Do you know which song spent the most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100? Do you know which song was the first to debut at the top spot? That Grape Juice has you covered! ‘Back In The Beat’ is our brand new feature, which each Friday takes a look back at the songs that topped the Billboard Hot 100 at this exact point in time in years of past.

Covered by me, Trent, it provides the opportunity to not only take a ‘trip down memory lane’, but remember some of the monumental songs that molded the present day sound of the music industry. So get out your pen and paper because class is officially in session!

Back in 2000, on October 14th to be precise, Pop star Christina Aguilera rocketed to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 with the 4th single from her Grammy Award-winning debut album, ‘Christina Aguilera’, entitled ‘Come One Over Baby (All I Want Is You)’. The song held the #1 spot for 4 consecutive weeks and remained on the Hot 100 for an impressive 21 weeks in total. ‘Come  On Over…’ also gained success in markets outside of the US by peaking in the top to of 12 countries. The Spanish version of the track, ‘Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tú)’, became her first song to reach the pinnacle of the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks, establishing her as one of the major Latin superstars during the era where male artists like Ricky Martin and Santana dominated the genre.

‘Come On Over…’ was one of the songs that helped define the return of the (quality) Pop era of music; demonstrating a brilliant combination of tight production and talent. It’s astonishing that quality material like this has been replaced by the hollow voices of the new generation of chart toppers.  Interestingly, Christina herself seems to have strayed from the formula that helped make her a global sensation; substituting restraint and precision with the overbearing and rather unpleasant wailing that incorporated her last album, ‘Back To Basics’. Hopefully, she will veer back toward her roots on her upcoming project, ‘Light & Darkness’, and leave the over-singing to the amateurs.

Thoughts?

Filed Under: Back In The Beat, Christina Aguilera

Celebrities love the opportunity to be in the spotlight and Halloween is no different. Adorned in costumes from Angels to Jason (the psycho killer), the stars came out in full force to enjoy the festivities. Check out the action below:

The diva herself, Mariah Carey, and her husband Nick Cannon hosted a party at M2 Ultra Lounge in New York City.

R&b siren Beyonce also attended a party in NYC dressed as Spiderwoman.

Her husband Jay-Z, on the other hand, decided to go in a different direction by taking the stage during a concert in Toronto dressed as Jason.

Finally we have Christina Aguilera who didn’t do too much in the costume department. Rather, she enjoyed the night by taking her son on candy patrol.

What do you think of the looks?

Filed Under: Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Jay Z, Mariah Carey

Filed Under: Christina Aguilera

Filed Under: Christina Aguilera

After the worldwide success of Chris Brown’s sophomore LP ‘Exclusive’, the 19 year old star is prepping his third tentatively titled ‘Graffiti’ for next year. Speaking to the Associated Press, the ‘Forever’ singer expressed his desire to work with a few unexpected artists on the project:

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Chris Brown wants Madonna on his next album.

The 19-year-old crooner says the Material Girl would be his dream duet for a track on his upcoming CD “Graffiti,” which is due out next year. He says he’d also love to work with Coldplay. He’s collaborated with Jordin Sparks, David Banner and girlfriend Rihanna in the past.

Brown predicts that “Graffiti” will be a bigger project for him. Speaking from the red carpet at the American Music Awards, the platinum-selling R&B star said: “It’s going to be my stepping stone from Chris Brown to superstar.”

More power to him. With his undeniable success this past year, Chris really has established self as a force in the industry. It’ll be interesting to see what he’ll deliver third go round – especially with the likes of Madonna and Coldplay being touted as possible features.

Filed Under: Alicia Keys, Beyonce, Christina Aguilera, Kanye West, Leona Lewis, Mariah Carey, Ne-Yo, Queen Latifah, Rihanna

Currently over here in Europe promoting her chart-topping album ‘Funhouse’, Pink performed a set for MySpace Secret concert series in Barcelona this week. Yes, you don’t see the once-R&B singer on That Grape Juice all that much, but her performance of ‘Killing Me Softly’ (made popular by The Fugees) at the show was awesome.

Seeing her do the song such justice, even with her now being a ‘Pop Rocker’, really has me hoping she re-embraces a more Urban sound – even if just for a track or two – on her next release. Not to say, the pink hair and choreography should make a return, but music like this seems to be a sure-fit for her as well.

What do you think of the performance?

Filed Under: Christina Aguilera

New promotional shots for Beyonce’s ‘I Am…Sasha Fierce’ (due November 18th) are coming thick and fast – the latest being the pic above. Kinda on the fence about this one…

Filed Under: Christina Aguilera

I’ve been meaning to drop my 2 pence on the latest series of The X Factor for a while now.

Alexandra:

Rachel:

It’s very refreshing to see the level of talent this year after the utter crap we were subjected to last year (can you say Leon Jackson?). I’m really hoping these talented young ladies go far in the competition.

Your thoughts?

Filed Under: Christina Aguilera

Peep the trailer for the forthcoming ‘Notorious B.I.G’ bio-pic (due in theatres across the US on January 19th 2009):

Looks great. Most definitely anticipating this one.

Will you be going to see ‘Notorious B.I.G’ ?

Filed Under: Christina Aguilera

Granted the song sounds…well…rubbish, it’s good to see Britney doing what she does best again – performing. More power to her. Sunday should be real interesting?

Any thoughts?

Filed Under: Christina Aguilera

Your thoughts?

Filed Under: Christina Aguilera

With her latest assault on the charts ‘Discipline’ now sitting comfortably at #1, Janet Jackson continues along the promo trail in support of the project, this time stopping by Jimmy Kimmel Live. The interview, which aired yesterday, saw Janet speak about the new album, her family and career, as well as chipping in on the running gag about Jimmy (the host) and Ben Affleck.

Your thoughts?

Filed Under: Christina Aguilera

In an interview with WENN, Beyonce’s younger sister Solanage offered advice to 16 year old Jamie Lynn Spears – the pregnant sister of troubled pop star Britney Spears:

“I have been so blessed that my son is the coolest kid ever. Of course, that first year of not sleeping and just being dedicated to him had tough parts but that’s fine. It’s been a blast for me. A lot of people have doubts, but when you have a child I think it takes a really non-emotional person not to have a blast, no matter what age. I’ve heard stories of people who were 14 that had kids and basically snapped into it and got into the groove of motherhood. I think that emotional attachment, there’s nothing out of it that you could regret. {Source}

Filed Under: Christina Aguilera

Filed Under: Christina Aguilera, Dallas Austin, Joss Stone