‘Hidden Figures’, the movie which tells the groundbreaking tale of the African-American women behind NASA’s Space Race glory, has welcomed Pharrell Williams to its family.

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Before Adele, Coldplay and Amy Winehouse, a young name from Southhampton was the one waving the British flag on a worldwide scale. His name’s Craig David and today we salute him on From The Vault.

This week’s pick is ‘Seven Days.’

Serviced as the second single from the singer’s debut ‘Born To Do It’, ‘Days’ was written and composed by Mark Hill alongside the David – like the large majority of the LP.

Thematically, the song retraced the week-long romancing of a newfound love interest. To this day, it’s Craig’s biggest hit and is considered his signature song.

Wildly successful on home soil, where it debuted at #1 with sales of 100,000 units, but was also a worldwide smash peaking at #10 in the US, #4 in Australia and #9 in Canada. Not bad at all for a R&B newbie in a Britney and N’Sync dominated landscape.

The music video, directed by Max and Dania, had a ‘Groundhog Day’ theme with Craig reliving the same day over and over until he finally gets with “the” girl he met on the street.

Popular the world over, the clip was nominated for Best Video at the 2001 BRIT Awards, but lost to Robbie Williams‘ ‘Rock DJ.’

Thereafter, David’s success was heavily concentrated in the UK — despite a marked effort to further break into the American market with his sophomore album.

Now, after a hiatus of sorts (which ironically saw him relocate to Miami), the gifted star is back. With new album ‘Following My Intuition’ due in stores on September 30th, the moral of the story is to never count out authentic talent.

Your thoughts?

Jidenna‘s ‘Chief Don’t Run’ has finally been armed with a supporting music video.

The single appears on his studio album ‘Long Live the Chief’ and follows the unveiling of his well-received number ‘Little Bit More’ and his smash hit cut ‘Classic Man.’

Introduced to the masses by Janelle Monae, the Nigerian-American rap-singer serves as an integral member of her Wondaland movement.

How does he fare with the video for ‘Chief?’

Meet us after the bounce to find out!

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Grammy winning crooner Miguel has turned on the time machine for his latest retro-inspired tune ‘Cadillac.’

Featured on the upcoming soundtrack to Netflix’s highly anticipated original series ‘The Get Down,’ a series chronicling the lives of a group of young African American men in the late ’70s (starring Jaden Smith, Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, and more), the funky horn-filled ‘Cadillac’ thematically mirrors the musical drama.

Curious to hear the tune ahead of the show’s August 12th premiere?  Tuck in below for your first listen:

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Enough is enough.

This is what a who’s who of Black Hollywood are saying in unison following the recent deaths of unarmed Afro-Americans at the hands of police officers.

Beyond the spotlighted passings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castille, the issue is one that is continually debated in the US.

Declaring that the time for action is now, names such as Michael Ealy, Tika Sumpter, Cedric The Entertainer, and Beyonce‘s mother Tina Knowles-Lawson appear in the powerful campaign.

More on the movement, which is being spearheaded by Steve Jones, below…

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After a number of false starts courtesy of singles ‘FourFiveSeconds,’ ‘B*tch Better Have My Money,’ and ‘American Oxygen,’ Grammy winning pop diva Rihanna saw her 8th era finally get an official kickoff with the Drake-assisted single ‘Work.’  Skyrocketing to the top of the Hot 100 shortly after its debut, the Caribbean-kissed tune would at long last lead her faithful fans on the path to unlocking her octonary opus ‘Anti.’

Yet, while ‘Work’ won week after week atop the singles charts thanks to some serious sales and streaming, its parent album wasn’t exactly singing the same tune.  Living up to its apt titling by boasting a track list of some of her most sonically adventurous and daring work to date, initial critical and commercial reception almost seemed to reflect her fan base’s displeasure with the product and the long wait for its delivery.  Evidenced by a less than impressive #27 debut on the Billboard 200, the project’s promotional campaign didn’t help matters and left many-a-head scratched (see: free downloads, “platinum status,” etc.).

But, as officially counted streaming figures helped float the island beauty’s 8th project to the upper rankings of Billboard 200, fans continued to whine their waists to ‘Work’ with hopes its follow-up, ‘Kiss It Better,’ would be just what the doctor ordered to remedy the era’s shortcomings.

However, time would prove the suggestion a misdiagnosis:

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This Friday brings with it the release of Fantasia‘s fifth studio album ‘The Definition Of…’

It’s a fitting title for this titan of talent, who defines vocalist, defines endurance, and defines diva.

Since winning American Idol in 2004, the North Carolina native has established the stage as her most potent playground.

As such, That Grape Juice implore you to join us after the jump as we countdown our Top 5 Fantasia Performances…

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Grace Jones has taken MIA’s spot on the forthcoming AFROPunk Festival lineup.

Details below…

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After spending the latter half of the noughties garnering more misses than hits on the Billboard Hot 100, Jennifer Lopez‘s musical career hit a homerun in the early ’10s courtesy of the RedOne-produced ‘On the Floor.’  With the assistance of rapper PitBull, Lopez’s return to dominance and prominence spelled of much promise until fans were greeted with a number of rehashes of the J.Lo/Pitbull formula over the four years that followed.

The absence of ‘On the Floor’s catchiness and magical flair proved an impotent punch for its successors as all of them failed to come anywhere near its chart performance.  But, while she was hitting a number of sour notes on the Hot 100, Jenny’s star was proving itself hotter than ever thanks to ‘American Idol,’ a hit scripted series ‘Shades of Blue,’ and a hotly-selling Vegas residency.

The reignition of overall public interest in “Jennifer Lopez: the star” may have acted as the catalyst for the triple threat diva to try her hand yet again at her ailing music career.  Tapping an unused number from hitmaking newcomer Meghan Trainor and producer extraordinaire Dr. Luke, the trio birthed ‘Ain’t Your Mama’:  the first official single from Jenny’s 9th album…

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Justin Timberlake has apologised for unintentionally disregarding the experiences of African-Americans by way of a tweet he published during last night’s BET Awards.

His misstep and swift apology below…

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M.I.A will be missing in action at this year’s Afropunk Festival.

The eclectic rapper had been tapped to serve as a headliner at the London edition of the Urban music celebration.

However, after feeling the furore of members of the Black communication following her controversial comments about the #BlackLivesMatter movement, the Brit-bred talent has decided to vacate her spot on the bill.

Details below…

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