Check out the sneak peek for Janelle Monae‘s brand new ‘Dance Apocalyptic’ music today- hours before the video makes its official debut tonight!

Teased via BET’s ‘106 & Park‘, the preview below comes before Monae’s new album ‘The Electric Lady’ arrives on September 10th!

Check it out!

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Congratulations are in order for the game changer that is Jay Z.

That’s right, after watching his business partners Samsung purchase 1 million copies of his new LP ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’, he has learned that rules that would otherwise ban him from going Platinum because of this have now been changed, in a shock move made by the Recording Industry Association of America.

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Still riding the wave of global success with ‘Blurred Lines’, soulful crooner Robin Thicke wastes no time serving up its follow-up – ‘Give It 2 U’.

Originally boasting a guest spot from rapper 2 Chainz, the single version of the song now features man of the moment Kendrick Lamar. The “initial” incarnation has been revised to be a remix that will sit on the deluxe edition of the ‘Blurred Lines’ album (which hits stores on July 30th).

So what are you waiting for? Take a listen to the Dr. Luke produced cut after the jump, where our exclusive preview of the ‘Blurred Lines’ album also awaits…

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He’s the Southern charmer poised for global stardom, and now- thanks to rave reviews afforded to him in Europe- Luke James has been asked to join Beyonce on the North American leg of her ‘Mrs.Carter Show‘.

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Today brings with it the release of India Arie‘s highly anticipated 5th studio album ‘Songversation’.

Much to the delight of fans (christened #Soulbirds), the singer’s lengthy promo outings kicked off this morning with a live rendition of the album’s lead single ‘Cocoa Butter’ on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’.

Wowing onlookers like only she can, see Arie’s dazzling delivery of one of her smoothest offerings yet…

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Melanie Fiona is back!

That’s right, before she joins Beyonce in ringing in the BET Experience this week, the songbird previews a snippet from her brand new single, ‘Cold Piece‘!

Currently hard at work on a brand new studio album, we’re sure this teaser will be enough to keep many a fan intrigued by the LP for reasons you’ll learn of below!!!

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As one of the most active online destinations for Urban Pop, things move at a rapid pace here at That Grape Juice. However, each week, there’s always select stories that resonate most amongst our millions of monthly readers. Happen to miss one of them? Fret not, you now have…The Refill!

No frills or trills, The Refill simply recaps the hottest topics on the lips of the TGJ faithful over the last seven days. The metrics used to compile the list weekly are comments, social media shares, and page views.  So without further adieu…

That Grape Juice’s Top 5 Stories Of The Week!

1) Sales Predictions: Kanye West, J.Cole, and Kelly Rowland

2) Ne-Yo Talks Beyonce Album

3) Billboard Refuse To Count Samgsung Sales of New Jay-Z 

4) Kelly Rowland Reveals ‘Dirty Laundry’ Video Teaser

5) Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, and Ciara Added To BET Awards 2013

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Jay-Z rocked the music world this week with the announcement of new album ‘Magna Carta Holy Grail’.

Hailing the arrival of “new rules”, the Roc Nation mogul underlined his point by confirming that the project will be launched in partnership with Samsung, who give 1 million copies of the LP away to users of Galaxy S III, Galaxy S 4, and Note II on July 4th by way of a specially created app (which will be available to download earlier on June 24th). Thereafter, the project will receieve a traditional release on July 7th.

Many would agree that the out-of-the-box campaign is, in many ways, as innovative as it perceives itself to be. Yet, for all the Hov hoopla, one question became a constant once the dust had settled: will the million units count towards Mr Carter’s first week sales on the Billboard 200?

 Well, wonder no more because the answer awaits below, as too does a small preview of the project’s material…
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This week brought with it the arrival of Kelly Rowland‘s hotly anticipated LP, ‘Talk A Good Game’. And, in news that will delight her millions of “Rowland Stones”, the week also ushers in the video premiere of the R&B siren’s latest single ‘Dirty Laundry’.

Previewed on Good Morning America moments ago, word has it the visual will arrive in full any moment now. Until it does, peep the teaser below, which is conjoined with an interview that sees Ms. Kelly wax honest about the meaning behind the song.
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Over the course of her illustrious career, Madonna has teased and toyed with a number of looks. It’s little surprise, then, that the Pop Queen showed up and showed out at the New York screening of her ‘MDNA Tour’ special.

The 54-year-old donned a male suit for the star-studded event, which saw the recently wrapped trek previewed to media ahead of its EPIX debut on June 22d at 8pm ET.

One of the most spectacular and controversial extravaganzas of last year, ‘Madonna: the MDNA Tour’ was filmed primarily in Miami as well as other locations. Factually, the highest grossing tour of 2012, the spectacle was seen by over 2.2 million people across the world over the course of its 88 (sold-out) shows.

More power to her!

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With American Idol wrapped, it’s back to business for Nicki Minaj.

The Young Money madam joins R&B crooner Mario as a guest on his comeback single ‘Somebody Else’ – which hit the net last month.

As the old age adage goes, time waits for no one. Hence, in a bid to give the track an added push, the pair came together to shoot its accompanying video.

Peep the freshly released behind the scenes video after the jump…

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You’ve heard all about it, now- after it saw the star inundated with positive reviews- watch Alexandra Burke‘s tribute to Chaka Khan right here on That Grape Juice!

Taking place at the Apollo Theatre Spring Gala Concert, Burke’s performance on the night marked the first step in her journey to international acclaim, billed as the night’s strongest contributor for reasons you’ll see below….

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