After Def Jam Prince Elijah Blake took on the song with spectacular results here, his pal Melanie Fiona followed suit when she recorded her very own remix to Drake‘s rising hit ‘Started From The Bottom‘.

Believe us when we say you won’t be able to watch her performance without falling in love with the star, breathing a fun and feminine air into the Hip Hop number…and looking great while doing it too.

Think we’re exaggerating?

Melanie’s gift below…

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If you thought Frank Ocean‘s star wasn’t bright enough, he’s inked a lucrative modelling contract set to catapult his brand even further into the public’s awareness.

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Cassie unveils the trailer for her forthcoming ‘Rocka Bye Baby‘ mix tape today, whipping up momentum for the release weeks before its April 11th due date.

Documenting the last few months of her life in a series of short and sweet flash backs, the intriguing piece sees the ‘King Of Hearts’ singer ditch her pastel kissed look for a far darker approach, all of which can be seen after the jump!

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Keyshia Cole‘s has had A LOT to say about Destiny’s Child stars Beyonce and Michelle Williams as of late. Watch as That Grape Juice assess whether she should be speaking in the first place.

Do you agree with Patrick? Is Ms. Cole even in a position to be offering her two cents? Let us know below…

Your thoughts?

Pop sensation Rihanna  found herself facing ‘drug related’ heat hours ago, when marijuana was found one of the tour buses used to transport her camp during her ‘Diamonds World Tour’.

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As one of the most anticipated (and hyped) releases of the year, all eyes are naturally on the commercial performance of Justin Timberlake‘s third studio album ‘The 20/20 Experience’.

And with the announcement of a sequel made yesterday, there’s even more debate as to what the performance of this project will have on the next.

Well, wonder no more. For, the first sales estimates for the ‘Suit & Tie’ led set have been reported. What are you waiting for? Find out what they are after the jump….

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It appears Usher is wasting no time cooking up new material to pair with his new role on The Voice.

Hitmaker and long-time collaborator Jermaine Dupri shared a shot of him and the 34-year-old in the studio, tagging the snap “Me and Usher back in the lab”.

And while the singing superstar has made no secret of the fact that he’s working on the follow-up to last year’s ‘Looking 4 Myself’, his reuniting with JD will, for most, be the most exciting news to emerge about the as yet untitled set. Indeed, the duo have a number of chart smashes under their collective belt – such as ‘You Make Me Wanna’, ‘U Got It Bad‘, the title-track of 2004’s Diamond seller ‘Confessions’, and of course ‘Burn’.

What’s more, with many still campaigning for a more marked return to R&B for Usher, re-teaming with Mr Durpi is as smart a move as it gets.

Check out our favourite cut from their many hits below…

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Much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ segments, readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.  So in a quest to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday we introduced a new retrospective segment – ‘TGJ Replay’.

Unlike its ‘Rewind’ and ‘Vault’ predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase albums (and eras) from a library of pop music hits.  Today, as fans gear up for the release of her Bangladesh driven new album, TGJ shines a new light on Lil Kim‘s debut album ‘Hardcore‘.

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Check out this fan footage pulled from the Montreal outing of Rihanna‘s ‘Diamonds World Tour’, serving an energetic rendition of her first smash hit ‘Umbrella’.

How did she fare this time?

You decide below!

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The promo train that is Justin Timberlake only continues to build steam with the release of his latest album’s second visual ‘Mirrors’.

The stunning accompanying video, said to be a tribute to the long-lasting love story of Timberlake’s grandparents, saw its release today shortly after its parent album ‘The 20/20 Experience’ hit record shelves to much fanfare.

Check it out below:

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If there’s one thing that’s clear about Justin Timberlake‘s new album ‘The 20/20 Experience’, it’s that it’s destined to be a chart smash.

Already predicted by insiders to shift more than 500,000 copies first week, it has now emerged that the set has already broken digital records on merit of pre-orders alone.

Details after the jump…

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A new dawn is undoubtedly on the horizon for R&B veteran Dawn Robinson.  The Connecticut-born beauty, who saw her claim to fame as one-fourth of R&B supergroup En Vogue, is now forging a solo path and turning the page on her already storied career.

With new music, books, and television in her sights, the Funky Diva dishes exclusively to That Grape Juice on her involvement with hit series ‘R&B Divas’ spinoff ‘R&B Divas: LA’ (alongside Kelly Price, Chantae Moore, and more), new solo music endeavors, and talks about her very public split with En Vogue.

As ever, Dawn doesn’t hold back.  This is a must read:

Dawn Robinson Shouts Out That Grape Juice!

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