JAY-Z has already achieved a wealth of success with new album ‘4:44,’ but he’s not resting on his laurels.

The Hip-Hop icon jetted in to London to perform on the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge and showed up n’ showed out.

Jigga rocked the house with ‘Family Feud’ and ‘Encore’; he also sat down for an insightful interview with renown presenter Clara Amfo.

During the sit-down, Jay waxed honest about many corners of his life – including his motivations for still pushing his artistry and home life with Blue Ivy. 

He also opened up about raising a Black family in the US during current racial tensions, his next project, and a whole lot more.

All the action after the jump…

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Selena Gomez is reportedly in talks to join ABC’s ‘American Idol‘ reboot.

How the social media community and the show’s audience has responded?

Poorly.

Details and their responses below…

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Melanie Fiona has returned.

Following the 2016 birth of son Cameron, the two-time Grammy winner is back with new single ‘Remember U.’

A smokey mid-tempo reminiscent of Fiona’s previous offerings, the track finds her fine form and does a solid job of whetting appetites for new album ‘Awake.’

Take a listen below…

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Afrobeats queen Tiwa Savage serves up a taste of ‘Sugarcane’ on her brand new EP.

A huge star on the African continent with hits such as ‘Kele Kele’ and ‘Love Me,’ the Mavin Music wonder also attracted global attention after crafting tracks for the likes of Monica and Fantasia.

That multi-faceted appeal attracted JAY-Z’s Roc Nation, who signed a management deal with Nigeria’s “Doro Diva” last year.

Steadily building a name for herself on a global scale, Savage will be releasing a new album next year.

To whet appetites though, she’s released this project. Speaking on it, she said:

“I actually never planned to release anything before my official album drops next year so this is a surprise for my fans. I have been in such a great space in the studio and I’ve been creating so much music so it felt right to put out this project. The title is Sugar cane because the music sounded different and sweet to me. With Afrobeats music, I can’t explain it in words you just have to listen and experience the magic.”

Take a listen to the set, which also features Wiz Kid, below…

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Tamar Braxton delivers yet another gem from her September 29th due album, ‘Bluebird of Happiness.’

Tuck in to hear the songstress soar on the heart-wrenching track, ‘Blind,’ below:

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It’s here!

Just a day after dropping the semi-autobiographical short-film, ‘Trip,’ songstress Jhene Aiko delivers her long-awaited sophomore LP of the same name.

A 22-song project – featuring contributions and appearances from boyfriend Big Sean, Brandy, Swae Lee (of Rae Sremmurd), and more – the set follows 2014’s top 5 album, ‘Souled Out.’

Tuck in below to hear the latest she’s offering:
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It’s finally here!

Who knew after Fergie blasted to #2 on the Billboard 200 with her 2006 debut solo LP, ‘The Dutchess,’ it would be over a decade before fans could get their hands on its follow-up?

Thanks to a number of false starts, pushbacks, and even a full-on leak, the serially delayed set – repeatedly promised at various points over the last few years – has finally made its way to digital outlets in full.  Christened ‘Double Dutchess,’ the 13-track set sonically picks up right where its predecessor left off by boasting a modern, yet eclectic mix of funk, hip-hop, and pop.

Tapping rappers Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, YG, and more for the ride, tuck inside for your first listen and let us know if it was worth the wait:

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The accusers in the Usher herpes scandal are spilling their ‘Confessions’ in new legal documents.

Indeed, if folk thought the drama was subsiding anytime soon they’re mistaken.

Details below…

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Suge Knight believes that there is a chance that the murdered rapper Tupac is still alive.

Fuelling his theory?

Find out below…

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Miguel has been making waves with a steady stream of new music, but now will be aiming to make a splash with his forth studio album.

During a visit to ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ the eclectic crooner revealed that the set is officially titled ‘War & Leisure.’

Serving as his first body of work since 2015’s ‘Wildheart,’ the set doesn’t have publisized release date. However, the two songs the star performed will feature.

The first, a cut christened ‘Come Through And Chill,’ premiered last year, while ‘Sky Walker’ arrived to much praise earlier this summer.

Peep both performances below…

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Readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.

So, just as our retrospective features ‘From the Vault’ and ‘TGJ Replay’ allow us the chance to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday of one artist, our newest feature Chart Rewind – a variation of our current Retro Rewind assay – accedes salutes to an entire era of music history.

This week we’re rocking out to 2001’s ‘You Rock My World,’ the first single from Michael Jackson‘s last antemortem studio album, ‘Invincible.’  Produced by Jackson and Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins, the tune – released in August 2001 – was a welcomed return to form for the King of Pop whose last appearance on the Hot 100 prior to ‘World’ came in 1997.

With its Paul Hunter-directed, 13-minute long cinematic accompanying music video – co-starring comedian Chris Tucker – the song skyrocketed to the top 10 of the singles charts (where it was found this week in 2001).  Peaking at #10, ‘World’ went on to be MJ’s last run on the chart’s topmost dectet while he was alive.

Tuck in to relive the magic of the musical short film and see who joined him in the top 25 this week 16 years ago:

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Beyonce is back. Well, almost.

It’s been announced that the singer, who gave birth to twins just four months ago, will be making her grand return to the stage – for a worthy cause.

Full story below…

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