After churning out seven albums in seven years, it finally looks like Rihanna is set to slow things down.

Critiqued and praised in equal measure, the model’s omnipresence may be a thing of the past come next year say MTV.

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Sometimes, over here at TGJ HQ, we find ourselves faced with a question that we’ve never been able to truly answer…‘are we too harsh on Rihanna?‘.

Indeed, while we’re sure she’s too busy working the streets of ‘Instagram’ to care what we have to think of her, it’s a question we struggle to answer every time we put finger to keyboard to post on the star.

Well…that was until today.

For, in confirming our stance that the ‘We Found Love‘ star’s cause is nothing more than a long running ‘ha ha’ when stripped of the fashion, videos and Premium production staff, she has been forced to cancel a date on her ‘Diamonds World Tour‘ just one night after its Buffalo launch.

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Jill Scott is heading back to TV!

After wooing audiences on Minghella’s ‘The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency‘, the ‘Cross My Mind’ singer has inked a new deal with CBS to star in their forthcoming drama ‘Second Sight‘.

All the ‘deets’ on Scott’s new gig below…

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Beyonce steps into the weird and wonderful world of animation this year, starring in the 20th Century FOX movie ‘Epic‘.

Playing ‘Queen Tara‘, the ‘Carmen’ actress will make her way to our screens on May 24th but before that- as to explain what really is a unique role- she sat down for a promotional piece in its aid, explaining why she signed on and her love for her royal character.

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Finally!

While this may be hard to believe, we’ve finally found a performance pulled from Rihanna‘s first ‘Diamonds‘ outing that sees her deliver a decent vocal.

Channeling her inner Islander, the Grammy winning belle took the grand stage to perform the Elijah Blake penned jam ‘No Love Allowed’, packing the power and conviction other performances from the show lacked.

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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 Joshua Rogers, Dorinda Clark Cole, Israel Houghton, 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 Alexis Spight, Donald Lawrence, Hezekiah Walker, and Jonathan Nelson…

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Just one week separates Justin Timberlake fans from the release of his third studio album ‘The 20/20 Experience’. And while the hotly anticipated set serves as one of the year’s biggest Pop releases, Timberlake is going all out on the promotional front. His latest stop? NBC’s ‘Saturday Night Live’.

Joined by Jay-Z, the former Nsync-er  performed lead single ‘Suit & Tie’ and UK#1 ‘Mirrors’.

Watch JT and Jay-Z in action below…

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Nicole Scherzinger is hot on the promo trail for new single ‘Boomerang’.

The former Pussycat Doll’s push for the track’s UK release has included a number of high-profile TV spots, an interview right here on That Grape Juice, and a turn on The Jonathan Ross Show tonight.

Check out her performance of ‘Boomerang’ below, where a hilarious sit-down with funny-man Ross also awaits…

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Soul-filled songbird Chrisette Michele kicks off her ‘Better’ album campaign with the video for the project’s lead single ‘A Couple Of Forevers’.

Unwrapped moments ago, the romantic clip was shot by noted photographer Derek Blanks – which goes some way to explain the video’s lush visuals.

With the April 30th release of ‘Better’ inching nearer, this should serve as a tasty appetizer for the set which features Wale, Musiq Soulchild, and 2 Chainz.

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Love her or hate, Lil Kim‘s impact on Rap’s elevation to mainstream status is undeniable. However, unlike her heir apparent Nicki Minaj, the pint sized icon found it hard to function as a productive businesswoman without Diddy’s guidance- watching her once lucrative brand regress when it should have moved forward.

Now, in marking yet another legal woe for Kim, she has reportedly filed a lawsuit against her own lawyer this week- one year after it emerged she owed a total of 1 million dollars to the US Government after failing to pay her taxes for over a decade.

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As far as her mid tempos go, Rihanna rarely disappoints when it comes to performing live.

However, when the contralto is forced to deliver live renditions of her upbeat cuts, it’s safe to say the standard is 50 shades of nay.

Pancake flat and occasionally coarse, it’s a wonder the good people of Buffalo decided to put themselves through this torture when they purchased tickets to her ‘Diamonds World Tour’, launched in fresh aid of her #1 album ‘Unapologetic’.

Peep the ‘Instagram’ Queen in all her glory- at your own risk- below…

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With 2,348,000 units worldwide in the space of four months, it’s safe to say Bruno Mars stands as one of Pop’s strongest commercial contributors.

However, if you’re one of the few that doesn’t own the album, we’d say it’s high time you got into bed with one its sweetest jams, ‘Treasure‘ produced by ‘The Smeezingtons’.

While it could have benefitted with a set of euphoric belts in its final hook, it’s easily our favorite song on the album, now available to purchase here!

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