K. Michelle is embracing her inner entrepreneur.

The R&B chanteuse has parlayed her appearance on reality TV into a successful singing career and is upping the levels with a new partnership with Jack Daniel’s Country Cocktails.

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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 reflect on the hit songs ‘Truth Is’ and ‘Ordinary People’ – the biggest hits found aboard the debut albums of R&B singers Fantasia Barrino and John Legend, respectively.

‘Truth’ – found on Barrino’s first release ‘Free Yourself’ – may have come as the set’s official lead single, but it was actually the ‘American Idol’ winner’s second go at chart success.  Her first Hot 100 appearance, ‘I Believe’ (the season’s ‘Idol’ coronation song), debuted at #1 on the chart and only extended the already high set bar (thanks to previous ‘Idol’ winners Kelly Clarkson and Ruben Studdard) for the success of releases from her official LP.  A winner on the R&B chart (working its way to #2 on that tally), this week in 2005 the song peaked just one spot shy of the top 20.

Elsewhere that same week, Legend – another R&B newcomer at the time – was finding success with his second Hot 100 appearance.  Thanks to the heart-tugging tune, ‘Ordinary People’ (found on his debut LP ‘Get Lifted’), the piano-tickling crooner was lifted to his then-Hot 100 peak.  Going on to win a Grammy at the next year’s ceremony, ‘People’ would go on to be considered by many to be his signature tune (a truth that holds to this day).

Curious to see who joined the two in the top 25 this week 12 years ago?  Find out inside:

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Nicki Minaj re-teams with Lil Wayne on David Guetta’s new club jam ‘Light My Body Up.’

The high-octane cut is lifted from the Dance DJ’s upcoming project and sees Onika continue her flood of the airwaves. Indeed, since the start of the year, she’s been dropping track after track, feature after feature.

Does her latest hit the bullseye? Check out the lyric video below and let us know…

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It’s here!

Iggy Azalea has dropped bodacious new single ‘Mo Bounce.’

Unleashed on  Beats 1 radio moments ago, the futuristic jam is the second taste of the rapper’s sophomore album ‘Digital Distortion.’ It follows 2016’s buzz cut ‘Team.’

Currently at an important junction of her career, Iggy most certainly needs this newest number give her career the ‘Bounce’ back it needs.

Does it deliver, though? Listen below and let us know…

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Nia Long has reportedly found a nemesis in her peer Taraji P. Henson.

Details on their supposed clashing below…

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Folk may be under the impression that Keyshia Cole was done with television, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

With her new album ‘1111 Reset‘ set for release later this year, the songstress has reportedly joined the charismatic cast of ‘Love & Hip Hop Hollywood.’

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Meet Ebony Banks, the brave young woman whose dream came true yesterday when she met Beyonce.

Currently battling stage four cancer, Banks revealed that one of her wishes was to meet the ‘Lemonade‘ performer and, with help from her friends, took to social media to see if the digital community could help turn her dream into a reality.

They did.

What happened when the ladies came face to face?

A moving moment awaits below…

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Young Thug‘s ongoing legal battle with the manager he shared with Nicki Minaj has taken a dramatic turn this week.

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After the positive reception to African American sitcom ‘The Carmichael Show,’ the series’ parent network NBC is looking to expand its comedies marketed toward audiences of color.  The next comedian set to bring the laughs for them?  Marlon Wayans.

Via the self titled sitcom, due for premiere on August 16th, Wayans is bringing an “updated take” on the classic family comedy by co-parenting his two children with his unreceptive ex-wife (Essence Atkins).

A reunion of Wayans and Atkins, who famously co-starred in the ‘Paranormal Activity’-parody ‘Haunted House,’ tuck in below to weigh in and tell us if you think they can bring some of their movie comic gold to the small screen:

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Ed Sheeran‘s blockbuster new album, ‘Divide,’ adds another week to its run atop the Billboard 200. After debuting to the sum of 451,000 last week, the project – despite seeing a 60% drop in sales equivalence this week – still managed to outdo competitors to maintain hold of the tally’s top spot.

Billboard reports:

…÷ (Divide) holds on to the No. 1 slot for a second week on the Billboard 200 chart, as the set earned 180,000 equivalent album units in the week ending March 16, according to Nielsen Music. That’s down 60 percent compared to its debut frame, when it launched atop the list with 451,000 units.

÷ sold 87,000 in traditional album sales in its second week — down 73 percent compared to its starting sales stanza of 322,000.

See who joins Sheeran in this week’s top 25 on the refreshed TGJ Chart Check:  Billboard 200:

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(Photo courtesy:  People magazine)

Summer 2017 is going to prove itself quite the busy month for singer/actress Naturi Naughton.

The ‘Power’ star took to ‘People’ magazine today to unveil news that she is expecting her first child with her longtime boyfriend.  Expected to impact her traipse on the promo trail for the series (as the baby is due the same month it returns for its 4th season), that definitely hasn’t stopped fans from sending their well-wishes via social media.

Did you miss it?  If so, check out pics from the announcement shoot and more from the 32-year-old mom-to-be:

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‘Smooth’ maestro Carlos Santana is looking to smooth things over with the #Beyhive after the dedicated fan group of Beyonce stung him for saying their Queen wasn’t exactly ‘a singer.’

Giving his weigh on Bey’s controversial major category Grammy shut-out at this year’s Grammys, losing most of the awards to Adele, Santana caught flack for praising the Brit-born beauty’s talent over Bey’s.  Later saying his quote was taken out of context, the legendary guitarist is now hoping his latest quotes bode a bit better with the Beyhive.

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