It looks like Ciara isn’t the only dance machine that has good news to share thanks to Warner Bros. Records.  One of Urban Pop’s leading male acts, Jason Derulo, took to Instagram today to unveil news that he too has taken on a record label venture with the music giants.

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Following a year that gifted pop music lovers game and/or career-changing albums like Justin Timberlake‘s ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds,’ Christina Aguilera‘s ‘Back To Basics,’ Beyonce‘s ‘BDay,’ Amy Winehouse‘s ‘Back To  Black,’ Ciara‘s ‘The Evolution,’ and Fergie‘s ‘The Dutchess,’ 2007 had some big shoes to fill.

For many of the artists who stood to the challenge (see:  Britney Spears, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Kanye West, Jay Z, etc.) the results may not have matched the commercial response of their previous efforts (or collectively those of the big named releases the year prior), but critically the class of 2007 wielded what many consider some of their (if not their) best work(s) to date.

As we kick off 2017, let’s flashback to 2007 to ode 10 game and/or career-changing albums that turned 10 this year.  Your gateway to feeling “old” awaits below:

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With over 120,000 votes cast, the time has finally arrived for the winners of the That Grape Juice End of Year Awards 2016 to be announced!

While some acts maintained a major lead, upon the penultimate cut-off point, the final list brought with it many last minute surprises.

Check out the full list of winners below. Prepare yourselves for what awaits…and sound off!

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After the false alarm that was 2015’s ‘LA Love,’ Fergie finally rang the alarm on news surrounding her long-awaited sophomore album, ‘Double Dutchess.’  Rumored to have been completed as early as March 2016, social media-lifted photos and unconfirmed reports started to get wheels spinning that some official release from the set was nigh.

Though the rumors began to cool by the end of spring, they were given a fresh douse of heat when the singer’s husband, actor Josh Duhamel, went on record stating the project would arrive by Mid-June.  With refreshed excitement over the album – 10 years in the making – Fergie Ferg finally took to Instagram to began teasing it herself via snippets for songs ‘Hungry’ and ‘M.I.L.F. $.’

The latter – a critical polarizer – would be gifted a full fledge roll-out with star-studded video to boot.  Initial response signaled that maybe, just maybe, the world really was ready for a new Fergie album:

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Following a slew of false starts Tinashe‘s ‘Joyride’ LP has finally found glory in ‘SuperLove‘, its latest single.

Meet us below to find out why the promising Urban Pop starlet has good reason to rejoice today.

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The Official Singles Chart may be facing a monumental shakeup in the coming months.

What it may mean for the likes of Beyonce, Ciara, Drake and Angel?

Full story below…

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Keen to replicate profit-swelling success stories of yesteryear record labels often use model their new artists on the artists who came before them.

Janet-Britney

Madonna- Lady Gaga

Anita Baker – Toni Braxton

Mary J. Blige – Keyshia Cole- K. Michelle

Beyonce- Rihanna

Gwen Stefani- Charli XCX.

For one reason or another, this practice isn’t always as obvious when the artists are men, perhaps because said labels rarely require male artists to look like the artists they are pulling from.

Unfortunately for Future, he has learned just how problematic this trend can be when a new musician succeeds in “borrowing” their sound.

For, after he was accused of “borrowing” his style from T-Pain, he has been forced to watch the rise of the charismatic and eerily identical Desiigner and his smash hit single ‘Panda.’

Why his thunder-stealing ascent is set to rub the Southern star the wrong way once more?

Desiigner’s decision to cover his latest single…

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That Grape Juice‘s latest feature ‘Meet The Makers’ spotlights the gifted names who engineer the spectacle in all facets of entertainment. Music, TV, and beyond.

Today’s instalment celebrates the work of the choreographer Hollywood.

A force in the world of dance and creative direction, Hollywood’s journey has seen him find a friend and collaborator in the ‘Lemonade’ pouring performer that is Beyonce.

How?

Find out below…

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In 2016, being an “Indie Artist” carries a different weight than in previous years. With albums becoming more DIY than ever before, we are seeing more talent pave their way to success without the backing of a major label. Has the once sought after “record deal” lost its vigor? That Grape Juice weighs up below…

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It’s that time of year!

The Billboard Music Awards are back for its 2016 instalment and today the much anticipated nominees were revealed.

Hosts Ciara and Ludacris were on-hand for the partial announcement today on Good Morning America.

In the time since, the full list of finalists for the May 22nd ceremony (which airs live on ABC from the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas) has surfaced.

See who’s up for what after the jump. We imagine some choices will have you scratching your head…

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After pushing TLC & Usher to Pop royal status in the 90s the record executive LA Reid set out to do the same with fresh faces as the head of Def Jam in 2005.

Joining him in his mission was the rapper turned exec Jay-Z who, keen to replicate the solo success of his then-girlfriend Beyonce and a ‘Goodies‘-supplying starlet named Ciara– picked up two new artists named Teairra Mari and Rihanna.

The rest as they say is history.

Now, Reid has revealed that Rihanna may not have been treated as a priority at the label if not for moves Beyonce made to support her behind the scenes.

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Yesterday fans nabbed their first preview of an alternate version of Nicki Minaj‘s 2014 hit ‘Anaconda.’

Its name? ‘Anaconda 2.0.’

Today, said fans will be able to listen to the full explicit version of the “new” number which comes armed with fresh and humorous production, a hook pulled from her contribution to Ciara‘s ‘I’m Out’ and a brand new verse that takes aim at her biggest rivals.

Before you continue we must warn you…it’s very explicit.

Ready to listen?

Press play below…

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