Pop rebel Pink is presently pleasing fans on her worldwide ‘Truth About Love Tour’.
The trek, which was mounted in support of her chart-topping album of the same name, sees the 33-year-old journey through hits of yesteryear as well some of her more recent gems. One of the tour’s most notable moments, though, is the star’s show-stopping rendition of 2002 smash ‘Just Like A Pill’.
A US smash (peaking at #8 on the Hot 100), the cut achieved its greatest success in the UK where it became her first number one single. More, than anything, it sits in the upper echelon of quality material Ms. Moore has released in her 12 years plus on the music scene — which in itself is mega feat.
Watch Pink thrill with the classic on the tour’s recent Amsterdam stop below…
Back in 1987, two artists from two different arena’s joined forces to deliver a smash hit single which serves this week’s From The Vault pick: it’s Aretha Franklin and George Michael‘s still-stunning ‘I Knew You Were Waiting For Me’.
‘Waiting’ was written by Simon Climie and Dennis Morgan for Franklin’s 1986 release, ‘Aretha’ and saw freshly-solo-star Michael collaborating with one of his idol. After the bubblegum-fest that was Wham!, George started channeling his inner Soul Man which can be heard in this track as he has no problem whatsoever keeping up with the greatest who ever done it, the Queen of Soul herself.
A US-meets-UK collaboration, the track lived up to its international status as it was a chart-topper in both those countries. On the UK front it was Michael’s third in a row and weirdly enough Aretha’s only #1 record to this day; the duet was her seventeenth Top 10 hit and Michael’s first since calling it quits with Wham. It was also a #1 record in Ireland and Australia and a Top 10 in Canada and Germany.
The video is primarily set in a screening room where past videos of the seasoned vocalists are shown alongside footage of notable duos like Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell and Sonny & Cher. Midway through, Aretha and George get together and jam to their uplifting tune resulting in an iconic moment in the vein of those they paid homage to in the first place.
“Unusual” pairings like this excite in earnest. Indeed the collision of two worlds on one common ground represents what music should be all about: an art that brings people together. With the likes Miguel and Kelly Clarksonreportedly “trying to make it happen”, let’s pray other artists follow suit. We’d be lying if we said we hadn’t made a few dream combos in our heads already (Janet Jackson and Bebel Gilberto, Mariah and ), but we want YOU to tell us:
What would be your dream pairings of artists from different genres?
Peep this footage of ‘Goldmember‘ star Beyonce bringing the heat during the first night of her latest world tour.
Performing her fan favorite ‘End Of Time’ at the Mrs.Carter Show, the diva served a slightly reworked version of the cut’s ‘Revel‘ version to the sold out show, weeks before fans can expect to hear her brand new single ‘Standing On The Sun’.
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 Juanita Bynum, Donald Lawrence, Earnest Pugh, and so much more…
Before the albums drops tomorrow, ‘Without Me‘ stunner Fantasia invited some of her closest friends and select members of the press to a listening session, for her new album ‘Side Effects Of You’.
Thrown by hit making producer Harmony and welcoming the likes of Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams, Amber Riley and That Grape Juice, the event was also streamed live for fans to enjoy as it went on.
Now, thanks the geniuses over at Google +, fans who weren’t there on the night can join the party below!
Already a smash in the US (and its original home of Holland), the show has arrived on British shores by way of the BBC last year and takes its place prime-time for another year running. Coaches this side of the pond are Jessie J, will.i.am, Danny O’ Donoghue, and the legendary Tom Jones.
Billed as the definitive talent-search, many are predicting it to serve as a true contender to The X Factor‘s strong hold.
Judge for yourself below with highlights from episode 4 / series 2 below…
The ‘Do You Know’ singer was snapped rocking the red carpet at the premiere of Lifetime movie ‘Call Me Crazy’ in Los Angeles last night. Set to air this evening, the film stars Oscar and Grammy winner Jennifer Hudson.
Busy in her own right, Williams is hard at work on her new Gospel CD (due this Summer) and is presently touring with musical FELA – which we’re giving two lucky fans the chance to see. Click here to enter our ticket give-away contest.
‘I Changed My Mind’ maestra Keyshia Cole changed it up for fans at Club Nokia in Los Angeles last night when she invited a fan on stage to fill in for Ashanti‘s verse on their praised duet ‘Woman To Woman’.
Indeed, the ‘Bow Down’ detractor – who has listed a number of female collaborators to her resume (Missy Elliott, Monica, Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj, Keri Hilson, and more) gave one lucky fan the chance to add her name to that growing list.
Fantasia“s showing on American Idol this week saw many catch the Holy Ghost. However, the ever-humble singer was full of praise for one of her own heroes – judge Mariah Carey.
Fresh from rocking the house with “Lose To Win”, the 2004 Idol champ chatted it up backstage about her performance, new album “Side Effects Of You”, and what Mimi means to music.
Fiery femcee Eve is set to ‘Lip Lock’ next month when her first album in ten years hits stores.
Preceding singles ‘She Bad Bad’ and‘Make It Out This Town’are hot, but the self-professed Pitbull In A Skirt is packing an LP full of heat. How do we know? We were privy to hear the album earlier this week!
Fans eager for an early listen can do so below, where snippets awaits…
With 5 million albums sold worldwide and a ‘fifteen minutes of fame’ that now spans eight years, it’d take a liar to downplay the strength of Brand Nicki Minaj.
Now, one year after becoming the 8th female artist of color to nab two or more US #1 albums, the ‘Bought The Bar‘ Rapper has confirmed reports that she has signed onto star in her first feature film this year, billing the experience an honour during an interview with Z1079 last night.
Watch her share details on the movie, writing her third studio album and the dangers of social media after the jump!
Though US audiences may have overlooked this, Kylie Minogue is nothing short of a Pop icon. Now, in honouring the role she played in bringing awareness to breast cancer when she battled (and beat) the disease in 2005, she is to be awarded by The Entertainment Industry Foundation’s (EIF) Women’s Cancer Research Fund.
