Mincing words has never exactly been a prized personality trait of ‘Queen of All Media’ Wendy Williams.
The daytime talk show host – whose seen her Twitter mentions absolutely lit up in the past for disparaging remarks about the likes of Rihanna, Beyonce, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, and many more – is certainly no stranger to seeing those very words upset some devoted fan bases in her day. But, despite the harsh social media draggings she’s endured for ruffling the feathers of members of those respective groups, none have seemed to take her to task like the gospel community after she took to her comfy chair to slam The Clark Sisters. That’s right, the legendary Clark Sisters.
The quartet of female gospel singers (cited by everyone from Beyonce and Mary J. Blige to Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston as direct influences) found themselves at the center of an all out Twitter eruption when Williams commented yesterday (April 18) they needed to ‘step up their game.’
See the video that set tongues wagging then read some of the ongoing online attacks:
As Rihanna’s ‘Fenty Beauty’ makes major moves for the French multinational cosmetics giant LVMH, MAC Cosmetics seeks to commodify Aaliyah’s looks and styles by releasing a collection inspired by her.
Good news for the late but eternally great vocalist below…
Attorney Mike McKool delivered his opening argument in the trial, which is now underway in Los Angeles Superior Court. McKool said that before Jackson’s death in 2009, Jones had received his customary royalties from producing three albums: “Off the Wall,” “Thriller,” and “Bad.”
But, McKool argued that that changed when Jackson died and the singer’s estate took control of his finances. Jackson’s death brought a surge of interest in his catalog, and the estate reaped an increased share of the royalties from his hit songs. But Jones was not allowed to share in the bounty, McKool contended, and indeed was not even informed of the increased royalties until after filing suit in 2013.
Michael’s team thinks differently.
We believe the evidence will show that Mr. Jones is not entitled to anything but a fraction of the money he’s after. Mr. Jones has been paid over $18 million, and he will make millions more.
He didn’t get paid any of the money Michael was going to get because he didn’t do any of the work. Mr. Jones is asking for tens and tens of millions of dollars. He just wants it and he hopes you will give it to him.
The trial is set to last three weeks and will see Jones testify next week.
If you live in a major city you’ve probably encountered many a celebrity making their way through town on their way to work and play.
What happens if you don’t?
You come to the new TGJ feature ‘Celebs about Town’ which sees us churn out details about where your favourite people were the night before, and when and why they were there.
Waiting below? India Arie, Jennifer Lopez, Chris Brown and more!
In New York City India Arie soared into Barnes & Noble to support the release of ‘The Soul of Richard Rodgers‘ alongside Billy Porter and Zaire Park.
Gracing the launch party with a performance, the ‘Ready for Love’ songstress loved and left partygoers before the unwrapping of her next studio album ‘Worthy’ which will sail its way into her fans’ worlds this year.
A release date is yet to be set.
Down in Miami, Jennifer Lopez and her new flame Alex Rodriguez found themselves ambushed by the paparazzi as they stepped out of the Prime 112 restaurant located at 112 Ocean Drive.
The couple dined shortly after going public with their relationship which blossoms months after Lopez pulled the plug on her time with the entertainer Drake.
Rodriguez, a baseball player, is worth a reported $300 million and like Lopez was raised in New York City before becoming a household name by way of wins scored in his field.
Unfamiliar with his work?
Watch him in action below….
Lopez wasn’t the only one with business in Florida this month. For, Chris Brown finds himself in alligator-invested legal water following his alleged assault of a photographer.
As reported here, Brown was caught punching said photographer on camera (allegedly) at a Tampa nightclub and parting ways with the venue long before he was scheduled to.
The club is now asking the singer to cough up the $30,000 they paid him to appear at the club as they believe he started the fight and had no good reason to split earlier than he was supposed to.
There, the professional athlete and rising star Sterling Shepard attended the NFLxFIT Visual System Design Contest at The Museum at FIT to celebrate the marriage of sports and fashion.
Unfamiliar with the contest?
The National Football League (NFL) and the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) partnered more than eight months ago to challenge students minoring in Creative Technology to reimagine all of the NFL team identities, including artwork and graphics inspired by the teams’ logos and fan cultures. The new graphic elements and branding treatments will be used on NFL merchandise.
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’re gonna rewind to ‘It’s Gonna Be Me’ – the second single from *NSYNC‘s mega-selling second album ‘No Strings Attached.’ Interestingly, while the group’s self-titled debut album sold over 10 million copies and its follow-up, ‘Attached,’ broke sales records by boasting a whopping 2.4 million units sold its first week (a record that was maintained until Adele‘s ’25’ shifted a shattering 3.38 million in 2015), the quintet’s successful narrative was devoid of one feat: a #1 single.
That changed when ‘Me’ moseyed its way to #1 on the Hot 100 this week in 2000. Moving Matchbox 20 from the top spot, the pop tune led the pack for two consecutive weeks before being ousted by Sisqo‘s ‘Incomplete.’
Unknown to them at the time, the run would be their first and last reign over the singles chart. Fun while it lasted right? Anywho, tuck in below to see if any of your faves from today can be found on the summer 2000 chart:
Iyanla Vanzant‘s ‘Fix My Life‘ stopped at Karrueche Tran‘s station this year, reaching out to support the socialite after she learned that her boyfriend, R&B singer Chris Brown, had impregnated one of her friends.
There, the life coach quizzed Tran on the events that led up to the demise of her relationship with the singer. The result? Her thoughts on her feelings towards Brown, his paramour and his ex-girlfriend Rihanna.
His chart reign continues as Rihanna’s ‘FourFiveSeconds’ finds itself placed at #4, and as Chris Brown & Tyga‘s joint jam ‘Ayo‘ impacts iTunes UK‘s Top Ten by claiming the #9 spot for itself.
The cut’s charting in the market will come as a welcome surprise for Brown fans as past legal troubles have seen him unable to promote music in the country physically.
However, it seems his absence has made the hearts of British fans grow fonder as his success with this single comes after 2013’s ‘Loyal’ was certified Gold in the market for sales of over 400,000 units.
Being the most successful female recording artist of all time may have its perks, but this week has seen Madonna learn that immortality isn’t one of them.
For, according to reports published today, she has seen her brand new single ‘Living For Love‘ booted from BBC Radio 1‘s playlist…because she’s too old.
Now, after peeping pics published here, check out more snaps from the celeb-stained event, boasting appearances by the likes of Kelly Rowland, Natasha Bedingfield, Miguel, Luke James, Kanye West, Lewis Hamilton and R&B singer Elijah Blake.
