Scandal’s Kerry Washington found herself in good company yesterday evening, rubbing shoulders with ‘Coldest Winter‘ rapper Kanye West and ‘I Bet‘ singer Ciara at last night’s ‘Fashion Los Angeles Awards.’

Snapped alongside the Grammy-winning pair, Ms. Washington attended the event before the aforementioned Scandal returns to unleash the second half of its latest season, set to return on January 29th.

More from the night below…

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Pop pals Rihanna and Katy Perry partied the night away in LA yesterday evening, joining their mutual friend Jeremy Scott and R&B diva Ciara at the first-ever ‘Fashion Los Angeles Awards.‘

Hosted by The Daily Front Row, the event also welcomed the fashion forward force that is Kanye West, who presented the Fashion Innovator of the Year Award to Mazdack Rassi, the mastermind behind Milk Studios.

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The ‘Fearless’ Jazmine Sullivan has welcomed her lowest first week sales for an album to date this week, seeing her latest LP ‘Reality Show‘ move 29,708 units.

Debuting at #12 on the Billboard 200, the R&B set made its arrival after 2010’s, ‘Love Me Back‘ sold 57,000 copies in its first week and her debut album ‘Fearless’ shifted 65,000 copies with the help of the timeless number ‘Bust Your Windows.’

The album’s final first week number is sits at the 32,254 mark when sales-equivalent streams are thrown into the mix.

Your thoughts?

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Next Tuesday heralds the worldwide release of Ne-Yo‘s sixth studio album ‘Non Fiction’.

Easily the Grammy winner’s most R&B flavored effort in years, the set has been showered with praise from critics and has fared well commercially with singles ‘She Knows’ and ‘Time Of Our Lives’.

That Grape Juice caught up with the singer-songwriter recently and quizzed him on a number of topics including his return to Urban, his racier image, issues with streaming, and new projects from Rihanna and Janet Jackson.

Ever frank, the star delivered insightful conversation.

Check out our interview with Ne-Yo below…

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Welcome to the latest TGJ Roundtable!

Over the years, That Grape Juice has established a distinguished voice that – whether loved or loathed – sparks discussion, debate, and on occasion drama!

Though comprised of seasoned writers who share a similar outlook on Urban Pop culture, the idiosyncrasies of the TGJ team members often lend for quite heated debates “behind the scenes” about the hottest topics.

Now, we give you a front row seat to the show. In a format similar to ‘The View’ or ‘The Real’, TGJ editors – Sam, David, Rashad, and Joe – get real in a very candid way.

Today’s roundtable topic asks…

Is Mariah Carey’s Las Vegas Residency A Good Career Move?

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This year, R&B beauty Jhene Aiko will work her magic on a single set to be released by her Def Jam pal Elijah Blake.

Today, she releases the Wes Anderson-inspired visual for the jam ‘Spotless Mind‘, debuting on ‘Elle‘ and featuring the father of her child O’Ryan, brother of R&B singer Omarion.

Check it out after the jump…

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Pop princess Iggy Azalea believes she sparked a change in Hip-Hop music last year, revealing that she believes her debut album broke major ground in the genre in a new interview with ‘GQ’ magazine.

Why Azalea feels she has a place in the competitive arena?

Her estimation below…

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FOX‘s freshman smash ‘Empire’ is the show on everyone’s lips…and for good reason.

The music-drama serves up a potent package of sass, drama, glamor, and jaw-dropping storylines revolving around the Lyon family – anchored by Luscious (Terrence Howard) and Cookie (Taraji P. Henson).

Next week sees the action continue in episode 4 of season 1. Check out a sneak peek preview below…

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Remember when Ty Dolla Sign teased a new Kanye West and Rihanna collaboration earlier this month?

Well, it appears the said song is on the cusp of hitting public domain.

Details below…

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Chris Brown may be embroiled fresh legal drama, but the singer isn’t letting that freeze the push for his current album ‘X’.

Moments ago, the 25-year-old unwrapped the scenic video for the set’s latest single ‘Autumn Leaves (ft. Kendrick Lamar)’.

Check it out below…

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Ten years into its run, ‘So You Think You Can Dance‘ has called on the Pop force that is Paula Abdul to join its judging panel, enlisting the ‘Opposites Attract’ singer to do so alongside ‘Talk Dirty’ chart-slayer Jason Derulo!

Full story below…

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With the February 3rd release of Fifth Harmony‘s ‘Reflection’ album fast approaching, the budding divas took to ‘On Air With Ryan Seacrest’ this morning to promote.

Proving why they’re tipped for epic success this year, the Pop-Urban outfit soared with an acoustic rendition of their current single ‘Sledgehammer’.

Watch the ladies hit hard after the jump…

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