Nicki Minaj may already be one of the most-decorated rappers in music history, but if the 2022 American Music Awards are any indication, she shows no signs of slowing down her trophy collection any time soon.
Nicki Minaj may already be one of the most-decorated rappers in music history, but if the 2022 American Music Awards are any indication, she shows no signs of slowing down her trophy collection any time soon.
The 2022 American Music Awards, hosted by actor-comedian Wayne Brady, aired live Sunday night (November 20) and – as ever – That Grape Juice is providing you with performances as they occur!
With smoking hot showings from Anitta, Missy Elliott, Glorilla, Cardi B, P!nk, Bebe Rexha, and more, the 50th annual edition of the ceremony may go down as one of its biggest yet.
Hop inside to see the acts who blazed the stage.
Beyonce, already one of the most-awarded performers in American Music Awards history, garnered an additional six nominations at the 2022 ceremony for work found aboard her July-released seventh solo studio album, ‘Renaissance.’
And while she lost out early in Favorite Pop Album and Favorite Female Pop Artist categories to Taylor Swift, she managed wins in the Favorite R&B Album and Favorite Female R&B artist categories to historic measure.
Details inside.
R&B singers Kelly Rowland and Chris Brown have been no strangers to publicly expressing their admiration for each other over the years, so it should have come as no surprise that the diva kept the trend going at Sunday night’s American Music Awards (November 20) when she accepted the award for Favorite Soul/R&B Male Artist on his behalf.
The knowledge of their relationship didn’t stop some audience members from booing, however, when she announced he had defeated Brent Faiyaz, Giveon, Lucky Daye, and The Weeknd for this year’s honor.
After quickly correcting the naysayers, Rowland went into a praise session for the ‘Loyal‘ superstar.
“I want to tell Chris thank you so much for making great R&B music and being an incredible performer,” she shared in a quick acceptance speech.
While some cheered Kelly for her adulation, it appears there were some viewers booing at home just like those in the audience.
Trey Songz is once again at the center of yet another legal wrangle.
For, after being hit with a number of sexual assault allegations, the singer is being accused of literally hitting a woman – multiple times over.
Full story below…
The stars shine bright for one of music’s biggest calendar nights – the American Music Awards 2022!
Broadcasting live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, see the industry’s most notable names just moments after they arrive at the scene.
See and sound off on their fashion hits and misses below…
As a former reality singing competition contestant, Camila Cabello offers a most unique perspective as judge on the current season of NBC’s ‘The Voice.’
Waxing honest about her journey from ‘X-Factor’ to solo superstardom, Camila recently stopped by fellow judge/EGOT winner John Legend‘s Web series ‘Trailer Talk’ to not only dish about her growth as a singer and performer but also how she teaches and learns from the superstar-hopefuls who make up her team.
The two powerhouses concluded their heartwarming chat with a stunning cover of 2022 megahit ‘Glimpse of Us’ by Japanese singer-songwriter Joji.
See it inside.
Queen of Quiet Storm Anita Baker may be celebrating her 65th birthday in January 2023, but the diva recently sent her fans into a royal frenzy with the subtle announcement she’s the one who will be handing out gifts.
See what we mean inside.
Nearly two years after winning acclaim for his Apple Music exclusive take on the yuletide classic ‘O Christmas Tree,’ R&B sensation Giveon is garnering a similar reaction for Amazon Music thanks to his stirring rendition of ‘The First Noel.’
Part of the platform’s annual Original Songs series, Giveon joins this year’s superstar contributors Lizzo and Kane Brown – the latest set of big names from a list that includes previous covers from Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, Camila Cabello, and others.
Hop inside to hear his take on the historic holiday tune.
John Legend has found quite the friend in Colombian music sensation Sebastian Yatra.
In March the dynamic duo earned critical acclaim when they teamed for the remix of the latter’s #1 hit, ‘Tacones Rojos.’ Yatra later returned the favor when he hopped on the bilingual revamp of John’s latest single ‘Nervous‘ (found aboard the September-released set ‘Legend‘).
On the live front, fans of both got to see ‘Tacones’ in action Thursday (November 17) when the two brought it to the 2022 Latin GRAMMYs – a highlight of the show as Sebastian also collected the Best Pop Song trophy for the tune.
Look inside to see how they fared if you missed the action when it first aired.
Multi-hyphenate diva Jennifer Lopez is no stranger for making headlines after tackling beloved musical numbers from some of history’s most celebrated vocal divas.
When not rocking the GRAMMYs with a Motown tribute that featured her singing Teena Marie‘s eternal jam, ‘Square Biz,’ Lopez has tried her hand at Barbra Streisand‘s ‘Enough is Enough,’ Toni Braxton‘s ‘Unbreak My Heart,’ and even took a crack at her arch nemesis Mariah Carey‘s modern Christmas classic, ‘All I Want For Christmas’ (as we reported here).
And when it comes to Christmas, J.Lo has never shied away from showing off her festive spirit.
In 2020, she teamed with renown vocal coach and good friend Stevie Mackey for an updated take on the holiday tune, ‘It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ – a number they later shared a live party performance of on Instagram.
Already excited for holiday season 2022, Mackey took to YouTube recently to revisit even more scenes from that epic yuletide gathering including one where Lopez and powerhouse vocalist Shelea gathered around the piano to belt Whitney Houston‘s inaugural chart-topper, 1985’s ‘Saving All My Love For You.’
Hop inside to see how they fared.
Self-proclaimed ‘Queen of da Souf’ Latto may be paving her own lane in the music realm thanks to big hits like ‘Big Energy’ and ‘It’s Givin,’ but she’s never shied away from givin’ props to the Rap Queens who came before her – especially those from the South.
Though historically noted for her reverence of Foxy Brown, Lil Kim, and Nicki Minaj (despite their recent fallout), Latto (born Alyssa Stephens) has gone on record praising Southern female Rap icon Trina – who also featured on the remix of the 23-year-old’s breakout hit ‘B*tch from da Souf’ – and also Memphis legends La Chat and Gangsta Boo.
The latter found herself the topic of Stephens’ conversation once more, this time during the ‘Wheelie‘ star’s recent pit stop in Vancouver as supporting act on the critically acclaimed, Lizzo-led ‘Special Tour.’
Look inside to see what she said.