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.
Drake is making no secret of his admiration of Taylor Swift‘s music.
How he’s flaunting his love for the singer/songwriter now? By “performing” her hit single ‘Bad Blood’ in a new Apple Music commercial, released after she honoured his cut ‘Jumpman’ for the same company.
The American Music Award 2016 were held earlier tonight live at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.
The Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharaoh co-hosted ceremony had many-a-highlight thanks to jaw-dropping performances from the likes of Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, and many more, but the biggest star of the show – as expected – remained the awards themselves.
Curious to know who took home the coveted diamond trophies? Tuck in below as we update the list of winners:
The American Music Award 2016 are currently underway at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. As ever, That Grape Juice will be providing you with performances as they occur!
Check out performances from Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, John Legend, and more below:
Grammy-winning star Bruno Mars’ is on top of the world right now and, as of next week’s refreshed Billboard charts, may also be on top of the Billboard 200 with his tertiary release ’24K Magic.’
But, before you get to know his newest album – preceded by the top 5 hit of the same name – Mars is inviting fans to get to know sides of him never before exposed. Taking to ’60 Minutes,’ the ‘Locked Out of Heaven’ hitmaker gets out of his comfort zone and shows his vulnerable side – discussing everything from near homelessness to his Hawaiian upbringing, drugs, fear of following up the massive hit ‘Uptown Funk,’ and more.
The stars shine bright for one of music’s biggest calendar nights – the American Music Awards 2016! Airing live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, see the industry’s stars just moments after they arrive to the scene.
See and sound off on their fashion hits and misses below…
Riding high on the wave of praise her latest LP ‘Redemption’ has secured, the vocalist has surprised her fans with a new number named ‘Stars‘ today.
With production built by Machine Drum the song adds a fresh layer of creativity to her album’s exploration into femininity, sexuality and the African-American experience and is now hoping to impress you below.
People of the world unite, strength in number we can get it right…
In 1989, Janet Jackson released her fourth album, the socially conscious ‘Rhythm Nation 1814.’ Given recent political events, we thought there was no better time to spotlight the album’s title track as our From The Vault pick.
Released as the LP’s second single, ‘Nation’ was – once again – the result of the work between Jackson and legendary duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. It contains a sample from Sly & The Family Stone’s ‘Thank You’. Like Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder and Joni Mitchell before her, Jackson used this track to urge the youth to join forces and work together in order to improve their way of life.
A Pop-song-with-a-message, the release caused a colossal storm on a global scale. And although it missed the top of the US charts by one position – peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, it still it reached #1 on the Hip-Hop/R&B tally.
Dominic Sena took the directorial helm of the anthem’s Grammy-winning video – which skewed more mini-movie that any of Jackson’s prior or subsequent efforts.
Set in a post-apocalyptic warehouse, it is arguably one of the most iconic dance videos and sequences in Pop Culture. Influenced by brother Michael’s own short film ‘Captain Eo’, the hard-hitting choreography remains a staple and an inspiration for even today’s biggest stars.
Ever the idealist, Janet’s idea behind shooting the video in black and white was so that everybody had the same skin color: grey. A minor detail to some, but the semantics of this reaffirm how well-thought-out the message and execution were.
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From the US President-elect, to the BREXIT, to the one year anniversary of the Parisian terrorist attacks, it tends to be complicated to keep a positive outlook on life in such uncertain times.
Songs like ‘Rhythm Nation’ are what the world at large needs at this very moment; songs about hope, love, peace and unity.
Unfortunately, over 25 years after its release, the need for people to unite is stronger than ever. Hopefully 25 years from now we’ll finally be singing another tune.
