With over 20-years in the spotlight, Kelly Rowland has certainly mastered the art of longevity.

And the solo Grammy winner is increasingly keen to share tips with the stars of tomorrow.

Tonight on Lifetime she makes a guest appearance on Jermaine Dupri‘s hit series ‘The Rap Game.’

Together with her trainer (‘Mr Shut Up & Train’), Ms. Kelly drops pearls of wisdom on the young hopefuls.

Ahead of the broadcast (10pm ET on Lifetime), we have an EXCLUSIVE scene which you can check out above.

Be sure to tune in to the episode tonight.

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The envy of many a R&B hopeful Trey Songz is back with a scorching new visual!

What it was shot to support? His new number ‘Animal‘ which is housed by his March 24th release ‘Tremaine The Playboy.’

I’m a boss, I’m a boss, I’m the leader of the pack
Boomerang, boomerang, baby, gon’ and throw it back
Do your thang, do your thang, girl, you dunno how to act
I’m a dog, I’m a dog…

Watch, if you’re 18 or older, below…

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Jussie Smollett is perhaps most notable for his breakout role as Jamal Lyon on FOX‘s soapy drama ‘Empire.’

However, the talented singer finds himself on socially conscious terrain with new release ‘F.U.W.’

An acronym for ‘F**ked Up World,’ the song and its accompanying video sees Smollett reflect on the tense political climate the world is engulfed in.

And while Donald Trump isn’t mentioned explicitly, there are numerous overtones directed his way.

For, Smollett sings:

“Build a wall, it won’t keep us from loving each other. Rewrite the laws… you won’t keep us from loving each other.”

While elsewhere, he belts:

“Why we back in the past? It’s the same script, different cast. All these alternative facts. Catch me outside, how ’bout that?”

The acting singer says the release, which he directed, isn’t a single, but more so a statement.

Check it out below…

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Tinashe has lit the ‘Flame’ for 2017.

This week the young starlet served up the latest taste of her highly anticipated sophomore effort, and now she’s revealed that she’s the newest act to partner with Pepsi.

Details below…

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Withdrawn from the smoke and mirrors her peers often hide behind, Keyshia Cole continues to offer her supporters truth and honesty with her music and the content built to support it.

Now, after baring her soul to the world via several moving family-focused Reality TV shows, she has learned that her sister Nefferteria Pugh has sought help from the spiritual life coach Iyanla Vanzant.

Watch below…

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Zayn continues to make waves in the fashion arena ahead of his return to the charts.

The ‘Pillow Talk’ performer cuts a dapper figure in the newest issue of the Sunday Times Style Magazine. 

Donning a number of different looks, the 24-year-old’s feature arrives on the heels of ‘I Don’t Wanna Live Forever’ – his hit collaboration with Taylor Swift for the ‘50 Shades Of Grey’ soundtrack.

Word on the curb is that Zayn is cooking up his sophomore set. We enjoyed ‘Mind Of Mine,’ so are looking forward to his next effort. Fingers crossed that era is less bumpy than its predecessor.

Pending then, peep more pics below…

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A number of unconfirmed reports have claimed that Cynthia Bailey‘s time on ‘The Real Housewives of Atlanta’ as she knows it has come to an end.

Full story below…

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‘America’s Next Top Model’ is back and is bringing creator Tyra Banks with it.

It has been confirmed that the fashion focussed serial has been renewed by VH1 for its 24th cycle – its second on the network.

And in an interesting move, Banks will reprise her role as host.

Full story below…

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Exciting music alert!

Still riding high on the wave that is their hit BET TV series is the R&B group June’s Diary!

Today, the five-piece force have surprised their fans with a cover of Jodeci‘s smash hit song ‘Stay‘ as they search high and low for material to complete their hotly-anticipated debut offering.

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There seems to be little in the way of maternity leave for R&B maven Ciara.

Heavily pregnant, the songstress is reportedly in her third trimester but still has her eyes set on new music.

Details below…

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As we reported here, the impressive sales of Ed Sheeran‘s third album, ‘Divide,’ not only gave him the best first week sales of the year, but they’ve given him the best sales of the year in just one week!

Lifting him to a debut on the Billboard 200, the worldwide response to Sheeran’s latest has also landed him in the Guinness Book of World Records.  The organization reported ‘Divide’ has:

• …become the Fastest-selling pop album in the UK by a male artist of all time.
• …sold more copies in its first week than the rest of the UK’s Top 500 albums combined.
• …a grand total of 16 tracks in the UK Top 20 – a feat which has also earned Ed the record for Most simultaneous UK Top 20 singles.
• …crashed into Spotify’s Global Top 50 streaming chart on 3 March, as well as the Top 50 in 12 international markets (Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland and the UK). In the UK and Ireland, the 16 tracks claimed the entire Top 16 spaces.
• …placed all 12 of the album’s tracks on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously (read more about that by clicking here).

Congratz are in order to the prized singer/songwriter.  Tuck in below to see who joins him on this week’s refreshed Billboard 200:

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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’ll rewind to ‘With You’ – the third single from Chris Brown‘s sophomore album, ‘Exclusive.’  Produced by Stargate and written by Brown, Johnta Austin, and more, the folk-pop number was almost an instant hit for the young singer, flying to #2 just weeks after its unveiling.  Initially blocked from the top spot by Flo Rida‘s hit ‘Low,’ ‘With You’ fell down charts only to have a resurgence after some promotional efforts by Brown.  Still, despite some impressive live showings of the tune, it only made it back to #2 this week (held at bay this time by Usher‘s ‘Love in the Club’).

That elusive Hot 100 perch didn’t hurt in the long run, however, as the song went on to garner 2x platinum status and be one of the year’s biggest releases.  Tuck in below to relive it and see who joined the R&B bad boy in the top 25 this week 9 years ago:

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