As we reported here, ‘Body On Me’ beauty Rita Ora showed off her banging body to ‘Shape’ magazine readers for its May 2017 issue.

Hitting newsstands April 18, the feature sees Ora strut her stuff in a pole workout-inspired shoot while dishing out health and beauty tips, sharing her admiration of Jennifer Lopez‘s body, and so much more, tuck in below to read highlights and see sizzling behind the scenes footage:

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Pitbull has racked up plenty of hits commercially, but the rapper is set to get a major salute from critics in June.

In move few could have foreseen, the party starter has been announced as the recipient of the Global Ambassador Award at the 2017 Songwriters Hall Of Fame ceremony.

Details below…

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Nicki Minaj‘s Remy Ma diss track received its very first live performance in Paris hours ago.

Launched as part of Drake‘s latest musical outing in the city, the performance saw Minaj bring its scathing lyrics to life as she continues to create content for her fourth studio album.

Seemingly unbothered by murmurs that her reunion with Drizzy may be to blame for the demise of his short-lived romance with Jennifer Lopez, Minaj rocked the house to an audience likely to pick up tickets for her world tour in the coming months.

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Rihanna’s creative brilliance was showcased in Paris, France tonight when she presented the latest chapter of her Fenty x Puma fashion story to the world.

Supported by a diverse group of models, the star flaunted her latest set of designs as part of the Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Fall/Winter 2017/2018.

Missed the show?

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Welcome to the latest TGJ Roundtable!

Over the years, That Grape Juice has established a distinguished voice that – whether loved or loathed – sparks discussion, debate, and on occasion drama!

Though comprised of seasoned writers who share a similar outlook on Urban Pop culture, the idiosyncrasies of the TGJ team members often lend for quite heated debates “behind the scenes” about the hottest topics.

Now, we give you a front row seat to the show. In a format similar to ‘The View’ or ‘The Real’, TGJ editors – Sam, David, Rashad, and Joe – get real in a very candid way.

Today’s roundtable topic asks each anchor their thoughts on the…

Grammy Awards 2017

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

So, just 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 just have to press play on ‘All I Have’ – the LL Cool J-assisted single found aboard Jennifer Lopez‘s ‘This Is Me…Then’ (click here to read our ode to the full album).  Released in December 2002, ‘Have’ – drawing on Debra Laws‘ ‘Very Special’ for its sample – reinforced Lopez’s then-dominance over pop charts and came as a fitting follow-up to the top 5 hit ‘Jenny From the Block.’  Blocking her ‘I’m Real’ co-star Ja Rule from the top spot this week in 2003, ‘All I Have’ held down the chart’s summit for four weeks overall and gave the diva her fourth run atop the Hot 100 (Cool J’s first).

Going on to not only become a fan favorite of the singer’s, but become the title of her hotly-selling Vegas show, tuck in below to relive ‘All’ and see who joined J. Lo in the top 25 this week in 14 years ago:

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Nicki Minaj is the latest name to condemn Donald Trump‘s controversial ban on muslim immigrants to the United States.

Following in the footsteps of notable names such as Rihanna and Jennifer Lopez, the outspoken rap queen – who is, herself, of Trinidadian heritage – took to social media to vent in disapproval.

Her words below…

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Today we go back to the end of the last century to salute one of the greatest bands the music business has ever birthed.

This week’s From The Vault is Destiny’s Child‘s sassy ‘Bills, Bills, Bills.’

The first offering from the original line-up’s sophomore set ‘The Writings On The Wall,’ ‘Bills’ joined the list of male-bashing tracks which were all the rage in the late 90’s into early 00’s.

An attitude soaked song with a direct approach, the cut finds the girls lamenting about “good for nothing type of brothers.” Interestingly, the now-iconic quad stressed that they were unable to stay with their baes as said lovers couldn’t meet their financial needs. Needless to say this was released prior to ‘Independent Women’.

Penned by the ladies and produced by Kevin “Shek’spere” Briggs, it served as the first DC’s four Billboard Hot 100 #1 hits – dethroning Jennifer Lopez’ ‘If You Had My Love.’ Helping establish the R&B outfit internationally, ‘Bills’ became their breakthrough hit peaking at #6 in the UK, #7 in Canada and charting inside the Top 10 in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Many a DC fan will recall the countless stories shared about times spent at Beyonce’s mother’s hair salon while growing up. Hence, it’s fitting that the group drew on this theme for the tune’s accompanying video. Set at a beauty salon, perhaps as a homage to the matriarch of the Knowles clan, the Darren Grant visual amplified the “girl talk” angle.

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We’re certainly not alone in forming a prayer circle for a new Destiny’s Child project. Whether an album, a tour, or an edgy “new rules” kind of venture, we’d readily welcome newness from DC3 . Or “DC of any number” to be honest. Because while there are a growing number of great group’s populating the modern day scene, there are arguably no true “super groups.” A title Destiny’s Child continue to hold.

For now, we can only celebrate the past in hope that the future delivers amazing things.

DC, once again, we salute you.

Your thoughts?

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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Shame and embarrassment befell Mariah Carey on New Year’s Eve when she botched her performance her televised performance in New York City.

Yesterday, her aides stepped forward to cry foul play.

How the show’s organisers, Dick Clark Productions, responded?

Find out below…

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…and the claws are out (again)!

As Mariah Carey continues to be a trending topic on Facebook and Twitter after delivering what could easily be classified as the worst performance of her career last night (see it here if you missed it), her nemesis – Jennifer Lopez – is being praised for shutting her NYE performances all the way down over on NBC’s ‘New Year’s Eve with Carson Daly.’

A day later, the ‘Feelin’ So Good’ songstress must really be feelin’ herself as she was caught “liking” a photo that slammed Mimi’s shambolic NYE showing.  The move makes some believe the beef between she and Carey, which many thought had cooled, may still be hot as ever…nearly 15 years after it began.

See it below:

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Scribbled in history books for some good and not-so-good reasons, 2016 brought with it some of modern music’s most memorable moments.  Now, as the year draws to a close, TGJ is reflecting on 31 moments that rocked – and to some degree shaped – the Urban and Pop musical landscape as we know it.

Now, we’ll reflect on the collection of albums and singles whose barks were certainly bigger than their bites.  For, considering the hype that preceded them, great expectations were placed on their respective commercial performances.

Sadly, they failed to meet them…

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