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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Cop a gander of the new panel for ‘The X Factor UK.’

Roc Nation’s Rita Ora leads the refreshed judge’s table, which is comprised of fellow newcomer Nick Grimshaw, along with returning panelists Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and the show’s creator Simon Cowell.

The quad kicked off filming this week in Manchester and the first snap of the 2015 panel has been unveiled. Check it out above.

Stars who’ve been discovered on the UK incarnation of the show (the original) include Leona Lewis, One Direction, Little Mix, and Alexandra Burke.

Peep our recent chat with Ms. Ora below…

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The Fox News network has blasted Pop princess Ariana Grande after she apologised for swearing at a donut shop worker, saying that she hated America and licking unsuspecting donuts in said shop.

Bad news below..

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As the music industry continues its shape-shift into full-on 360 territory, artists are tasked with finding new ways to intensify their spotlight.

Kelly Rowland appears to have clocked game, because beyond cooking up a new “uptempo” album, the 34-year-old is also broadening her TV portfolio.

Fresh from being confirmed for a stint on FOX  hit ‘Empire,’ the songstress has also been snapped up by BET to front her own talent search, aptly titled ‘Chasing Destiny.’

Prior to now, little has been known about the show’s specifics beyond the fact that Rowland would be piecing together a girl-group.

However, during a recent sit-down at the 2015 Essence Music Festival, Ms. Kelly spilled all on ‘Destiny’s’ exciting concept.

Per the video below, she revealed to host Adrienne Bailon that filming is already underway and that she’s teamed with Frank Gatson – one of the major creative forces behind Destiny’s Child and the solo careers of its members.

Check it out after the jump…

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Beyonce is back and blazing on the festival circuit.

Just last week, the singer was announced as a headliner at the 2015 Made In America spectacle and now it’s been confirmed that she’ll be taking to the stage at the Global Citizen Festival.

Details after the jump…

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Hip-Pop collective the Black Eyed Peas are prepping a return to the charts and they’ve tapped an industry force to shepherd the way.

Full story below…

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This week Ciara told That Grape Juice how important she feels being a 360 entity is in today’s music industry.

And she’s not wasting anytime showing and proving.

Following May’s announcement that she’s the new face of fashion house Roberto Cavalli, it’s today been unveiled that the ‘I Bet’ belter is Topshop‘s new USA Brand Ambassador.

Details below…

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It’s official. Rosie Perez is leaving ‘The View.‘

The actress joined the show back in September of 2014 and confirmed that she would be parting ways with the series minutes ago.

Her tearful goodbye below…

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For all the adoration, there’s also a hyper-harsh side to stardom.

Just ask Ariana Grande, who has been receiving a lashing of late thanks to leaked store footage showing her licking a donut (without buying it) and declaring that she “hates” America.

Here at That Grape Juice we don’t like to wallow in such trivialness, however the heat being beamed the 22-year-old’s way has been scorching.

So much so that she’s just issued an apology statement. Check it out below where footage of the incident that sparked the drama also awaits.

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Tinashe flexes her modelling muscles for Ralph Lauren this year.

Yes, after giving many a R&B upstart cause to pause and reflect on their careers the rising starlet gave them even more reason to envy her journey after she was handpicked by Ralph Lauren to lead their Denim and Supply fall campaign.

More on her model behaviour below…

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‘Hotline’ chanteuse Ciara stepped out in style to attend the latest Wimbledon 2015 game hours ago.

The star was accompanied by members of her team as she made her way to the sporting event to enjoy downtime in the city of London as she continues to promote her new album ‘Jackie.‘

Her sighting comes after she revealed that Janet Jackson isn’t the only Pop icon she’d love to collaborate with.

More on that below..

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On July 22nd MTV will release a groundbreaking documentary set to shed light on what it means to be a “white person” living in today’s society.

Its name? ‘White People.’ 

The project was conceived by Pulitizer Prize-winner Jose Antonio Vargas and will tackle the issues surrounding prejudice, white privilege and institutional racism with the help of young people who hold views set to surprise some while offending other.

Watch its trailer below…

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