If you live in a major city you’ve probably encountered many a celebrity making their way through town on their way to work and play.

What happens if you don’t?

You come to the new TGJ feature ‘Celebs about Town’ which sees us churn out details about where your favourite people were the night before, and when and why they were there.

Waiting below? India Arie, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown and more!

The couple dined shortly after going public with their relationship which blossoms months after Lopez pulled the plug on her time with the entertainer Drake.

Rodriguez, a baseball player, is worth a reported $300 million and like Lopez was raised in New York City before becoming a household name by way of wins scored in his field.

Unfamiliar with his work?

Watch him in action below….

Lopez wasn’t the only one with business in Florida this month. For, Chris Brown finds himself in alligator-invested legal water following his alleged assault of a photographer.

As reported here, Brown was caught punching said photographer on camera (allegedly)  at a Tampa nightclub and parting ways with the venue long before he was scheduled to.

The club is now asking the singer to cough up the $30,000 they paid him to appear at the club as they believe he started the fight and had no good reason to split earlier than he was supposed to.

If he doesn’t return the cash he may have another lawsuit on his hands.

Let’s head over to New York.

There, the professional athlete and rising star Sterling Shepard attended the NFLxFIT Visual System Design Contest at The Museum at FIT to celebrate the marriage of sports and fashion.

Unfamiliar with the contest?

The National Football League (NFL) and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) partnered more than eight months ago to challenge students minoring in Creative Technology to reimagine all of the NFL team identities, including artwork and graphics inspired by the teams’ logos and fan cultures. The new graphic elements and branding treatments will be used on NFL merchandise.

Shepard, who is romantically tied to Chanel Iman, was signed by the Giants for $5.94 million in 2016 and plays alongside Odell Beckham Jr.

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Nabbing 2016’s best-selling release in the form of his blockbuster LP, ‘Views,’ was quite the double edged sword for rapper Drake.  On one hand, the Grammy-nominated set laid claim to the impressive title by beating out some of music’s biggest names (Beyonce, Rihanna, Kanye West, etc), but on the other hand the pressure was on its successor to match or surpass its impressive stats.

Now, after a full tracking week of his latest effort – ‘More Life’ – it appears the challenge was met head on.

As we reported here, the playlist was predicted to be greeted with sales equivalence of no less than 500k – a feat achieved by unprecedented streams.  In fact, reports have it the 6 God’s latest effort has been streamed over 380 million times worldwide (yes, that’s 50 million more than the record-setting ‘Views’).  With streaming and impressive sales together, ‘More’ has not only secured the rapper the best first week sales of the year, but his “playlist album” is the second best-selling project released this year overall.

Tuck in below to find out final figures:

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Trey Songz believes Nicki Minaj is a revisionist historian.

For, after she insinuated that her unprecedented hype circa 2010 was to thank for the success of their triple platinum cut ‘Bottoms Up‘, Songz has revealed that he believes it is Minaj who owes him the thank you.

Watch below…

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It’s not everyday an artist tops Billboard in successive weeks with two different albums.  In fact, before Future‘s February 2017 surprise back-to-back releases, ‘Future’ and ‘HNDRXX,’ it’d never been done.  In an ode to his unprecedented chart success, Billboard mag has gifted the Atlantan emcee its latest cover.

There, he dishes on former fiancee/singer Ciara, his ongoing snubs from the Recording Academy (the Grammys), and so much more.  A compelling read, tuck in to see highlights as well as the colorful photo shoot that accompanied the spread:

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The African-American jobs creator Diddy has been slapped with claims that his company ‘Revolt’ discriminated against its Caucasian employees.

Details on the allegations below…

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‘Unpretty’ pair TLC may have slammed with ugly accusations of running with fans’ kickstarter donations provided to fund their last album, but now they’re hoping a listen at one of its finished products will help clear their name (and the air).

Teaming with FOX’s hit series, ‘Star,’ the group’s lead singer T-Boz took to Twitter earlier this week to excite followers with the announcement there’d be new music on display during this week’s episode.  When quizzed on if the tune – titled ‘Way Back’ – would be the kick off to the June 2017-due project, T responded:

Did you miss it?  If so, listen inside:

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The stars shine for a major night in music – the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards! Live from The Forum LA, join That Grape Juice‘s peek at the industry’s biggest names just moments after they arrive to the scene.

See and sound off on the fashion hits and misses 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 each anchor…

What Is On Your 2017 Wish List?!

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The big screen adaptation of the August Wilson‘s ‘Fences’, which stars Viola Davis and Denzel Washington, has generated millions at the box office over the Christmas period.

Full story below…

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After revealing that she had set the next few months aside rebuild her brand, Azealia Banks was surprised to learn that she had been dissed in Nicki Minaj’s brand new ‘Empire’ game application.

In response, the entertainer penned an open letter to the ‘Shanghai’ lyricist which criticised her for what she believed was an unprovoked low-blow.

Little did she know that said letter, which compared Minaj’s material to McDonalds, would “encourage” the rapper’s fans to hunt for material to counter with.

What they discovered?

A video they say proves Banks’ critically-lauded material, which is often praised for its concepts and originality, is anything but original.

Meet Kevin Hussein below…

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Scribbled in history books for some good and not-so-good reasons, 2016 brought with it some of modern music’s most memorable moments.

Now, as the year draws to a close, TGJ is reflecting on 31 moments that rocked – and to some degree shaped – the Urban and Pop musical landscape as we know it.

Next, we reflect on how streaming literally put Kanye West and Rihanna in history books for unprecedented feats:

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