It’s jubilation time Jennifer Lopez.

For, the dynamite diva’s new NBC series ‘Shades of Blue’ has received an order for second season.

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Tiffany Pollard has been evicted from the ‘Celebrity Big Brother.’

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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 we’ll rewind to the third #1 hit of R&B vet Usher‘s career – ‘U Got It Bad.’ The second single lifted from his ‘8701’ album, the tune’s ascension to the summit of the Hot 100 marked the first time in his career he nabbed consecutive #1 hits (both from one album). Skyrocketing to the top of the tally in late 2001, the song was briefly toppled by rockers Nickelback before resuming its grip on the position for 5 consecutive weeks (6 weeks overall).

A lasting fan favorite of Ush’s, the tune’s accompanying video – featuring then-girlfriend Chilli (of TLC) – is remembered most for its famous rain dance sequence (impressive choreography the crooner has recreated on stage time and time again).  Tuck in below to relive ‘Bad’ and see which of its chart co-tenants you remember most from this week in 2002:

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Despite the criticism thrown at its widely panned third season ‘Orange is the New Black‘ has learned that is to remain on Netflix…for a very long time.

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A decade after ‘Dreamgirls’ dominated at the box office, the legendary musical is heading back to the stage…this time with ‘Glee’ star Amber Riley.

The show, which first debuted in 1981 (and won six Tony Awards), is being given new life in London’s West End.

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The numbers, after much ado, are finally in.

Rihanna‘s eighth studio album ‘ANTI’ has been the subject of much debate – thanks largely to a leak on TIDAL, a purchased Platinum plaque, and an all-round messy roll-out.

It also bears the weight of serving as the year’s first “event” release from a major Pop artist.

How did it fare, then, after its first full week in the marketplace? Find out below…

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Vocal wonder has JoJo wowed with yet another amazing performance.

The petite powerhouse took to the stage on the ‘Late Show With Seth Myers’ yesterday evening, where she delivered the network television premiere of ‘Save My Soul.’

Lifted from the songbird’s summer ‘Tringle’ (three simultaneous singles), the track remains our favorite of the trio – a stance strengthened after this rousing showing.

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Rihanna is heading to the Grammys!

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Terror Squad’s Remy Ma and Fat Joe are reuniting for a creative cause.

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Justin Bieber may have made history this week when he replaced himself atop the Hot 100 with ‘Love Yourself,’ but now it appears the pop prince’s reign will be cut short by another Urban pop heartthrob – Zayn Malik.

The ‘1D’ graduate has taken all but the gradual route to solo success, as the lead single from his debut album, ‘Mind of Mine’ (March 25), evidences.  Music lovers were wide awake for the tune, titled ‘Pillow Talk,’ when it made its official debut last week.  Already amassing an impressive 45 million views on VEVO (as of time reporting), see its accompanying sales figure that industry analysts are predicting will be just enough to see it land at #1 on next week’s refreshed singles’ chart:

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James Franco has set his sights on the story of an exotic dancer published on Twitter.

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It’s hard to believe it’s nearly been two decades since the world was introduced to the velvet croon of Grammy winning singer Maxwell.  But, with April 2016 will come the 20th anniversary of ‘Urban Hang Suite’ – his debut album featuring the hits ‘Whenever, Wherever, Whatever’ and  ‘Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder).’  Now, ever impatiently, fans have been left wondering where part 2 to the R&B beau’s album trilogy has been hiding.

Well, wonder no more.

Taking to our friends at Essence, Max lent a long-awaited update on blackSUMMERs’night – the follow-up to 2009’s BLACKsummers’night – and tells readers they may have their hands on it sooner than they expect. Updates await below:

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