8-time Grammy winner Usher may still be in the middle of taping his first season of NBC‘s top rated singing competition ‘The Voice’, but that didn’t stop him from dropping by ‘Ellen’ today with the official announcement of his return to the show for another season.

While there, Ush also dished on his protege Justin Bieber – who has won his fair share of unfavorable reviews in the media as of late.  See the singer weigh in on these topics and more above:

Your thoughts?

You saw her perform ‘Radioactive’ at the event, now watch Rita Ora‘s full set at Radio 1’s ‘Big Weekend’ below!

While we’re sure we’ll be accused of exaggerating when we say this, what you’ll see below is easily one of the best live showings to come from the starlet- boasting pitch perfect live vocals and subtle changes to her arrangements that literally breathe new life into her material.

Check out the performance and our review of it below!

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Ever keen to broaden our musical scope, recent months have seen That Grape Juice venture into a number of new musical landscapes including, most recently, gospel.

Spearheaded by well-received interviews with gospel singers Fred Hammond, Kierra Sheard, Dorinda Clark Cole, Israel Houghton, and more, TGJ is now offering readers ‘The Overflow’ – a collection of the top gospel-themed news stories from the week.

Tuck in below for the latest news on Twinkie Clark, The Showers, Kierra Sheard, Vashawn Mitchell, Livre, Mali Music, Zie’l, Sheri Jones-Moffett, and more:

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Not even a day after ‘Price Tag’ performer Jessie J lent a sneak peek of the visual for her forthcoming single ‘Wild’ does a full view makes its way to the net.

With sonic assistants Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal in tow, the young belter show off in the black & white Emil Nava directed clip.  Get your first look below and weigh in:

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Alan Ball’s ‘True Blood’ returns for its sixth season on June 16th, hitting fans via HBO!

Now, in the event you need a little something to tide you over until then, peep the latest preview to emerge from the season– named ‘Governor Burnell’s Address’.

Press play above!

The turn of the decade has seen R&B veteran Usher receive mix review for his experimentation on the Pop front.

Indeed, despite a number of EDM-flavoured hits like ‘DJ Got Us Falling In Love’ and ‘O.M.G.’, the Grammy-winning crooner’s faithful fanbase have oft-cried foul from fear the heartthrob was “selling out” or abandoning his sonic roots.

Well, if report from top producer Eric Bellinger is anything to go by, supporters of the singer’s more rhythmic offerings needn’t fear as his newest project will see a musical mecca of sorts to his R&B beginnings.

Bellinger’s news comes just a day after Ush took to ‘The Voice’ stage to deliver a cool version of jazz standard ‘The Look of Love’.  Take a look at both below:

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Much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ segments, readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.  So in a quest to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday we introduced a new retrospective segment – ‘TGJ Replay’.

Unlike its ‘Rewind’ and ‘Vault’ predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase albums (and eras) from a library of pop music hits.  Next up?  We ode birthday girl Janet Jackson’s (who turns 47 today) classic breakthrough album ‘Control‘.

More Miss Jackson (if ya nasty) below:

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As has been swarming the net since earlier today, ‘Va Va Voom’ vixen Nicki Minaj is reportedly the next judge aboard ‘American Idol’s judging panel to bid the show adieu – following the lead of veteran judge Randy Jackson.

What started off as a testament to the diva’s growing star power quickly turned sour as she fended herself from blame by a number of the show’s devoted fans for its decline in viewership since news of her inclusion.

Indeed, from the very start her tenure on the reality singing competition has been rocked with criticisms, beginning with that epic diva showdown with fellow judge/pop icon Mariah Carey…

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Chris Brown and R.Kelly are the first entertainers to have been named as BET Awards 2013 performers.

Scheduled to grace the hotly anticipated award show, learn more on the pair’s respective sets below!

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Beyonce‘s talent is ‘Epic’, so only it’s fitting that King B has been tapped to sing the “theme” for the animated blockbuster of the same name.

Penned by Sia, the rousing ballad has been previewed in a new TV spot for the movie. So what are you waiting for? Check ou what the 31-year-old icon will be serving up below…

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Tonight at 7pm (EST) ‘Masquerade‘ Rapper Nicki Minaj will dominate the E! network via a tell all interview with Mr. American Idol himself, Ryan Seacrest.

Filmed just hours ago, the interview will see her address a number of issues pertaining her widely praised role on the talent contest- the bond she’s made with its contestants and why she hopes to return for a second season next year.

In the mood to be teased?

Peep a preview of tonight’s interview below!

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As positive reviews of his stint on the show continue to pour in, Luke James took to FUSE recently to dish on his opening act gig on Beyonce‘s ‘Mrs.Carter Show’ world tour.

Discussing the show as he gears up for the release of his long awaited debut album, fans can catch the ‘I.O.U’ star’s interview with the outlet below!

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