Brandy is bringing Broadway to the west side.

After a wildly successful NYC run as Roxie Hart in ‘Chicago: The Musical’, the singer/actress will reprise her role in a limited Los Angeles set of shows.

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August Alsina bares his emotions in earnest on stirring new single ‘Song Cry.’

The track is lifted from the 23-year-old’s second studio album ‘This Thing Called Life,’ which landed in stores this week amidst ample controversy.

Hoping to re-affix the focus on his music, the New Orleans native unwrapped the song’s accompanying video today.

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Is Beyonce once again making a beeline for the big screen? According to fresh reports, the ‘Dreamgirls’ diva is gearing up to flex her acting muscles.

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Last night saw girl power celebrated at the 10th annual Billboard Women In Music ceremony.

The event, which was held at Cipriani in New York City, honored the likes of Lady Gaga (‘Woman of the Year’), Missy Elliott (‘Innovator Award’), and Fifth Harmony (‘Best Group’).

Set to air on Lifetime on December 18th, snaps from the action-packed spectacle have surfaced.

Whose fashion slayed? You be the judge?

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Adele may be the name on everyone’s lips now, but if there is to be any other person we can say had ‘the best year ever,’ it would be The Weeknd.

The Canadian crooner not only topped the Hot 100 back-to-back with hits ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ and ‘The Hills,’ but also hoisted their parent album, ‘Beauty Behind the Madness,’ to equal height on the Billboard 200.  Making history as the first solo male artist to simultaneously top the Artist 100, Hot 100, and Billboard 200, his continued domination of the charts this week saw him add yet another history-making feat to a wildly growing list of accomplishments.

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Grammy winning music superstars Lionel Richie and Adele both took their respective megahits, ‘Hello,’ to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 over 30 years apart.  But, if what Richie reports is true, they may be sharing a spot on that very chart soon.

After a host of memes and Vine videos jokingly joined the two hits (like that seen above), the ‘Say You, Say Me’ singer says he was inspired to reach out to the diva’s team to coordinate a meeting.  That meeting could soon see the duo saying hello in a studio to cook up a new hit:

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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, Chart Rewind – a variation of our current Retro Rewind assay – accedes salutes to an entire era of music history.

On this #FBF we’ll press play on ‘I’m Your Angel,’ the unlikely pairing of R&B bad boy R. Kelly and powerhouse vocalist Celine Dion.  Written and produced by Kelly, the touching tune – lifted from his chart-topping third studio album ‘R.’ – came as quite the unexpected departure from the power-pop ballads that lined Dion’s repertoire (see:  ‘My Heart Will Go On’ which dominated charts the year prior).  In Kelly’s case, the departure – while not as unexpected – was certainly a welcomed retreat from his standard sexualized fare.

Regardless, fans welcomed ‘Angel’ with open ears, arms, and wallets as the tune soared to #1 on the Hot 100 and enjoyed its second week on the perch this week in 1998 (and wasn’t dethroned until 5 weeks later by Brandy‘s ‘Have You Ever’).  Tuck in below for your flight down memory lane and see what other familiar faces you see lining the top 25 this week in 1998.

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Kelly Rowland is cultivating a talent-search with a twist.

Christened ‘Chasing Destiny,’ the BET series will see the 34-year-old journey across the US to piece together music’s next big girl group.

Ms. Kelly has teamed up with industry renown choreographer Frank Gatson to achieve the goal. As widely reported, Gatson has creatively shepherded the careers of Destiny’s Child, Beyonce, and En Vogue.

Now, with the New Year nigh, more details about the show’s arrival have been uncovered.

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Finally!

After details from the project surfaced in drips and drabs throughout the year, ‘X-Men: Apocalypse‘ has finally seen its very first trailer released.

The movie hits theatres on May 27th 2016 and marks the latest ‘X-Men’ release to receive the Brian Singer directorial treatment.

Ready for your first look below…

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The British actor John Boyega is baring all on the storm that was ignited when his leading role in the forthcoming ‘Star Wars‘ movie was slammed by critics.

Their problem? His race.

Now, before the movie (named ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘) makes its way to movie theatres on December 18th, the rising star has spoken openly and honestly about how he feels about the racially-charged heat he has been facing.

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…and we thought the #Beyhive were the ones not to mess with!

It looks like Meek Mill is still being penalized for his infractions against Drake as the Canadian emcee’s fans have taken to the legal system to continue their assault.

As if an unforgiving Twitter dragging during the height of the rappers’ beef wasn’t enough, Mill may be headed back to jail all courtesy of some phone calls to prosecutors placed by Drizzy’s loyal followers.

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‘Whip My Hair’ hitmaker Willow Smith is hoping to whip record buyers into a frenzy this Friday morning with the unannounced release of her long-awaited debut album ‘Ardipithecus.’

Coming courtesy of Roc Nation, the youngest of the famed Smith clan drops her inaugural project over 4 years since her debut single ‘Whip My Hair’ saw her locked at the top of charts (as well as a string of EPs and other musical outings).

Now, the 15-year-old is finally serving up her full length official LP, comprised mostly of songs she wrote.  Get into the stream below:

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