Welcome to the new and improved That Grape Juice!

2014 marks our SEVENTH year online, a feat we wouldn’t have reached without all of you – our loyal readers.

Indeed, over the last seven years, TGJ has amassed a following that visit the site in their millions monthly. By no means passive, our readers have helped the site become one of the most active Urban communities online with thousands of comments left daily.

So, who better to reward than YOU for rocking and riding with us for so long and so strong!

About The New That Grape Juice

The new TGJ provides an experience that is both fresh and familiar, serving you the best in Urban Pop music and entertainment. Naturally, we’ll be dishing out posts with the same flair and frequency you’ve come to expect, yet we’ll be doing so in a way that is radically streamlined.

No longer will there be the need to visit an entirely different site address to access our spin on entertainment. Everything will be right here! Music, movies, TV, and much more!

Of course, we know you are all beautifully diverse and drink That Grape Juice for different reasons, so in catering to your preferred flavor, we now have three simple sections:

Music:

Our dedicated Music tab delivers an experience akin to what ThatGrapeJuice.net has delivered continuously for almost a decade — the best in Urban Pop music!  So, news, reviews, artist interviews, live sessions and much more. TGJ’s Music pillar will see us continue to serve as one of the net’s most premium, reliable, and respected sources for all things Urban Pop.  

Fluent in our ability to “tell it how we see it”, TGJ’s Music tab will charge on with the same brand and strand of cutting edge that our readers have come to know, love, and debate about in earnest.

Entertainment:

Want your ‘Scandal’ fix? Or perhaps it’s ‘The Game’? Maybe just maybe it’s NeNe and the rest of ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ that have you glued to Bravo weekly?

Well, if any of this applies to you, That Grape Juice’s new Entertainment tab is calling your name.

Here housed will be TGJ’s unique take on all in the world of Urban television and film. From ratings, to trailers, to interviews, spoilers, and much more! We have you covered.

All:

This tab, which is now the site’s landing page, will combine (into one feed) all the ingredients that make up the new That Grape Juice. Music and Entertainment together at their juiciest!

Wait, There’s More:

 * We now have a new SHOP! Boasting an array of TGJ inspired T-Shirts and more, you can now snap up our tongue-in-cheek items via Zazzle. Peep a preview, designed by the amazing Dum Doodles, below and CLICK HERE to visit. 15% off when you use the code: SURPRISEDEAL

* Want to keep up with all the latest releases? Bookmark our new Release Dates page. Updated in real-time, there you’ll find confirmed dates for the industry’s most anticipated albums.

* Ever wanted to know more about the team behind TGJ? Read our updated About page HERE!

* That Grape Juice’s original video content is now easier than ever to find, watch, and share. Our core shows – The Splash, The Word, and The Business, all now their own designated areas. So, whether you want to relive that one live session or laugh out loud at “that” hilarious comment on the street, it’s all doable at the click of a button.

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So, there you have it! Dive in and discover the new and improved That Grape Juice!

Your thoughts?

With a new album to push and the support of the general public in mind, ‘Next Time’  singer Keyshia Cole has teamed up with Bob Pittman‘s ‘Clear Channel Communications’ to ensure her new single ‘Rick James’  is given the push sizeable enough to sell both itself and the aforementioned LP.

How?

Details on her ‘delicious’ promo plan below…

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‘Wall to Wall‘ wonder Chris Brown has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, it has emerged today, months before the May 5th release of his new album ‘X.’

How the world came to learn of his battle with the ailment?

Details below…

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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, Mali Music, Zacardi Cortez, Donnie McClurkin, Erica Campbell, Ricky Dillard, The Showers, Devon Baker, TGJ Stellar Award Recap, and more:

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Beyonce rocked the music industry moments ago with the release of her fifth studio album – ‘Beyonce’. Yes, you read right…the release!

Details below…

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As Billboard Biz reports that her parting from manager Troy Carter partially stemmed from a fight they were engaged in around the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, Lady GaGa continues on in her effort to support her new album ‘ARTPOP’ this week.

How she intends to do so? Well, the answer to that question comes courtesy of Bob Pitmman‘s ‘Clear Channel Communications’, with whom she has inked an exciting new deal with to push the LP’s material to audiences far and wide.

Full story below…

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Britney Spears’ roaring new single ‘Work B*tch’ commanded “if you want a hot body, you better work b*tch.”  Now, if debaters are to be believed, the only b–ch working in that sentence is clearly a digital retoucher.

For, just two years after inciting a backlash from news of using a body double in a music video, the pop princess – who many thought was “returning to form” via her latest dance-heavy video – has now been blasted for extensive use of digital enhancements.

A fairly common practice in the industry, yes, but is it fair for Spears to receive so much flack?  You weigh in below:

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‘We Can’t Stop’ would be an appropriate description of the ongoing “feud” between Irish rocker Sinead O’Connor and twerking pop temptress Miley Cyrus.

For, after riding international headlines for slamming the 20 year old songstress last week, O’Connor returns with an apology of sorts – penning an 1800 word letter (her fourth) to Cyrus and mental health sufferers around the world.

Also bringing to light the several death threats she’s allegedly received courtesy for Cyrus fans, the 90s singer even went so far as to offer her personal email address to connect with the pop princess personally.

This, of course, after Miley took to ‘The Today Show’ and labelled her ‘crazy’.  Hmm…we wonder why.  See the highlights from the latest dramatics below and weigh in:

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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, Fred Hammond, Kierra Sheard, Dorinda Clark Cole, Israel Houghton, 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 Tamela Mann, Mary Mary, Fred Hammond & United Tenors, John P. Kee, Bebe & Marvin Winans, Donald Lawrence,  and much more…

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As she continues to dominate many a chart with her new single ‘Applause’, impassioned Pop Princess Lady GaGa proceeds in her quest to endorse a hate-free and peaceful world with her ‘Born This Way’ foundation!

Full story below…

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Congratulations are in order for the game changer that is Jay Z.

That’s right, after watching his business partners Samsung purchase 1 million copies of his new LP ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’, he has learned that rules that would otherwise ban him from going Platinum because of this have now been changed, in a shock move made by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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 ‘Mama tried to pray the fat away….when she saw me turn communion into a buffet‘.

While the video you’ll see below wouldn’t usually fall into TGJ territory, it only seemed right to share it with you after watching (and loving) it ourselves.

Billed ‘Chow Down’, the cut sees YouTube Royal King Quinno take on Beyonce’s 2013 release ‘Bow Down’, boasting an appetite fuelled twist and hilarity that still has us rolling!

Watch below…

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