Cover Drive are back!
Whining and grinding their way back to Pop’s stage this week, the quartet unlock their new single ‘Love Junkie’, set for release on July 27th!
Feel like an eternity away? Then fear not, for today marked the release of its official music video, launched as the cut sits at iTunes waiting for you to pre-order it!
Check it out below!
Beyonce‘s HBO mini-series ‘BeyonceX10’ continued tonight and offered up ‘Flawless’ as the latest performance.
As previously reported, the ten-week roll-out will see select performances from King B’s ‘Mrs Carter Show World Tour’ aired in the five minutes prior to the newest episode of hit TV show ‘True Blood’.
Watch Bey in action after the jump…
Convenient?
That’s what many are whispering after Cheryl Cole announced her secret marriage to her boyfriend of three months today.
Taking to Instagram, the British chart-topper revealed that she and French lover Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini tied the knot this month; news that comes a week before she releases her comeback single…the aptly titled ‘Crazy Stupid Love’.
Details below…
With Beyonce dominating her own lane and now Rihanna‘s too (see: racy antics), one would think the latter would be spend the mass of her time working on her…everything.
No such luck. After all, this is Rihanna.
The vocally-challenged model was spotted at Brazil’s Maracana Stadium tonight celebrating Germany’s win against Argentina in the World Cup final – seemingly without a care in the world.
For her sake, we hope her Rio break is brief and a return to the studio is nigh. Granted, it’s clear she doesn’t have much of a hand in the making of her McMusic, the microwaving of her new album is taking awfully long. Then again, after the obliteration that was December 13th 2013, we’re not surprised at all.
Soulful songbird Marsha Ambrosius will see her long-awaited new album ‘Friends & Lovers’ hatch into stores on July 15th.
Hotly anticipated, the set serves as the former Floetry singer’s second solo effort and is already being tipped for big things by Urban critics.
To celebrate its release, That Grape Juice are giving TWO lucky readers the chance to win a VIP Meet & Greet Experience with Marsha. What does this include? Well, it provides the opportunity for the winners to spend extended time with the Grammy nominee prior to her in-store signing event at F.Y.E in Torrance, California tomorrow (Monday July 14th) at 6pm.
See additional details on the signing below…
To be in with a chance of winning, simply click the button below and let TGJ know on Twitter why you must win. Be sure to include your full name, age, and location.
Conditions: All entries must be received by 12pm EST on Monday 14th July 2014 and all entrants must be following @thatgrapejuice and @MarshaAmbrosius for entry to be valid.
Like the antics on the pitch, the musical aspect of the Brazilian World Cup has been action-packed.
Indeed, though Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez, and Claudia Leitte‘s ‘We Are One’ was christened the soccer competition’s “official anthem”, most preferred the unofficial offering by Pop superstar Shakira.
So much so was the magnetic pull to her song ‘La La La’ that organisers FIFA seemingly had no choice but to draft her in to perform at today’s Closing Ceremony.
So, after all the ado, how did she fare? Find out below…
Welcome to another edition of ‘The Stream Scene‘, the ‘That Grape Juice’ original feature shining a light on digital feats made by Pop & R&B’s biggest movers and shakers!
Launched in response to the inclusion of streaming points in many a chart across the globe, each edition will see us breakdown the facts and figures behind by each member of ‘The Scene’s release!
So, which four acts made it into ‘The Click Clique’ this time?
Find out below!
Less than a month after giving birth to first child Royal Reign, Lil Kim is back on the scene.
The Hip-Hop star, who turned 40 years old on Friday, capped off a week of celebration by attending the New Jersey stop on Beyonce and Jay Z‘s ‘On The Run Tour’.
‘Lighters Up’ rapper Kim was invited to attend the show by the power couple, much to her delight.
Writing on Instagram yesterday before the show, she gushed:
Just got my birthday gift from @beyonce @s_c_ and Lenny @kodaklens backstage passes to the On the Run tour tonight!!! I’m on my way with my boo @kimbellasworld !!! Can’t wait to see this amazing show and catch up with my friends!!! #OTR #ontherun #tour #beyonce #jayz #lilkim
Sweet.
As many know, Kim has known Jigga since the onset of her career and is “said” to have even been close to signing with Roc Nation at a point in recent times.
Peep more snaps below…
For many, Brandy‘s talent is ‘Magic’. It’s fitting, then, that The Vocal Bible has released a cover of Coldplay‘s song of the same name.
Unwrapped without much fanfare on Twitter this weekend, the cut has quickly gained traction and is even being hailed as better than the original – which served as the lead single from the group’s latest album ‘Ghost Stories’.
With B-Rocka currently working on the follow-up to 2012’s ‘Two Eleven’, we’re almost certain this was rolled out to gage what the masses are thirsty for from her with this hotly anticipated project.
Take a listen and, as ever, let us know what you think below…
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 Katy Perry, Lecrae, Kim Burrell, Jason Nelson, Vashawn Mitchell, Tasha Page Lockhart, Yolanda Adams, 3WB (3 Winans Brothers), and more:
As the reigning King of Pop, Michael Jackson has hits of the major, moderate, and minor persuasions. The common theme? He has H-I-T-S!
This week’s From The Vault pick pays homage to one of the late singer’s more muted chart successes – 1991’s ‘In The Closet’.
Produced by Teddy Riley, the sensually-charged track served as the third single to be lifted from MJ’s mega-selling ‘Dangerous’ album. Beyond boasting an edgy title, the said LP houses some of Jackson’s most progressive and provocative material – with ‘Closet’ standing as one of the most prominent examples.
Previous releases such as ‘Thriller’, ‘Smooth Criminal’, and ‘Bad’ saw Michael become renown for his left-field approach to songwriting; an approach which saw him largely deviate from the well-treaded music narratives of “love” and “sex” in favour of more wholesome/all-encompassing themes. However, with ‘In The Closet’ the King through a curveball and drew on those exact topics. Put simply, he embraced the racy.
And while modern times have seen artists push the envelope with adult themes, MJ’s move – at the time – was seen as relatively revolutionary. Indeed, here stood the world’s biggest and most mass appealing act belting the lyrics “there’s something about you baby that makes me want to give it to you”. It excited many, yet unnerved others. A polarizing response that was amplified once its accompanying video debuted.
Unlike the elaborate mini-movies that have come to define much of Jackson’s career, the visual for ‘Closet’ was a fairly simple affair. Aptly set in the Salton Sea desert in California, the clip wasn’t without titillation and served up heat aplenty. A then-rising Naomi Campbell was tapped to star opposite MJ – with the supermodel assuming the role of his love interest. By no means a timid affair, the pair danced up a storm and sent temperatures into fever-pitch with the intimate nature of their choreography.
A triangulation of the song, its video, and the hype both generated helped the single peak at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 (and #1 on the Billboard R&B Chart). The track was also a global success, achieving top ten status in the UK, France, Australia, and many other countries. Still, in following the two super smashes that preceded it (‘Black Or White’ and ‘Remember The Time’), ‘Closet’ is often treated as a “lesser hit” and is routinely forgotten in retrospectives on MJ’s iconic discography.
Yet, like the impact of Jackson himself, we here at That Grape Juice will never forget. Ever.
Fun Fact: Did you know that ‘In The Closet’ was initially conceived as a collaboration between Michael and…Madonna?! The legendary pair began working on concepts for the song, however MJ vetoed the idea after feeling like Madge’s vision for the track was too provocative. We can only imagine.
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