New music alert!

This time it’s from Def Jam royal August Alsina who hopes to reignite the fire he ignited with his debut album in 2o14.

His latest effort? ‘Lonely.’

When I call your phone tonight, I better not have to call twice, girl. If you think you’re horny now / Come and let a real ni**a slide through, girl.

Listen below…

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Frank Ocean‘s father has continued on in his efforts to cash in on his son’s stardom.

Read more on his first effort here and his latest attempt below..

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Keke Palmer is not one to hold her tongue.

Fresh from sounding off on Trey Songz for featuring her in an unauthorised video, the singer-actress popped-off (somewhat) on Wendy Williams.

The brief spar took place during the star’s visit to the show.

When video-gate was brought up by the former shock jock, Palmer reprimanded her for how she reported the matter. She argued that Williams should have shown more empathy.

Watch the interview below…

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Mariah Carey doesn’t “know” many of today’s divas, but she does know Rihanna.

The iconic singer gave a nod of sorts to the Bajan sensation today on Instagram, posing in her heeled Fenty x Puma shoes.

Her location?

The gym.

Head below for the full pic and RiRi’s reaction…

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Having amassed ample success in Europe, Zara Larsson aims to slay on a global scale with new single ‘So Good.’

Rapper Ty Dolla $ign joins the 19-year-old Swede on the song, which is the title track of her long-awaited debut album (due March 17th via Epic).

The release follows singles ‘I Would Like’ and ‘Ain’t My Fault’ (the latter of which we’re still spinning at TGJ).

Peep the ‘So Good’ visual below…

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Mariah Carey is back!

The elusive chanteuse has finally unzipped new single ‘I Don’t’ featuring rapper YG.

Touted as a “breakup anthem,” the track finds Mimi musing on a raptured love story; a nod no doubt to her recent break-up with billionaire fiance James Packer.

Does the track pack a potent enough punch? Listen below and let us know…

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With anticipation building for Disney’s live action remake of their classic animated film ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (in theaters March 17), a lens is being placed on its title track revamped by Ariana Grande and John Legend.

Big shoes to fill for Legend and Grande as the tune’s original version sung by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson not only made a huge splash on the Hot 100, but also earned an Academy Award.

Fans keen to find out if they did the soaring number justice are invited to their first full listen inside.  Be our guest…

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New video alert!

This time it’s from the dynamic act Louis York who have unlocked the visual treat that is ‘Don’t Play.’

It’s kinda crazy at times it’s perfect, I’m in between love
So long, I wondered what happened to us
As I recall, we had magic, why did we ever break up?
It’s blowing my mind, you’re calling tonight

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As she demonstrated with her 2011 ‘Love On Top’ performance at that year’s MTV Video Music Awards, a little pregnancy has never gotten in the way of her delivering a killer show.

The consummate performer, Beyonce is forging ahead in a similar vein and is reportedly set to take the 2017 Grammy stage in a big way despite recently announcing to the world she was pregnant with twins!

Great news inside:

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‘Rebel’ wailer Lauryn Hill has long proven herself a rebel against promptness, punctuality, and timeliness.  Yet, for Pittsburgh fans who opted to ignore the complaints of countless cities before them, they found out firsthand on January 31st when the songstress was so late to her own show in the ‘Steel City’ many assumed she was a “no-show.”

Appearing on stage over 3 hours after her scheduled time, angry Pittsburgh fans took to Twitter to voice their frustration and, in the process, ignited an onslaught of memes and mockery across the social media platform.  Apparently some of the negative attention reached the desk of Ms. Hill who, in response, lifted an apology to her official Twitter account recently.

Did you miss it? Get into it 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 press play again on ‘Together Again’ – the second single from Janet Jackson‘s #1 album, ‘Velvet Rope.’  Holding down the top spot on the Hot 100 this week 19 years ago, the house-inspired tune was birthed after the death of Jackson’s dear friend who succumbed to AIDS.  Becoming her 8th overall #1 single on the tally, ‘Together’ went on to platinum status and has endured as a fan favorite from her prized discography.

Tuck in below to see who joined Jan in the top 25 this week in 1998:

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Rap trio Migos’ inaugural chart-topper, ‘Bad & Boujee,’ is proving itself no fly-by-night hit.

Flown to the top of charts (like its predecessor ‘Black Beatles’ by Rae Sremmurd) thanks to a viral response on social media, ‘Bad’ can also thank some serious streaming and fair digital sales for keeping it atop the charts for a 3rd non-consecutive week.

Billboard reports:

“The track tops the Streaming Songs chart for a fifth week with 47 million U.S. streams in the week ending Jan. 26, according to Nielsen Music. It also leads the audio subscription services-based On-Demand Streaming Songs chart for a fifth week (19.7 million on-demand clicks).

“Bad” rebounds 4-3 on Digital Song Sales (51,000 downloads sold, down 25 percent) and jumps 27-23 on Radio Songs, gaining by 20 percent to 49 million in airplay audience.”

Curious to see who joined Migos on this week’s refreshed Hot 100?  Tuck in below to find out:
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