With her new album set to drop any day now, ‘Music of the Sun’ stunner Rihanna makes an impression on the cover of ‘i-D’ magazine this month, hitting the publication to rock ‘The Music Issue.‘

Her cover comes as her latest single ‘FourFiveSeconds‘ is set to rise on US radio after impacting the market’s iTunes Top 5 following its release.

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Welcome, once again, to TGJ Replay.

Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ features, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s newest retrospective segment – a written quest, if you will, to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday.

Unlike its ‘Rewind’ and ‘Vault’ predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase entire albums (and eras) from a library of pop and Urban pop music hits.  As this week brought with it the 34th birthday of Grammy-winning R&B superstar Alicia Keys, we thought it time to add her ‘Diary of Alicia Keys’ album to our entries of ‘Replays.’

Get reacquainted with her 2003 sophomore set below:

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After successful stints in both 3LW and The Cheetah Girls, Adrienne Bailon‘s career has enjoyed ample longevity – a trait her spot on the panel of talk-show ‘The Real’ is further proving.

However, one thing thing that continues to elude the star is the launch of her solo career.

As an outlet who’ve followed her narrative, we’ve long been waiting for her emergence as a singular force – something which has yet to materialize years after she signed a deal with Def Jam.

All confusion was cleared this week, though, during an emotional episode of The Real.

With tears in her eyes, Bailon bared her reasons, which may surprise some. Watch below…

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After winning hearts with her portrayal of pop icon Whitney Houston in Lifetime’s top-rated biopic ‘Whitney,’ Yaya Da Costa, former ‘America’s Next Top Model’ finalist, continues to take to the camera to tribute her favorite legends.

In a stunning collection of snaps that sees her ode the likes of Meryl Streep, Naomi Campbell, Lucille Ball, Eartha Kitt, and more, the budding actress takes a page from each of the diva’s most memorable shots.

Does she do them justice? You tell us:

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Keyshia Cole continues to confront conflict among family members in front of and behind the cameras.

For, with barely enough time to celebrate the warm ratings of her newest BET reality venture ‘All In’ (Tuesdays at 10:30/9:30p CST), today the ‘I Ain’t Thru’ singer was thrown into fresh family drama via Instagram for allegedly limiting some of their camera time on the show.

Accused of showing favoritism to members of her biological family over her adoptive, the slamming prompted Keysh to take to IG to lend an apology.

Did you miss it?  If so, see it all below:

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Iggy Azalea is taking to Twitter yet again to defend herself from naysayers who aren’t exactly on board with her brand of hip hop.

For, just days ago, rapper Eve and songstress Jill Scott joined the ranks of a growing list of emcees and entertainers including Q-Tip, J. Cole, Nicki Minaj, Azealia Banks, Eminem, and more, who have expressed displeasure with the Aussie hitmaker’s “blaccent” (Black accent) and overall image.

Their message did not fall on deaf ears, however.  And, despite not singling the ‘With This Ring’ duo out, it’s pretty clear the two were included in Azalea’s mass reminder and defense of her authenticity.

See it below:

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The past two weeks have seen headlines dominated by Brit-hitmaking crooner Sam Smith.

One end of news, excitement continues to grow for his showing at the 2015 Grammys, where his nominations include “Album of the Year.”  Elsewhere, the singer has battled unceremonious slammings from the likes of shock jock Howard Stern who jabbed him with a slew of insults, including calling him  a “fat, ugly motherf*cker.” 

But, not even the jeer from Stern has stopped the Smith train from rolling, as evidenced by his first appearance on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine.  Hitting newsstands Friday, the mag is already making news for its content regarding love for Beyonce and Taylor Swift and those “annoying” Adele comparisons, the feature story is also accompanied with an exclusive look behind the scenes of its creation.

Channeling his inner “George Michael,” see videos and more of the action below:

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Just when fans thought news on the love and war between Grammy-nominated rapstress Nicki Minaj and former beau Safaree Samuels (Scaff Beezy) was over, today’s social media messages from the latter prove they were wrong.

The two may have spent most of late 2014 sharing an e-spat here or there after news originally surfaced that they’d broken up, but the fire surrounding the story reached its highest heights when Beezy took to the Breakfast Club (Power 105) for a tell-all interview and implied that the rapstress doesn’t write her own material.

Now, the producer is singing a different tune.

Read below as he clears up any confusion about his statements, or lack thereof, regarding Minaj’s skills:

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Birdman is learning the hard way that rapper Lil Wayne is playing approximately no games with his intent to fly the Cash Money coop.

For, after taking to the net to ignite a very vocal campaign about his dissatisfaction with the label, Wayne was making moves to sue for an $8 million dollar advance he alleges he never received.  Now, reports have it the Young Money leader is looking to increase that sum by over $40 million for other damages.

Find out more below:

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“She deserves it way more than I do. I’d be embarrassed if I got it over her. If I got it, I’d give it to her.”

Sam Smith had that to say on Beyonce recently, revealing that he intends to hand her a Grammy award if he beats her to win one at next month’s ceremony.

He announced his plans during a tell-all interview with ‘Rolling Stone’ which hits stands this Friday, also sharing details on bullying he faced during his teen years and why he is bored of being compared to ‘Cold Shoulder‘ chanteuse Adele.

His words below…

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Perhaps the Beyonce of Pop group The Wanted, R&B singer Nathan Sykes sails towards solo glory this year, currently gearing up for the release of a solo album set for takeoff one year after the group announced its hiatus.

Now, armed with a voice that’s already won over the likes of Diane Warren, Babyface and ex-girlfriend Ariana Grande, the singer catches up with ‘Hunger’ to spill details on the Harmony Samuels-backed release.

Tuck in, below…

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For her fans, it marked the first time her infamous alter-egos had been given life on a major mainstream platform.

Alas, today has seen a Grammy awards producer Ken Erlich reveal that he was disappointed with Nicki Minaj‘s performance at his ceremony three years ago.

Why?

Find out below…

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