From ‘1 Thing’ to ‘You Will Do Great Things,’ singer-songwriter Amerie has a few new things on the horizon.
While longtime fans have pined for more music from the GRAMMY nominee (as she’s not released a body of work since 2018), it seems they’ll have to wait a little while longer as the diva’s traded in her songwriting pen for authorship.
Having transformed her social media handles to a popular book club, the 42-year-old’s Instagram has become a go-to spot for people wanting reviews on the hottest novels of all genres to hit the shelves.
Already a best-selling author herself, Amerie is looking to expand her growing oeuvre by adding her first children’s picture book to the mix of those hot new offerings. Details inside.
Although the occurrence is far from atypical after the reports of the passing of a beloved musician, Newton-John’s catalog – unlike some – is seeing several entries dominate real-time global and U.S. iTunes charts with hits that are older than most of the acts she’s bypassing.
Bumping the likes of Beyonce, BTS, and a host of other current hitmakers aside in her blast to the top of sales tallies, look inside to see which Olivia hits are gaining the most traction.
Beyonce is back and blazing with her seventh studio album ‘Renaissance.’
Drenched in the delicious sounds of Dance, the diva’s latest effort serves as yet another exciting reinvention from an artist who has been consistent in pushing the envelope and daring to go where others won’t.
Like the world at large, we’ve had the album on repeat since it was unleashed last Friday (July 29) and are all sorts of excited about what the campaign at large has in store.
With that, we’ve tallied That Grape Juice Top 5 Wants from the ‘Renaissance’ Era.
Eminem‘s 2005 greatest hits package, ‘Curtain Call: the Hits,’ is not only one of the best-selling compilation albums of all time, but – with a nearly 600-week run on the Billboard 200 to its credit – it sits in Billboard history books for the longest run of any Hip Hop project ever.
That set features some of Em’s greatest hits up that point including ‘The Real Slim Shady,’ ‘My Name Is,’ ‘Stan,’ ‘Lose Yourself,’ ‘Cleanin’ Out My Closet,’ and more.
To toast the mountain of smashes he’s accumulated in the time since, the 49-year-old is raising the curtain on ‘Curtain Call 2.’
In addition to the inclusion of fan favorites ‘Walk on Water’ (featuring Beyonce), ‘Godzilla’ (featuring Juice WRLD), ‘Love the Way You Lie’ (featuring Rihanna), ‘Not Afraid,’ and more, ‘Curtain Call 2’ shines with three new songs: three new songs; the Snoop Dogg-assisted ‘From the D,’ the CeeLo Green-assisted ‘King & I,’ and an unreleased 50 Cent collaboration from 2009 called ‘Is It Love,’
Unlike legendary Gospel songstress Twinkie Clark (as we reported here), Kelis was far from appreciative for being listed among contributors to Beyonce‘s new album ‘Renaissance’ (due on digital shelves July 29).
Apparently having new reason to shout ‘I hate you so much right now,’ the 42-year-old waxed honest about her disappointment on not receiving a heads up her moderate 1999 hit ‘Get Along with You’ would be included alongside others on Bey’s forthcoming LP as a sample for the song ‘Energy.’
Inciting backlash from the Queen’s fans (affectionately called #Beyhive) for her rant, look inside to read the stinging words that still have the fan group swarming.
Congratulations are in order for Jenifer Lewis. For, the actress – who is commonly referred to as ‘The Mother of Black Hollywood’ – has been honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
For well over a decade, the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ has dominated as one of the standard-bearers in the reality TV realm – blending drama, empowerment, and entertainment to potent effect.
And, as most viewers of the hit series will attest, Kenya Moore has long served as a nucleus of the show.
Indeed, whether it’s twirling on her foes, building a business empire, or sharing her relationship and motherhood journeys, there’s no denying that the Miss USA winner wears one of the shiniest crowns across the entire Housewives franchise.
In celebration of season 14 of the RHOA and the icon’s visit to London, That Grape Juice teamed up with Hayu to host An Evening with Kenya Moore.
The intimate event was housed at Saint Aymes – the beautiful, boutique London space owned and operated by entrepreneurial sisters Lois & Michela.
Hosted by Wunmi Bello, the occasion saw guests treated to candid conversation with Kenya – who opened up in earnest about her journey on the show and her life’s journey more broadly.
Unfiltered, unbridled, and unrestricted, the star shone a light on many corners of her story and shared many words of encouragement.
With Ms. Moore in the building, fun times were an assurance. Guests drank celebrity favorite bubbly Luc Belaire, as well as a colorful collection of cocktails courtesy of Clije, Mattuga Distillers, Bumbu, Liv Rums, and The Parlor. Delicious TGJ cakes and cookies were provided by Yours Truly Ola.
All in attendance were gifted goodie bags that included ‘Grown: The Black Girls’ Guide to Glowing Up’ (courtesy of Bloomsbury Books), as well as sought-after must-haves from Cantu, Ruka, Waken, Fud, Dibia, As Raw As, Adesha Beauty, and Hayu.
Over the years, That Grape Juice has established a distinguished voice that – whether loved or loathed – sparks discussion, debate, and on occasion drama!
Though comprised of seasoned writers who share a similar outlook on Urban Pop culture, the idiosyncrasies of the TGJ team members often lend for quite heated debates “behind the scenes” about the hottest topics.
Now, we give you a front-row seat to the show. In a format similar to ‘The View’ or ‘The Real’, TGJ editors – Sam, Rashad,Joe, and Ryan – get real in a very candid way.
Today’s roundtable topic asks each anchor their thoughts on the…
The drama between B2K‘s members is boiling to scorching degrees in the wake of Omarion‘s VERZUZ battle with Mario.
As reported, the latter brought out impersonators to mock the much-publicized issues within the band.
The move not only generated laughs from those watching but also from B2K members J-Boog and Raz-B.
Needless to say, Omarion did not see the humor and launched a tirade against his former comrades – branding them his “three backup dancers” who always sought his “downfall.”
Now, J-Boog has weighed in with a lengthy letter spilling his side of the B2K fall-out and landed a number of zingers on O.
Vickie Winans may own one of the most revered voices in the history of Gospel music, but she recently came under fire for a performance that didn’t depict that voice in its best light.
The 68-year-old GRAMMY nominee took to the stage to deliver a strained rendition of her timeless classic ‘Safe in His Arms’ that left her everything except safe from commenters who noted everything from the seeming struggle to power through the song’s climax and more.
And though Winans is no stranger to voice issues having undergone surgeries on her vocal cords in the past, some wondered if there was more to be concerned about than that given the bizarre antics during the showing (i.e. putting a towel over her face mid-performance).
Once news of the social media noise made its way to Vickie’s desk she took to Instagram to respond. Look inside to see how the ‘Shake Yourself Loose’ singer is shaking off the criticism.
