Jon Batiste, an acclaimed musician best known for being the musical director/band leader for ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,’ is now seeing his name touted alongside the title ‘worst Star Spangled Banner’ rendition.

In front of a packed house of celebrities and basketball enthusiasts, the singer took his trusty piano to the 2017 NBA All-Star Game to render an extended version of the historic number moments ago.  And, while some did praise Batiste for his unique spin on the U.S. National Anthem, more critics slammed his take on the tune – some even branding it “lazy” and “uneventful.”

Are people overreacting?  Watch it inside and tell us:

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Drake‘s sold out arena dates in London have offered his loyalists far more than live shows to chew into this month.

For, after becoming an honorary Brit by way of his endorsement of several acts in the market, the Canadian superstar sat down for what may be his most interesting interview to date.

How he really feels about Nicki Minaj, his supposed writer Quentin Miller, Meek Mill and more?

Drake, as you’ve never heard him before, below…

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In life, Prince was one of streaming’s most notable hold outs. Now a year removed from his death, Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora have managed to get their fingers on the icon’s Warner Bros. Record‘s era music.

And the rewards are proving plentiful.

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Trey Songz is laying it all on the table during his promotional push for his newly released single ‘Nobody Else But You‘.

In hopes of pushing the ‘Tremaine’ lead single up the charts, Trigga headed to ‘The Breakfast Club‘ where he sat with the show’s trio of hosts to spill on his new dating series ‘Tremaine The Playboy,’ his long awaited seventh studio album, and the fallout with former Atlantic Records comrade Keke Palmer.

Carrying the moniker ‘Mr. Steal Ya Girl,’ the crooner reveals his online dating series is simply a tool to plug his upcoming project.

He also doesn’t hold back on Palmer.

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Usher is a man who wears many hats.

One of these is one of philanthropy. So, ever eager to support communities in need the performer made his way to the 29th annual ‘A Candle in the Dark’ gala to support the HBCU Morehouse.

There, he helped to make dreams come true with the director Tyler Perry.

Snaps below…

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That Grape Juice‘s latest feature ‘Meet The Makers’ spotlights the gifted names who engineer the spectacle in all facets of entertainment. Music, TV, and beyond.

Today we celebrate the work of Prince Charlez, the brains behind Rihanna’s ‘ANTI’-lifted single ‘Needed Me.’

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Azealia Banks is back!

Hoping to restore the “approval ratings” she enjoyed circa the unveiling of ‘212’, the UK Garage-loving rapper unlocks the bop that is ‘Crown’.

Its supporting album? That’s yet to be revealed, as she is working on two new projects, ‘Fantasea II: The Second Wave’ and ‘Business Pleasure.’

What fans do know?

The cut is a killer…

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Motown has welcomed Migos to its family!

Good news below…

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It’s been nearly a week since the 59th annual Grammy Awards aired and people are still very much up-in-arms over a number of infamous moments from the telecast.

After Adele‘s historic sweep of the Album, Song, and Record of the Year categories, conversation erupted about how few times people of color have won the ceremony’s top honor over its 59 year history.  This added to the fact this year’s most nominated acts – Beyonce, Rihanna, Drake, Kanye West, and Chance the Rapper – mostly walked away with minor awards (if any awards at all).

As if that wasn’t enough, there were a number of sound snafus and technical mixups over the show including Metallica lead singer’s, James Hetfield, mic being completely off during a portion of the group’s performance with Lady Gaga and a picture of gospel singer Cece Winans being displayed behind a caption that read “Shirley Caesar.“

Tuck in below to read the Recording Academy’s response to all the hoopla:

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Start your day off the right way with a packed plate of TGJ!

As earlier announced, That Grape Juice will be serving up a new feature named ‘TGJ For Breakfast.’

Ever-dedicated to bringing you the latest Urban music and entertainment news, we’ll be cooking up a nutritious mix of both.

Dished select mornings across the week, the round-up keeps you in the loop of the new-new and will run alongside our finger-on-the-pulse content.

Tuck in to the latest helping of TGJ For Breakfast below…

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If you thought Lady Gaga‘s Super Bowl-fueled resurgence was limited to the Billboard Hot 100, you thought wrong.

Yes, as we reported here, the singer/songwriter gave fans about a million reasons to fall in love again with her hit-filled catalog when she took to the Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show.  And, fall in love they did. Boosting her set ‘Joanne’ and its second single, ‘Million Reasons,’ to the top of album and digital sales charts respectively, newly unveiled stats reveal the streaming response was equally as potent.

The result?  Gaga’s ‘Reasons’ hopped to a Hot 100 peak of #4 and its parent album to #2 on the Billboard 200.  Look inside to see where other prized offerings from her discography landed on this week’s refreshed “Chart Check”:

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It’s been nearly three years since R&B heartthrob Trey Songz graced charts with his album, ‘Trigga,’ but any fans growing impatient for its follow-up are about to get their wishes granted.

Sending his followers into a frenzy with the release of ‘Nobody Else But You,’ the first single from the long-awaited album ‘Tremaine,’ Songz uses the tune’s visual to incorporate scenes from his parodic  reality dating show ‘Tremaine the Playboy’ (read more about that here).

Using the series as a promotional vehicle for his new album, tuck in below to see it’s been worth the wait:

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