It may not hit theaters until December 25th, but that hasn’t stopped Quentin Tarantino‘s ‘Django Unchained‘ from nabbing multiple Golden Globe nominations today.

Starring Kerry Washington, Leonardo Dicaprio, Samuel L.Jackson and Jamie Foxx, the action flick picked up 5 nods, which include ‘Best Screenplay’ and ‘Best Motion Picture‘.

Check out the full list of nominees below:

Best movie, drama
“Argo”
“Django Unchained”
“Life of Pi”
“Lincoln”
“Zero Dark Thirty”

Best movie, comedy or musical
“Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
“Les Miserables”
“Moonrise Kingdom”
“Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”
“Silver Linings Playbook”

Best director
Ben Affleck, “Argo”
Kathryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Ang Lee, “Life of Pi”
Steven Spielberg, “Lincoln”
Quentin Tarantino, “Django Unchained”

Best actor, movie drama
Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln”
Richard Gere, “Arbitrage”
John Hawkes, “The Sessions”
Joaquin Phoenix, “The Master”
Denzel Washington, “Flight”

Best actress, movie drama
Marion Cotillard, “Rust and Bone”
Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty”
Naomi Watts, “The Impossible”
Rachel Weisz, “The Deep Blue Sea”
Helen Mirren, “Hitchcock”

Hugh Jackman, “Les Miserables”
Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Jack Black, “Bernie”
Ewan McGregor, “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”
Bill Murray, “Hyde Park On Hudson”

Best actress, comedy or musical
Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook”
Meryl Streep, “Hope Springs”
Judi Dench, “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel”
Maggie Smith, “Quartet”
Emily Blunt, “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen”

Best TV drama
“Breaking Bad”
“Boardwalk Empire”
“Downton Abbey”
“Homeland”
“The Newsroom”

Best actor, TV drama
Steve Buscemi, “Boardwalk Empire”
Bryan Cranston, “Breaking Bad”
Jeff Daniels, “The Newsroom”
Jon Hamm, “Mad Men”
Damian Lewis, “Homeland”

Best actress, TV drama
Connie Britton, “Nashville”
Claire Danes, “Homeland”
Glenn Close, “Damages”
Michelle Dockery,” “Downton Abbey”
Julianna Margulies, “The Good Wife”

Best TV comedy or musical
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Episodes”
“Girls”
“Modern Family”
“Smash”

Best actress, TV comedy or musical
Zooey Deschanel, “New Girl”
Lena Dunham, “Girls”
Tina Fey, “30 Rock”
Amy Poehler, “Parks and Recreation”
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep”

Best actor, TV comedy or musical
Alec  Baldwin, “30 Rock”
Don Cheadle, “House of Lies”
Matt LeBlanc, “Episodes”
Louis C.K., “Louie”
Jim Parsons, “The Big Bang Theory”

The Golden Globes will air live on NBC, January 13th 2013.

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With a career spearheaded by careful management, hit producers and well publicized aesthetic changes, Rihanna has oft been accused of being everywhere but in the driving seat of her own success.

However, perhaps in a bid to capitalize on her own brand for the first time, she has secured herself publishing credits for 12 songs found on her new LP, ‘Unapologetic’.

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After almost a year of speculation, the original line-up of the Sugababes have announced their return to the charts!

All the details, including the new band-name, after the jump…

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Here at That Grape Juice HQ, we love us some Missy Elliott! What’s not to hail about her? Killer flow, stellar songs, outstanding videos, impeccable stage shows and ever-enduring humility.

From The Vault this week journeys back to the year 2002 when Elliott released ‘Gossip Folks’ as the second offering from her fourth album ‘Under Construction’.

‘Gossip’, an open-letter to critics and bandwagon “fans”, was produced by partner-in-crime Timbaland and featured Hip-Hop heavyweight Ludacris. It was yet another hit for the rapper-singer-producer-songwriter, peaking inside the Top 10s of the US and UK charts. The song’s unusual chorus is built around a sample of ‘Double Dutch Bus’ by Frankie Smith.

