For years, Mariah Carey gleefully declared herself a singer-songwriter and that alone. However, recent times have seen the songbird fly to pastures new – tackling acting and an array of branding endeavours.

The latest of the latter pairs Mimi with M.A.C, for whom she’s designing her own range of make-up for.

Announced last year, the fruits of the lucrative partnership are said to be hitting cosmetic shelves this holiday season.

Ever festive, Carey has named one of the lipsticks ‘All I Want’ and we’re told there’ll be much more tongue-in-cheek-ness to come.

Pending further details, peep an official promo above and snaps of the range below…

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It may feel like only yesterday since Lady Gaga announced her fifth studio album ‘Joanne,’ but only one week remains until it lands at retail.

Naturally then, the 30-year-old is upping the volume on her promotional efforts.

For print media, her first published cover comes courtesy of The Sunday Times’ Culture Magazine.

Set to hit newsstands on October 16th, the feature will see the Grammy and Golden Globe winner shine light on swapping the meat dresses for raw relate-ability.

Ahead of then, get all the way into Mother Monster’s ‘Million Reasons.’ We can’t stop playing it here at TGJ HQ!

Listen below…

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Lee Daniels continues to build his ‘Empire’ over at FOX.

Armed with the success of the hit music drama, the famed director is birthing another named ‘STAR.’

As reported, the series rooted in the realm of music.

Queen Latifah stars in the title, which is set in Atlanta and tells the tale of three talented singers in search of a new start. With ambitions of superstardom, the show follows the group as they navigate the cut-throat music business on their road to success.

Set to hit screens in 2017, a special preview will air in December. Before then, peep an extended trailer below…

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The Weeknd has been riding high on the charts with the title track of his new album ‘Stay Boy.’

But the soft-voiced chanteur isn’t putting his proverbial eggs in once basket for the LP’s campaign. He’s serviced another single in the form of ‘False Alarm.’

What’s more, he’s paired the cut with a compelling cinematic  video, which plays from a first-person perspective. Check it out after the jump…

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Readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.

So, 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 invite you to come on over and relive the magic of Christina Aguilera‘s 2000 hit ‘Come On Over’ – the fourth and final single from her multi-platinum, self-titled debut album.  Ending the reign of Madonna‘s 12th and last #1 run on the Hot 100 (to date), ‘Come On Over’ shot to #1 this week 16 years ago on the strength of strong radio play and sales.  Reportedly one of few songs on the project where Xtina was given creative control over the song’s concept, and later, its accompanying music video, the tune’s colorful music video would also be the beginning of the singer’s departure from her “cookie cutter” image (a journey brought to completion by the time 2002’s ‘Stripped’ rolled around).

Giving Xtina the distinct honor of being the youngest artist to earn three #1 singles from one album (‘Genie In a Bottle’ & ‘What a Girl Wants’ being the first two), tuck in below to see what other songs joined ‘Come On Over’ in the top 25 this week in 2000:

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Kelly Rowland is hard at work on her new studio album and word on the curb is that it’s sounding superb.

To tide fans over ahead its release, the singer shot a video for buzz song ‘Dumb’ over the Spring.

Directed by Frank Gatson, the clip – which surfaced in full today – showcases the singer like never before.

Joined by singing-actor Trevor Jackson, Ms. Kelly gets her Bob Fosse on in the dance-heavy visual.

It’s not “a” single or “the” single, but one thing is a cert – it’s HOT!

What are you waiting for? Watch the video for ‘Dumb’ after the jump…

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Toni Braxton bared her soul for her fans yesterday evening.

After being hospitalised and learning of the death of her friend Tommy Ford, the singer was required to perform for fans on her latest tour.

It was there, overwhelmed with emotion and gratitude, did she speak openly on her battle with Lupus and how her faith in God has seen her overcome the darkest days the illness has thrown at her.

Watch below…

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Grammy nominee Leon Bridges has been making all the right waves with his soulful and soothing brand of R&B. And now the rising star makes a splash on ‘The Splash’ right here on That Grape Juice!

Unlike most of his peers, the Texas bred talent readily embraces the throwback sound of the 60s and puts a modern stamp on it that makes it his own.

Signed to Columbia Records, the 27-year-old is in fine company. For, he’s label-mates with the likes of Adele and Beyonce.

Cut from the same qualitative cloth, Bridges has been receiving praise from countless corners. So much so that his debut album ‘Coming Home’ blazed into the top 10 of the Billboard 200 – peaking at #6 last summer.

Showing and proving why he’s one to watch, the singer performed the LP’s title track EXCLUSIVELY for TGJ. Check it out above and let us know what you think below…

‘Coming Home’ is in-stores and on all streaming platforms NOW

Your thoughts?

Little Mix celebrate the ‘Glory Days’ on their fourth studio album.

Dive below for details…

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The British singer/songwriter MNEK rubbed shoulders with his peers Tinie Tempah and Sam Smith at the launch of The Annabel’s Smoking Jacket By Casely Hayford in London yesterday evening.

There, the writer also rubbed shoulders with the likes of the model Leomie Anderson and the singer Connor Maynard as he continues to celebrate the success of ‘Hold Up’, the jam he penned for Beyonce.

More from their fun night out below…

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Emeli Sande searches for the meaning of love with Jay Electronica on her new song ‘Garden.’

Hailing from her sophomore album, ‘Long Live the Angels,’ the song opens with a poem from Áine Zion over a sultry beat, merged in snaps. Sande soulfully coos “Let me love/Let me touch/We can give it up/Let me drink from the fountain.”

Electronica proves he’s still a wordsmith with a carefree verse that calls for a ‘Purple Rain’ love.

Take a listen below…

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The King of Pop continues his reign even beyond the grave.

That’s right, for the fourth straight year Michael Jackson has topped the annual list of “top-earning dead celebrities” – a feat that sees him surpass the earnings of fellow musical icons Elvis Presley, Prince, Whitney Houston, David Bowie, and more.

Ranking revenue generation for the 12 months preceding October 1, the tally sees Jackson make over 20x’s that of his nearest competitor on the list – ‘Peanuts’ creator Charles Schulz (who earned $48 million over the timeframe).

Keen to see how much the ‘Thriller’ icon’s estate made?  Find out below:

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