It’s finally here!

The official visual for ‘Perfume’ – the second single from Britney Spears’ 8th studio album ‘Britney Jean’ – made its triumphant debut to VEVO just moments ago.

An album billed the singer’s ‘most personal to date’, ‘Perfume’ reportedly shines as one of the set’s best vocal performances.  With days of teasers leading up to this moment, was it worth the hype and the wait?

Watch below and let us know:

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Expecting 22 episodes from ABC‘s hit series ‘Scandal‘ this season?

If so, you may be upset to learn that the show’s third season has now been cut short by the network today- who have now reduced its run to 18 episodes.

Four less than initially scheduled.

For, despite drawing in an audience of 9 to 10 million viewers per week, the arrival of the season brought with it Kerry Washington‘s pregnancy, which- according to ‘Deadline.com‘- is becoming increasingly difficult for the show’s creatives to disguise.

So, with no intentions of writing Washington’s good news into the script– this year’s run will end 9 episodes from now, doing so to avoid any confusion a pregnant Olivia Pope may bring to its fast paced storyline.

Looking forward to next week’s episode?

Press play to catch its teaser above!

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As has made news headlines worldwide, revered statesman and political activist Nelson Mandela passed away today at age 95.

Leaving behind an unsurpassable legacy, the former South African president’s influence can be felt and seen affront the social media handles of many-a-politician and celeb who left kind words on behalf of the fallen politician.

Tuck in below to see the outpour of condolences of Rihanna, Ludacris, Kelly Rowland, John Legend, Janelle Monae, and so many more:

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Six years after premiering his first feature film ‘Off the Black’, Atlanta, Georgia born director James Ponsoldt has signed on to create ‘Rodham‘, a Hilary Clinton biopic.

With ‘Lionsgate‘ currently in talks to support the flick, the movie will tell the story of the Yale graduate’s formative years, documenting her rise to the top of the political ladder with the aid of Temple Hill‘s  Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey.

When it’s set for release?

That’s yet to be announced, but will arrive after Time Warner‘s CNN scrapped plans to launch a documentary telling the very same story, as ‘Deadline’ explains here.

As it stands, an actress is yet to be chosen to portray Clinton despite some reports linking Scarlett Johansson to the coveted role.

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Promises, promises, promises.

Black Friday came and went, and despite ample assurance – Lil Kim‘s ‘Hardcore 2K13’ mixtape was nowhere in sight.

The latest delay in the increasingly comical episode provoked an onslaught of negativity towards the femcee….from her own fans. Disgruntled, they took to Twitter in their thousands to voice their displeasure at yet another unkept Kim promise – with many wondering aloud if ‘2k13’ will actually be released this year. Or at all.

Hoping to quell the flames with a peace-offering of sorts, the rapper took to her own Twitter in the early hours of this morning to share the tracklist for the free set – which interestingly includes a Miley Cyrus collaboration.

The pint-sized diva also unwrapped a song from the project – titled ‘Kimmy Blanco’.

Check all out after the jump…

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Is Rap kitten Lil Kim gearing up for fresh legal drama today?

Unfortunately, if one Canadian fan of the ‘Black Friday’ star has their way…yes.

Find out why below…

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36 years after the miniseries broke intense ground on ABC, Alex Haley‘s ‘Roots’ now readies to wow a new generation of TV audiences this year, after its rights were sold to Disney‘s ‘History’ channel.

Now, by way of the power that purchase has afforded them, the channel ready the birth of a newRoots‘ miniseries, drawing from Haley’s original book and series, which boasted a production budget of $6.6 million in the year of its release.

Calling on ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ Mark Wolper to executive produce the project, Deadline reports that History are now on the hunt for writers to craft its script, with the channel’s general manager Dirk Hoogstra sharing:

“We would like to revive that cultural icon for a new audience.”

An audience, who will learn the identities of the actors enlisted to portray the release’s characters in the coming months, set to grace their screens over a period of eight episodes, all of which will air as part of the channel’s 2014 programming schedule.

Keep it locked on That Grape Juice as more details emerge on the forthcoming effort.

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The Queen Bee is building quite the buzz for her forthcoming her mixtape ‘Hard Core 2K13’, due November 29th.

Already sending fans into a frenzy with the Halloween-released “Dead Gal Walking”, Kim is looking to keep that buzz afloat with a visual for the tune ‘Looks Like Money’. First making the its way to the net over the summer, the song was greeted with so much fanfare that the Grammy winning rapstress has finally accompanied its release with a full music video.

Was it worth the wait? You tell us below:

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Lil Kim may be a year shy of 40, however the rap icon combats the industry’s unfair age bias by playing up her sexy instead of toning it down.

The defiant diva dominates in this newly released snap, which believed to be from an upcoming magazine spread.

Back on the scene, the pint-sized femcee seemingly appears the most serious she’s been about her own comeback in years, recently releasing well-received ‘Dead Gal Walking’.

A lot that has been and will continue to be said about Kim (much of which is due to her own doing), however as a rap royal whose success narrative serves as the blueprint for the femcees of today, it would be great to see her have at least one more “moment” – be that a single, album…something! For the time being, we’ll hit replay on ‘The Naked Truth’.

UPDATE: The rapper just unwrapped another snap on Twitter:

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Move over ‘American Horror Story’!  For, if reports are to be believed, CBS is readying a reboot of the show featuring four of America’s favorite witches – the ‘Charmed’ sisters.

Read more below (via Deadline):

CBS has given a script order to Charmed, a reimaging of the original series centered around four sisters who discover their destiny – to battle against the forces of evil using their witchcraft. Created by Constance M. Burge and produced by Spelling TV, Charmed aired on the WB for eight seasons, concluding just before the network’s merger with UPN to form the CW in 2006. It has done well in off-network syndication on TNT and streaming on Netflix.”

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With a resume full of career milestones (see: Stellar & Dove Award wins, Grammy nominations, having the longest running #1 single in history), you'd think there would be few “firsts” left for gospel superstar Marvin Sapp.

But, as his first holiday-themed album 'Christmas Card' (in stores now) reveals, even the most seasoned of stars still have room for new achievements.

That Grape Juice recently caught up with the “Never Would've Made It” singer to chat specifically about the new album (which features the likes of former group Commissioned, R&B singer Joe, and more), his new reality show, thoughts on the controversial 'Preachers of LA', and so much more.  As always, you don't want to miss this:

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17 years after bidding the world adieu, Peter S.Fischer’s ‘Murder, She Wrote‘ has been dealt a fresh hand by NBC today, gearing up to return to TV screens in a way we’ve never seen it before.

For, after enlisting ‘Desperate Housewives’ producer Alexandra Cunningham to write the new series, the network has revealed that ‘The Help’ actress Octavia Spencer will take on the lead role, starring a hospital administrator /crime novelist whose passion for real crime sees her become an active participant in crime investigations!

Set for takeoff in 2014, Deadline reports that its original star- London born actress Angela Lansbury– has been offered a role in the series, which will see Spencer’s character serve as a cross between Lansbury’s ‘Jessica Fletcher’ and Peter Falk’s ‘Columbo‘.

On the new series, Spencer shares:

“I’ve always considered myself an armchair detective and in a recent meeting with Bob Greenblatt, he asked me what type of character would be able to lure me to TV. Naturally, I said ” J.B. Fletcher” meets “Colombo”… And here we are. I’m ecstatic to have the opportunity to work with Dave Janollari again, and Alex Cunningham a brilliant writer who shares my love for all things mysterious and Angela Lansbury.” 

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