New artist alert!

Ever eager to showcase fresh and exciting new talent, TGJ is always happy to share the acts we spin on our iPods with you- our ever loyal readers.

So, you can imagine our joy when an act we’d heard a whole lot of good about sent us a video message requesting to be introduced to and by That Grape Juice. An act, who goes by the name of Von Tae‘!

His message above and brand new single below!

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Brit Pop belles The Saturdays have stretched out the campaign out for their latest album ‘Living For The Weekend‘ to almost one year – and the LP is still not out yet.

Still, with a date finally in-sight (October 14th), the ladies are pressing on with promo for the single that’ll usher in the project’s release – ‘Disco Love’.

Sans member Frankie Sandford (who is currently on maternity leave), the group took to the stage on ITV’s Stepping Out this weekend to perform the Pop anthem.

Watch Rochelle, Vanessa and co in action below…

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The music world has seen numerous solo artists routinely join forces resulting in legendary combos: Marvin Gaye & Tammi TerrellDonny Hathaway & Roberta Flack as well as the duo we’re saluting today: Babyface & Toni Braxton.

Their 1992 hit ‘Give U My Heart‘ is this week’s From The Vault pick.
Helmed by then-usual suspects L.A. Reid, Babyface and Daryl Simmons, the track served as the launching single of the Eddie Murphy-led blockbuster ‘Boomerang‘ OST. The song sees the two vocalist trade verses showcasing a similar vocal technique that borrows much from Jazz music.
‘Heart’ reached the Top 30 of the Billboard Hot 100 (#29) and impressively peaked at #2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop, with the  track blocking its journey to the top of that tally being chart blockbuster Boyz II Men‘s ‘End Of Road‘… the second single from the ‘Boomerang’ OST… which was also written by Babyface. (Ca-Ching!)
If the song displays incredible chemistry between Toni and Kenny, its music video surely takes it up a notch. Indeed, it presents the artists coyly interacting, surrounded by spinning geometric solids upon which footage from the movie is projected. To sum up, they look as lush as they sound.
Over 20 years after they first started working together, and after much success – as a team and individually – on December 3rd Edmonds and Braxton are finally set to give the world what it has been longing for for years: a collaborative album, ‘Love, Marriage And Divorce‘.
With first single ‘Hurt You‘ already smashing Urban AC, let’s hope the duo can bring back that rich, heartfelt soul at the forefront of the industry the same way they did a couple of decades removed. One must understand that songs like ‘Un-Break My Heart‘, ‘I’ll Make Love To You‘ and ‘When Can I See You‘ left a permanent imprint on the industry, paving the way for artists such as Ne-YoElijah BlakeAdele and Emeli Sandé.
Roll out December!

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Behold the mess that is Miley Cyrus, arriving at the ‘iHeart Radio Music Festival’ to promote her forthcoming album ‘Bangerz‘.

Continuing on in her efforts to pay homage to Cynthia Doll, the Pop court jester took to the stage to rock fans with ‘We Can’t Stop’ and the fan favourite ‘Wrecking Ball’, now available to enjoy-or tease- below!

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Pictured alongside British chart royal Rita Ora above, Chris Brown stormed the ‘iHeart Radio Music Festival’ hours ago, hitting the stage with a killer performance and a live band/arrangements we hope to hear more of on his new album ‘X‘.

What his set served up?

Check the Pop Prince in action below!

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Britney Spears had the pleasure of introducing Miley Cyrus yesterday, taking to the iHeart Radio Music Festival to promote her new single ‘Work B*tch’ and introduce Cyrus to the stage to perform her smash hit ‘We Can’t Stop‘.

Watch the ill advised entertainer in all her ‘glory’ below…

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Currently perched at #1 on iTunes USA, 16 year old Pop newbie Lorde is fast becoming one her genre’s more celebrated (and respected) contributors, scoring big on all fronts with her brand new single ‘Royals’.

Now, days before the September 27th release of her debut album ‘Pure Heroine’, the performer has shared her thoughts on ‘Teenage Wasteland’ belle Lana Del Rey, billing her music ‘unhealthy’.

More below…

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Ever keen on keeping the masses abreast of fresh and/or often underrated talent, That Grape Juice presents ‘The Spill’ – a renewed look at not-so-new, yet active, acts.

Much like its ‘Freshly Squeezed’ sister segment, this revived assay aims to put the magnifying glass on talents who may not appeal to the buying public on a broad scale yet are still serving material that could easily spin side-by-side with some of today’s top hits.

Covering a kaleidoscope of genres, ‘The Spill’ is set to feature some names you probably know and love as well as some you’ll (soon) be glad to know.  Click below to find out the spill on crooners Omarion, Luke James, The Weeknd, and much more…

 

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Birthday boy Jason Derulo gifted iHeartradio Music Festival attendees with a dazzling set tonight at the MGM Grand Garden Arena-hosted event.

Looking to give fans yet another reason to pick up his forthcoming album ‘Tattoos’, which hits shelves on September 23, the week leading to tonight’s showing saw Derulo make headlines for the album’s Jordin Sparks-featured tune ‘Vertigo’.

This, just days after the pop hitmaker took to Twitter to share some of the album’s glossy promo snaps and news of the release date of the visual for the album’s third single ‘Marry Me’.

See all this and more below:

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‘Fine China’ crooner Chris Brown brought the MGM Grand Garden Arena to its feet with his high octane set on the opening night of the iHeartRadio Music Festival.

Sharing top billing with the likes of fellow Urban acts Robin Thicke, J. Cole, Drake, and many more, the singer took the crowd to task with performances of hits ‘Beautiful People’, ‘Strip’, ‘Look At Me Now’, and many more.

Before hitting the stage the Grammy winner was quizzed on the release date of his one-time July slated album ‘X’, work on Jennifer Lopez‘s 10th album, and so much more.  See Chris’s weekend in a nutshell below:

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‘Dollhouse’ divas Danity Kane made their triumphant return to stage on tonight’s iHeartRadio Festival showing just weeks after announcing their reunion at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.

Sharing a slamming acapella of their top 10 single ‘Damaged’ at the event are still hard at work on their comeback single ‘Rage’, produced by Da Internz (‘Birthday Cake’, ‘A$$’).

Until we get our hands on the goods to see how it fares, check out these snaps and fan video below:

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By all accounts, Jennifer Hudson’s third studio album is shaping up to be quite the masterpiece.

Enlisting the likes of Red One and Salaam Remi to help craft it, we had hoped the project would see her birth a Jill Scott meets Paloma Faith esque piece that would see her strike Adult Contemporary ground, winning over an older (and far more loyal) audience while doing so.

However, it appears the release will see the Oscar nabbing Grammy winner strike a healthy balance between Dance and Soul. Well, that is if her brand new effort ‘I Can’t Describe The Way I Feel’ is anything to go by.

Peep the Pharrell produced T.I. assisted number below…

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