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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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.

Now, as her faithful #Navy await official news on the release of “R8” – the eighth full length studio album from music’s leading bad gal Rihanna, we pon de replay with an ode to her sophomore effort ‘A Girl Like Me.’

“Everything on this album is from a female’s perspective.  This album is very personal to me and everything’s coming from my point of view…” – Rihanna, 2006

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BET are turning all the way up for the 15th anniversary of the BET Awards.

This Sunday sees the annual extravaganza aptly air live from LA Live at the Nokia Theater, with a line-up that continues to grow more titillating by the day.

For, it has been announced that a slew of new names have joined the list of already confirmed performers set to rock the stage in just 48 hours.

Details below…

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1) Beyonce – Resentment

2) Fifth Harmony – Everlasting Love

3) Ne-Yo – Coming With You

4)  Ciara – Dance Like We’re Making Love

5) Joe – All The Things

What are Your Top 5 Songs of The Moment?

Lil Wayne’s feud with Young Thug has reached a new low.

For, the latter has been linked to a shooting that threatened to end the Young Money royal’s life.

A serious matter below…

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2015’s first and second quarter have already delivered some of R&B’s most anticipated offerings.  From Jazmine Sullivan and Ciara to Ne-Yo and Jamie Foxx, Urban music lovers have been granted no shortage of gems to add to their collections.

Now, from the looks of things, the third and fourth quarters are looking to follow suit. With new album announcements coming from the likes of Janet Jackson, Brandy, Monica, Tamar Braxton, Toni Braxton, Ashanti, Chrisette Michele, and more, tuck in below to see what else is new from Melanie Fiona, Jussie Smollett, Ginuwine, and Floetry…

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Jennifer Hudson and Brandy look like they’ll have some Grammy winning company on season 2 of FOX’s breakaway hit ‘Empire’ in the form of Alicia Keys and Lenny Kravitz.

Get the details below:

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With the fundraiser for TLC‘s final album now sitting at over $250,000 ($100k more than the set target), the legendary group are piecing together their dream-team to produce it.

Find out who they’ve recruited thus far below…

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Fans hoping for a new Rihanna album over the holidays found a proverbial lump of coal under their trees this Christmas. For, the 26-year-old is still working on the as yet untitled set, which supporters have codenamed ‘#R8’. Or perhaps more accurately ‘R Late’.

Delayed in earnest, some industry sources have suggested that the project may be subject to extra internal pressure due to the success rival Beyonce enjoyed with her self-titled visual LP.

Whatever the case, Ms. Fenty isn’t letting the slow-going or dwindling interest dent her drive. Because after celebrating the festive season with friends and family in her native Barbados, the star hit a studio in the region to re-commence recording of the record.

Peep a snap from the session above.

Are you still excited?

Your thoughts?

Their careers may already call for them to play dress-up in many-a-front, but the years have proven that Hollywood’s fascination with Halloween draws no shortage of eye-grabbing outfits.

Indeed, Halloween 2014 has come and gone, but we’re pretty sure some of the night’s costumes will be the chatter of many for days to come.

Check in below to see the likes of Beyonce, Rihanna, Diddy, Chris Brown, Gwen Stefani, Miguel, and many more to tell us who wins your vote for best costume:

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Before you know it awards season will be in full swing.

Probably our favorite time of year here at TGJ HQ, we were ever-excited to learn of the Soul Train Awards committee unveiling the nominations for their 2014 showing.

Featuring heavy competition from the year’s best and brightest in Hip Hop and R&B, TGJ favorites Chris Brown, Pharrell Williams, John Legend, and Beyonce are leading the pack of nominees for the ceremony.

Set to be hosted by ‘Queen of All Media’ Wendy Williams, the show will be taped at the Las Vegas Orleans Arena on November 7 then air on Centric and BET on November 30th (8p/7p CST).

Until then, familiarize yourself with the rest of the nominees below as revealed by Williams’ show:

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For most R&B staples, nabbing opening numbers between the 50 to 65,000 units mark has become the unfortunate norm.

So, you can imagine how delighted fans of ‘Trigga’ performer Trey Songz are today, now that his new LP has impacted the ‘Billboard 200′ with sales of over 100,000 units!

Full story below!

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