It’s hard to believe next month marks 15 years since the record-shattering, self-titled debut of the Murder Inc.-crowned ‘Princess of Hip Hop & R&B’ Ashanti Douglas, but the songstress – who is commemorating the event by releasing new music – is in just as much disbelief, a recent interview with Harper’s Bazaar reveals.

Taking to the publication, Douglas says:

“It’s crazy. It’s an awesome feeling to know through it all—all my trials and tribulations, the obstacles, and the ups and the downs, the growing pains of the music industry—to still be here … it’s an incredible, humbling feeling. My album as a debut artist is still in the Guinness Book of World Records.”

And, if her sit down with ‘Bazaar’ is any indication, the ‘Happy’ hitmaker is looking to make more history with the soon to be released single, ‘Lose Yourself.’

Tuck in below to read her reflection on her 15 year career, dish on new single, and so much more:

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Jason Derulo recently unleashed new single ‘Swalla’ and is hitting the promotional pavement in support of the Nicki Minaj collaboration.

‘The Breakfast Club’ on Power 105.1 was his latest stop and the 27-year-old sure made it count.

Chopping it up with Charlamagne and co, Derulo spilled on working with Minaj, his numerous business ventures (including his own label with Warner), and much more.

A cool watch. Check it out below…

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With its hit ‘Shape of You’ at the wheel, Ed Sheeran‘s hotly-selling new album, ‘Divide,’ sold more in its first week of availability than any other album released in 2017 had sold in any week this year.  Well, that was until the unveiling of Drake‘s new album ‘More Life.’

The serial hitmaker, who dominated 2016 with the release of his fourth album, ‘Views,’ is en route to do it again as industry analysts not only project he’ll top the Billboard 200 next week, but he’ll do so with a handsome figure.

How handsome you ask?  We’ll say this – his sum leaves Sheeran in the dust:

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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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With fans waiting in anticipation for Drake‘s ‘More Life‘ since the fall, its little surprise that the rapper is poised to have the biggest debut in 2017.

For, Drizzy’s 22-track “playlist”/mixtape/album hybrid has broken streaming records at both Spotify and Apple Music.

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Chance the Rapper has reached peaceful ground in his legal battle with his former lover Kirsten Corley.

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Drake’s ‘Boy Meets World Tour’ continued to impress fans in the city of London last night when he returned to the 02 Arena to deliver another live show.

There, with help from his brother from another mother Trey Songz, he rocked the venue with live renditions of his biggest hits as well as reworked versions of some of his lesser-know cuts.

Missed the show?

Don’t worry…we’ve got you covered!

Fan footage below…

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In Nicki Minaj’s case, her discography can boast of packing both quality and quantity.

For, while it is yet to deliver a US #1 single, it  did churn out several Gold, Platinum (and in some cases Quadruple Platinum) certifications by way of sales generated before streaming data was thrown into the chart mix.

Today, said charts fall at her feet.

Why?

A historical feat below…

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Tamar Braxton is rebuilding.

The last two years have been rough for the 40-year following a life threatening illness, a poorly performing album, and an acrimonious departure from ‘The Real.’

More recent times have seen things on an upswing for the starlet. Case in point  her newly inked a production deal (for a new talk show) with Steve Harvey.

Now, word on the curb is that Braxton’s music career has had an interesting development.

Full story below…

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Kelly Rowland is upping her stake in the TV game.

The R&B chanteuse has signed on as a coach on ‘The Voice Australia’ – following stints on shows such as ‘The X Factor (UK and US)’ and more recently BET’s ‘Chasing Destiny.’

Ms. Kelly will appear alongside Boy George, Seal, and Delta Goodreem on the hit Channel 9 series.

To whip up buzz ahead of the season premiere later this month, the quad have released a performance.

Check out their showing of John Farnham’s ‘You’re The Voice’ below…

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Trey Songz is wasting no time taking his new album ‘Tremaine’ on the road.

The R&B playboy has yet to release the set – which hits stores this Friday – but has today announced a slew of North American live dates.

Aptly christened ‘Tremaine – The Tour,’ the 20-show trek sets sail in May and wraps in July in Los Angeles.

Want to know when Trigga is hitting a town near you? The answer awaits below…

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Kim Kardashian has finally shared her side of the horror that was her Parisian armed robbery.

Shot as part of the latest season of her TV series ‘Keeping up with the Kardashians‘, the media mogul’s tell-all aired on E! last night months after the assault took place on 2nd October 2016.

Watch her harrowing story below…

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