As one of the most active online destinations for Urban Pop, things move at a rapid pace here at That Grape Juice. However, each week, there’s always select stories that resonate most amongst our millions of monthly readers. Happen to miss one of them? Fret not, you now have…The Refill!

No frills or trills, The Refill simply recaps the hottest topics on the lips of the TGJ faithful over the last seven days. The metrics used to compile the list weekly are comments, social media shares, and page views.  So without further adieu…

That Grape Juice’s Top 5 Stories Of The Week!

1) Kelly Rowland Debuts ‘Dirty Laundry’

2) Janet Jackson Confirms New Album

3) Mariah Carey’s Puzzling American Idol Performance

4) Jennifer Lopez Releases ‘Live It Up’ Video

5) Beyonce Teases ‘Rise Up’

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No stranger to being center of attention, Kanye West is the hottest of topics this week.

The controversy-courting rapping has sparked mass debate after announcing the title of his latest studio album — ‘Yeezus’. And it’s a conversation that looks set to continue following the unveiling of the LP’s official cover today.

Color us confused, but we’re not sure what we’re looking at. But we’d bet good money that it won’t matter when the ‘New Slaves’ led set hit stores on June 18th. For, between the hype and hoopla, ‘Yeezus’ is already one of the year’s most anticipated releases.

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It’s that time of the week again!

Half an hour after this week’s UK Charts were publicised, TGJ rounds up a number of the week’s highest rising releases in the nation- which now sees Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams top the overall tally with their Dance hit ‘Get Lucky’.

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Get acquainted with a snippet pulled from Chris Brown‘s forthcoming smash, ‘They Don’t Know’– featuring  vocals from none other than R&B icon Aaliyah.

Following the star’s success with ‘Fine China’, ‘Know’ touches down days after its video was shot here and weeks before its supporting album ‘X’ hits Pop shores via RCA.

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Ciara has showered the LGBT community in praises this month, sharing her stance a number of pressing hot topics surrounding them in an interview with The Advocate.

Find out what she had to say below…

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Controversial Kanye West kicked off the televised push for new album ‘Yeezus’ tonight on the finale of NBC’s Saturday Night Live!

Backed by a full band, the rapper brought new songs ‘Black Skinhead’ and ‘New Slaves’ to life live. The latter features critically acclaimed crooner Frank Ocean on its studio incarnation.

Watch Yeezy in action below…

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There’s a lot of power in this picture.

Hip-Hop titans Jay-Z and Drake have re-teamed up to create new music. The pair’s latest studio outing is their first collaboration since  2010’s ‘Light Up’ – a cut from Drizzy’s debut album ‘Thank Me Later’.

Little is known about the motive of these fresh sessions (namely whether for Jay’s new album or Drake’s third LP ‘Nothing Was The Same’), however what is certain is that we can’t wait to hear what these two are cooking up.

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A flagrant courter of controversy, Kanye West is set to provoke all sorts of social debate; the rapper has named his new album ‘Yeezus’. Yes, you read right.

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Stunning….might be one word to describe the pics taken of Beyonce and Jay Z during the time in Cuba recently, as seen above and below.

Unveiled by the ‘I Miss You’ singer hours ago, the snaps you’ll see here feature the couple away from the prying eyes of the paparazzi, enjoying each other’s company as they made their way around Caribbean island.

ROC romanticism below…

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As Nicki Minaj gears up to star in ‘The Other Woman’ , her ‘Young Money’ sibling Drake hit NYC hours ago to shoot scenes for the ‘Anchorman 2‘, directed by ‘Talladega Nights’ Adam McKay.

Filmed working on the comedy while in character, the Grammy winning Rap tsar hit the flick’s set after starring in Box Office smash ‘Ice Age 4′ and months before he drops his third studio album, ‘Nothing Was The Same‘- via Universal Music.

Check him out in action below…

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Is Lady GaGa gearing up for ‘ARTPOP’s release this summer?

If a Tweet published by Billboard boss Bill Werde is anything to go by, the answer to that question yes.

Potentially good news below…

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It’s the news Janet Jackson fans have been waiting for.

The Queen of Pop has revealed that she is indeed working on a new studio album – news she confirmed the week her iconic ‘janet’ LP turns 20 years old.

Details after the jump…

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