How time flies! Just ask fans of TLC.

A whole year has passed since the iconic R&B outfit made headlines when they launched a fan-funded Kickstarter campaign to finance their final studio album.

Supporters – including celebrities such as Katy Perry – bound together to assist the surviving members T-Boz and Chilli in the venture, which hit $430,000 by its climax.

With a whole year passed, what is the status of the record?

An update awaits below…

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Award season is upon us!

And  for Adele, the success story of her ’25’ album continues to add new pages. The latest comes courtesy of the BRIT Awards 2016.

Nominations for the UK’s equivalent of the Grammys were announced moments ago and unsurprisingly, the ‘Hello’ singer is at the forefront

The fourth-quarter arrival of the LP last year means it’s not eligible for many of this year’s biggest award shows; however it’s undeniably fitting that the BRITs is the first that it is.

Find out which honors  Ms. Adkins is up for at the February 24th ceremony below, where the full list of nominations also awaits.

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Lady Gaga is wowing with her current winning streak.

December saw her named Billboard’s Woman of the Year, this month saw her nab a Golden Globe, and this morning morning she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song.

Now, the ‘Applause’ generator has been revealed as one of an elite list of artists tapped to front a major advertising campaign for the 58th annual Grammy Awards.

Details below…

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It’s showtime once again for dynamite diva Janet Jackson.

The Pop royal has unveiled revised US dates for her ‘Unbreakable World Tour’ after being forced to postpone much of its second leg due to the urgent need for surgery.

Holding true to her word, the 49-year-old has re-scheduled every date (sans one).

Let’s just say, Ms. Jackson will be “burning it up” across North America this Summer.

Dates and cities after the jump…

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Readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.

So, just 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 go back to our jam ‘Love Will Never Do’ – the 7th and final single from Janet Jackson‘s magnum opus ‘Rhythm Nation.’  Reaching the summit of the Hot 100 this week in 1991, the song knocked nemesis, Madonna, from the top spot with her controversial hit ‘Justify My Love.’   This feat, we’re sure, gave Jan’s fans added satisfaction (as if they didn’t already have enough to boast).  For, ‘Love’ not only made the pop icon the only artist in history to achieve 7 top five singles from one album, it also gave her the distinct honor of being the only artist in history to have a #1 single over three different calendar years from one album.

Talk about iconic!

Get into this week’s ‘Chart Rewind’ below and see what other familiar faces you see in the top 25:

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Tamar Braxton wears many things well – wigs and gowns included. However “titles” is perhaps most fitting for the multimedia maven – who counts singer, talk-show host, and producer among her numerous jobs.

As widely reported, the pressure to excel at all compounded and saw Braxton hospitalised with a serious clot in her lungs.

Thankfully, the outspoken star has made a recovery, yet is sharing the pre-cursor to her health breakdown on the current season of WE tv hit ‘Tamar & Vince.’

In this EXCLUSIVE clip, the youngest of the Braxton clan is shown in Jamaica reviewing a scene for her ‘Angels & Demons’ video (lifted from latest LP ‘Calling All Lovers’). Everyone seemed impressed…but Tamar.  Never one to hold her tongue, find out how things played out above.

Perfectionist or petty?

Be sure to tune in TONIGHT on WE tv at 9/8c

Your thoughts?

Moments ago, the nominations for the Oscars 2016 were announced. And while the list brought with it an honor for Urban hit ‘Straight Outta Compton,’ glaringly apparent was one worrying fact:

Not a single actor or actress of color received a nomination in any of the in the four main acting categories. This despite 20 slots in total being up for grabs.

Full story below…

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It’s that time of year again. The Oscars 2016 air live from Los Angeles on February 22nd at Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

As is always, all eyes are on which movies are up for honors at the latest instalment of the historic ceremony.

Moments ago, it was revealed that Dr. Dre and Ice Cube‘s N.W.A biopic ‘Straight Outta Compton’ landed a nod. But without further ado…check out the full list of nominees at the 88th Annual Academy Awards below…

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Last year, Usher raced back to the drawing board when the material released from his new album was proving slow to catch on.

At the time, the singer saved face by claiming he didn’t want to rush. But with several fizzled singles and a tour already in place, it was clear there had been a plan that didn’t play out as intended.

Undeterred, the Urban-Pop hitmaker spent much of 2015 locked in the lab attempting to manufacture a monster eighth album.

Jury’s out on whether he and his team have succeeded with that aim, but it appears the answer will materialize soon – because the project finally has a name.

Details below…

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It’s here!

Adele is the latest belter to buckle up for James Corden’s ‘Carpool Karaoke.’

The sure-to-go-viral segment debuted moments ago on ’The Late Late Show’ and sees the two Brits cruising through London (tea en toe) singing a number of hits from Ms. Adkins’ catalogue, as well as rapping Nicki Minaj’s verse in Kanye West’s ‘Monster’ and Spice Girls’ ‘Wannabe.’

’25,’ the songbird’s third studio album is already a gargantuan successes and moves like this will only serve to extend its domination.

The clip is all sorts of hilarious and it awaits below…

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She may have said “goodbye” to the perch of the Hot 100 this week thanks to Justin Bieber, but on the album side of charts, there’s no dethroning Adele.

Indeed, shifting another 194,000 units (164k pure sales), the ‘Hello’ hitmaker greeted yet another week atop the Billboard 200. Bringing her overall count to 7.6 million in 7 weeks, ’25’s reign over the album charts comes as the longest consecutive run by a female in nearly 30 years.

Billboard reports:

“…25 becomes the first album by a woman to spend its first seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart since 1987 (and the first since Nielsen Music’s electronically-scanned point-of-sale data began powering the chart in 1991).

The only other album by a woman to chart its first seven weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 was Whitney Houston’s second album, Whitney, which bowed atop the list dated June 17, 1987, and ruled for 11 straight frames (through the chart dated Sept. 5).”

No stranger to ruffling the feathers of Whitney Houston fans (click here to read more on that), only time will tell if the Brit-born diva will be snatching another title from the legend’s list of accolades.  Until then, get your weekly Billboard 200 and Hot 100 chart check below:

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Beyonce has established herself as today’s top tour de force and it looks as though she’ll be flexing that muscle in 2016.

Details below…

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