The 87th Annual Academy Awards certainly provided many a notable moment courtesy of the host of movie and music stars who took to the stage.

Now, after show-stopping performances from John Legend, Rita Ora, Lady Gaga, and more, see who walked away with the show’s biggest star – its coveted trophies!

A full winners’ list awaits below:

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Despite an awesome lineup featuring Jennifer Hudson, John Legend, Adam Levine, and more, it was pop megastar Lady Gaga who was billed as the night’s “must see” musical performer at the 87th annual Academy Awards. Now, after lending an absolutely jaw-dropping performance of the Julie Andrews-famed ‘The Sound of Music’ from the classic movie of its namesake, we can see why.

Setting Twitter ablaze as we speak, the emotional performance is quickly being deemed by critics one of the award show’s most memorable…ever!  Tuck in below to let us know if you agree:

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The 87th Annual Academy Awards may be flooding Twitter timelines for its host of memorable quotes (i.e. “honoring the best & whitest,”), red carpet slayage, and trophy wins and snubs, but its most talked about moments may have just come courtesy of its music performances.

As if Rita Ora didn’t rock the stage enough with her amazing live showing of ‘Grateful,’ found aboard the ‘Beyond the Lights’ soundtrack, Grammy winners Common, John Legend and Jennifer Hudson hit the Dolby Theatre stage to perform stunning renditions of songs from some of this year’s nominated films and more.

See it all below:

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The 2015 Academy Awards welcomed ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ star Rita Ora to its historic list of performers as the 24=year old took to tonight’s ceremony to perform ‘Grateful’ (from ‘Beyond the Lights’).

How did she fare?  You tell us below:

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The stars shine for entertainment’s biggest calendar night – the 87th Annual Grammy Awards! Live from Los Angeles’ Hollywood & Highland Center, join That Grape Juice‘s peek at the industry’s biggest names just moments after they arrive to the scene.

See and sound off on Oscar fashion hits and misses below.

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After heating up last Summer with ‘2 On’, R&B newcomer Tinashe returns to the club with anthemic new single ‘All Hands On Deck’.

Produced by Stargate, the hard-hitting track is being serviced as the third single from the 22-year-old’s debut album ‘Aquarius’.

For its official release, Iggy Azalea has been invited to lend a new verse.

Take a listen below…

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As Hollywood gears up for another Academy Awards ceremony tonight, From The Vault journeys back to the year 2007 when the ‘Dreamgirls’ cast performed a medley of the movie’s finest songs.

‘Dream’ was a huge success both commercially and critically; and a pronounced part of its popularity lay in the material heard throughout the movie. As such, it wasn’t much of a surprise then when its OST hit #1 on the Billboard 200 or when three records from the project were nominated for Best Original Song at the Oscars – namely ‘Love You I Do’, ‘Listen’ and ‘Patience’.

Introduced by Jennifer Lopez, cast-mates Keith Robinson, Anika Noni Rose, Jennifer Hudson and Beyonce  took to the stage to present a rousing rendition of said songs in medley form. Needless to say, the showing was a vocal home-run. Most importantly, the artists displayed incredible chemistry and each of their lights were able to shine during the seven minutes showing. {Side note: It’s always a pleasure for us watching Hudson and Knowles trade verses during ‘Listen’}

Sadly none of the songs won the coveted prize, but J.Hud was named Best Actress In A Supporting Role for her portrayal of Effie White. Hopefully, Common and John Legend fare better tonight with their Golden Globes-winning song ‘Glory’ which will compete against the Diane Warren-penned ‘Grateful’ sung by Rita Ora.
While we await to find out, we invite you to press play and relive the splendour of this moment.

Your thoughts?

Beyonce & Rihanna aren’t the only vocalists making independent moves this year.

For, kicking out the middle man to reach their fans directly are R&B singers LeToya Luckett, Lyrica Anderson and Chrisette Michele, all of whom are making major moves on an independent front this year.

What the ladies have been up to since the start of the year?

Catch up with our independent women below…

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‘Black is beautiful’ year-round, not just in February.

But, just in case you were looking for a reminder this month, head to your local newsstands to catch the slew of new magazine covers featuring some of your favorite stars.

From basketball stars Kevin Durant and Kobe Bryant styling afront ‘GQ’ and funny man Kevin Hart on ‘Men’s Health’ to Grammy winners Will Smith and Michelle Williams, join us below as we zoom through some of the month’s best offerings.

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Ahmad Givens, ‘Real’ of VH1’s ‘I Love New York’, has passed on this week, losing his life after a long fight against colon cancer.

Sad news below…

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Welcome 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 retrospective predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase entire albums (anderas) from a library of pop and Urban pop music hits.

Now, as fans continue to enjoy ‘Living It’ – the fifth full length studio album from the legendary Dorinda Clark-Cole (released February 17th), we take it back to 2002 when the gospel diva first put her heels on the beaten path to solo success.

It all awaits below:
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Catfishes beware…Charlamagne Tha God is here!

That’s right, when the fourth season of MTV’s Catfish returns on February 25th it will do so with ‘The Breakfast Club’ frontman, signing on to help the show’s host Nev Schulman following the departure of Max Joseph.

Details below…

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