Les Twins showed up and shout in Boston recently,  joining the force that is Beyonce to wow her audience with a live serving of ‘Why Don’t You Love Me’.

Fierce, vivacious and riddled with soul, the performance stood as one of the many exciting aspects of the ‘Mrs.Carter Show’, which saw its recently announced Brazilian dates shift a sweet 15,000 tickets within hours of release- forcing venues across the country to add more point of sale outlets to sell them.

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Stepping into a Nicki Minaj world this year, comes Shan Rob– the sassy Female Rapper hailing straight from Atlanta.

Touring with the likes of Ciara, Neyo and LeToya Luckett in recent years, 2013 sees the Southern belle storm the scene with a style and sound that’s already has us banking on her becoming one of her field’s most celebrated contributors in the coming months.

Meet what the game’s been missing below!

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Little more than three months ago, the world knew next to nothing of Lady GaGa‘s new album ‘ARTPOP’- met only with its title and confirmation of its release.

However, today tells a different story.

Indeed, with only 21 days left until its lead single ‘Applause’ becomes available purchase alongside pre-orders for the album itself, the Pop Svengali breaks her year long silence on the new release, baring all in an interview with ‘Women’s Wear Daily’.

Must see quotes below…

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Ariana Grande is wasting no time pairing her latest single ‘Baby I’ with a video.

The vocal sensation, whose four-octave range is seeing her likened to legend Mariah Carey, was snapped shooting the visual for the brewing hit in Los Angeles over the weekend.

With the Summer in full effect, it appears the 20-year-old is cooking up a clip that encapsulates this. We can’t wait to see it!

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The ‘ARTPOP’ revolution is upon us.

Pop tour de force Lady GaGa whipped her legion of Monsters into a frenzy moments ago after revealing the cover for ‘Applause’.

The fiercely anticipated track (due August 19th) is the lead release from the 27-year-old’s fourth studio album, which arrives on November 11th.

Intriguing. Eager to hear the song! Roll on August already!

Your thoughts?

As anticipation for her new album ‘ARTPOP‘ intensifies, Lady GaGa has taken the bold step in pushing forward its pre-order release date to meet the growing demand for the project.

Exciting new details below…

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Details on her sophomore album may remain scarce, but Cassie Ventura keeps her PR flame lit via ‘a+’ Magazine, rocking the publication with a shoot shot by Kenneth Capello. 

Though saying little of the new music fans hope to hear from her, the shoot will make for interesting viewing for the vocalist’s fans/fashion heads.

Check her out below…

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Just when we thought we couldn’t love them anymore than we already did.

Last night, joined by temporary new member Lil Mama, ‘Dear Lie’ darlings TLC hit the VH1 Mixtape Festival to serve their first live full length show in over a decade.

Gliding through a well thought out set list, and joined by a live band, the group’s show found itself elevated by Mama’s appearance, sure to give many no choice but to praise the underrated entertainer.

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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 Yolanda Adams, Hezekiah Walker, 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 Tye Tribbett, Deitrick Haddon, Donnie McClurkin, Tweet, & more…

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The songbird that is Jill Scott took flight in Virginia recently, when she flew into ‘The Hampton Jazz Festival’ for yet another stellar live showing.

Joined by a trio of gifted backing vocalists, the Soprano wooed her willing crowd with a rendition of 2011’s ‘So Gone’, going onto to watch her support rock the stage with the Kevin Conner penned H-Town classic ‘Knockin’ Da Boots’.

Press play below…

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After a brief rest on the bench, From The Vault is back this week with one of the most successful releases of the 1990’s. It’s Mariah Carey‘s melismatic ‘One Sweet Day’, her smash duet with R&B’s finest Boyz II Men.

The second single lifted from Mimi’s blockbuster LP ‘Daydream’, ‘Day’s production was cooked up  by Carey and former fervent collaborator Walter Afanasieff. It was written by the dynamic duo alongside the R&B quad about specific loved ones who passed away. Most notably, it was also penned with people affected by the AIDS epidemic in mind – in a bid to raise awareness.

On a chart front, the single remains a landmark to this day; it debuted at #1 – which was the singer’s second consecutive single to do so. Yet, most importantly, it is the longest running #1 single on Billboard Hot 100 of all time, totaling an impressive 16 consecutive weeks at the top. It became Mimi’s tenth chart-topper on that tally and the Boyz’ fourth.

(Fun fact: the single replaced Whitney Houston’s ‘Exhale (Shoop Shoop)’ at #1 and was replaced by Celine Dion’s ‘Because You Love Me’. Needless to say, power ballads staged a “chart stampede” during the mid-nineties).

A true world smash, it managed to peak inside the Top 10 in many European countries and remains a fixture on “talent shows” all around the globe.

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With the success and the critical acclaim the single and its parent album had received, it was believed Mariah was a shoo-in for a Grammy sweep after being nominated 6 times in 1996, but all those assumptions were cut short when the ‘Outside’ vocalist went home empty-ended on Grammy night. An injustice if we’ve ever seen one.

Given that Mimi and the Boyz were enjoying gargantuan success in their own rights, busy schedules meant both parties didn’t have time to shoot a proper music video for the single. So in order to make the most of their tenure together, Larry Jordan was in charge of documenting the conception of the track. This edited footage was turned into the track’s “video”.

Its raw quality suited the heartfelt song to the tee, choosing to put the emphasis on the group bonding and the song’s almost other-worldly vocals, rather than drowning everything in “glamorous” and “sophisticated” sets – ala some of Mariah’s more outlandish visuals since her post-Butterfly days.

With “The New Era” nigh, we can’t wait for Ms. Carey-Cannon to unleash it. Did ‘Triumphant (Get ‘Em)’ make the cut? What about ‘Almost Home’? Are we in for some more Adult Contemporary numbers in the vein of ‘#Beautiful’? Are there any other collaborations to help her on the charts? We guess it’s a matter of time until we find out. Hopefully.

Still, we’re hoping her ever-loyal ‘Lambily’ and we – over at TGJ HQ – aren’t the only ones anticipating new Mimi. Album and single sales will tell, ay?

 Your thoughts?

Admirers of ‘Jump’ singer Rihanna may find the star’s influence in a unique place today, flaunted via a performance put on by Urban Pop dream team, 2NE1.

Pulling on the star’s Reggae tinged brand of R rated fun, the group rocked the Music Core Ulsan Summer Festival hours ago with their brand new single ‘Falling In Love’, proving just how far the singer’s signature- yet oft criticised- style has gone to influence her contemporaries across the globe.

Check ’em out after the jump!

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