Kelly Rowland is officially part of the Roc.

For, the GRAMMY-winning songbird has revealed that she has signed to Jay-Z‘s entertainment juggernaut Roc Nation. 

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Since bursting onto the scene in 2012, Stellar & Dove Award-winning crooner Jonathan McReynolds has positioned himself as the unequivocal leader of contemporary Gospel’s new school.

Delivering hits like ‘No Gray,’ ‘Not Lucky, I’m Loved,’ ‘Make Room,’ and more,  the guitar-wielding singer – at just 30 years old – has accomplished more in the last 8 years than many of his peers boast over their entire careers.  And, as he exclusively told That Grape Juice, he’s just getting started.

Hot on the promo trail in support of his latest effort, the ‘People’ EP, McReynolds dished on the project’s beginnings, his role as judge on the revamped reality talent competition BET’s ‘Sunday Best,’ and much more

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Though listed among Britney Spears‘ most critically acclaimed projects, her 9th LP – 2016’s ‘Glory’ – is her worst selling and only studio album to date to lack a certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

However, renewed interest in the ‘Make Me’-led set may be making a change to its criminally underrated story.

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While the current global health crisis has seen most shows halt production, the 2020 Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards proceeded – albeit virtually.

The annual extravaganza lives up to its billing in that it hands voting to youngsters, who make their voice heard in categories spanning music, television, and film.

Of the evening’s big winners, Beyonce was one of the most notable – taking home an award for her role in billion grossing box office blockbuster ‘The Lion King.’

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Once thought to be the first major casualty of the industry shakeup caused by coronavirus, ‘Trolls World Tour’ – the follow-up to the 2016 animated blockbuster ‘Trolls’ – has proven itself a winner on many fronts.

As reported here, the film’s release was preceded by news its accompanying soundtrack debuted at #110 on the Billboard 200 – fulfilling the predicted fate for the set given the nonperformance of its lead singles ‘The Other Side’ (Justin Timberlake, SZA) and ‘Don’t Slack’ (Timberlake, Anderson .Paak).

While a similar outcome was forecasted for the movie itself, the Anna Kendricks-led flick  – which bypassed theaters to go straight to home rental – exceeded expectations and has racked up over $100 million since its premiere (as we reported here).  Its popularity has breathed new life into its companion album as the project, produced by Timberlake, recently shot into the Billboard 200’s top 20.

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Beyonce shocked (and stopped) the world when the and Megan Thee Stallion unleashed the ‘Savage’ remix.

And it turns out the Houston femcee was just as surprised.

Speaking with Ebro on Beats 1 radio as the song storms its way up the charts, Hot Girl Meg unpacked how the Queen Bey collaboration came to be,

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Kesha has cancelled the tour she hoped to celebrate the release of her new music.

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Erykah Badu and Jill Scott are joining the Verzus family.

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Brandy‘s back!

Seven long years have separated fans of the R&B veteran from her last album, ‘Two Eleven,’ but their patience has been rewarded with the launch of her latest single, ‘Baby Mama.’ 

The Hit-Boy-produced bop, which boasts fellow GRAMMY winner Chance the Rapper as its co-star, has already lit up R&B sales and streaming tallies merely hours after its premiere on May 1.  Fitting fanfare for the R&B siren who recently told That Grape Juice the jam is just one of many housed on her yet-titled seventh studio album, due later this year.

Dishing exclusively on the project and its producers, the long-teased ‘Moesha’ reboot, and her reported biopic, look inside to see what B-Rocka said on these topics and more:

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‘Good to Know,’ the long-awaited fourth studio album from powerhouse songbird JoJo, flew to digital shelves Friday (May 1).

Although its accompanying era was launched on the wings of ‘Sabotage’ and the deeply personal ‘Joanna,’ two buzz singles that are absent from the final tracklist, the first real offering from the set came in the form of the Beatgodz-produced ‘Man.’

As that critically acclaimed song continues its ascent up R&B charts, its parent album hits shelves.  Look inside for the latest from Jo:

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11 years after its Comedy Central run ended, one of the network’s most beloved series – ‘Reno 911!’ – is back for another rounds of laughs courtesy of Quibi.

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Is quarantining driving people to revisit the golden jams of yesteryear?

It would seem so as just a day after Mariah Carey‘s ‘E=MC²’ topped iTunes sales charts over a decade after its release (as we reported here), Janet Jackson‘s breakthrough LP – ‘Control’ – has broken into the tally’s top 5.

It may have taken a while, but the ‘Let’s Wait Awhile’-housing project has been given another wind.

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