Though sales of her latest LP ‘The Pinkprint’ have stalled around the 700,000 units point mark, Nicki Minaj continues to stand as one of the highest-selling artists to have debuted within the last decade…sans streams.

Indeed, with ticket, single, album and merchandising sales that see her dwarf Pop stars and Hip-Hop veterans alike, the rapper’s gargantuan brand has now become the standard for success for anyone hoping to assert themselves as a market leader in her field.

Alas, one of these artists is the gifted Remy Ma.

For, after releasing a number of cuts which gave many good reason to believe she had a bone to pick with Minaj, industry fanatics set their sights on the release of her new studio album to see just how loyal her fanbase was.

Click here to find out how she fared.

Unfortunately, its worrying low numbers have now given the Nicki fans she offended the confidence to make her the butt of their jokes on social media.

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Jay-Z has something to say about the way radio platforms operate in 2017…and it isn’t pretty.

How and why he feels the business penalises creative and credible acts when creating playlists?

Peep what he said during the launch of Frank Ocean‘s radio platform on Apple Music, below…

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The Voice returns for what seems like its 100th season next Monday, February 27th.

To build buzz for its latest cycle, the show has released a viral video of its coaches performing a TLC classic.

Alicia Keys and Gwen Stefani, who will serve as the first female duo to serve as on the panel at the same time, tackle ‘Waterfalls’ alongside Adam Levine and Blake Shelton.

How did they do?

Watch below and let us know…

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Future may have lawsuits and baby mama drama, but musically he’s winning.

The tally has been counted for last week’s new releases and the Rap star has come up on top.

His numbers, as well as those of Remy Ma, Fat Joe, and Jidenna, await below…

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Fifth Harmony has the Pop world eagle-eyeing their every move following the member re-shuffle that saw them shrink to a four-piece after the departure of Camila Cabello.

And while we’ve been loving their “no off days” approach (see: touring, recording a new album, and maintaining a presence in the spotlight), we’re not quite sure what to make of their latest step.

Find out why below…

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Bad news for fans of Mariah Carey and Lionel Richie.

The pair’s planned tour, initially scheduled to to kick off next month, has been postponed.

Find out why below…

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Few artists are as revered and respected as R&B icon Maxwell.

As such, we were elated to catch up with the crooner at the BET American Black Film Festival Honors in Los Angeles this week.

In attendance to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the movie ‘Love Jones’ (the soundtrack for which housed his song ‘Sumthin’ Sumthin’), the singer stopped to chat EXCLUSIVELY with That Grape Juice; dishing on the film and its significance and and his upcoming new album.

The latter will serve as the final instalment of his ‘BLACKsummer’snight’ trilogy.

Last year brought with it the second part, which arrived after a seven year hiatus.

This go round, Maxwell says he won’t be leaving his fans waiting as long. Watch his chat with TGJ’s Ques above to find out why.

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As buzz goes, few have commanded the deafening volume of rap newcomer Stefflon Don.

Hailing from London by way of Rotterdam, the femcee celebrates her Jamaican heritage with new song ’16 Shots.’

Lifted from critically acclaimed mixtape ‘Real Ting,’ the visual (co-directed by Steff and Luke Biggins) was shot in Montego Bay, JA and drips all sorts of attitude.

Watch below as the rapstress and her crew dem set out on a mission to recover her mother….

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It’s safe to say P!nk and Justin Timberlake have earned their spots as two of modern Pop’s leading acts.

The powerful pair have sold over 45 million records each over the span of their solo careers. And now, that number will increase as they lock-in 2017 for their perspective album releases.

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While Rita Ora has been busy with her hosting spot on the revived ‘America’s Next Top Model‘ and embracing the fashion industry, the singing-fashionista is making her climb back to music.

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Much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ segments, readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.  So, in a quest to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday we introduced the retrospective segment ‘TGJ Replay’.Unlike its ‘Rewind’ and ‘Vault’ predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase albums (and eras) from a library of pop music hits.

Today, it’s all about ‘All I Have’ – the critically acclaimed debut album of R&B chanteuse Amerie:
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Your career gon’ be with Anna Nicole with your dumbass face. You see silly rabbit To be the queen of rap, you gotta sell records, you gotta get plaques  S plural like the S on my chest / Now sit your dumbass down, you got a F on your test.

It’s safe to say that Nicki Minaj is at her best when faced with the threat of a contest.

Indeed, after dishing up ‘The Pink Print’ in the face of the industry’s championing of Iggy Azalea, the return of Remy Ma seems to have ignited a fresh fire in Minaj’s pen.

How she chose to flaunt that flame? By way of Gucci Mane’s new number ‘Make Love.’

Listen below…

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