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 Tamela Mann, Mary Mary, Fred Hammond & United Tenors, John P. Kee, Bebe & Marvin Winans, Donald Lawrence,  and much more…

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With a voice that oozes nothing but pure soul, Alvester Martin stands proud as one of the industry’s best kept secrets…until now.

A Miami native, the last decade has seen the performer rock many a TV screen via back up dancer gigs for the likes of Beyonce, Rihanna and Tamar Braxton, and now- aged just 25- the entertainer steps into his own light with the launch of a Beyonce backed solo career.

Is he any good?

Peep his ‘Wasted’ take on  Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘Swimming Pools’ and please let us know what you make of him below!!

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If the response given to the song waiting for you below is anything to go by, Katy Perry’s ‘Prism‘ may just become her most well loved album to date.

We’re talking about ‘Black Horse‘, the brand new jam released by Perry from the LP featuring ‘Bandz‘ Rapper Juicy J.

Check it out below!

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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.

Your thoughts?

Michelle Williams has her eyes on a hit with her latest single ‘If We Had Your Eyes’.

As fans continue to praise the tune’s accompanying music video (which premiered earlier this week), the singer preps those well trained heels for an extensive promo campaign in support of the song and its parent album ‘Journey To Freedom’.

But before you can get your hands on ‘Journey’, tuck in below to see Michelle’s sitdown with our bud Marc Lamont Hill over at HuffPost Live.  There the ‘We Break the Dawn’ songstress broke news on her new single, shared her thoughts on Miley Cyrus‘ MTV twerk-tastrophe, and so much more.

Catch all the highlights after the jump:

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‘Take your medication Miley…a short vacation Miley…’

For one reason or an unfortunate other, those who either were too young to remember or yet to be born when Madonna and Britney Spears enjoyed their respective peaks, have been fed a gross mistruth by in recent years.

A mistruth, that claims that controversy and ‘rubbing critics the wrong way’ saw both ladies afforded the praise and acclaim they enjoyed then and still enjoy today.

Perhaps in trying to justify the messiness and lack of musicality that stops their favourite acts from reaching icon status, the misinformed willingly overlook the dedication both women showed to their craft on and off stage when deciding that ‘this talentless one’ and ‘that talentless one’ have what it takes to be the next ‘insert name of icon’.

Now watch the confused soul that is Miley Cyrus compare her VMA performance to that of Britney Spears‘ and Madonna‘s, in an interview with MTV below…

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Mark your calendars! Scandal returns to the small screen on October 3rd.

The wildly popular political drama is back for a third outing and we cannot wait. Like, really.

Thankfully, the folk over at ABC understand our predicament (see: withdrawal symptoms) and have released an action-packed preview of what’s to come.

Check it out below…

Your thoughts?

One year removed from the critically acclaimed ‘Heartbreak on Hold’, Alexandra Burke lands on Adult Contemporary ground with the release of her new EP ‘New Rules’ today.

Delivering it to the UK’s ‘Daily Mail’ this morning, the EP marks her first release since switching management and signing with Trey Songz‘ manager, Kevin Liles.

A move, which has inspired a bolder, soulful and far more honest sound for the ‘What Money Can’t Buy’ beauty.

‘New Rules’ and a fresh start below…

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After watching her celebrity stock plummet following her split with Kanye West, ‘Fame’ purveyor Amber Rose has enlisted one of the industry’s more unassuming power players to steer her career back in the right direction.

A power player, who answers to the name Tish Cyrus…Miley Cyrus‘ mother.

Full story below!

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The Lifetime network is heating up this Summer…thanks to ‘Devious Maids’. 

Created Marc Cherry (the brain behind Desperate Housewives), and executive produced by Eva Longoria, the show follows five Latina maids who work for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. Each lady has ambitions and dreams of her own, while one of them has a much darker reason for working the circuit.

Having debuted in June, the show’s first season boasts 13 episodes. Check out a preview for episode 11 of the first series below…

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Expect to much of the ladies of TLC in the coming months!

For, while fans anxiously await their made-for-tv biopic (VH1), the dynamic duo have been hitting the studio prepping new music.  Reconnecting with longtime collaborator Dallas Austin and Ne-Yo behind the pen of new tunes, the ‘Waterfalls’ hitmakers recently spilled news of a few other names on the guest list for their forthcoming project.

One diva mentioned is sure to earn the applause of pop fans:

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When Kendrick Lamar speaks, the world listens. Well, to be technical, it follows.

For, after ruffling many a Rap feather with his verse on Big Sean‘s ‘Control’  , the Rapper has seen himself dominate social media by scoring a digital feat of epic proportions.

Find out why below…

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