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 Yolanda Adams, Hezekiah Walker, Twinkie Clark, Fred Hammond, Kierra Sheard, Dorinda Clark Cole, Israel Houghton, Marvin Sapp, Micah Stampley, Joshua Rogers, 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 Deitrick Haddon, Donnie McClurkin, Earnest Pugh, Erica Campbell, James Fortune, Angel of Trin-i-tee 5:7, and more:

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It’s finally here!

The long-awaited visual to ‘Can’t Remember To Forget You’ – the diva duet of pop stars Shakira and Rihanna – has made its way online.

Does it live up to the hype?  Tell us below:

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Last year saw Tamar Braxton break out in a major way. After becoming a household name in the reality TV arena, the youngest of the Braxton clan would go on to carve out a successful career in music – thanks largely to her album ‘Love And War’.

To celebrate the set’s recent Grammy nomination, the vocal powerhouse performed a special acoustic set at PEOPLE magazine’s pre-Grammy party.

Watch She, Me, Her rock the house with the LP’s title track after the jump…

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Hollywood hardman Vin Diesel earned such status by headlining action flicks such as ‘Fast & Furious’ and ‘Riddick’. Yet, recent times have seen the actor flaunt a more playful side.

The latest showing came today in a freshly uploaded video which sees the 46-year-old updating fans on his latest movements – as well as showing them a few moves of his own while performing Beyonce’s hit ‘Drunk In Love’.

Ladies and gentleman, we present Vin Diesel like you’ve never seen him before…

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How to solve a problem like Azealia Banks?

The fiery femcee’s mouth has burned all but a few of the bridges needed to help her career, yet she seems adamant to destroy the rest. All ahead of the release of her serially delayed debut ‘Broke With Expensive Taste’.

As usual, today saw the rapper’s Twitter serve as the source of ample drama. This time directed towards her record label.

See what we mean below…

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Singer, songwriter, reality star, and entrepreneur, Kandi Burrus certainly wears many hats.

Indeed, in more recent years The Real Housewives of Atlanta staple has had her hands in a number of pots – stirring them all with equal ferocity.

It appears, though, that the Grammy winning ‘No Scrubs’ writer is refocussing on her musical efforts.

This week saw Burruss debut a snippet of new song ‘Let Them Love’. For fans of ‘Housewives’, the cut very much plays into Kandi’s current “storyline” on the show (see: Todd, Mama Joyce) – a fact which us wondering if this is smart or tacky.

In any case, set for release on January 21st (via her own imprint, Kandi Koated Entertainment), you can get a taste of what the talented star is serving up below.

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As far as R&B goes, Miguel’s arrival has come as nothing of a God-send.

Fact not opinion. For, with a vocal prowess few are able to match and material that’s now seen him sought after by the likes of Beyonce and Mariah Carey, Miguel has gone a long way to prove that his genre is-contrary to public opinion-anything but dead.

Fortunately for the star, his recent contributions to music haven’t gone unnoticed and have earned him a brand new manager set to take him above and beyond the realm he currently resides in.

Fantastic news below…

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Ever eager to represent R&B in ‘mainstream waters’ is Tamar Braxton, the Grammy nominated performer who welcomed both commercial and critical acclaim last year with her sophomore album, ‘Love and War.’

Today, in a securing a promotional spot oft denied to her genre’s staples, the star joined ‘Ellen’ for a fun-filled interview which saw her promote her hit show ‘The Real’ and the aforementioned hit album.

A portion of their conversation below…

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With the New Year nigh, it appears Nicole Scherzinger is looking to finally break out as a solo force.

Recent years have seen the former Pussycat Doll star cool her musical efforts in favour of helping others realize their dreams on The X Factor UK. However, if new reports are to be believed, the 34-year-old will be flaunting her own x factor on the charts next Summer with a new album – which will serve as the first release from a major new recording deal.

Details after the jump…

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With over 100,000 votes cast, the time has finally arrived for the winners of the That Grape Juice End of Year Awards 2013 to be announced!  The last week has seen category winners change almost hourly.

However, upon the penultimate cut-off point, the final list saw many last minute surprises.

Check out the full list of winners below (in bold). Prepare yourselves for wait awaits…

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With next year marking ten years since her debut, there are some who’d be right in calling Ciara an R&B veteran, outlasting many of the entertainers she stepped into Pop’s arena with.

However, in a new interview unveiled to the world today, the ‘Magic’ maestra has revealed that her journey is only just beginning, revealing her plans to build an empire whose reach stretches far beyond the realm of music.

Watch below!

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Danny Noriega, top 10 finalist on season 7 of hit reality singing competition ‘American Idol’, is set to re-enter the realm of reality show competitions with a spot on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ in the upcoming season.  Full story below:

Via THR:

“The 24-year old season 7 vocalist will unveil his alter-ego, Adore Delano, when the drag queen competition returns for its sixth season in February.  Noriega developed Delano’s personae and look-which features a fierce pink wig- after seeing his first drag shows in 2008.

Noriega said that he is looking forward to being able to wear makeup and do everything he was not permitted to do during his run on Idol.

‘The experience was amazing and I’m forever grateful for it, but I feel like I wasn’t allowed to go as far as I wanted to. There was just certain makeup that I wanted to wear and certain songs that I wanted to sing that I wasn’t allowed to,” he said. “I really don’t want to trash-talk the show, but I just wasn’t allowed to be as ‘out there’ as I wanted to be. I was actually told to calm it down.'”

“I was getting pulled in so many different directions — I don’t want to bad-talk anything, but a lot of us weren’t getting a lot of opportunities that we were supposed to be getting; let’s just put it that way. I was just an 18-year-old thinking he’s on top of the world,” he said. “That kind of thing, and I just kind of fell flat. I wasn’t a businessperson. I feel like this time around, given an opportunity like this, especially with something I’m so passionate about, is a blessing.“

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