As is always the case with Elliott, the accompanying visual is quite the event. Boasting CGI aplenty and appearances from the likes of friend Eve and then-protégé Tweet, the video was also notable for its tribute to late artists and friends Jam Master Jay, Lisa ‘Left Eye’ Lopes and of course Aaliyah.

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With breakthrough act Azealia Banks confirming that she and Missy are to log in studio time, and with Timbo claiming her highly delayed album ‘Block Party’ is finally poised for released in June, the triple-threat seems on the right path to continue her reign as the one-and-only Queen of Hip-Hop. And we, for one, can’t wait!

Missy’s career is one to be both celebrated and adhered to as the definitive rule-book for Hip-Hop hopefuls. For her status is one achieved on the merit of skill and ever-flowing creativity; not scandal or gimmicks.

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It’s that time of year again!

The 2012 Grammy Awards nominations were announced just moments ago. The 54th annual ceremony, which will air live on February 12th via CBS, featured singers Adele and Katy Perry as expected frontrunners for the nominations.  However, with fellow divas Lady Gaga, Beyonce, and Rihanna all making splashes on charts in the last year, the stiff competition ironically saw Kanye West lead its pack with a whopping 7 nominations.

Who else came out on top?  Get familiar with the full list of nominations below…

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World renowned for her ambition as well as her many talents, recent years have seen Pop force Beyonce venture into a number of different business endeavors outside of her own career in music.

From joining Jay Z and Will Smith in launching ‘Fela: The Musical‘ to becoming the face of her mother’s ‘House Of Dereon‘ clothing line and her own line of fragrances.

Now the songstress has confessed what she hopes to achieve in the near future.  Find out exactly what that is below…

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Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the passing of late R&B diva Aaliyah, Billboard.com asked 12 of today’s R&B’s leading ladies about the singer’s influence (on themselves and the industry).

While Ciara, Monica, and Keyshia Cole were just a few of the names listed who paid tribute to the ‘One In a Million’ singer, find out what they had to say and who else shared their thoughts after the jump:

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Arguably the most commercially successful X Factor alum to date, it has been confirmed that Leona Lewis’ upcoming single ‘Collide’ will be released in September, two months before the release of a brand spanking new album.

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In honor of Black Music Month, Essence Magazine’s online entity recently published a list of 50 Most Powerful R&B Artist of All Time. The list includes greats like Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson, but it omits legendary R&B stars such as Mariah Carey and Toni Braxton, and includes head-scratchers like Will Smith. Check out list for yourself below…

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The legendary Lil’ Mama wants you to know just how legendary she is in a recent interview with VIBE. The femcee, whose illustrious career has spawned hits such as ‘Lip Gloss’ and… ‘Lip Gloss’, opens up about Nicki Minaj copying her style, Missy Elliott and Lil’ Kim feeling threatened by her, being respected and more.

Check out what the ‘America’s Best Dance Crew’ judge had to say after the jump…

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This week’s That Grape Juice Cover Star is Shanice Smith. The young Londoner tracks a crack at Beyonce‘s new controversial single ‘Run The World (Girls)’.

Peep her performance below:

Great showing; once which further serves as evidence that it’s not always a powerful vocal which makes for an interesting voice. Rather, as Shanice show, it’s about interpreting the music and making it one’s own – something the BRIT school student does so here to great effect. .

For more on Shanice, check out her Youtube page

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That Grape Juice sat down with none other than Jazmine Sullivan earlier this week. The R&B singer is flying high after receiving her 8th Grammy Award nomination for ‘Holding You Down (Going In Circles)’ and scoring her 2nd top 20 debut with her critically acclaimed new album, ‘Love Me Back’.

Naturally, we asked that questions to which you wanted answers. Sullivan spoke quite candidly about a wide range of topics including her next single, being compared to Brandy, losing to Beyonce at the 2010 Grammys and much more!

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