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, J. Moss, and Jonathan McReynolds, TGJ is now offering readers ‘The Overflow’ – a collection of the top gospel-themed news stories from the week.

Tuck in below to get the latest on Tina Campbell, Marvin Sapp, Todd Dulaney, AsOne, Anita Wilson, and many more:

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Former Hoodstars star Safaree Samuels works his magic on Rihanna‘s Urban jam ‘Bitch Betta Have My Money’ this month, remixing the cut for his new mixtape ‘It Is What It Is.’

The remix drops following his split from the rapper Nicki Minaj, and stands as one of 19 songs on the release which features the likes of Charlamagne Tha God, Ward 21 and Travis KR8TS.

Listen below…

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It’s finally here!

That’s right, doing its part to push Rae Sremmurd’s Sremm life is the single ‘Throw Sum Mo’, featuring Nicki Minaj and Young Thug.

Ready to watch the foursome ‘Flex’ their visual muscles?

Press play below!

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The Game finds a bop-buddy in Dej Loaf this year, teaming up with ‘Try Me‘ rapper to record and release ‘Ambitions of a Rida.’

The cut features a mention of Loaf’s Hip-Hop sister Nicki Minaj and serves as one of many tracks released to generate attention for Game’s forthcoming album, ‘The Documentary 2.’

Check it out!

Your thoughts?

R&B newbie Elijah Blake used a selfie to spill new details on his forthcoming album this week, taking to Twitter and Instagram to reveal that the album’s first single is to drop in two weeks.

Good news for his fan base, ‘The Eligiance’, below…

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Hours before his ‘Motivation‘ collaborator Kelly Rowland sizzled at the 8th annual Essence Black Women in Hollywood luncheon, Trey Songz welcomed Meek Mill to the stage during the latest showing of his ‘Between the Sheets Tour.‘

The pair rocked out for fans at the Wells Fargo Center, doing so as Songz gears up for the release of his ‘Trigga: Reloaded’ project and as Mill’s latest girlfriend, the rapper Nicki Minaj, stepped out in style with fashion designer Marc Jacobs.

More on all of their nights out below…

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After kissing the top of R&B charts with his debut album ‘Testimony,’ featuring the hit Nicki Minaj-assisted song ‘No Love,’ it appears August Alsina is cooking up the set’s reascension on the tally with another Young Money member – Lil’ Wayne.

Tapping the hitmaking rapper to guest star on the remix of fan favorite ‘Kissin’ On My Tattoos,’ tuck in below to weigh in on the R&B slow groove before its highly anticipated music video hits the net:

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Top 40 radio may not have shown her as much love as she would have had like last year, but that hasn’t stopped Nicki Minaj from rocking and rolling all over the Billboard Hot 100.

For, after watching each and every single she dropped last year reach Gold, Platinum (and in some cases triple Platinum status) this week has seen the star’s latest jam ‘Truffle Butter‘ make major moves on the chart.

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Should the rapper Lil Wayne have his way, that’s just what Drake and Nicki Minaj will say to their current label boss Bryan ‘Baby’ Williams this year, as he plans to pull them away from his Cash Money music empire.

News that’ll ruffle Birdman‘s feathers below…

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Joining Usher, Ne-Yo & Jeremih to drop new cuts in 2015 is R&B royal Trey Songz, the hit maker behind the new jam ‘Slow Motion.’

“Intense” to say the very least, the cut drops before he kicks off his ‘Between the Sheets Tour’ with longtime pal Chris Brown and before he touches down in Europe to serve as the opening act for Nicki Minaj‘s forthcoming world tour!

Got hot’n’heavy with Mr. Steal Yo Girl, below…

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No doubt hoping her latest album is shown Grammy love next year is K. Michelle, the R&B royal behind the new jam ‘Oscar.’

Lifted from her new LP ‘Anyone Wanna Buy a Heart’, the number touches down before the project’s release on Tuesday, following the arrival of its lead single ‘Love ‘Em All.’

How ‘Oscar’ compares?

Hit the play button below to find out…

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December 15th 2014 will mark the release of Nicki Minaj‘s third studio album ‘The Pinkprint‘, touching down via ‘Universal’ with the help of the smash hit single ‘Anaconda.‘

Fortunately, the success of the Platinum jam may be the reason programmers at ‘Rhythmic’ radio have thrown their support behind its follow-up ‘Bed of Lies’, which now stands as the “Most Added” jam on the format!

Will it be enough to secure major success for ‘Pink’?

Weigh in below!