As music lovers continue to discover the introspective ‘ANTI’ on music streaming services, its mother, the Pop princess Rihanna, sets her sights on success with the single ‘Sledgehammer.’

The Sia-penned release supports the ‘Star Trek: Beyond’ soundtrack and comes armed with a visual fans can spin here.

Curious to see how it was made?

Hit the play button below to find out….

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Readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.

So, as our retrospective features ‘From the Vault’ and ‘TGJ Replay’  allow us the chance to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday of one artist, our newest feature Chart Rewind – a variation of our current Retro Rewind assay – accedes salutes to an entire era of music history.

This week we’ll jet back to ‘I Believe’ – the inspirational inaugural release of 2004 ‘American Idol’ winner Fantasia Barrino (known mononymously today).  Launched this week 12 years ago, the tune made an impressive debut at #1 on the Hot 100 – standard fare at the time for winners of the juggernaut reality singing competition.  Temporarily disrupting the reign of the year’s biggest success story – Usher (and the hits found aboard his blockbuster album ‘Confessions’) – ‘Believe’ only lasted atop the singles chart a week before the Grammy winning crooner reclaimed the spot.

To date, the soaring single may be songbird’s only flight to the Hot 100’s perch, but in 2016 it’s clear the purpose it served:  to introduce the world to the magnificent vocalist that is Fantasia.  Today, unlike many of her fellow ‘Idol’ alums, the world is still singing her songs (and her praises).

Rewind with us back to 2004 where it all began for the North Carolina-born beauty:

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Well, if there’s one person Grammy-nominated rapstress Iggy Azalea doesn’t have to worry about being on her “team” it would be Keonna Green.

Green, Nick Young‘s ex (who is 4 months pregnant with the Lakers’ star’s second child), took to US Weekly to dish on the drama surrounding the former engaged couple including her attempts to reach out to Azalea (which, according to her, failed).

She also highlights the rekindling of her romance with Young while showing approximately 0% remorse for being one of many causes for the couple’s demise.

Some OMG-worthy quotes await you below:

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Collective outrage outnumbers the questions surrounding the death of Alton Sterling, a Louisiana man killed at the hands of Baton Rouge police authorities on July 5th.

As the investigations of the fatal shooting (and the graphic video depicting it) mount, so does the fury of social media users who have flooded the major outlets with discussion and debate.

Celebrities like Trey Songz, Justin Timberlake, T.I., Janelle Monae, Tamar Braxton, and many more are making their voices heard as well after the heartbreaking tragedy.

Tuck in below to see:

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Kyla Pratt tackles mental illness within the African-American community in the new TV One original movie ‘The Secret She Kept.’ 

ReShonda Tate Billingsley is the brains behind the novel of the same name and joins Alton Glass and Rhonda F. Baraka to bring the dark tale to life on Sunday June 10th.

Press play to watch its trailer below…

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As praise for ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ actor/activist Jesse Williams continues to flood in after his impassioned race equality speech at this week’s BET Awards, there have been a small, yet surprising number of critics who felt the speech raised a few eyebrows.

One such critic, whose skepticism comes as a surprise to no one, is ‘Clueless’ star Stacey Dash.  The actress/FOX News puppet commentator took to her blog to slam Williams for a speech she calls ‘an attack on white people.’

Keen to find out what else she said?  Get it below (in case you missed it):

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Here at That Grape Juice, we’re enamored with the talent of today, but also the rising stars of tomorrow.

Enter Jodie Abacus.

Reared in South-London, the Pop-Funk singer/songwriter has been attracting the attention of music lovers – thanks largely to recent EP ‘For Real Life And Not Pretend.’  

Tracks such as ‘I’ll Be That Friend’ have garnered praise for cutting deep in the most resonating of ways. The Soul-soaked song recalls a time when in the singer’s life all went south and he didn’t have a friend to turn to. Veering away from the “same ol,” lyrically ‘I’ll Be’ sees the rising star swear to be that confidant to someone else when in need.

Also in his repertoire is Coca-Cola endorsement of ‘Hot Kitchen,’ which has been play-listed by the BBC and current single, ‘She’s In Love With The Weekend’ – available to listen to below…

With in album in the works, Jodie is cooking up jams with the likes of Tobias Jesso Jr and Duke Durmont.

We’re buzzed for what’s to come. Take a listen above and let us know if you are too!

Your thoughts?

It’s a battle of the blonde bombshells!

In case you’ve missed any of the action, the ever outspoken ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star Nene Leakes may have stuck her recently upgraded nose in the wrong place when she playfully called out Lil Kim‘s plastic surgery woes.

Indeed, after setting Twitter  alight last night – namely Kim’s fans (affectionately christened #KillerBees) – with her interesting commentary seen below…

…she aroused a bevy of stings leaving her on the defense all night and spilling over to today.  More below:

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After surpassing King of Pop Michael Jackson‘s and Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin‘s respective Hot 100 records it now appears Rihanna has another musical monarch in her sights – King of Rock & Roll Elvis Presley.

Indeed, the pop princess – whose Rih-lentless onslaught of chart-toppers has seen her lay waste to many-a-Billboard chart stat of the genre’s legends (see: Madonna, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Whitney Houston, and more) – is set to to add Presley’s historic accomplishments to her list of casualties.

With the ascension of her Calvin Harris-crafted release, ‘This Is What You Came For,’ to the top 5, we see what Rih really came for is Elvis’s wig and record.  Details below:

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As any seasoned Beyonce enthusiast knows, her mother Tina Knowles-Lawson is not one to be messed with.

The seamstress turned fashion mogul has hit back at snide remarks from her daughter’s detractors. And it all surrounds Bey’s absence from the BET Awards following her opening performance.

As widely understood, the ‘Sorry’ songstress had to catch a flight immediately following her ‘Freedom’ rendition so as to make it in time for the UK launch of her ‘Formation World Tour.’

Mama Tina explained this when accepting two of her awards. Yet, it appears a small pocket of folk are taking her to task on the specifics.

Her classy clap-back awaits after the jump…

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Robert Ri’Chard has found a friend in TV One.

That’s right, after watching him do his part to support the ‘Chocolate City‘ movie empire, the platform has called on him to star alongside Malik Yoba in the movie ‘Bad Dad Rehab.’

Details below…

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The stars shine for Urban music’s biggest calendar night – the 2016 BET Awards!

Hosted by ‘Black-Ish’ stars Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross, the show airs live tonight from Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater.  See and sound off on the fashion hits and misses of the industry’s biggest stars as they arrive to the scene.

*Keep refreshing as snaps are being added live realtime*

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