements incorporated into her show and, as a result, would have to postpone it.  Taking to Instagram to issue a heartfelt apology, read her lengthy statement inside:

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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’ll go on to relive the magic of Celine Dion‘s ‘My Heart Will Go On’ – one of the most successful singles of all time.  Penned by Will Jennings and Walter Afanasieff (most famous for co-writing some of Mariah Carey‘s greatest hits), the heart-tugging tune – selected to kick off the soundtrack to James Cameron‘s historical film, ‘Titanic’ – was an immediate hit.  Debuting at #1 on the Hot 100 this week in 1998, ‘Heart’ – despite spending only 2 weeks atop the tally – went on to amass sales and accolades over the following year rivaled only by the blockbuster success of Whitney Houston‘s ‘I Will Always Love You’ (from ‘The Bodyguard’ soundtrack) a few years prior….

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Ariana Grande‘s having the best month ever if you asked us.

Kicking the month off with a Grammy win, the singer followed up with a record breaking bounce to the top of the Billboard 200 (where she currently reigns with her latest effort, ‘thank u, next’) as well as record setting occupancy of the Billboard Hot 100 (click here to read more about that).

As fans await news on how the album fared with its second week of sales, Grande’s hoping to at least keep attention on the project’s latest single – ‘break up with your girlfriend (i’m bored)’ – by giving us a behind the scenes peek at the creation of its music video.

Curious to see how the Hannah Lux Davis-directed video came to be?  Look inside:
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Nicki Minaj‘s sold-out world tour kicked off in Germany this week and, much to the dismay of her keyboard happy naysayers, has been swarmed with stellar reviews and high praise.

I drove 5 hours to munich to see @NICKIMINAJ and I’m so happy I went ?????? #NickiWLRDTour pic.twitter.com/XJnrE0GpdJ

— Adel (@aydeeeel) February 23, 2019

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The alleged child rapist R. Kelly is set to rot in jail if he cannot produce 1 million dollars.

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As Ashanti fans await the release of new music, the R&B star journeyed down memory lane at the 2019 Trumpet Awards. 

Backed by a troop of dancers, the 38-year-old took to the stage and dusted off classics such as ‘Baby,’ ‘Only U,’ ‘Foolish,’ and ‘Happy.’

How did she do? Watch below…

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Normani is making all the right ‘Waves’ as she sets sail on her solo journey.

The rising star has the industry all sorts of excited thanks to her hypnotic brand of R&B and gravitas as a performer.

This month alone, she unwrapped two videos – the first for Sam Smith collaboration ‘Dancing With A Stranger’ and more recently for 6LACK duet ‘Waves.’

Now, she’s taking folk behind the scenes of the latter.

Watch how the stunning visual was pieced together after the jump…

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R. Kelly is behind bars and his much awaited mugshot has been revealed.

As reported, the 52-year-old was charged with 10 counts of sexual abuse spread out across four accusers – at least three of which allege they were underage at the time.

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R. Kelly is officially in police custody.

The embattled R&B singer turned himself into Chicago authorities after being charged with a colossal 10 counts of aggravated sexual abuse against four accusers – three of whom were allegedly minors at the time.

Watch the moment below…

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The who’s who of Hollywood will be take center stage on Sunday night at the 91st Annual Oscars. 

Musically, all eyes are on who’ll be taking home the Academy’s Best Song honor – with Lady Gaga‘s ‘Shallow’ and ‘All The Stars’ by Kendrick Lamar and SZA deemed as clear frontrunners. Much like their respective movies ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘Black Panther.’

And while much ado has been made about the show’s need to stick to tradition by having  all nominees in the category perform on the live telecast, Lamar and his TDE comrade aren’t taking up the offer.

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R. Kelly has been charged.

Full report below…

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Fresh from hosting the 2019 GRAMMYs, Alicia Keys has opened the envelope of new music. For, the critically acclaimed songstress has premiered new song ‘Raise A Man.’

Arriving in tandem with its video, the cut sees the singer pay homage to the guy of her dreams while mapping out the need to unite to rear the men of tomorrow.

To anchor the point of the latter, she features sons Egypt and Genesis on the track’s cover and features her youngest in the clip.

Watch the Bill Stein directed visual below…

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