After being billed an unscrupulous backstabber by former pal K.Michelle, Elle Varner knocks on Monday’s front door and hands it a package wrapped by the R&B belle herself.

What it finds after unravelling said package? The video for the singer’s brand new single ‘Don’t Wanna Dance‘, featuring A$AP Ferg!

Hit the play button to catch the clip, and let us know if you’ll be picking up Varner’s ‘Four Letter Word‘ LP when it drops this fall, below…

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Well, that didn’t take long.

Yesterday, Alicia Keys teased a new song from her upcoming new album (the first since 2012’s ‘Girl On Fire’).

Fast forward 24 hours and the cut, which now has a confirmed title of ‘We Are Here’, has arrived in full, video  form.

Check out the visual below, which came packaged with an open letter from Keys upon its delivery….

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Tinashe is moving on up!

Ms. ‘2 On‘ finds friends in Usher and Kid Ink, with whom she appears on the song ‘Body Language.’

How the TGJ favourite fares on the bop?

Press play to find out below…

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Like a solar eclipse, Beyonce‘s promotional efforts these days are few and far between –  yet oh-so notable upon their arrival.

Late last month saw the superstar singer pose it up for an eclectic new photo feature for CR Fashion Book and now she’s giving fans a behind the scenes look at the Riccardo Tisci styled shoot.

Peep the ‘Drunk In Love’ diva in action below…

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After planting a ‘Kiss‘ on the world this summer and heating up dance floors near and far with the sizzling ‘She Came To Give It To You’, Usher has teased the release of his forthcoming Drake duet this week!

Hoping for a ‘Loyal’ type club banger from the pair? Well that’d be unfortunate, for thanks to new details shared by the ‘Burn’ performer, we now know that the song will be anything but, touching on issues of the deeper persuasion.

Usher’s words below…

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Remember our recent Freshly Squeezed Week? Of course you do!

As such, many of you will recall that we introduced budding diva Carmen as a new and notable name to watch out for.

And it appears she’s keen to ensure that our words receive an emphatic exclamation mark. Case in point the newly unzipped video teaser for her debut single ‘Cold’.

The dance-floor jam has been garnering play aplenty in the clubs and looks set to impact the charts on the back of its accompanying visual.

Any seasoned reader of TGJ will know we love talent, vision, stage blazing, and…wind-machines. As such, it seems Ms. Carmen is a girl after our hearts.

Peep the teaser for the Jordan Lewis and Kareem James jam below to see why! Look out for the full visual later this week!

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The stars were out in full force this week for the 2nd annual Hollywood Confidential event – which this year boasted vocal bible Brandy on the panel.

Presented by Walgreens and Brand Maverick Entertainment, the event (which took place at the packed-to-capacity Montalban Theatre in Hollywood, CA) sought to educate aspiring industry professionals on the inner workings of the business – with a particular focus on longevity.

That Grape Juice were in the house and loved it! For, it was both entertaining and informative for the audience of tomorrow’s next major names.

The other anchoring panelists at the Steve Jones production were actresses Meagan Good and Tichina Arnold.

Peep pics above and below…

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After his brother Joe surprised Pop listeners with Urban-kissed cut that was ‘Just in Love’, Nick Jonas flexes his Contemporary R&B muscles with his new single ‘Jealous.’

Come tomorrow, the single will be available to purchase on digital retailers, lifted from the November 11th release ‘Nick Jonas‘, the album he no doubt hopes will see him flung into respected artistic territory after spending the last few years perched on Pop’s sidelines.

Press play to meet a Miguel-inspired Jonas below!

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Alicia Keys is gearing up to give birth to both a new child and a new album – the latter of which she is teasing via Instagram.

Moments ago, the 15-time Grammy winner took to her official page on the platform to share a visual snippet of a new track, which has a working title of ‘I Am Here’.

Sporting the same braids that are synonymous with the early chapter of her career, Keys captioned the clip saying:

This is how I’ve been feeling…

Take a listen below and let us know if you’re feeling Ms. Keys’ newest number….

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Long before Drake or Lil’ Wayne were heard rapping and singing on a track, Nelly was already using the technique, delivering hits on hits on hits for the most part of the 00’s.

This week’s From The Vault pick is the veteran’s signature smash, ‘Hot In Herre‘

Produced by The Neptunes back in 2002, ‘Hot’ was the second offering from the artist’s sophomore album ‘Nellyville‘.

With its catchy chorus and various hooks, the tune was both Nelly and The Neptunes’s first of many a Billboard Hot 100 chart topper. It also reached the top spot of the Canadian charts and placed #4 in the UK. Alongside the Kelly Rowland-assisted ‘Dilemma’ – from the same album – it is considered Mr. Haynes’ signature track, and thanks to its sleek production never sounds out of date, to this day, when it’s party-o-clock.

It was with flying colors that director Little-X managed to translate the urgency of the lyrics into a fiery video taking place in a red hot kind of club where the ladies are anything but unhappy to oblige at the song’s request to take off their clothes. Although sportsmen Carmelo Anthony, TJ Duckett and Julius Peppers make brief but notable appearances during the clip, it is Cedric The Entertainer who steals the show with his now infamous “Roof Is On Fire” segment.

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With 2014 marking ‘Hot In Herre’’s 12th anniversary and the past few years in music focusing on “living for the moment”, you’d think a plethora of CLASSIC party-tunes would have emerged by now. Well from our vantage point there haven’t been that many jams that established themselves as club classics the way Nelly’s single did. The Black Eyed Peas’ ‘I Got a Feeling’, Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’ and Usher’s ‘Yeah’ come to mind as contenders for that category, can you think of others?

What are the club-classics of the past decade?

London’s ‘G-A-Y’ was the place to be for any fans of R&B’s Ameriie recently, playing host to a stellar live show put on by the ‘Come With Me‘ singer.

There, she served fire in abundance, blazing through a set list made up of her more recognisable to promote her new single ‘What I Want.’

Pop open the lid to watch Ms.’Touch‘ in all her sass serving glory below!

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It’s been a trying time for Mariah Carey of late – both personally and professionally.

However, this week saw a glimmer of glee gifted to the diva.

For, the 45-year-old has crossed an impressive digital milestone.

See what we mean below…

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