The U.K. music industry has seen its streaming figure cross the 500 million mark this year.

Why it has Rihanna to thank for a portion of its success?

Good news for the ‘Te Amo‘ performer below.

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In news that can only be classified as tragic, Bobbi Kristina – daughter of late pop icon Whitney Houston – reportedly expired tonight at the young age of 22.

Krissy, as she was affectionately called by her Grammy award winning mother, had been in a comatose state for seven months before passing away at an Atlanta hospice care center.

Since the story broke, fans and fellow celebrities alike have been pouring out condolences for the Houston and Brown family.  See some of your favorite stars’ weigh in on the tragic news:

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Joe Jackson, father of pop icon siblings Michael and Janet Jackson, reportedly suffered a health breakdown while celebrating his 87th birthday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Details below:

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Tragic news just in.

The only child of late singer Whitney Houston, Bobbi Kristina Brown, has passed away aged just 22.

TMZ confirmed the unfortunate occurrence moments ago.

Bobbi died at the Atlanta hospice care facility where she has been looked after since June 24th, after family were informed that there was no chance of recovery from the coma state she had been in for seven months.

As reported, she was found submerged in her bathtub on January 31st, and police believe she was underwater for anywhere between 2 and 5 minutes. Paramedics were able to resuscitate her, but she was in a medically induced coma and placed on life support.

Her mother Whitney died in February 2012 after also being found unconscious in a bathtub.

Speaking in a press statement, the Houston family said:

“She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months.”

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May Bobbi Kristina Rest In Peace.

Our sincerest thoughts and prayers go to Houston and Brown families at this incredibly sad time.

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It looks like third time’s the charm for Atlantan rapper Future.

For, after seeing his first two studio efforts bow in the Billboard 200’s top 10 upon their respective debuts, his third album – ‘DS2’ (in stores now) – has taken the tally’s perch.

Despite forecasts indicating the ‘Move That Dope’ rapper’s project would move less than 100k units its first week, the set has proven naysayers wrong by almost doubling its initial prediction.

See the official numbers below:

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Jennifer Lopez celebrated her 46th birthday in style hours ago!

Joined by her partner Beau Casper Smart the ‘Waiting For Tonight‘ singer enjoyed all 10AK Southhampton had to offer after she continued work on her TV series ‘Shades of Blue.’

Hit the link below to peep more snaps of the birthday girl.

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The James Brown-inspired star that is Aston Merrygold continues to promote his debut single ‘Get Stupid’ hours ago.

The British act made his way to the city of London to deliver a brand new live version of the songs for fans in the city as the number continues to rise on Pop radio platforms in the market.

Peep the snaps above and below…

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Drake isn’t done yet.

Still riding high on a wave of praise scored by his Meek Mill diss track ‘Charged Up’ the rapper unleashes two new beasts  before the arrival of his new album, ‘Views from the 6.’

Their names? ‘Hotline Bling’ and ‘Right Hand.‘

Ready to press play?

Hit the link below and weigh in on both cuts after the jump…

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‘Started from the Bottom’ beau Drake started his week in headlines with claims of not penning his own lyrics, courtesy of hit rapper Meek Mill.

And, while Mill has since offered a public apology for the firestorm of controversy ignited from his comments, his words could not go without rebuttal from the Canadian emcee.

The clapback fans have been waiting for has finally arrived.  Hear the subtle jabs dropped by Drizzy below:

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It’s been fifteen years since singer/actress/poetess Jill Scott took her first promenade up charts with ‘A Long Walk,’ ‘Getting in the Way,’ and ‘He Loves Me’ all found aboard her critically acclaimed debut album ‘Who Is Jill Scott?’

Fast forward to 2015 and the songstress is still hot as ever – a feat verified by her newly released album ‘Woman’ (her first since 2011’s chart-topping ‘The Light of the Sun’). Kicked off by singles ‘You Don’t Know’ and the R&B hit ‘Fool’s Gold’ (currently #3 on R&B charts), the project – like her releases that have preceded it – is being lauded by critics as one of the year’s “must haves.”

But, even in the height and hype of the critical acclaim, the question remains:  is the public listening?

Find out below as ‘Woman’s first week sales predictions are revealed:

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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 press play on ‘This Used To Be My Playground’ – a #1 hit for Madonna found on the soundtrack of the film ‘A League of Their Own.’  Around this time in 1992 she was just weeks from ascending to the Hot 100’s perch and set to dethrone one-hit-wonder Sir Mix-A-Lot’s claim to fame ‘Baby Got Back.’

Check below to see what other familiar faces you see in the top 20:

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