Before TLC‘s T-Boz was treated to a round of stings by Beyonce’s faithful #Beyhive, the week saw actress Garcelle Beauvais swarmed by a barrage of Twitter attacks following (what were perceived to be) disparaging remarks about the ‘Drunk In Love’ diva.

Indeed, as reported here, Beauvais took to our friends at HelloBeautiful to say:

“I love Beyonce. But, I think there has to be a fine line where you have to take responsibility for what you do. I think it’s good to be sexy…It doesn’t have to be everything showing out grinding, all of the time.”

Igniting a social media onslaught as a result, the actress – best known for her role as ‘Fancy’ on ‘The Jamie Foxx Show’ – took to Twitter over the weekend to clear up the confusion:

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They may have parted ways, but it would appear Chris Brown and former manager Tina Davis have business together that is far from finished.

Alas, despite the positive strides the star has made towards happier ground in recent months, he now finds himself battling Davis this year…accusing the star-making power player of sabotaging his career.

Her alleged weapon of choice?

Find out below…

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The Pharrell Williams promo machine rolls on, landing tonight on the stage of Germany’s Wetten Dass.

There, the Neptunes supanova thrilled the crowd with a roof-raising rendition of global hit ‘Happy’.

The performance comes on the heels of the announcement that the track’s parent album, ‘G I R L’, will land in stores on March 3rd.

Watch Skateboard P in action after the jump…

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Ever keen to broaden our musical scope, recent months have seen That Grape Juice venture into a number of new musical landscapes including, most recently, gospel.

Spearheaded by well-received interviews with gospel singers Yolanda Adams, Hezekiah Walker, Twinkie Clark, Fred Hammond, Kierra Sheard, Dorinda Clark Cole, Israel Houghton, Marvin Sapp, Micah Stampley, Joshua Rogers, and more, TGJ is now offering readers ‘The Overflow’ – a collection of the top gospel-themed news stories from the week.

Tuck in below for the latest news on Mary Mary, Zie’l, Kierra Sheard, Coko, Sheri Jones-Moffett and many more…

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It appears Trey Songz isn’t the only R&B crooner keen to share his particulars with the public.

For, less than a week after Trigga sent the ladies and gentleman of Facebook into a frenzy with racy boxer baring shots, rival Mario has  posted a revealing snap of his own.

The ‘Let Me Love You’ singer took to Instagram today to titillate fans with the shot above, which came with the caption:

“Ladies only | I had a dream that I would play in the next spartan movie so I woke up like this | God”

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Clearly, the current sales climate has many a male act playing the “less is more (clothes)” m-o in a bid to build buzz. One has to do what they’ve got to do, ay?

We just hope Mario plans to drop more than his jeans and actually serves up new jams. This album of his is taking approximately forever to arrive.

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Grammy winning singer T-Boz, one-third of veteran R&B girl group TLC, finds herself in hot water on Twitter yet again for weighing in on today’s top stars.

After  Nicki Minaj‘s faithful fan group, christened ‘Barbz’, put the ‘Waterfalls’ wailer on their scope for comments she made about the rapstress during her short American Idol stint, now the ever outspoken Tionne is finding even indirect mention will ignite attack from the most devoted fans.

Case in point?

Earlier this morning, T-Boz took to Twitter to share her thoughts on Miley Cyrus.  Unbeknownst to her at the time, those very comments would spark a firestorm of backlash from fans of Grammy-winning Roc divas Beyonce and Rihanna.  The attack was so harsh, it led the TLC frontwoman to say:

See how this all started below:

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On April 15th 2014, August Alsina will unleash the beast that is ‘Testimony’, his hotly anticipated debut album.

No doubt hoping to birth an era that pushes his brand far beyond the realms of Hip Hop and to the world at large, the Southern gentleman caught up with ‘Complex’ recently, where he answered a number of interesting questions posed to him by the outlet.

While there, he dished on his admiration of the late Tupac Shakur, the criticism his rise to the top has brought him, and what he hopes the world learns from his story.

Wise words below…

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‘Hotel California’ resident Tyga teams up with Virginia‘s very own Chris Brown for ‘B*tches’ this year, lifted from their forthcoming EP ‘Fan of a Fan 2.‘

The sequel to their smash-spawning 2010 effort, the EP will mark one of two Brown releases set to drop this year.

One of these, being May 5th’s ‘X‘, and the other being ‘Fan’, boasting the club-ready cut that awaits your first listen below!

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Diva supreme Mariah Carey has carved out a career that has shaped the success narratives of many of today’s top starlets. However, it appears (despite being being their inspiration), the 43-year-old isn’t averse to appreciating their output too.

During a press stop at iHeartRadio‘s Saturday Night Online to promote new single ‘You’re Mine (Eternal)’, the mother-of-two revealed that she is a fan of one of today’s top talents, Beyonce. A declaration that comes a week after she told The Breakfast Club she “hadn’t heard” the megastar’s latest chart-topper ‘Drunk In Love’.

The vocalist, whose new album arrives on May 6th via Island Def Jam, also revealed that she is also a fan of Instagram’s own Rihanna.

Check out the interview after the jump…

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Ever keen on keeping the masses abreast of fresh and/or often underrated talent, That Grape Juice presents ‘The Spill’ – a renewed look at not-so-new, yet active, acts.

Much like its ‘Freshly Squeezed’ sister segment, this revived assay aims to put the magnifying glass on talents who may not appeal to the buying public on a broad scale yet are still serving material that could easily spin side-by-side with some of today’s top hits.

Covering a kaleidoscope of genres, ‘The Spill’ is set to feature some names you probably know and love as well as some you’ll (soon) be glad to know.  Click below to find out the spill on Shanell, Romeo Santos & Nicki Minaj, Ledisi, Estelle, and Raheem Devaughn…

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As Jason Derulo flies for the flag for ‘Urban’ on the chart, his rival Chris Brown eyes a return to the Hot 100 and Billboard 200 alike this year, announcing the release date of his brand new album ‘X.’

Why he’s set to go up against Lil Wayne and Mariah Carey?

Full story below…

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