With Grammy, Stellar, Dove, NAACP Image, Soul Train, and a host of other awards lining their joint and individual shelves, Mary Mary continue to drive the bar higher for what it means to be a gospel superstar in 2017.

Never wavering from their delectable recipe of Urban/hip-hop infused brand of inspirational music, the sister duo have seen their likenesses plastered across record shelves, radio stations, product endorsements, and, of course, television shows (namely their eponymous WEtv reality series).

Now, as they bring their stint in reality TV to a close to continue focus on their respective solo careers, the ladies sat down with That Grape Juice (before the Donald Trump hoopla) to discuss what those moves entail.

Read it all inside:

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Releasing holiday albums, especially this far ahead of the “official kick off” of the holiday season, comes as quite the double edged sword.  While on one end, music lovers are given enough time to familiarize themselves with your take on Christmas classics  by the time the Christmas season hits, the glaring, most end is the limitation of where you’ll promote the record during its release week (as TV viewers aren’t exactly ready to hear ‘Silent Night’ and ‘Rocking Around the Christmas Tree’ before Halloween).

Alas, this is the challenge soulstress Fantasia and ska potentate Gwen Stefani are ready to face with their respective festive offerings…

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Jessie J‘s ‘R.O.S.E’ continues to blossom.

The singer has shared another petal from the hotly anticipated album in the form of new song ‘Not My Ex.’

Along with previously released cuts ‘Real Deal’ and ‘Think About That,’ the cut serves as a preview of the much more personal approach the star is taking with her fourth studio outing (due early 2018).

Take a listen after the jump…

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Keyshia Cole is strutting her way to October 20th.

For said date will bring with it the release of her seventh studio album ’11:11 Reset.’

The LP’s release is preceded by singles ‘You’ and ‘Incapable,’ as well as Cole’s well-received turn on VH1’s ‘Love & Hip-Hop: Hollywood.’

To ignite buzz, the singer has unwrapped the project’s official cover (check it out above), as well as its tracklist and new pre-order song ‘Best Friend.’

Check out both below…

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Despite some high profile promo spots and an accompanying music video to assist, fans are still failing to find Nick Jonas‘ latest single, ‘Find You,’ on the Billboard Hot 100.

Having peaked at #1 on the Bubbling Under chart (as of time reported), the song is faring better than its predecessor, ‘Remember I Told You,’ but the 25-year-old is undoubtedly looking to turn the tide for the track – a feat evidenced by a recent appearance on MTV’s rebooted ‘TRL.’

Giving viewers an intimate, stripped version of the laidback cut, look inside to find his latest live rendition of ‘Find You.’

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It’s Sam Smith season!

The British star- turned worldwide wonder has officially announced new album ‘The Thrill Of It All,’ which hits stores on November 3rd.

Beyond revealing the title, date, and cover (above), the 25-year-old seized the moment to unveil the set’s tracklist and North American tour dates.

On top of this, he premiered new song ‘Pray’ – which was produced by Timbaland. The hitmaker is joined the likes of Stargate and Jimmy Napes as a contributor on the LP.

So what are you waiting for? A whole lot of Sam Smith awaits after the jump…

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It’s that time of year again, kids!  Yep, the time when fan groups of many legendary acts are collectively pissed off from learning their faves were omitted from the list of nominees for the ‘Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.’

Despite amassing unrivaled sales, accolades, Billboard stats, impact, and industry recognition in their respective rights, a group of highly deserving individuals always find themselves absent from the round of potential inductees.

Curious to know what diva syndicate is missing from the “class of 2018” set?  You guessed it, the usuals:  pop icons Janet Jackson, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston, and Mariah Carey.  That’s not all:

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Despite dropping jaws with aerial acrobatics and stunts at many of her live showings for the last 7 years, P!nk has had enough of those who’ve complained about her “same old” aerial stunts in her high octane stage shows lately.

Taking to the New York Times to sound off, the pop performer proclaimed:

“How many times do you see the same artist get up and lip-sync and dance?” she countered. “And you’re mad at me for doing something none of them can do? And I sing live!”

Those detractors are certainly not the only ones who’ll take umbrage with the beauty’s bluntness.  When quizzed on Kesha and her lengthy legal battle with producer Dr. Luke, P!nk (who teamed with him to helm her hits 2000’s hits ‘U+Ur Hand’ and ‘Who Knew’) minced absolutely no words with her answer.  Referring to him as “not a good person,” she went on to tell the newspaper the backlash from his public fallout with Kesha was “his karma.”

Talk about ouch!  See what else she said inside:

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#TeamBreezy rejoice!  We are just less than 4 weeks away from the release of Chris Brown‘s long-awaited 8th studio LP, ‘Heartbreak on a Full Moon.’

Preceded by the R&B hits ‘Privacy,’ ‘Pills & Autombiles,’ ‘Questions,’ and the Usher/Gucci Mane-assisted ‘Party,’ ‘Heartbreak’ – a 40-song double disc (click here to read more on that) – is set to hit stores on October 31st.

Ahead of its arrival, Brown’s taken to Twitter to reveal its unique cover art.  See it after the jump:

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Fergie‘s long-delayed “visual experience,” ‘Double Dutchess,’ may be on its way toward a double dust certification in sales and streaming, but that has not stopped the songstress from pulling out all the stops for its promotion.

And, you know what? We ain’t mad at her.

After showing off a host of qualitative visual and sonic offerings from the set, now she’s showcasing the disco-flavored, Alesso-produced cut, ‘Tension.’  With its Fatima Robinson-directed visual to boot, Fergie Ferg doesn’t make much of an appearance in the clip, but its entertainment value can certainly be found in the cameos from Internet superstar Joanne the Scammer.

See it inside:
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‘Walk It Out’ wailer Jennifer Hudson can be seen strutting her stuff inside the pages of November’s ‘Cosmpolitan.’  Hitting newsstands October 10, the songstress – who is spending her fall as a coach on NBC’s ‘The Voice’ – is thankfully using her voice to put the finishing touches on her long-delayed fourth album.

And, while she may have not shed any particularly new light on the project in ‘Cosmo,’ her spread in the fashion/lifestyle mag was still quite the read.  Sharing some interesting tidbits on some of her former movie co-stars, including Beyonce and Sarah Jessica Parker, tuck in to see the finished products from the cute shoot inside and even go behind the scenes:

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In addition to promoting the final season of WETv’s hit reality series, ‘Mary Mary,’ ‘Speak the Word’ wailer Tina Campbell took to daytime talk show ‘The Real’ to speak on the controversy surrounding her recently reiterated support of sitting president Donald Trump.

As fans of the songstress know, she’s never been shy about backing the businessman-turned-politician, but the comments recently picked up some serious steam.  So much so, Campbell became the center of vicious verbal attacks on her social media handles (leading her to temporarily disable the comments on them).

When quizzed about the hoop-la, she definitely did not mince words and reminded people why she voted for “The Donald” in the first place:

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