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It’s been a long while since Mary J. Blige was in the headlines for her personal life. However, yesterday brought with the sad news that the singer is divorcing her husband of 12 years Kendu Issacs.

Fiercely private, the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul is renown for keeping the focus on her promotional endeavours. A practice she continued when breaking her silence on the split.

See what we mean below…

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As girl groups go, few (if any) get bigger than Destiny’s Child.

It’s not surprising then why Fifth Harmony chose to honor Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams and Beyonce on ABC‘s new show ‘Greatest Hits.’

The quintet paid homage to the biggest selling female collective of all-time with a spirited medley of ‘Say My Name,’ ‘Independent Women,’ and ‘Survivor.’

How did they fare? Find out below…

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It’s officially official.

Tiwa Savage, Nigeria’s doro diva, has signed with Roc Nation.

Speculation has been rife for months and the singer had all but confirmed her spot on the Roc roster.

Yet, after all the teasing, she finally put pen to paper this week and shared the moment with all.

Check it out below…

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DJ Khaled is pulling out the big guns for his newest single, ‘Do You Mind?’

Yet again demonstrating his pull in the hip hop arena, the hitmaker has called upon some of his heaviest hitting friends – Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Future, Jeremih, August Alsina, and Rick Ross – to join him on the soon-to-be-hit.

The latest release from his new album, ‘Major Key’ (in stores Friday),  the tune sees Breezy wail on the chorus while Minaj, Alsina and Jeremih, and Future and Ross respectively handle the tune’s verses.

Ready to hear what this collection of star power sounds like on one track?  It awaits below:

 

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It’s been a longtime coming, but JoJo is finally readying the release of her highly anticipated third album.

Catch the vocal vixen spill details on what we can expect from the upcoming set below…

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Zayn Malik is looking all sorts of smouldering on the cover of ELLE UK’s September issue. Within its inner pages, the former One Direction star shares on everything; from his  foray into solo stardom, his reasons for leaving the band, coming across distant, and his relationship to supermodel Gigi Hadid.
Pics and quotes await after the jump…

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Aluna George deliver one of the most riveting videos to drop this summer with ‘Mean What I Mean’ today.

The stunning visual was whipped up to support the duo’s sophomore release ‘I Remember‘ which drops on September 16th and features the songs ‘In Control’ and ‘My Blood.’

Ready to be blown away?

Hit ze play button after the bounce…

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Once relevant rapper Bow Wow has come under fire once again.

This time it’s because of his disparaging remarks towards the current unrest surrounding race relations in the US following the deaths of unarmed Black men at the hands of police and Donald Trump‘s decisive policies.

Full story below…

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Another one bites the dust.

This time it’s Mary J. Blige and husband/longtime manager Kendu Issacs.

Full story below…

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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’re gonna rewind to ‘It’s Gonna Be Me’ – the second single from *NSYNC‘s mega-selling second album ‘No Strings Attached.’  Interestingly, while the group’s self-titled debut album sold over 10 million copies and its follow-up, ‘Attached,’ broke sales records by boasting a whopping 2.4 million units sold its first week (a record that was maintained until Adele‘s ’25’ shifted a shattering 3.38 million in 2015), the quintet’s successful narrative was devoid of one feat:  a #1 single.

That changed when ‘Me’ moseyed its way to #1 on the Hot 100 this week in 2000. Moving Matchbox 20 from the top spot, the pop tune led the pack for two consecutive weeks before being ousted by Sisqo‘s ‘Incomplete.’

Unknown to them at the time, the run would be their first and last reign over the singles chart.  Fun while it lasted right?  Anywho, tuck in below to see if any of your faves from today can be found on the summer 2000 chart:

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It’s here!

JoJo has uncaged the edgy video for comeback single ‘F**k Apologies.’

The Wiz Khalifa assisted cut is the first taste from the powerhouse’s much anticipated third album ‘Mad Love.’

Teased in earnest, the LP will arrive via Atlantic Records on October 14th.

It’s been the longest of journey’s for the 25-year-old – whose ability to release music commercially was halted by a legal wrangle with her former label.

With the drama behind her, the titan of talent is ready to charge ahead full speed…and unapologetically.

What are you waiting for? Hit play on new JoJo after the jump. Filmaker and fashion staple Francesco Carrozzini directs.

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With summer smash ‘Work From Home’ already VEVO certified, Fifth Harmony have surpassed yet another epic milestone.

Find out why Harmonizers will be rejoicing after the jump…

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