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Of today’s crop of new vocalists, Ariana Grande has established herself as head, shoulders, and ponytail above the pack.

It’s fitting, then, that she was tapped to salute The Voice Whitney Houston the finale of ABC’s ‘Greatest Hits.

Soaring to the skies, Grande thrilled with a scintillating medley of ‘How Will I Know’ and ‘Bodyguard’ classic ‘Queen of the Night.’

Watch Ms. Grande show up and show out after the jump…

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It’s that time again! That Grape Juice wants to see what you all are listening to. Which 5 tracks have you got on constant rotation at the moment?

Remember, it doesn’t have to be limited to Urban music; could be something new, Throwback, religious, even something you made yourself! Drop a comment in the comments section. Ours are below – in no particular order:

1) Mariah Carey – Faded

2) JoJo – F**k Apologies (ft. Wiz Khalifa)

3) Fantasia – Sleeping With The One I Love

4) Usher – No Limit

5) Tory Lanez – LUV

 

What are Your Top 5 Songs of The Moment?

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Rae Sremmurd‘s ‘SremmLife 2’ was celebrated with a listening session in Georgia’s TreeSounds Studios.

There, the duo played the album for tastemakers alongside their producer Mike Will 

following their time on ‘The Breakfast Club.’

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Shonda Rhimes and Jesse Williams extended their creative union beyond the realm of ‘Grey’s Anatomy‘ to build ‘America Divided’, a moving Epix documentary series.

The docu-series, which Rhimes is producing, shines an uncomfortable yet necessary light on inequality within in education, housing, healthcare, labor, criminal justice and the political system via eight stories fronted by celebrity correspondents.

It premieres on September 30th.

Watch its teasers below…

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Usher is finally ready to fling the curtain back on the video for new Urban single ‘No Limit.’

New, of course, is a relative term as the Young Thug assisted track actually debuted back in June.

 Still, as the age old adage goes – better late than never.

The clip will receive its first play on TIDAL tomorrow (August 6th) and ahead of its arrival, Mr Raymond is giving a sneak peek of what folk can expect.

Check out stills above and below…

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It’s here!

Katy Perry is ready to ‘Rise’ with her new Olympic single.

After ample teasing, the video for the cut was unleashed on the eve of the opening ceremony in Rio, Brazil. Just hours after boyfriend Orlando Bloom was caught in a picture scandal.

Watch the Pop force’s first video in over two years after the jump…

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Lyrica Anderson & Safaree Samuels join the sun-kissed fray that is ‘Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood’ for its third season much to the delight of their swelling respective fan bases.

Leading this season is Ray J (above) who finds himself in troubled waters following remarks made by his former lover Moniece Slaughter and the feud it causes with his current girlfriend Princess Love.

That isn’t all.

What else is going down in the city of angels?

Peep ‘Hollywood’s insane trailer below…

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Jaden Smith‘s role on the show ‘The Get Down’ is to thank for the interview he delivered on the ‘Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.’

There, the free-thinking 18-year-old showcased his comedic side during a conversation which began on the top of vacations and ended with alien conspiracy theories.

It made for an interesting watch, especially as it aired days after his father Will Smith took to the same platform to promote his new movie ‘Suicide Squad.’

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Leona Lewis lit up Good Morning America today.

The songbird, who has been cast as lead in ‘Cats’ on Broadway, soared with the production’s signature song ‘Memory.’

Lewis’ role comes at interesting junction of her career; reports surfaced last month that she had severed ties with her record label after the disappointing performance of “comeback” album ‘I Am.’

The ‘Bleeding Love’ belter replaces Nicole Scherzinger, who instead opted for a slot on the judging panel of the show Lewis won – ‘The X Factor UK.’

Can her turn as Grizabella help turn things around? Watch her mesmerizing performance below and let us know…

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Lady Gaga paid tribute to ‘Cheek To Cheek’ collaborator Tony Bennett in fine fashion last night at the icon’s 90th birthday bash.

The superstar singer, who won a Grammy with the Jazz legend for the 2014 project, was one of many notable names in attendance at The Rainbow Room event in NYC.

Joining her to salute Bennett were the likes of John Travolta, Martin Scorsese, and Stevie Wonder; the latter of who performed with Mother Monster.

The showing comes after Bennett revealed that he will return to the studio with Gaga in early 2017 to work on the follow-up to ‘Cheek.’

Peep pics below…

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Fact: Pop princesses aren’t to be trusted around snacks.

Why?

After Ariana Grande was caught spitting on innocent donuts months ago, Danity Kane & DumBlonde singer Aubrey O’Day has been reprimanded after she was caught spitting in a sandwich she served to one of her rivals.

Full story below…

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Remy Ma‘s reunion with Fat Joe continues to yield positive results.

This summer brought with it sales and streams which pushed their single ‘All The Way Up‘ to platinum heights and today, as it creeps towards the 1.5 million point, the pair drop a brand new song called ‘Cookin.’

French Montana features on the effort and supports the pair as they ready the release of their collaborative effort Platos o Plamo.

Spin below…

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