Donald Glover and James Earl Jones are to portray Simba and Mufasa in a live action remake of Disney’s ‘The Lion King’.

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That Grape Juice‘s latest feature ‘Meet The Makers’ spotlights the gifted names who engineer the spectacle in all facets of entertainment. Music, TV, and beyond.

Today we celebrate the work of Prince Charlez, the brains behind Rihanna’s ‘ANTI’-lifted single ‘Needed Me.’

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Azealia Banks is back!

Hoping to restore the “approval ratings” she enjoyed circa the unveiling of ‘212’, the UK Garage-loving rapper unlocks the bop that is ‘Crown’.

Its supporting album? That’s yet to be revealed, as she is working on two new projects, ‘Fantasea II: The Second Wave’ and ‘Business Pleasure.’

What fans do know?

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As reported here, Trey Songz is taking a very unique approach to promoting his new album, ‘Tremaine,’ by teaming up with VH1 for a “reality” dating show.  Titled ‘Tremaine the Playboy,’ the web series will see the R&B heartthrob look to give his heart to one of 20 female contestants (including the likes of Kayla Nicole, Holly Joso, Neeandra Brooks and more).

While there are conflicting reports on the parodic nature of the series, what we can say for sure is that you can catch Episode 1 of the Steelo Brim & Draya Michele -hosted fair inside:

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With Urban music’s heaviest hitters leading the nominee pool (Beyonce, Rihanna, Kanye West, Drake, Chance the Rapper), Grammys 2017 lived up to its title of “music’s biggest night” by drawing in its biggest viewership figure in years.

Detals inside:

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Motown has welcomed Migos to its family!

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It’s been nearly a week since the 59th annual Grammy Awards aired and people are still very much up-in-arms over a number of infamous moments from the telecast.

After Adele‘s historic sweep of the Album, Song, and Record of the Year categories, conversation erupted about how few times people of color have won the ceremony’s top honor over its 59 year history.  This added to the fact this year’s most nominated acts – Beyonce, Rihanna, Drake, Kanye West, and Chance the Rapper – mostly walked away with minor awards (if any awards at all).

As if that wasn’t enough, there were a number of sound snafus and technical mixups over the show including Metallica lead singer’s, James Hetfield, mic being completely off during a portion of the group’s performance with Lady Gaga and a picture of gospel singer Cece Winans being displayed behind a caption that read “Shirley Caesar.“

Tuck in below to read the Recording Academy’s response to all the hoopla:

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Start your day off the right way with a packed plate of TGJ!

As earlier announced, That Grape Juice will be serving up a new feature named ‘TGJ For Breakfast.’

Ever-dedicated to bringing you the latest Urban music and entertainment news, we’ll be cooking up a nutritious mix of both.

Dished select mornings across the week, the round-up keeps you in the loop of the new-new and will run alongside our finger-on-the-pulse content.

Tuck in to the latest helping of TGJ For Breakfast below…

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If you thought Lady Gaga‘s Super Bowl-fueled resurgence was limited to the Billboard Hot 100, you thought wrong.

Yes, as we reported here, the singer/songwriter gave fans about a million reasons to fall in love again with her hit-filled catalog when she took to the Super Bowl 51 Halftime Show.  And, fall in love they did. Boosting her set ‘Joanne’ and its second single, ‘Million Reasons,’ to the top of album and digital sales charts respectively, newly unveiled stats reveal the streaming response was equally as potent.

The result?  Gaga’s ‘Reasons’ hopped to a Hot 100 peak of #4 and its parent album to #2 on the Billboard 200.  Look inside to see where other prized offerings from her discography landed on this week’s refreshed “Chart Check”:

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It’s been nearly three years since R&B heartthrob Trey Songz graced charts with his album, ‘Trigga,’ but any fans growing impatient for its follow-up are about to get their wishes granted.

Sending his followers into a frenzy with the release of ‘Nobody Else But You,’ the first single from the long-awaited album ‘Tremaine,’ Songz uses the tune’s visual to incorporate scenes from his parodic  reality dating show ‘Tremaine the Playboy’ (read more about that here).

Using the series as a promotional vehicle for his new album, tuck in below to see it’s been worth the wait:

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The Weeknd celebrates his 27th birthday by gifting fans with a new video for ‘Reminder,’ the latest single from his hotly selling LP ‘Starboy.’

A star-studded affair, featuring appearances from Drake, NAV, YG, A$AP Rocky, Bryson Tiller, Travis Scott, French Montana, and more, the visual’s debut comes just days after The Weeknd gave fans a reminder of his talents via live performance of ‘I Feel It Coming’ at the Grammys last Sunday with a little help from Daft Punk.

Now, you’re invited to get acquainted with his newest release inside:

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As fans continue to cry foul for the lack of full on promotion afforded Mary J. Blige‘s late 2016 bop of a single, ‘Thick of It,’ the Queen of Hip Hop Soul has seemingly left the Jazmine Sullivan-penned number in her rearview in favor of its follow-up, ‘U+Me (Love Lesson).’

‘Lesson’ leans on a number of themes found in ‘Thick,’ including what appears to be peeks into the end of her nearly 13-year marriage to ex-husband Kendu Isaacs.  Listed on the singer’s forthcoming album, ‘Strength of a Woman,’ rescheduled from its December 2016 release to a yet-revealed date, get into the new tune below and weigh in:

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