With their collective star on the rise after the chart domination of songs ‘Work From Home’ and more, Fifth Harmony was well on their way to filling the “girl group” void left in the industry by the likes of Destiny’s Child and Danity Kane.
Unfortunately, much like the latter, before their star could reach its highest heights, the group was dealt a crushing blow by the announcement of the departure of one of its members. In 5H’s case, it’s Camila Cabello.
Coming just a day after hits that members Normani Kordei and Ally Brooke are readying solo offerings (read more on that here), tuck in below to read the shocking announcement:
An ever festive Mariah Carey continues to spread Christmas cheer across TV land with her latest stop being inside Andy Cohen‘s clubhouse on Bravo’s ‘Watch What Happens Live.’
There, per usual, the shady chanteuse let loose a number of watch-worthy moments as she dished on her thoughts of known nemeses Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, and Ariana Grande. Sharing her thoughts on the trio (whom she has been pitted against in one way or the other over her career) via an interesting game titled ‘Does She Know Her?,’ Mimi certainly invoked a chuckle or two here at TGJ HQ with her “nice nasty” answers.
Also dishing on her love life (including recent breakup), recent pow wow with good girl friend Beyonce, and even that shady tweet from Demi Lovato, tuck in below for some laughs courtesy of the pop icon:
Today we travel back to a time when a certain siren was shedding shackles and coming out of her shell.
Christina Aguilera‘s feminist anthem ‘Can’t Hold Us Down’ is this week’s From The Vault pick.
Helmed by Scott Storch and penned by the producer alongside Xtina and Matt Morris, ‘Can’t Hold Us’ saw the singer encourage women the world over to stand together in a bid for respect from the opposite sex.
The fiery track reunited Aguilera with ‘Lady Marmalade’ collaborator Lil Kim and was the 4th single serviced from her sophomore set ‘Stripped.’
Grammy nominated, the song peaked at #12 on the US Billboard Hot 100, #6 in the UK and #5 in Australia; it also reached the Top 20 of many other European countries.
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David Lachapelle – who devised the diva’s ‘Dirrty’ video – directed the 80’s inspired visual . Its theme? A street battle of the sexes, which erupts after a sun-kissed, dark-haired Xtina is groped by a hopeful suitor.
For all its good intent, the video was criticized for being an argued example of “cultural appropriation.” Still, that hasn’t stopped it from amassing views on VEVO and spins on TV channels.
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Another year ends and still no signs of new new music from Christina.
Hopefully, all this waiting means the belter is baking something as inspired and layered as ‘Stripped’ and ‘Back To Basics.’
In the meantime, we’ll keep blasting ‘Can’t Hold Us Down’ and the rest of Aguilera’s back catalogue.
As R&B spectacles go, few can rival the list of names lined up for SOULQUARIUS 2017.
Set to take place on February 18th at The Observatory in Orange County CA, the event will boast performances from the likes of Brandy, Monica, R. Kelly, and a whole lot more.
Peep the full roster of talent who’ll be assembling next Feb. It’s looking like a movie…
Surveillance footage pulled from a recording studio has captured the shocking moment in which Ceelo Green was assaulted..by a cell phone.
It is unclear when the incident happened but the footage was obtained by the Twitter use ‘I am Philly Chase’ who shared it with his (or her) followers on social media minutes ago.
Sevyn Streeter made headlines back in October when she was dramatically pulled from singing the US National Anthem at a 76ers basketball game. A move she says was due to her “#BlackLivesMatter” attire.
According to the singer, the episode happened just minutes before she was set to perform.
After receiving all sorts of critique, the team’s execs invited the singer back to perform as she intended.
Last night, she did exactly that – and wore a “Black Lives Matter” for extra emphasis.
Watch her resonating rendition of the ‘Star Spangled Banner’ below…
Authentic harmony is a rare find in today’s beat driven industry. However, Little Mix continue show and prove with their blissful vocal blending.
The ladies are currently stateside plugging their fourth album ‘Glory Days’ and performed new single ‘Touch’ on a live-streamed fan event with MTV last night.
Produced by MNEK, the track is the second to be lifted from ‘Glory,’ which has sold over 300,000 in the UK alone in just under a month; a figure which sees the quad besting sales of many of music’s heaviest hitters.
Still, with the world for the taking, Perrie, Jesy, Jade, and Leigh-Anne aren’t resting on their laurels.
They’re soaring and in the process making folk sit up and pay attention.
Album sales may be drizzling down the drain in today’s streaming age, but select names are proving their gravitas in the streaming and physical arenas.
J. Cole is undoubtedly one of said acts.
Especially following the release of his fourth album, ‘4 Your Eyez Only.’
Unleashed on December 9th (following a one-week warning), the LP’s first week numbers are in.
Let’s just say the rapper has many reasons to smile. Several thousand thousand.
The self-proclaimed “Queen of Rap,” Nicki Minaj, is close to laying claim to another impressive title: Queen of Billboard’s Hot 100.
That’s right, Minaj – whose first charted hit came in just 2009 – had already surpassed legendary divas Mariah Carey, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Barbra Streisand, and Whitney Houston in a short time with her number of mentions on the singles chart. Now – thanks to the recent entry of ‘Black Barbies’ – even contemporary female hitmakers Rihanna and Taylor Swift lie in her rearview.
The only person who’s blocking her from the “all-time” title? Another musical monarch: Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin…
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.
Now we look back to Justin Timberlake‘s inaugural top 10 hit as a solo artist, ‘Cry Me a River.’ The second single lifted from his debut solo album, ‘Justified,’ the tune – the follow-up to the top 20 smash, ‘Like I Love You,’ came shortly after his highly publicized breakup with pop superstar Britney Spears. Perceived as a clear clap at the pop princess (even casting a look-a-like as the video’s love interest), Timberlake set in motion rumors that not only was Spears the cause of the relationship’s demise, but it was due to her infidelity.
Whatever its intent, it got people talking. The song debuted on the Hot 100 this week 14 years ago and would go on to give JT his first top 5 placement on the Hot 100.
Tuck in below to see who occupied the chart’s upper rankings this week in 2002:
