Talk about winning!

As if listing fashion and fragrance designer, reality television star, and small screen actress to her growing resume isn’t enough, now ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star Nene Leakes is headed to Broadway.

Joining a historic twist on the recently revamped ‘Cinderella’ story starring Keke Palmer as the lead character, Leakes is set to join the Rodgers and Hammerstein production from Nov. 25 to Jan. 3, 2015.

Keen to find out who she’ll be portraying? Tuck in below:

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Ariana Grande isn’t the only chart-topper with a problem (you know what we mean)…

Grammy-winning ‘The Way’ singer Jill Scott learned the hard way today how social media fires spread as rumored nude photos of her swept the net. Two images of the songstress surfaced of her standing topless posing in the mirror.

Pitting her fans in position to defend her from the number of meme recreations and Twitter jokes, Scott finally took to her own handle to douse the fire by slamming reports that the photos were actually her.

See her response below:

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Looks like Egypt will be getting a little brother or sister for Christmas!

15-time Grammy winner Alicia Keys launched a media frenzy earlier today at the fragrance launch of her Givenchy’s Dahlia Divin-fronted fragrance at Macy’s Herald Square in New York City when she revealed the due date of her next born.

Nowadays donning her once-signature braids with a glow befitting an expectant mother, Keys was quizzed by the press about her new Pharrell-assisted album and more.  Her answer may have given more than what was bargained for.  See more pics and read quotes below:

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Funnyman Nick Cannon was certainly not in a laughing mood earlier today as he went on a Twitter rant slamming critics of the status of his marriage to pop icon Mariah Carey.

With rampant reports that the duo are well on their way to divorce court, Cannon took to social media to clear up rumors that the “battle” between them has turned nasty.  While his rant never conclusively confirmed or denied the rumors, he certainly set the record straight.

Read his fiery statements below:

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It’s a return to reality for a certain Jazmine Sullivan as she continues to bless fans with long-awaited new music.  First thrilling fans this summer with her first official single in three years,  ‘Dumb’ featuring Meek Mill, now Sullivan eases down the comeback road with its follow-up ‘Forever Don’t Last.’

A powerful, dramatic ballad showcasing the Philly native’s oft-envied chops, the acoustic number comes as the latest lift from her ‘Reality Show’ album due later this year.

Hear it below:

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In the September of 2013 Pop princess Ariana Grande planted a kiss on the Billboard 200’s #1 spot with her debut LP ‘Yours Truly.’

This year, just over 12 months after ‘Truly’s August 30th 2013 unveiling, the singer has celebrated the arrival of her second #1 album, ‘My Everything.’

How she celebrated the news?

Find out below…

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Streams may have helped it soar to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, but it’s become pretty clear that Nicki Minaj‘s ‘Anaconda’ stands tall thanks to sales generated by her fans and the general public alike.

For this week, in what marks one of the rapper’s best charting periods since her debut, the single has moved almost 200,000 units!

Details below…

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‘Crazy’ singer Cee Lo Green has certainly had fans questioning how much he lives up to the title as recent headlines have been flooded by news of his controversial rape comments.  As readers know, Green pleaded ‘no contest’ last week to a felony charge that he provided ecstasy to a woman in 2012.

Criticism from social media users led the Goodie Mob hitmaker to go on a damning Twitter rant of sorts that included the now infamous tweet:

The backlash was so massive it led Green to delete his Twitter account temporarily.  Now reinstated and accompanied by an apology, the move appears to have proven itself too little too late as reports have it that TBS has axed the singer’s reality show. See the apology below and tell us:

Are people being too harsh to CeeLo?

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With summer in full swing, so too is festival season! And, while a multitude events clam up the calendar, the Fusion Festival has quickly established itself as the spectacle oozing the most “must-see” value.

With good reason, too.

Since launching, many a major name have rocked the two-day extravaganza – which was exactly that this year. For, major names such as Jessie J and Pitbull were tapped to play to event which took place August 30^th – 31^st in Birmingham, England.

 To celebrate the festival’s return, That Grape Juice journeyed to to the English city to soak up the festivities and jam to new and established talent (Ella Henderson is vocally everything!). We also teamed up with Bose UK, whose new Yozilla headphones are easily the best we’ve used yet, to help pick the winner for their exciting Bose Selfie Competition.

{Headphones modelled by That Grape Juice’s Jamell}

As anyone who follows TGJ on Twiiter, Instagram, and Facebook will note, the contest simply asked that entrants submit a fierce selfie of themselves to be in with a chance of nabbing the Yozilla headphones that we can’t get enough of.

Of the thousands of entrants, many were TGJ readers and we had a blast sifting through all the “super turnt up” snaps – a fact which made whittling down the entries to a list of seven winners dizzingly difficult.

Alas, with help from other notable tastemakers, the winners were picked. Peep the pic below…

All in all, a great weekend of great music!

Disclaimer: Compensation was provided by Bose via Glam Media. The opinions expressed herein are those of the author and are not indicative of the opinions or positions of Bose.

With a new album to promote, Nicki Minaj caught up with her pal Ellen DeGeneres to shoot an appearance on the talk show’s host long-running series to discuss the project!

Now, before their conversation airs on September 10th, peep a pic from their time together today, snapped by an audience member!

Are you looking forward to the interview?

Let us know after the jump!

Faith Evans takes it back to the 90s with her ‘I Deserve It‘ music video, shot to support her forthcoming album ‘Incomparable.’

Featuring Missy Elliott and Sharaya J, the clip will debut in full later on this week, but teases fans with a little bit of itself today!

Check it out below…

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One week separates the world from Jhene Aiko‘s ‘Souled Out‘, the follow-up to her game changing ‘Sail Out’ EP and an album Def Jam no doubt hopes will see Jhene pull in sales far and wide following Rihanna‘s exit from the label this year.

How Aiko raises her chances of doing so? By releasing a stream of the album on iTunes, allowing the world to play before they pay before September 9th sees her rock ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’!

Hit ‘The Pressure’ below to give it a spin?

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