Music’s reigning stream queen Rihanna was billed as one the main attractions at last night’s VMAs. It’s fitting, then, that the performance of the show mirrors the consumption patterns of her audience.

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Following a slew of false starts Tinashe‘s ‘Joyride’ LP has finally found glory in ‘SuperLove‘, its latest single.

Meet us below to find out why the promising Urban Pop starlet has good reason to rejoice today.

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Chris Brown fans remain as fervent as ever.

Over the course of his roller-coaster career, the R&B crooner has established himself as one of the most potent performers in the game.

It’s for that reason (and no doubt more) that Team Breezy are campaigning for the singer to headline the 2017 Super Bowl Half Time Show.

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Stream queen Rihanna is shining bright like…Platinum. Double Platinum.

The RIAA has gifted the Bajan sensation with another plaque, this time for latest single ‘Needed Me.’

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Nicki Minaj is plotting and planning her next move.

What she’s been working on during her time away from the charts?
A brand new project named ‘The Empire’ which leads the way for her forthcoming ABC TV series and her fourth studio album.

Its trailer below…

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Yesterday brought with it the nominations announcement for the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards. And while the likes of Drake and Justin Bieber are likely smiling following their nods, Nick Jonas seems to be taking his lack of acknowledgement personally.

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As streams garnered by Drake‘s ‘VIEWS‘ cast a shadow over the impressive units that it is selling, the rapper has signed up to rock the iHeart Radio Festival alongside the ‘Overprotected’ Britney Spears.

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After spending the latter half of the noughties garnering more misses than hits on the Billboard Hot 100, Jennifer Lopez‘s musical career hit a homerun in the early ’10s courtesy of the RedOne-produced ‘On the Floor.’  With the assistance of rapper PitBull, Lopez’s return to dominance and prominence spelled of much promise until fans were greeted with a number of rehashes of the J.Lo/Pitbull formula over the four years that followed.

The absence of ‘On the Floor’s catchiness and magical flair proved an impotent punch for its successors as all of them failed to come anywhere near its chart performance.  But, while she was hitting a number of sour notes on the Hot 100, Jenny’s star was proving itself hotter than ever thanks to ‘American Idol,’ a hit scripted series ‘Shades of Blue,’ and a hotly-selling Vegas residency.

The reignition of overall public interest in “Jennifer Lopez: the star” may have acted as the catalyst for the triple threat diva to try her hand yet again at her ailing music career.  Tapping an unused number from hitmaking newcomer Meghan Trainor and producer extraordinaire Dr. Luke, the trio birthed ‘Ain’t Your Mama’:  the first official single from Jenny’s 9th album…

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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 try (and fail) at doing our best hip roll to Shakira‘s hit single ‘Hips Don’t Lie,’ featuring Wyclef Jean.  Though this week in 2006 brought with it the song’s dethronement from the top of the Hot 100 by the year’s ‘American Idol’ winner Taylor Hicks, by the time he hopped over ‘Hips’ to occupy the tally’s perch, the damage had long been done by the Colombian beauty.

Topping the charts in over 50 countries worldwide during its prime, ‘Hips’ lent Shakira her first and only #1 single (to date) on the Billboard Hot 100.  Going on to sell nearly 20 million copies, the song was not only the most successful release of 2006, but still reigns as one of the best-selling tunes of all time – thanks in no small part to a rocking video that featured the return of hip-rolling choreography that brought Shaki to U.S. fame a few years prior (see: ‘Whenever, Wherever’).

Tuck in below to see if any of your faves from today can be spotted on the Hot 100’s lineup this week 10 years ago:

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As one of the world’s most monumental mega-stars, Beyonce has mastered the art of not just making music – but making “moments.”

One of her most profound was unleashed this February in the form of ‘Formation.’

An unapologetic celebration of her Blackness (and that of millions the world over), the cut and its accompanying video drew both praise and critique. More than anything, it ignited much needed conversation – which perhaps is where it’s greatest success lay. [The song would go on to enjoy a #10 peak on the Billboard Hot 100 months later when released with the singer’s sixth album ‘Lemonade’].

That Grape Juice caught up with one of the song’s primary writers – Swae Lee from duo Rae Sremmurd – at the 2016 BET Awards and quizzed him on what it was like working with the Queen Bey on the track. 

See what he had to say above and peep the award-winning video for ‘Formation’ below…

Rae Sremmurd’s new single ‘Do Yoga‘ is out now; as is their album ‘Sremm Life 2′ arrives August 12th.

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Welcome to The Stream Scene, the TGJ original feature carved out to celebrate achievements made by today’s brightest stars on a streaming front.

Today, we applaud gains made by Beyonce and R&B newcomer Jacquees.

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Alicia Keys is hard at work pushing new single ‘In Common’ on European shores.

The anthemic cut is the lead release from the 15-time Grammy winner’s eighth studio album, which is due late summer.

British show ‘Graham Norton’ was the latest stage to welcome the songbird to perform the track.

Watch Ms. Keys hit all the right notes after the jump…

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