Cover Star is back!

Today’s contribution comes courtesy of Ebony Moné, who delivers her own take on Rita Ora and Chris Brown’s blazing new single ‘Body On Me.’

How did she fare? Find out below…

She did that!

Ms. Moné decorated the track with dynamic vocal runs and, in the truest sense of the term, made the song her own. A great performance.

For more on Ebony, check out her YouTube channel here.

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Your thoughts?

“You could cut the exact same songs with a black female singer that I cut with Ariana, and they would be nowhere as big.”

The comment above was made by Republic Records Executive Wendy Goldstein as she awaits the release of ‘Beauty Behind the Madness’ by her artist The Weeknd.

However, despite enjoying success with the entertainer of Pop and Rhythmic platforms, the industry power player has revealed that she’s anything but happy with the state of R&B music in today’s world.

Why?

Her conversation with ‘Billboard‘ below…

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Dr. Dre has something to share.

As his movie ‘Straight Outta Compton’ continues to rock and roll atop box offices worldwide the mogul has used this time to step forward to apologise to the women he assaulted before turning his life around.

His words below…

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Six days separates the world from The Weeknd‘s brand new album ‘Beauty Behind the Madness.’

Excited? You should be. For, the release marks his first album since 2013’s ‘Kiss Land’ and arrives after his faultless rise to the Pop heavens thanks to his ties with the ’50 Shades of Grey’ film adaptation and blossoming relationship with the model Bella Hadid.

Now, to extract the sting out of any potential leaks, Mr. ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ has released snippets from the project to tease material which features Lana Del Rey, Labrinth and Kanye West.

Press play to enjoy Weeknd on the weekend below…

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With a slew of summer festival dates ahead, Beyonce is stocking up on vacation time.

Ever keen to share her world on her terms, Queen Bey took to Instagram to moments ago to post snaps of herself soaking up the sun with mogul husband Jay Z and their 3-year-old daughter Blue Ivy.

Multiple sources are reporting that The Carter’s are gearing up to drop a joint LP before the year’s end. Time will tell if that comes to fruition; but, in the here and now, one thing that is certain is that more pics await below…

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Cop a gander of Miguel!

The eclectic star serves fashion on the cover of Billboard Magazine‘s first Men of Style issue.

Having released third album ‘Wildheart’ earlier this year, the ‘Coffee’ crooner has been stirring up US audiences this Summer on the project’s accompanying tour. The successful trek is set to hit Europe in the Fall.

Peep another snap below…

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Welcome back to TGJ Replay!

Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ features, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s newest reflective segment to act as a written quest to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday. Unlike its TGJ retrospective predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase entire albums (and eras) from a library of pop and Urban pop music hits.

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Tinashe is wasting no time setting the wheels in motion for her sophomore album.

The last year has seen the newcomer cement her name into the minds of the masses off the back club jams ‘2 On’ and ‘All Hands On Deck.’ She’s also enjoyed success with features on hits such as ‘Drop That Kitty’ and Kid Ink’s ‘Body Language.’

Speaking to That Grape Juice at the 2015 BET Awards, the the 22-year-old revealed the follow-up to debut album ‘Aquarius’ will be arriving this year.

Confirmed producers on the project include Max Martin, Dr. Luke, and now Diplo.

The latter sat down with TIME magazine recently and gushed about his involvement with the as yet untitled set.

See what he had to say below…

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‘Love & Hip Hop Atlanta’s fourth season isn’t done yet.

For, after its finale episode aired on Monday next Monday will see the cast reunite for the first part of their reunion special.

Why cast member Nikko Smith is unable to shake rumours brought to the series by the R&B singer K. Michelle?

Joseline Hernandez.

Find out what we mean below…

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Interviews may be the foundation for many a star’s bid to wow and woo fans before an album release but recent years have seen the performer Beyonce steer away from them.

Now, after shocking fans by not giving ‘Vogue’ an interview to accompany her spread in its September issue a Yale professor has stepped forward to reveal why the star no longer needs them.

More below…

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Future may be gearing up to perform at the very first ‘Epic Festival‘ next week but that hasn’t stopped him from finding the time to release a brand new music video.

Its name? ‘Where Ya At?’

Its location? His ‘Dirty Sprite 2’ album which topped the Billboard 200 and receive a promotional push of gargantuan proportions when ‘Where’s video premiered on the Sony Billboard in Times Square.

Press play to catch the father of four and his pal Drake in action below…

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Last year’s ‘Paula’ saw Robin Thicke fall out of the good graces of more than his now ex-wife.

It’s little wonder, then, why the smooth-voiced chanteur is pounding the promotional pavement hard in support of new single ‘Back Together.’

Thicke only just released the Nicki Minaj assisted number to iTunes last week, yet he isn’t relying on radio picking up the track first before hitting the TV circuit.

The star’s most recent stop was ‘The Late Late Show With James Corden’ last night.

Backed by a full band, the crooner roused with an energetic showing.

Peep the performance below…

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