R&B newcomer Luke James isn’t letting the praise halt his hustle.
The New Orleans native was last night honored with the Centric Certified honor at the Soul Train Awards, and today builds on that buzz with a teaser for his latest music video – ‘Strawberry Vapors’.
Lifted from James’ free album ‘Whispers In The Dark’, the visual for ‘Vapors’ arrives ahead of the crooner’s debut album ‘Made To Love’ – which is slated for release next Spring.
Peep the stunning preview after the jump…
Justin Bieber continues his foray onto “grown” terrain with the video for new song ‘All That Matters’.
The Pop pin-up, who turned 19 earlier this year, is clearly keen to shed his clean-cut persona, as evidenced the racy teaser for the song’s accompanying visual.
Set to debut on December 2nd, you can preview the clip after the jump…
Career woes aside, little can be done to take away from Lil Kim‘s abilities as a live act, packing a charisma the years have failed to weather.
Alas, despite garnering generally positive reviews for the showing, it’s the Rapper’s look that has some raising a confused eyebrow today- as snaps emerge from her sold out ‘Musicalize‘ performed in the UK.
Snaps, that tick more unflattering boxes than any qualified stylist, make-up artist or plastic surgeon should have allowed.
An unfortunate sight below…
21-year-old August Alsina is undoubtedly breaking ground as one of 2013’s breakout music stars.
Bringing his refreshing, street savvy brand of hip hop/R&B to the masses, the New Orleans native – in just a few short months – has already seen his Chris Brown and Trey Songz -assisted debut single ‘I Luv This Sh*t’ skyrocket to the top of R&B charts. This record-setting feat, the young crooner tells That Grape Juice, is just the beginning of what he has to offer.
Chatting exclusively to TGJ the ‘Ghetto’ hitmaker shares news about his successes so far, first full length LP, talks about that much-talked about ‘Wendy’ show appearance, and so much more. Get into it all below:
Before the 2014 release of her fifth studio album, Beyonce unwraps a brand new number for the world’s audio pleasure today…launched as part of the promotional package for her ‘Life Is But a Dream’ DVD.
Dedicated to her daughter Blue Ivy, the moving piece sees the R&B Queen return to Pop territory (see ‘I Am…Sasha Fierce‘) and goes a long way to tease what the world can expect from the LP many believe it will appear on!
A ‘Beautiful’ snippet below…
As its sales sail towards the ‘half a million sold worldwide’ island, John Legend continues to win the hearts of US music lovers with his August 2013 release ‘Love in the Future.’
How? Via his sold out ‘Made to Love’ tour, which sees ‘Love & War’ performer Tamar Braxton serve as its opening act, joining the performer in welcoming positive reviews in every city they’ve graced with the show.
Ready to see how fruitful the show has been to him this week?
Chart check below…
Christmas is coming and so too is Leona Lewis‘ new Holiday album.
The vocal Powerhouse is gearing up to gift the world her X Factor all over again with festive set ‘Christmas, With Love’.
Due December 2nd in the UK and a day later in America, the 10-song LP is now available to preview via an interactive album sampler.
Want an early taste of Xmas? Tuck in before everyone else after the jump…
She has already ‘Roar’-ed onto charts with the 3x Platinum-selling lead single of her latest album ‘Prism’, but now Pop force Katy Perry is readying (what she hopes will be) an equally successful follow-up with the cinematic video for ‘Unconditionally’.
The Dr Luke produced cut, which has thus far peaked at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100, sees its Brent Bonacorso-directed accompanying visual visit familiar territory for the pop princess – dramatic and graphically intense.
We’ve shown you the preview here, but was it worth the wait? You tell us. Watch below:
The Best You Never Heard is back! Each week will once again see That Grape Juice spotlight an array of little known gems. Featuring picks from the TGJ editorial team, we want to know…who chose the best song! Let us know below…
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Sadly for Christina Aguilera, last year’s ‘Lotus’ didn’t quite bloom on the Billboard charts. Indeed, without being watered with promo, the set would go on to wither at a rapid rate.Yet, like most projects plagued by politics, it’s rarely the quality of the album that is ever the issue. Case, point, ‘Lotus’.
From its Enya-like intro, to club cuts such as ‘Your Body’ and ‘Let There Be Love’, the LP was jam-packed with potential hits.
One of the most potent, for yours truly, was blazing ballad ‘Sing For Me’.
A clear cousin of inspirational cuts such as ‘Beautiful’ and ‘I’m OK’, the anthemic track plays like an audio-diary – relaying a narrative of insecurity and eventual triumph by way of inner-strength.
