Whitney Houston‘s hologram made headlines this week when a planned duet with Christina Aguilera was cancelled at the 99th hour.

Initially billed as a surprise showing on next week’s finale of The Voice, the pre-recorded segment “leaked” online shortly before news of its TV axing was made public.

The Whitney Houston Estate praised both Aguilera and the show, but rested their decision to pull the performance on the fact that the technology in-place did not do the late singer justice. [Editor’s note: it looked great conceptually, but it was painfully clear that a body double was used]

Now, Aguilera is speaking up and out on the would-be collaboration…

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Puff Daddy (as Diddy wants to be known as again) has re-assembled the troops.

As reported, the mogul has reunited the Bad Boy clan for a reunion tour.

Tickets for the Stateside arena trek went on sale today and, to amplify buzz, the 90s collective took over the Today Show Summer Concert Series.

Surrounded by fans keen to bask in the nostalgia, Puffy rocked the house with a number of cuts including ‘It’s All About The Benjamins.’

The latter saw him joined by the Queen Bee Lil Kim.

Watch their hyper-hype showing below…

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‘Chains’ singer Nick Jonas breaks it all the way down with a surprisingly head-nodding worthy bop on Sesame Street of all places.

The innuendo ridden song, titled ‘Check That Shape,’ is made its way onto Sesame Street’s official Youtube page earlier this week and has since become a viral Internet sensation.  But, just in case you’re one of 3 people who have yet to see what the fuss is about, check it out below:

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Ariana Grande is leaving no stone unturned in the push for her new album ‘Dangerous Woman’ – which finally landed in stores today.

After a killer showing on Kimmel last night, the vocal wonder woke up the masses this AM with a three-song set on Good Morning America.

Showcasing the many facets of the LP, which we’ve had on constant replay here at TGJ today, Grande performed vivacious vogueing number ‘Be Alright,’ ‘Greedy,’ and ‘Dangerous.’

Watch her do

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The Duchess has returned!

Fergie has been dutifully piecing together her second solo album and finally is ready to share it with the world.

The kick-off campaign for the long-awaited set arrives two years after the sizzling summer jam ‘L.A Love (La La)’ dominated dance-floors and charts across the globe.

We’re all sorts of buzzed to hear and see what the Black Eyed Peas front-woman has up her sleeve – especially after watching this…

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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 it’s all about Grammy winning R&B diva Mya.  The singer/songwriter saw her Sisqo-penned debut single, ‘It’s All About Me,’ make quite the splash on the Hot 100’s top 10 in mid-May 1998.  Jumping to the #6 spot, the tune would continue enjoying its peak run there this week that year.  The mid-tempo groove served as ample introduction to the triple threat songstress, whose seductive coo and fancy footwork would see her dance up the charts a number of times in the late 90s and early 2000s alongside the eras leading R&B teen sensations Brandy, Monica, and Aaliyah.

While the musical landscape has shifted from the Urban-dominated charts of the late nineties and early noughties, we still reminisce on the time where it was nothing to hear ‘All About Me’ bumping from radio speakers.  Oh, the good old days (sigh).

Look below to find out who accompanied Mya on this week’s Hot 100 from 1998…

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Ameriie is back.

The eclectic songbird hatches a dozen fresh songs on new EP ‘DRIVE.’

Its the first body of material the singer has released since 2009’s ‘In Love And War’ and features production from ‘One Thing’ creator Rich Harrison, The Buchanans, and Mike City.

Unleashed in a markedly different climate to Ameriie’s last “traditional” outing, how will her latest collection fare?

Listen below and let us know if you still have room on your playlist for the starlet.

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With a week to go before Fifth Harmony charge into stores with their new album ‘7/27,’ the ‘Work From Home’ hitmakers have announced an accompanying tour.

Set to kick off in July, the US trek has aptly been titled ‘The 7/27 Tour’ and will see the ladies on the road right through to September.

Wonder when Normani, Dinah, Lauren, Ally, and Camila are heading to a city near you?

Find out after the jump…

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It’s here!

Alicia Keys has uncaged the video for comeback single ‘In Common.’

Released to showers of praise earlier this month, the song has been steadily building at Urban radio – a trajectory that’ll no doubt intensify now that its accompanying visual is in the mix.

Artsy, edgy, yet simplistic, the effective clip awaits after the jump…

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Rihanna‘s ‘ANTI‘ has reached a new milestone in the United Kingdom.

Fantastic news below…

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That Grape Juice‘s latest feature ‘Meet The Makers’ spotlights the gifted names who engineer the spectacle in all facets of entertainment. Music, TV, and beyond.

Today, following our insightful conversations with Mathew Knowles, Carlos King & Jose Hollywood, TGJ meets the force that is Ebro Darden.

A Herculean figure on Urban radio, Ebro’s journey recently saw him steer Apple Music’s radio platform to glory following its launch as his tenure at 97. 1FM (or Hot 97) continues to push it to higher ground on a number of fronts.

Meet the Maker below…

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Arianators, rejoice!

‘Dangerous Woman,’ the highly anticipated third LP of Ariana Grande, has finally made its way onto shelves.

After weeks of endless teasers, some of which included the pint-size powerhouse dropping full versions of the tunes that line the album in the days before its release, the once embattled project has become available for streaming and purchase via wide release on its first day.

The step is a departure from most of the year’s bigger-named projects which have limited their availability to certain platforms.  Will the move pay off?

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