It’s ironic, if not unfortunate, that Brand Smith has turned the corner that it has.

For, while Will Smith has seen his career go from strength to strength on the back of his talent, genuine nature and ‘salt of the earth kinda guy’ positioning, the arrival of his children in the public eye have seen those admirable qualities overshadowed by ill advised attempts to turn them into household names.

While this haven’t taken away from the public’s love for ‘Big Willy‘, it’s clear that his ‘grounded’ persona doesn’t fall in line with that of his family’s…who seem anything but.

Not sure what we mean?

Well, meet us below to see what Jaden Smith- the grandson of a school administrator- had to say about education on Twitter last night.

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 Two years removed from their ‘Black Treacle’ driven ‘Suck It And See‘, the Arctic Monkeys welcomed the release of their new album ‘AM‘ this week, and now eye the #1 spot on this week’s Official Charts.

Before that though, the ‘Crying Lightening’ performers took to the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge to cover one of the year’s fastest rising releases! This release, being Drake‘s ‘Hold On, We’re Going Home‘.

Check ’em out below!

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Drew Scott gifts the world a brand new number this week, released as he continues to watch his star rise by way of his recently released EP ‘Places I’ve Ever Been‘.

Named ‘Love Alone’, the cut was penned by Nicole Scherzinger collaborator Kareem James and has us hope hoping the pair have more to share in the coming months, with ‘Alone’ scoring a unanimous ’10’ upon its first play here at TGJ HQ.

Fall deeply into ‘Love’ below…

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This week’s That Grape Juice Cover Star is soulful songbird Asia Major. Watch as the US native take on K.Michelle‘s latest hit ‘V.S.O.P.’:

Yes, yes, yes! Asia smashed this.

The clarity of her voice is just simply wonderful.  A tricky song to sing (see: back and forth transition of higher and lower notes), but not only did she “handle” it well, she mixed and molded it into something of her own.

Great job.

For more on Asia, check out her Youtube page.

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She’s the mild mannered Pop philanthropist oft praised for her kind hearted and giving nature.

Alas, it seems not even Lady GaGa had time to deal with the mess that is Azealia Banks– whom she reportedly was due to collaborate with on a song allegedly named ‘Ratchet‘.

What the ‘Born This Way Foundation‘ founder had to say on the ‘Broke With An Absent Release Date’ star performer?

Meet us after the jump!

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 As his new album ‘Love in the Future’ continues to hold court in Top 5s across the globe, John Legend made his way to ‘Extra’ recently to dish on the project….and the body that has seen many a lady sing his praises since his debut.

However, as has always been the case with the Grammy winner, it was his music – and not his muscles- he was most interested in sharing when he took the ‘Tom Joyner Morning Show’ to perform his rising smash ‘All of Me‘.

Press play below!

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 Just woke up and in serious need of a Beyonce fix?

You do? Then you’ve come to the right place! For, just hours after the show streamed live to fans across the globe, you can now watch Beyonce‘s entire ‘Rock In Rio’ set right here on That Grape Juice!

Peep Ms. ‘XO’ in action below…

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The folks over at ‘X Factor USA’ are undoubtedly breathing a sigh of a relief after last night’s episode showed signs of improvement from Wednesday’s abysmal ratings showing.

Indeed, not even the likes of Paulina Rubio, Demi Lovato, and Kelly Rowland were able to sail the sinking ship that brought in a series low in ratings for its September 11th premiere.

Full story below (via THR):

“The second night of The X Factor‘s third season gave Fox a win among adults 18-49, though the singing competition still saw steep drops from last year’s comparable episode.

The two-hour auditions averaged a 2.2 rating with adults 18-49 and 6.8 million viewers. In the demo, that’s a tenth of a point improvement from Wednesday’s one-hour opener, but a 30 percent fall from the sophomore run’s Thursday debut (3.1 adults).”

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The report above surfaced just a day after outlets slammed the show for its season 3 premiere rating of 6.2 million – 22% less than its season 2 premiere.

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#Gladiators rejoice!

With the October 3rd season 3 premiere of ABC‘s top rated political suspense thriller ‘Scandal’ drawing nigh, the cast is drumming up buzz for its highly anticipated return.

As fans wait with bated breath for the continuation of the ongoing Olivia/Fitz romance, each of the cast’s members took to Twitter to unveil their new season 3 promo shots.  With the theme ‘The Storm Is Coming’, tuck in below to see your favorite warriors get wet-and-wild in this newly unveiled photoshoot.

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Look who’s 40!

Indeed, ‘One Mic’ maestro Nas rang in the big 4-0 with a star-studded birthday bash this week in New York City with ‘Thank God I Found You’ co-star/pop icon Mariah Carey.

With rapper Common, Melanie Fiona, Tyson Beckford, Jermaine Dupri, and many more on hand to fill out the distinguished guest list, the private dinner boasted a more formal dress code while elsewhere wailer Jennifer Hudson brought her bday in with a costume heavy, retro-themed celebration in Chicago.

As fellow R&B songstresses Keke Wyatt and Tweet boogied through the night, the evening brought with it a colorful homage to the 80s/90s while JHud celebrated her 32nd bday.

See more pics from both outings below:

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She may have a wrecked a few tastes with her twerk-tastrophe of a VMA performance, but that hasn’t stopped fans from ensuring her newest tune caused similar damage on Billboard charts.

Yes, after smashing VEVO viewership records with a whopping 19 million views in less than 24 hours, Miley Cyrus’ newest single “Wrecking Ball” is looking to make an impressive debut aboard the refreshing of next week’s Hot 100.

With her nearest competitor Katy Perry‘s ‘Roar’ slowly, but surely, keeping up less fuss, Cyrus is on track to be crowned next week’s chart champion.  Details inside:

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Robin Thicke has dominated headlines all summer long due to his still much talked about VMA performance with twerk-team aspirant Miley Cyrus, latest album ‘Blurred Lines’, and its controversial title track.

Still celebrating one of the year’s biggest hits (and his career-best), the crooner undoubtedly hopes to keep that ball rolling via a recently unveiled U.S. tour with our girl Jessie J.  Set to kick off early 2014, the blue-eyed soulsters boast an itinerary that will see them hit each shore of the U.S. in support of their respective projects.

But, before you find out where to stand in line for your chance to see the ‘Blurred Lines’ star, check in below to hear him speak publicly for the first time regarding that fateful MTV performance.

According to him, it “wasn’t sexually charged at all”…

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