Shortly after blazing the BET Awards stage separately, rapper Future and R&B bad boy Chris Brown join forces for the Detail-produced number ‘PIE.’ Tapping Nick Walker to direct, the video sees the duo traipse in familiar territory (i.e. booty-shakin video heauxs models, bottle poppin’, and more).
Now, just days after that cinematic masterpiece barely got its foot off the ground, Future is dropping the video for yet another collabo – ‘Right Now.’ A joint effort with DJ Esco, the clip – a black-and-white affair directed by The Shootrr – invites fans to behind the scenes action on the ‘Freak Hoes’ hitmaker’s current ‘Nobody Safe Tour.’
Look below to see the video which features cameos from some of his most notable past collaborators including Meek Mill, Drake, Big Sean, and more:
DJ Khaled, with the help of Rihanna & Bryson Tiller, has roared into the Billboard Hot 100’s top 5 with ‘Wild Thoughts.’ An infectious island-tinged jam that most famously samples Santana‘s 1999 #1 hit ‘Maria Maria,’ the PartyNextDoor-penned bop looks to be making a beeline to the top as well if its first week’s sales performance is any indication.
As we reported here, the tune debuted at #4 thanks to handsome streams and digital downloads. And, while the feat comes as Tiller’s first entry into to the Hot 100’s topmost dectet and gives Khaled two top 5 singles concurrently, the Barbadian ingredient of the soon-to-be colossal hit is the real winner here. No stranger to the territory, ‘Wild Thoughts’ leap onto charts helped Rih nab her 31st trip into the top 10.
The feat only secures the singer’s place in history books as the artist with the ‘most top 10 entries of any artist of color’ (third of all artists overall).
38, Madonna
34, The Beatles 31, Rihanna
29, Michael Jackson (as a soloist)
28, Stevie Wonder
Among women, Rihanna advances one step closer to a title held by her ‘Fly’ collaborator Nicki Minaj. See where she lands on the list of overall Hot 100 entries among the ladies below:
Most Hot 100 Entries Among Women All-Time [source]
79, Nicki Minaj (updated since time of source’s publishing)
73, Aretha Franklin
70, Taylor Swift
60, Rihanna (updated since time of source’s publishing)
57, Madonna
56, Dionne Warwick
55, Beyonce (updated since time of source’s publishing)
53, Connie Francis
48, Mariah Carey
48, Brenda Lee
Check below to see this week’s updated TGJ Chart Check: Hot 100…
For many, Mindless Behavior was the boy group which almost was.
Hindered by the absence of the R&B-craving teen fanatics responsible for B2K‘s glory, the group found itself unable to go on as interest in its music and changing line-up died.
Fortunately, the same can’t be said for one if its members Princeton Perez who has retained interest in his solo career by way of social media.
How he hopes to thank his supporters for their undying love?
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I’m going on TOUR! Wanna meet? Click the link in my bio. ?I’ll be taking one lucky fan and their guest on a dinner date in every city I stop in! You’ll be able to get my 2018 calendar and a little something else! ? Comment below what cities I should stop in?
The outspoken reality star invited Wendy Williams to her home studio to listen to what she’s been cooking up in the studio for the follow-up to 2015’s ill-fated ‘Calling All Lovers.’
In the segment below, the 40-year-old plays the talk-show host the song ‘Rather Go Blind.’ The track which features in snippet form within the video for ‘My Man.’
Check it out below…
Make no mistake, Tamar sings her face off! A rarity in today’s climate, which almost seems to reward those who do the exact opposite.
That said, we’re still waiting on that ‘Love & War’ esque offering. Not so much sonically, but just something that is as instant, as resonant, and as mass appealing.
In the time since the snaps above were taken, 46-year-old Naomi has modelled for Rih’s ‘FENTY x Puma’ line and even flew in to introduce her Video Vanguard performance at the VMAs.
Needless to say, this is every flavor of messy.
Your thoughts?
#NowPlaying: Dionne Warwick – ‘That’s What Friends Are For’
Before ‘Work’ somewhat saved the day, Rihanna‘s ‘ANTI’ era was the muckiest of messes.
Hoping for better fortunes on her next swing of the bat, RiRi is readying her 9th studio album.
More renown for performing her songs than she is for writing them, Ms. Fenty appears to be assembling talent to piece together her next batch of hopeful hits.
British newcomer RAYE is one of them.
Speaking to MTV UK, the singer-songwriter revealed she has been invited to pen music for the as yet untitled LP. She said:
“I literally, like ‘thank you god’, have been asked to be part of the Rihanna writing camp, which is in a month’s time and I’m so excited!
Obviously so many people are writing for her but to be asked and to be part of it and to be one step closer is a dream come true.”
With the coast somewhat “clear” following Katy’s tanking and Beyonce’s absence, it’ll be intriguing to see how Ri capitalizes…or doesn’t.
In any case, are you as excited as Raye is for new Rihanna music?
Is performing while “alive” the same as performing “live”? Pop diva Britney Spears seems to think so as she recently took to press to clap back at ongoing rumors of playback.
As her tour of Asia continues to rake in the big bucks, the Grammy-winner sat down with TV interviewers in Tel Aviv to address murmurs of lip syncing. Yes, the topic is nothing new for the songstress as it has plagued most of her nearly two-decade long career, but it appears she has had it with detractors slamming her with the accusation she’s branded as “simply untrue.”
Hear her sound off below:
Exclusive: Britney in a new interview for the Israeli TV about her playback issue! pic.twitter.com/19NKnnRgH0
“…because it’s really funny – a lot of people think that I don’t sing live… Because I’m dancing so much I do have a little bit of playback, but there’s a mixture of my voice and the playback. It really pisses me off because I am busting my ass out there and singing at the same time and nobody ever really gives me credit for it.”
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The quote above comes less than a month after the ‘Toxic’ hitmaker was caught up in a lip-syncing scandal during a recent stop in Japan. See that by clicking here if you missed it.
Since bursting on the scene as a solo artist, Sevyn Streeter has been on quite the journey. Both personally and professionally. And the R&B star is drawing on all for her debut album ‘Girl Disrupted.’
That Grape Juice caught up with the talented songstress at the 2017 BET Awards, where she opened up about the project.
Ever candid, Streeter revealed that some of her exes will no doubt be irked by the lyrical content on the LP, which features contributions from the The-Dream, Ty Dolla $ign, and more.
Watch her dish on her long-awaited debut, due on July 7th (her birthday), above.
As the early Grammy buzz for Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘DAMN’ albumgains volume, the rapper has hatched the video for ‘ELEMENT.’
Directed by Jonas Lindstroem, the visual continues K.Dot’s cinematic output this cycle – a thread consistent in the clips for the likes of ‘DNA’ and ‘HUMBLE.’
A fan-favorite, ‘ELEMENT’ sees the Hip-Hop titan assert his “top dawg” status in the most creative of ways.
Rita Ora is hitting the live circuit in support of new single ‘Your Song.’
On the cusp of a top 10 placing in the UK, the Ed Sheeran production remains a strong performer on radio and is dominating digitally; the result of both being weekly growth.
Assisting its ascend, 26-year-old Ora took over The One Show to perform the summer-soaked song.
Backed by a full band, the West Londoner lit up the stage.
Catch her in action below…
Solid!
Rita’s long awaited album is due in the Fall, but in the meanwhile US viewers check her out as she hosts ABC’s new show ‘Boy Band.’