Vocally, ‘Sing’ sees Aguilera showcase the length and breadth of her legendary range – delivering an emphatic middle finger to those critical of vocal theatrics. And rightfully so. Surely, those blessed to blow, should blow? Thankfully, it’s stance Xtina
shares, hence this shining gem. {SAM}
LISTEN: [audiotube id=”qqm22iik0tg”]
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Jessica‘s more eclectic sister had many an audible trick in the musical bag that was her third LP ‘Bittersweet World’ – one of them being the Summer-soaked gem ‘Boys’.
Like the bulk of the album, the track – helmed by the Chad Hugo of the Neptunes alongside ‘Say Goodbye To Love’ maestro Kenna – saw Ashlee venturing into edgier sonic territories while maintaining her Pop roots. A genuine transition, the jam’s strongest point is that it never comes off as forced or try hard (*cough* ‘#BANGERZ’ *cough*).
Unfortunately, the project never garnered the recognition it deserved and plans to release ‘Boys’ as a single were dropped. With Simpson hard at work on the album’s follow up, which she described as “a little soulful, a little electronic”, let’s pray she has the material required to reconnect with the Pop audience but also breakthrough the Urban market a la Katy Perry and Lady GaGa.
Enough with the rambling, here’s ‘Boys’ {JOE}
LISTEN: [audiotube id=”ObXc526xPuI”]
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Released in 1994, ‘No Me Queda Mas’ served as the third single to be pulled from Selena’s fifth studio album, ‘Amor Prohibido’, executive produced by the singer’s older brother A.B. Quintanilla III, one year before her untimely passing.
With an English translation that reads ‘There’s Nothing Left For Me’, the mid tempo ballad first impacted the world on November 20th 1994, peaking at #1 on Billboard US Hot Latin Tracks tally, but doing far more for its supporting album than many are aware of.
For, despite being a Spanish language LP, the success of its singles and the iconic music videos shot in their aid saw ‘Prohibido’ certified 2x Platinum in the US despite peaking at #181 on the Billboard 200 in the year it was initially released.
Following the Southern belle’s murder, renewed interest in the LP saw its sales skyrocket and secure a new peak position on the ‘200’. A peak position, that sang to to the tune of #29. Meanwhile, its sales surpassed the 1 million mark in Mexico. A winner. {DAVID}
She may be currently winning rave reviews for her portrayal of Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins aboard VH1’s highly rated TLC biopic ‘CrazySexyCool’ , but before she chased waterfalls as part of the trio, Drew Sidora was in hot pursuit of her own music career.
Most thought she was simply a fictional character on CW (and later BET’s) ‘The Game’, but the Chicago-born beauty’s track record has seen her signed to J Records and later Slip-N-Slide Records to share her romantic brand of “Crunk-n-B”. While her ill-fated album on SNS never quite saw the light of day, a few of its gems have been shining online due to brief feature on the hit sitcom. One such cut was ‘I’m On One (Right Now)’. Check it out: {RASHAD}
48 hours separate Rihanna fans from the model’s latest video – ‘What Now’.
In a bid to whip up buzz for the visual, which serves as the fourth to be lifted from the Roc rebel’s ‘Unapologetic’ LP, the 25-year-old has unwrapped a behind the scenes look.
Feast on the preview below ahead of Friday’s full course.
Cop a gander of Justin Timberlake!
The stage blazer styles and profiles in the December 2013 issue of GQ magazine, which celebrates 2013’s Men Of The Year.
It’s little surprise that the 32-year-old was selected. He has enjoyed critical and commercial success with his blockbuster album series ‘The 20/20 Experience’, a project he’s currently on a sold-out world tour in support of.
The December edition of GQ hits newsstands on November 19th, while fans can garner of a preview of the JT experience when he takes to the stage at the 2013 American Music Awards on November 24th.
As reported here, Academy Award winning actress Octavia Spencer is set to lead the NBC reboot of famed 1980s television series ‘Murder, She Wrote’.
While the news was greeted with mixed reviews, one particular naysayer recently made headlines for her disapproval – Angela Lansbury, the show’s original star. Recently speaking to Associated Press, Lansbury revealed:
“I think it’s a mistake to call it Murder, She Wrote,” she’s quoted saying. “I’m sorry that they have to use the title Murder, She Wrote, even though they have access to it and it’s their right,” she added. “I saw [Octavia Spencer] in The Help and thought she was absolutely wonderful, a lovely actress,” Lansbury said. “So I wish her well, but I wish it wasn’t in Murder, She Wrote.”
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