After butchering many of her upbeat smashes live, Rihanna has made a habit of redeeming herself when performing- and subsequently soaring- with her slower efforts.

In recent months, these have been faultless servings of ‘Stay’, ‘Diamonds’ and upon kicking off her world tour of the same, the Elijah Blake penned ‘No Love Allowed’ have joined the above two.

Now watch HQ footage pulled from her performances during the duration of the live show- showcasing just how impressive the singer(?) can be when armed with songs she can actually sing.

(more…)

‘You know the way I walk…when I walk to the alter’.

He’s the YouTube renowned vocalist that’s taken the net by storm but now- thanks to a very special remix of Beyonce’s ‘Grown Woman’– Durand Bernarr (aka Alcohol Harmony) is well on his way to scoring more notoriety than he could have possibly imagined.

For, after remixing the likes of Rihanna’s ‘Diamonds’, Trinidad James‘ ‘All Gold Everything’ and Beyonce‘s ‘Dance For You’, the vocalist has seen his take on ‘Grown‘ soar to become one of his fastest viewed remixes to date!

Want to know why?

A praiseworthy performance awaits you below…

(more…)

Chris Brown entertained party goers at the Palms Pool & Bungalows at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas hours ago, hitting the scorching spot to perform a sizzling set…joined by Sean Kingston.

Setting the crowd alight with the ‘Back To Light’ jam ‘Beat It’, the pair enjoyed all the venue had to offer as Brown’s latest single ‘Fine China‘ continues to dominate R&B charts across the globe and as the aforementioned ‘Beat’ makes its way to the top of US Urban radio.

Good times below…

(more…)

You saw her perform ‘Radioactive’ at the event, now watch Rita Ora‘s full set at Radio 1’s ‘Big Weekend’ below!

While we’re sure we’ll be accused of exaggerating when we say this, what you’ll see below is easily one of the best live showings to come from the starlet- boasting pitch perfect live vocals and subtle changes to her arrangements that literally breathe new life into her material.

Check out the performance and our review of it below!

(more…)

Bruno Mars kept Radio 1’s ‘Big Weekend’ flame alive yesterday, when he arrived to perform for its sold out audience in Derry-Londonderry!

Performing his #1 single ‘When I Was Your Man’ as part of his set, those who didn’t make it to last night’s show can catch him in action below.

Find out why so many are billing this one of the best performances of the night, after the jump…

(more…)

Guess which Def Jam alum was snapped out and about in London last night?

Hint: Her last Top 5 single was penned by ‘Locked Out Of Heaven’ singer Bruno Mars.

Find out who the mystery lady is below!

(more…)

After being deemed a ratings winner for BET, faith-based reality show ‘The Sheards’ is set to return for a season 2!

Starring gospel family The Sheards (including Grammy winner Karen Clark Sheard of the Clark Sisters and daughter Kierra Sheard), the series saw its season 1 finale Sunday night – bringing to close weeks worth of an intimate look at the talented musical family.

Now, amidst anticipation, BET took to Twitter to confirm the show’s return:

As of time reporting, no official dates have been released.

Your thoughts?

The second search for ‘The Voice UK’ is underway!

Already a smash in the US (and its original home of Holland), the show has arrived on British shores by way of the BBC last year and takes its place prime-time for another year running. Coaches this side of the pond are Jessie J, will.i.am, Danny O’ Donoghue, and the legendary Tom Jones.

Billed as the definitive talent-search, many are predicting it to serve as a true contender to The X Factor‘s strong hold.

Judge for yourself below with highlights from episode 8 / series 2 (the third of the battle rounds) below…

(more…)

…and the claw are out!

For no known or apparent reason, former quasi-relevant actress Amanda Bynes had pop starlet Rihanna in her sights Sunday as she launched a Twit-attack against the Grammy winner.

Bynes has already spent the week atop headlines for a number of what some speculate are drug-related/erratic outbursts and appearances, including one where she donned an unkept wig to a court-hearing for drug charges.  All of the aforementioned led to today’s showdown where the actress mentioned ‘the 2009 Chris Brown incident’ amongst other insults hurled at the Bajan beauty.

See them below and weigh in:

(more…)

It still stands as the highest selling Rap album to hit the country in the last two years.

Now, one year after its April 3rd launch date, Nicki Minaj’s latest LP ‘Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded’ has continued its impressive yet unsung chart run in the UK!

Details below…

(more…)

From the bedroom, to band mates, to abusive boyfriends, Kelly Rowland is proving that she does indeed know how to ‘Talk A Good Game’ on her fourth studio album.

And, with the June 18th release of the LP drawing nearer, the new X Factor USA judge is clearly keen to show the masses what else the project has on offer.

As earlier reported, Rowland performed at the Riverfest in Little Rock, Arknasaw last night, delighting with live renditions of some of her much-loved hits. However, another performance has since surfaced of new track ‘Street Life’.

Produced by Pharrell Williams, the song relays a narrative of hustle and struggle in today’s age. Kelly sings “everybody around me trying to get to the money, including me”.

Get a taste of ‘Street Life’ after the jump…

(more…)

As one of the most active online destinations for Urban Pop, things move at a rapid pace here at That Grape Juice. However, each week, there’s always select stories that resonate most amongst our millions of monthly readers. Happen to miss one of them? Fret not, you now have…The Refill!

No frills or trills, The Refill simply recaps the hottest topics on the lips of the TGJ faithful over the last seven days. The metrics used to compile the list weekly are comments, social media shares, and page views.  So without further adieu…

That Grape Juice’s Top 5 Stories Of The Week!

1) Beyonce’s ‘Standing On The Sun’ Dominates Youtube

2) Ciara Debuts New Nicki Minaj Collaboration ‘I’m Out’

3) Mariah Carey’s Shocking Good Morning America Showing

4) Kelly Rowland Reveals ‘Talk A Good Game’ Tracklist

5) Billboard Music Awards 2013 Performances

********

Your thoughts?