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LA’s Galen Center was the place to be hours ago as it was used to host this year’s ‘Teen Choice Awards’!

There, the likes of Rita Ora, the cast of the hit Fox series ‘Empire’ and Britney Spears rubbed shoulders to celebrate the year’s achievements in entertainment with votes cast by 13 to 19-year-olds.

Peep the full list of winners and snaps from the event after the jump…

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Rita Ora‘s latest single ‘Body On Me’ has made its way to the U.K’s Official Top 30.

Good news for the Pop hurricane below…

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The Wondaland collective kicked off their 8-city US trek this week! Christened Janelle Monáe and Wondaland Records Present The EEPHUS Tour Powered by Toyota, the first stop was in Philadelphia on August 12th.

Led by Janelle Monáe, the rising stars – who are comprised of acts such as ‘Classic Man’ Jidenna and Roman GianArthur – will perform in major cities like New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles before wrapping up in Atlanta on August 31st. Fans can still sign up at www.Wondaland.com for their chance to experience The Eephus Tour.

To celebrate the jaunt, we want to give you – the TGJ faithful – a heads up on an upcoming sweepstakes. The prize: a pair of tickets and a VIP Meet & Greet trip at Wondaland’s final show in Atlanta.

Interested? We thought so!

To enter, you’ll need to show Janelle Monáe, your ‘Yoga’ swag by uploading your pictures and videos to Twitter and/or Instagram using the hashtag “#WondalandGoesPlacesSweeps

Check out Ms. Monáe’s instructional video below! And, you never know, we may just spotlight some of our favorite picks here on TGJ!

 

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The openly gay athlete Michael Sam has announced that he is to part ways with the National Football League.

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The good people of New York City were graced by Rihanna‘s presence hours ago when she stepped out in style before the unveiling of her next studio album.

Snapped sporting white the style star hit the city’s street after fans of NBC’s ‘The Voice’ learned she would be joining the series as an advisor to its coaches on its forthcoming season.

More snaps below…

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Vogue magazine’s September issue is doing more than helping the singer Beyonce to make history this year.

For, the fashion publication called on the creative Mario Testino to capture the cast of ‘Empire’ for the issue before the show returns for a second season next month.

Find out when here.

There, joined by the show’s creator Lee Daniels and ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ vocalist The Weeknd, the cast hints that their forthcoming season will also see them welcome the supermodel Jourdan Dunn (far right) who stands alongside them in the fashion-forward shoot.

More below!

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Priscilla Renea.

If the name above sounds unfamiliar it may because you aren’t a die-hard Fifth Harmony  supporter. If you are you’ll know that Ms. Renea is the brains behind the group’s smash hit single ‘Worth It’ which has endorsed by the hit-spewing star that is Taylor Swift.

How she did it? By performing it with them during the latest showing of her ‘1989 Tour.

Watch the ladies at work after the jump…

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In a time where vocal-less vocalists sit at the forefront of Pop the duo Louis York are a reminder that raw talent is anything but a thing of the past…even if it often seems that way.

Made up of the cut-creators Chuck Harmony and Claude Kelly the act first stepped onto the scene with the number ‘Clair Huxtable’ and return with their second single ‘Good Drinks, Dumb Jokes’ which appears on their forthcoming release ‘Masterpiece Theater Act I.’

Check ’em out below…

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Welcome to another edition of Screen Juice, the That Grape Juice original feature launched to keep you in the loop with all things of Film and TV.

Ready to taste the latest news?

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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.

This week, we’ll unlock the secrets behind the success of Toni Braxton‘s 1996 sophomore release ‘Secrets.’

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‘America’s Next Top Model’ may have failed to produce any top models but that hasn’t stopped it from turning many of its contestants into household names in their respective fields.

Now, one of these names has bagged a role for themselves in the Fox series ‘Empire.

Find out who it is below…

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The rapper Jidenna was forced to pay the rapper Iggy Azalea for using portions of her #1 single ‘Fancy’ to create his rising jam ‘Classic Man.’

Great for Iggy? It would be…if it was for true.

Confused?

Details below…

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