As reported here, ‘No Scrubs’ craftswoman Kandi Burruss has taken her million dollar pen to craft the new Marvin Sapp-enlisted gospel single ‘Stay Prayed Up’.

Burruss has made headlines since the January announcement of the tune’s development as some gospel music fans were unwelcoming (to say the least) of the dildo designing diva delivering new material for gospel radio.

Hear the new song below (teased on Sunday’s episode of ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’) and read her response to critics:

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She’s just a girl and she’s on fire!  And, if tonight’s showing is anything to go by, that fire won’t be fading anytime soon.

As reported here, the 14-time Grammy winner was tapped to headline the NBA All Star Halftime Show and did not disappoint when she delivered a fiery 10 minute set featuring hits ‘New York’, ‘No One’, and, of course, ‘Girl On Fire’.

See A. Keys bring the heat below:

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With a personality that’s just as important to her brand as her material is, Rapper Nicki Minaj has given comedians ample material to base their parodies of her on, as seen here.

Now peep YouTuber ‘MissBadAssBitchNicki’ take on the challenge with the hilarious ‘If Nicki Minaj Played Call Of Duty’, now available to watch below!

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Singer/songwriter Ne-Yo took tonight’s NBA All Star crowd to task with a triple play of hits ‘Let Me Love You’, the Calvin Harris-helmed hit ‘Let’s Go’, and more.

Kicking off the night’s festivities ahead of the bill’s other singer/songwriters John Legend & Alicia Keys, see Mr. Smith get down with this high octane performance featuring a sample from Janet Jackson‘s hit ‘I Get So Lonely’ below:

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9-time Grammy winner John Legend lent his jazzy vocal stylings to a splendid ‘Star Spangled Banner’ performance at tonight’s NBA All Star game.

Helping showcase a night of singer/songwriters on the night’s bill which also features fellow crooner Ne-Yo & Alicia Keys, tuck in below for Legend’s show-stopping acapella rendition of the historic number:

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The boys may be hitting the court to play on tonight’s highly anticipated NBA ‘All Star Game’, but as ever, the girls found ways to hit the streets of Houston to get their play on as well.

H-Town was buzzing this weekend with celebrity-sightings galore.  Top divas like Drake, Beyonce, Alicia Keys, Monica, and so many others made their rounds across the city for a number of events.

See all the snaps below:

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When it comes to most Rihanna performances, you should always expect three P’s: “p-patting (or popping)”, “pitch problems”, and “pain” (see:  ears of viewers).  No further evidence of such is needed than the stagewalker’s 2011 NBA ‘All Star Game’ Halftime show.  Indeed, hoping to best (or at least match) the great NBA All-Star halftime shows of idol Beyonce (2004), Destiny’s Child (2005), Christina Aguilera (2007), and Toni Braxton before her, the Barbadian came armed with a slew of hits from her critically ashamed album ‘Loud’.

With mentors Jay Z and Beyonce amongst onlookers in the crowd, Ri turned to favorite collaborators Drake and Kanye West to join her in belting out ‘What’s My Name’, ‘Only Girl In the World’, and more much to fan delight.  If such delight was shared by non-Navy members, on the other hand, is a different story.  For, after a promising opening, the performance quickly went downhill – leaving the hitmaker to showcase her consistent inconsistency with breathlessness and Tinman-inspired dance moves.

We at TGJ are certainly proud to say she has comes leagues from this performance and truly wish her continuance on her path to betterment.  And, while we anxiously await Alicia Keys’ NBA All-Star game performance today, here’s hoping this showing was not one she studied to ensure her performance goes in the history books – for the right reasons.

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When it comes to selling Rap music on a global scale, very few do it better than ‘OVO‘ frontman Drake.

That fact, albeit obvious, was proved once more in the UK tonight when his new single ‘Started From The Bottom’ went a long way to prove just how powerful his brand of authentic Hip Hop is in today’s market.

Find out how below…

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Well, it looks like the cast is complete!

Just days after the announcement that ‘Lip Gloss’ rapstress Lil’ Mama was set to shine in the role of Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes and actress/singer Drew Sidora is to portray T-Boz in a forthcoming TLC biopic, now reports have surfaced that actress/singer Keke Palmer has been cast as Rozonda ‘Chilli’ Thomas….

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Rihanna furthered the reach of her brand last night, when she arrived at London’s ‘Old Sorting Office’ for the launch of her River Island backed clothing line.

Welcomed with positive reviews, the high street line’s debut marked the latest fashion outing from the ‘No Love Allowed’ stunner, who launched her first reality TV show ‘Styled To Rock’ last year.

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As reported here, today will see ‘Girl On Fire’ Alicia Keys blaze the NBA All Star Game Halftime Show with a medley of hits, much like her 2010 showing.

As ever, while we hope to add Keys’ name to a list of the awesome performances of the platform’s past, we would be remiss not to ode those performances by collecting a few of our favorites.

Take a stroll with That Grape Juice down NBA All Star memory lane and see the best of the best do it oh so well.  Sound off below on your favorites as well:

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Ever keen to broaden our musical scope, recent months have seen That Grape Juice venture into a number of new musical landscapes including, most recently, gospel.

Spearheaded by well-received interviews with gospel singers Joshua Rogers, Dorinda Clark Cole, Israel Houghton, and more, TGJ is now offering readers ‘The Overflow’ – a collection of the top gospel-themed news stories from the week.

Tuck in below for the latest news on Queen of Funk Chaka Khan as well as Kirk Franklin, Donald Lawrence, Alexis Spight,  and more:

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