Just a week after being previewed in the trailer for Disney’s forthcoming animated feature film ‘Raya and the Last Dragon,’ Jhené Aiko‘s ‘Lead the Way’ has made its way to streaming and digital download outlets (courtesy of Walt Disney Records).

Part of the score composed by James Newton-Howard (“News of the World,” “A Hidden Life,” “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald”), ‘Lead the Way’ lives up to its moniker as it builds buzz for ‘Dragon’ which is set for a theatrial and Disney+ premiere on March 5.

Before the official Carlos López Estrada-directed music video for ‘Lead’ lands online next month, look inside to hear the tune in full:

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‘Basketball Wives’ has bounced back onto screens for its 9th season and is already proving to be a slam dunk.

This installment of the popular VH1 series brings with it the return of Shaunie O’Neal, Malaysia Pargo, Evelyn Lozada, Jackie Christie, Jennifer Williams, Kristen Scott, Ogom “OG” Chijindu, and Feby Torres.

Beyond navigating the complexities of the current global health crisis, the ladies will be seen dealing with unresolved fractures in their individual and collective relationships.

Next week sees the drama drummed up even more in episode 4 of season 9 (and beyond).

Check out a sneak peek preview before it airs below…

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Dr. Dre is letting his music do the talking.

The music icon has gone back into the studio, where he is working with KXNG Crooked on a new collaboration. Producer DJ Silk took to Instagram Live to preview a snippet of the recently-recorded track, which sees Dre rapping about his divorce from Nicole Young (as we reported here) and stay in the hospital after he suffered a brain aneurysm.

His words below…

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With the highly-anticipated, back-to-back premieres of new comedies ‘Young Rock’ and ‘Kenan,’ Tuesday (February 16) was a night of ‘must-see TV’ over at NBC.

The former is a loosely biographical sitcom based on the story of award-winning wrestler-turned-actor Dwyane ‘The Rock’ Johnson while the latter sees comedy veteran Kenan Thompson topline his first series since the 4-season run of Nickelodeon’s 90’s hit, ‘Kenan & Kel.’

Together, the 1-2 punch of funny proved potent enough to knock out the competition and lead NBC to a winning night of ratings.

Details inside:

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Alicia Keys‘ story is heading to YouTube.

Details below…

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‘Basketball Wives’ has bounced back onto screens for its 9th season and is already proving to be a slam dunk.

This installment of the popular VH1 series brings with it the return of Shaunie O’Neal, Malaysia Pargo, Evelyn Lozada, Jackie Christie, Jennifer Williams, Kristen Scott, Ogom “OG” Chijindu, and Feby Torres.

Beyond navigating the complexities of the current global health crisis, the ladies will be seen dealing with unresolved fractures in their individual and collective relationships.

Next week sees the drama drummed up even more in episode 3 of season 9 (and beyond).

Check out a sneak peek preview before it airs below…

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To celebrate Valentine’s Day 2021, Mario invited his dedicated fans to get the full virtual concert experience from the comfort of their homes via the streaming platform Mandolin.

Ahead of the influx of rave reviews he received for the career-spanning showing, he treated listeners to the new song, ‘Luxury Love.’

Speaking on the bedroom ready tune, the GRAMMY nominee took to press to say:

“When people think of the word luxury they normally think of materialistic and extravagant gifts,” Mario stated via press release.. “With ‘Luxury Love,’ I wanted to highlight that the act of love is the luxury itself. Whatever your love language is, express that. Luxury is an experience. It’s the outward expression of that language. A consistent ode to that language.”

Get into this must-hear slow jam inside:

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Jay-Z is back with new music, this time he has teamed up with the late Nipsey Hussle.

After much anticipation, the pair’s collaboration – ‘What It Feels Like’ – arrived as part of the ‘Judas & the Black Messiah’ soundtrack.

The track features an unreleased verse from Hussle, who raps:

“First you get successful, then it gets stressful“

Jay then returns with his lines:

“You let them cr*ckers storm your Capitol / Put they feet up on your desk / And yet you talkin’ tough to me / I lost all my little respect.“

Listen to the Hit-Boy produced track below…

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P!nk has unveiled what she calls a ‘big old hug and kiss’ to fans in the form of new song ‘Cover Me in Sunshine’ just in time for Valentine’s Day 2021.

Previewed earlier this week on TikTok, the positive feedback given to the snippet led the GRAMMY winner to Twitter Wednesday (February 10) to announce the song – which features vocals from her talented 9-year-old daughter Willow Sage Hart – would be available in full on major streaming platforms February 12.

“Cover me in sunshine/ Shower me in good times/ Tell me that the world’s been spinning/ Since the beginning and everything will be all right/ Just cover me in sunshine,” the mother-daughter duo sing on the uplifting track.

Soak up the sun with the Harts inside:

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‘Basketball Wives’ has bounced back onto screens for its 9th season and is already proving to be a slam dunk.

This instalment of the popular VH1 series brings with it the return of Shaunie O’Neal, Malaysia Pargo, Evelyn Lozada, Jackie Christie, Jennifer Williams, Kristen Scott, Ogom “OG” Chijindu and Feby Torres.

Beyond navigating the complexities of the current global health crisis, the ladies will be seen dealing with unresolved fractures in their individual and collective relationships.

Next week sees the drama drummed up even more in episode 2 of season 9 (and beyond).

Check out a sneak peek preview before it airs below…

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Nene Leakes‘ woes appear to have worsened.

Because amidst her constant calls for fans to “boycott” Bravo after her ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ exit, it looks like the reality star has been sensationally dropped by her entire team. Allegedly.

Full story below…

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Welcome to the latest
TGJ Roundtable!

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 Weeknd’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

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