Patience.

It’s a characteristic Kelly Rowland fans have no doubt developed in the four years since the release of her last studio album ‘Talk A Good Game.’

A succession of side-projects have arisen, but it appears Ms. Kelly is finally pressing on with the recording of the project.

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For many, SZA‘s ‘The Weekend’ sits nicely amongst the likes of Usher‘s ‘Burn‘ and Ciara‘s ‘Promise’ as one of the strongest R&B gems to drop within the last two decades.

Unfortunately, this week has seen the song’s epic critical run hit a snag.

Beyoncé after Solange showed her how she sabotaged Sza’s The Weekend video pic.twitter.com/mYa1ajSbk7

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On the receiving end of unfair criticism? The visual’s director Solange.

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Nicki Minaj has long mastered the art of omnipresence and continues to cover all bases.

Case in point her pairing with Latin superstar Farruko.

The femcee appears on the remix to his track ‘Krippy Kush’ – alongside the likes of Travis Scott, Bad Bunny and Rvssian.   

Lifted from Farruko’s new album ‘TrapXFicante,’ the visual for said version premiered today and needless to say Onika served as the star attraction.

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Just yesterday, we reported that Jennifer Lopez has recruited DJ Khaled to record new music.

Now, it’s become apparent that another notable name is in the mix – Cardi B!

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Eminem released 9th album ‘Revival’ to much fanfare – but with no preceding visuals.

That all changed today, though, when Slim Shady unwrapped the video for ‘Walk On Water’ featuring Beyonce.

The rousing track was the first taste the masses received of the project, which also features other heavy-hitters such as Ed Sheeran, Pink, and Alicia Keys.

Having peaked at #14 on the Hot 100 and within the top ten globally, can it climb higher now its been paired with a video?

Watch below, which premiered exclusively on Apple Music below, and let us know…

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Welcome to Retro Rewind, the TGJ original feature carved out to celebrate TV and Film’s festive past.

On the agenda today?

A fresh look at the Christmas classic ‘The Preacher’s Wife’ which starred Whitney Houston, Courtney B. Vance and Denzel Washington.

Ready to take that journey to the past?

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Mary J. Blige may have shown the ‘Strength Of A Woman’ this year on her latest album, but she’s already back in the lab. And with an exciting collaborator – Kehlani.

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Jessie J is bringing her ‘Queen’ to life.

The vocal powerhouse is strutting on with the push for her regal new single, this week shooting its accompanying video.

Produced by DJ Camper, the track is the official lead offering from the songbird’s upcoming album ‘R.O.S.E’ (an acronym for ‘Realizations Obsessions Sex Empowerment’).

We’ve had ‘Queen’ on royal replay here at That Grape Juice and feel its lyrics (“I love my body…I love my skin…I am a goddess…I am a queen”) will resonate with many.

Peep video stills below…

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Photo Credit: Photo by REX/Shutterstock 

Scribbled in history books for some good and not-so-good reasons, 2017 brought with it some of modern music’s most memorable moments.  Now, as the year draws to a close, TGJ is reflecting on our favorite moments that rocked – and to some degree reshaped – the Urban and Pop musical landscape as we know it.

Next, we look back at the unfortunate terrorist attack on Manchester, England that brought the whole world together in unity thanks to no small effort from pop diva Ariana Grande:

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No backlash, social media ridicule, or all out war with network producers will get in the way of redemption for Mariah Carey.  And, let’s face it…who knows a comeback story better than Mariah Carey?

The pop diva, whose illustrious career has seen her counted out many-a-time over its 27-year tenure, is ready to show detractors once and for all.  That’s right;  taking to Instagram minutes ago, Carey announced she will grace the Dick Clark ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ stage again for a redemptive performance after delivering her worst televised performance to date on that very platform this time last year [click here to relive the horror].

See the announcement inside:

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Eminem officially threw his hat into the fourth quarter race this week with the release of new album, ‘Revival.’ 

The project, which serves as Slim Shady’s 9th studio effort and his most star-studded yet, features a plethora of power players including Beyonce, Pink, and Ed Sheeran – the latter of whom guests on the set’s reported next single, ‘River’ [click here to hear it].

A chart titan historically, did Em (despite his lowest predicted sales to date) live up to said billing this go round?

The preliminary first week number are in and the answer awaits below…

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Contrary to popular belief, revenue generated by pure album sales still stand as a vital part of the music industry.

On a global front, Nicki Minaj‘s numbers made her the highest-selling female rapper for the seventh year running and in the U.S. Taylor Swift and Kendrick Lamar stand tall with figures which have seen them top the Year-End pure sales album tally.

Good and bad news awaits below…

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