The Billboard Music Awards 2015 are currently underway at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. As ever, That Grape Juice will be providing you with performances as they occur!

Check out live showings from Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Iggy Azalea, Kanye West, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, the cast of ‘Empire’ and more below. Keep refreshing, as we’ll be updating minute-by-minute!

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It’s here!

Taylor Swift‘s star-studded video for ‘Bad Blood’ was unleashed moments during the Billboard Music Awards 2015.

Directed by the acclaimed Joseph Kahn, the highly stylized clip (which stars the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Zendaya, and Lena Dunham) draws on the cinematic to epic effect.

Check out the ‘Blood’ visual below…

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The stars shine bright for one of music’s biggest calendar night – the Billboard Music Awards 2015!  Live from MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, see the industry’s biggest stars just moments after they arrive to the scene. See and sound off on the fashion hits and misses below…

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This week’s From The Vault is salutes living legend Janet Jackson, who not only turned 49 years-young yesterday but also confirmed this year will see her bless us with “new music, new world tour and new movement.”
Today – keeping with tonight’s Billboard Awards spirit – our pick comes in the form of Ms. Jackson’s showing at the ceremony in 2006.

With her then-latest release ’20 Y.O.’ serving as a retrospective celebration of her two decades in the music business, Janet seized the moment to further push that theme. She kicked off her performance with a video montage of some of her most notables videos set to the intro of the Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis produced ‘Control.’ She would then break into fan-favorite ‘Pleasure Principal.’

What followed was a pop-lock themed ‘So Excited’ – which she wrote alongside Jimmy & Terry and ex-boyfriend Jermaine Dupri. The song served as the chart-topping album’s second single.

Though the volume on the vocals were gratingly low, Janet’s overall energy was turned all the way up throughout the performance. Armed with her signature troop of dancers, on that night the artist proved – yet again – that any way you slice it, she never lost that magic that made the charts, MTV and concert-goers fall in love with her all those years ago. What’s more, she proved that, in the midst of the nostalgia, she’s able to serve up something fresh, sassy, and relevant to the time.

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As keen supporters of Ms. Janet, we couldn’t be more elated about her imminent return. Seven years removed from her last LP ‘Discipline,’ we feel now is the perfect time for the diva to rock the scene and update the blueprint of what a female Pop star should be.
Whether dealing with social issues, expressing her fantasies or singing about love, Janet always brings something new to the table and is never afraid to tell us what has been going on in her world – even when it’s controversial – and we for one cannot wait to find out what the next conversation is going to be.

Your thoughts?

On David Guetta‘s latest album, the Dance extraordinaire commands the masses to ‘Listen.’

Now, he’ll be wanting them to watch following the video premiere for the set’s latest single – ‘Hey Mama’ featuring Nicki Minaj.

Produced by Guetta and Afrojack, the track serves as the third cut to be lifted from the ‘Listen’ LP and features newcomer Bebe Rexha (who sounds eerily like Rihanna, but we digress).

Check out the visual below…

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Janet Jackson is 49 and fabulous!

The iconic Pop diva celebrated her birthday last night in Los Angeles with a close circle of friends.

Jackson, who announced a new album and world tour in the early hours of the day, was also joined by dancers (or The Kids as she cutely christens them) from her previous “eras.”

Peep pics from the festivities above and below…

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Mariah Carey‘s Las Vegas residency is bringing out fans and fellow musicians.

The extravaganza, christened ‘Mariah #1 To Infinity,’ was attended by Roc Nation priori Rita Ora last night – who also got the chance to meet Mimi afterwards.

Gushing to her millions of Instagram followers, the 24-year-old wrote:

So it happened yeeeeeaaahhhhhh baby great show @mariahcarey ain’t nobody wearing those diamonds like you

Looking good, ladies. Looking good.

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The unstoppable force that is Tinashe took to Power 106’s ‘Powerhouse 2015‘ to rock its audiences’ world last night.

Yes, as she continues to give many an Urban Pop princess a run for their chart money the star hit the event as part of the push to promote to her debut album ‘Aquarius.‘

Eager to see what she served up at the show?

‘Kitty’ dropping fun below…

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In 2013 they served up ‘Mine.‘

In 2015, Beyonce & Drake reunite to create ‘Can I’, their second collaborative number.

A snippet pulled from the release surfaced online minutes ago and is being touted as a Drake number which features the ‘Feeling Myself’ performer.

Is it any good?

Is it better than the numbers Drizzy cooked up with the likes of Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Rita Ora and TGJ favourite Tinashe?

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The 40th season of ‘Saturday Night Live‘ ended with a little help from Rihanna last night, calling on the performer to rock out before they bid their viewers farewell again.

Fortunately, the singer gave said viewers a lot to miss when she hit the stage to perform singles ‘Bitch Better Have My Money‘ and ‘American Oxygen‘ as part of her fifth appearance on the show and to support the studio LP on which the jams appear.

Ready to be impressed?

Rih’s brilliant set below…

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The ‘Creole’ belle that is Beyonce continues to push philanthropy to the forefront of her brand today.
How? By quietly flying to Haiti to clothe and feed those in need alongside the United Nations as part of a humanitarian mission in the Caribbean.

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‘Nasty’ is the name of Trey Songz’ musical game this time around.

Yes, the singer has unlocked a spicy new cut named ‘Nasty’ as he continues work on his next studio album, delivering it to the club scene alongside its contributing act, JR.

So, does the buzz single have what it takes to generate the momentum Trigga needs to ensure the next era of his career fares better than the last?

Get down with ‘Nasty’ to find out after the jump…

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