As we reported here, the impressive sales of Ed Sheeran‘s third album, ‘Divide,’ not only gave him the best first week sales of the year, but they’ve given him the best sales of the year in just one week!

Lifting him to a debut on the Billboard 200, the worldwide response to Sheeran’s latest has also landed him in the Guinness Book of World Records.  The organization reported ‘Divide’ has:

• …become the Fastest-selling pop album in the UK by a male artist of all time.
• …sold more copies in its first week than the rest of the UK’s Top 500 albums combined.
• …a grand total of 16 tracks in the UK Top 20 – a feat which has also earned Ed the record for Most simultaneous UK Top 20 singles.
• …crashed into Spotify’s Global Top 50 streaming chart on 3 March, as well as the Top 50 in 12 international markets (Australia, Canada, Czech Republic, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland and the UK). In the UK and Ireland, the 16 tracks claimed the entire Top 16 spaces.
• …placed all 12 of the album’s tracks on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 simultaneously (read more about that by clicking here).

Congratz are in order to the prized singer/songwriter.  Tuck in below to see who joins him on this week’s refreshed Billboard 200:

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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’ll rewind to ‘With You’ – the third single from Chris Brown‘s sophomore album, ‘Exclusive.’  Produced by Stargate and written by Brown, Johnta Austin, and more, the folk-pop number was almost an instant hit for the young singer, flying to #2 just weeks after its unveiling.  Initially blocked from the top spot by Flo Rida‘s hit ‘Low,’ ‘With You’ fell down charts only to have a resurgence after some promotional efforts by Brown.  Still, despite some impressive live showings of the tune, it only made it back to #2 this week (held at bay this time by Usher‘s ‘Love in the Club’).

That elusive Hot 100 perch didn’t hurt in the long run, however, as the song went on to garner 2x platinum status and be one of the year’s biggest releases.  Tuck in below to relive it and see who joined the R&B bad boy in the top 25 this week 9 years ago:

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Katy Perry is to headline BBC Radio 1’s Festival this year!

Sweet news below…

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Remember Tink?

Back in 2015, the rapper was on the brink of big things.

Presented to the world by Timbaland as his protégé, the Chi-Town native was being tipped as the next female force in Hip-Hop.

Co-signs from her mentor, XXL, and Charlamagne had the industry buzzing; but after a few videos everything went…quiet.

Well, it turns out there was a reason.

In a revealing new interview with VLAD TV, the 21-year-old lifted the lid on the label drama that stifled her launch.

So tumultuous was the back-and-forth that Timbaland packed up shop and took his Mosley Music Group imprint away from Epic Records.

Now signed solely to MMG, Tink opens up about the whole ordeal in the sit-down.

Check it out below…

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Ed Sheeran‘s comeback single, ‘Shape of You,’ has shaped up to be quite the unmovable hit.  Sharing billing with the less successful ‘Castle on the Hill’ as the dual lead release from his hotly selling third LP, ‘Divide,’ ‘Shape’ is proving to be the real tenant of the Hot 100 ‘castle.’

For, after topping the chart for six non-consecutive weeks, this week saw the tune etch its name in the #1 spot for a 7th by garnering the highest of all components that make up the chart’s placements:  digital song sales, streaming, and radio airplay.

Add to this, after becoming the first artist in history to debut two songs in the top 10 of the Hot 100, Sheeran now adds another unique history-making achievement to his growing tally.  Find out what inside:

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Bow Wow (Shad Moss) may have barked up the wrong tree when he recently tried to come for president Donald Trump by taking aim at the politician/reality star’s wife, Melania.

Moss probably thought he was just following the lead of fellow emcee T.I. who took to Instagram to defend legendary rapper Snoop Dogg after the Commander-In-Chief took to Twitter to serve a clapback to the ‘Potluck Dinner Party’ star’s controversial ‘Lavender’ video.

Unlike TIP, the ‘Like You’ hitmaker’s comments were nearly as well received.  Branded by some as “bizarre,” tuck in to see exactly what Bow Wow said and see some of the troubled Twitter responses as a result:

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Nicki Minaj‘s latest musical move has scored the attention of Celine Dion.

What Minaj did to nab an endorsement from the vocal wonder?

Watch below…

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April 22nd will deliver the premiere date for ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks‘, the movie in which Oprah Winfrey will tell the true story of an African-American woman whose body parts were stolen from her by the medical community.

In it, Lacks’ daughter embarks on a journey towards the truth and, by way of the unearthing of evidence the medical community had tried to bury, discovers how her mother was used to save the lives of millions…and line the pockets of those who had stolen from her.

Watch its official trailer below…

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Azealia Banks is to embark on a new journey towards a drama-free life after she successfully avoided jail time.

Full story below…

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What a bizarre twist of fate!

Literally, just an hour after she released the tune ‘Flame’ – the long-awaited first official single from her serially delayed RCA album, ‘Joyride’ – unsubstantiated reports surfaced Tinashe‘s record label’s NYC location experienced a literal fire breakout.

In true Twitter fashion, trolls have taken the story and run with it. Jokingly pointing the finger at the singer after the AP parodic account’s story, see the hilarious tweets in response to the ‘fake news’ [in Donald Trump‘s voice] inside:

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After a few false starts courtesy of the Chris Brown-assisted single, ‘Player,’ and its follow-ups, ‘Super Love,’ the ‘Nightride’ mixtape, and ‘Company,’ pop stageblazer Tinashe is finally [officially] cranking up efforts in support of her sophomore era, ‘Joyride.’

Rolling out the mid-tempo pop tune, ‘Flame,’ as its official launch, the Bloodpop & Stargate produced tune has been teased throughout the week via the singer’s social media handles.  Now, we’re wondering if you can handle the heat T has unleashed!

Get into ‘Flame’ below and tell us if you think it’s just what she’ll need to place her back in the Hot 100’s top 40:

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With respectable buzz from her Def Jam ‘Direct Deposit’ mixtape-featured tune, ‘Can’t Lose,’ seemingly acting as a catalyst, rapstress Iggy Azalea is giving the “go-ahead” to release her long-awaited new ‘Digital Distortion’ single, ‘Mo Bounce.’

Bouncing onto iTunes a whole year after ‘Team’ – her sophomore album’s first attempt at kickoff, today’s tease of ‘Bounce’ comes as the femcee’s latest try to whet appetites following the unveil of some jaw-dropping video stills.

Now, with the album ‘revamped’ and ready for relaunch, tuck in below to find out when you’ll be able to listen to ‘Bounce’ in full:

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