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 Fred Hammond, Kierra Sheard, 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 Twinkie Clark, The Showers, Kierra Sheard, Vashawn Mitchell, Livre, Mali Music, Zie’l, Sheri Jones-Moffett, and more:

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As a team of writers continue work on crafting her brand new sound, Instagram darling Rihanna took the photo sharing outlet to do a little bragging yesterday…flaunting that body and the size of her hot tub.

Taken during her time in Morocco, the shot sees the ‘Lemme Get That’ singer sporting a telling swimsuit- doing what she what she does best in posing for one of her in house photographers (see Melissa Forde).

More from Rita-Lite below!

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As girl groups go, break-ups, make-ups, and all else between often have one thing in common — drama.

The reunion of Pop force Danity Kane appears to be no different.

Fans rejoiced at the (carefully calculated) sighting of the multi-Platinum outfit earlier this month, yet unavoidable was the fact that member D. Woods was no where to be found.

Woods would later confirm that other projects rendered her unable to take part. Naturally, the masses are still keen for tastier tea and pour it she does in a new interview with Hot 107.5′s Bijou Star.

Check out quotes, as well as Aubrey O’Day’s TV show tease after the jump…

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Kelly Rowland is hot on the promo trail for new album ‘Talk A Good Game’.

X Factor USA‘s latest judge flaunted her own X Factor at Riverfest in Little Rock, Arkansaw last night – thrilling the thousands in attendance with hits including ‘Ice’, ‘Motivation’, ‘Kisses Down Low’, and new single ‘Dirty Laundry’.

Watch (and more so, hear), Ms. Kelly rock out after the jump…

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It’s official!

Fans of  ‘Scream’ singer Usher may do just that now that reports have surfaced the Grammy winning crooner has signed on for yet another season of NBC‘s hit singing competition ‘The Voice’.

The singer is in the middle of season 4 where he and Shakira came on to temporarily replace singers Cee Lo Green and Christina Aguilera.  Now, reports indicate Ush and Shakira will go on hiatus for the show’s fall season (as Xtina and Cee Lo return), but both are due to return for Spring 2014!

The break will certainly give the R&B heartthrob time to not only finish up his forthcoming new album, but also put the finishing touches on a highly anticipated Sugar Ray Leonard biopic that he has been reported to be portraying the boxing legend (source).

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In hot promotion of their newest flick ‘After Earth’, father/son duo Will & Jaden Smith took to the U.K.’s ‘Graham Norton Show’ to fill in audiences on what they could expect from the film, etc.  What viewers were not expecting, however, were the slew of surprise guests – specifically cast members of Will’s hit 90s series ‘Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’.

Watch the music, fun, and laughs above!

Ever keen on keeping the masses abreast of the new-new, That Grape Juice presents ‘The Spill’ – a taste of the latest offerings from some of our favorite acts.

Covering a kaleidoscope of genres, ‘The Spill’ is set to feature some names you probably know and love as well as some you’ll (soon) be glad to know.  Click below for a jam-packed spill on crooners Jennifer Hudson, Jhene Aiko, Robin Thicke, Ron Isley, Teedra Moses, Candice Glover, Bobby V., and Sean Garrett…

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Not even a day after ‘Price Tag’ performer Jessie J lent a sneak peek of the visual for her forthcoming single ‘Wild’ does a full view makes its way to the net.

With sonic assistants Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal in tow, the young belter show off in the black & white Emil Nava directed clip.  Get your first look below and weigh in:

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Alan Ball’s ‘True Blood’ returns for its sixth season on June 16th, hitting fans via HBO!

Now, in the event you need a little something to tide you over until then, peep the latest preview to emerge from the season– named ‘Governor Burnell’s Address’.

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This week’s That Grape Juice Cover Star sails in from sisterly trio Amor Kismet. Watch as the US natives take on Mariah Carey‘s latest Miguel-assisted single ‘#Beautiful’:

Absolutely beautiful!  Aside from the fact that the ladies are easy on the eyes, their harmonic twist to the duet helped make the tune their own without taking away from the performance (or what listeners expect from the performance).

No distracting melisma abuse, unnecessary belting, or overdone showy singing here – a trait that causes many a Youtuber to crash and burn.  The beauty of the sister’s performance was its simple, direct approach.  For that, we give the trio an A+!

For more on Amor Kismet, check out their Youtube page.

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It seems Beyonce has another smash hit on her hands!

As her fans gear up for the gargantuan release that will be her fifth studio album, vocalists from all around the world have taken to the video sharing outlet YouTube to serve their own versions of her Sia penned ‘Standing On The Sun‘.

So, after spending the last few hours enjoying all these singers had to offer, we’ve selected a few to share with you today!

Fresh talent after the jump…

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Morocco welcomed chart topping Pop sensation Rihanna to its shores last night, when she arrived to perform at the 2013 Mawazine Festival.

Billed as the festival of world music, her time at the event stood as its strongest highlight- days before The Jacksons take to it to perform a collection of their greatest hits.

So, in the event you need a laugh   you’re in the mood for a fresh performance from the singer, we’ve got you covered after the jump…

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