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’ll tracking back to TLC‘s fourth and final #1 hit, 1999’s ‘Unpretty.’

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The already well-known Kygo has only solidified has name in EDM circles thanks to his 2020 updates on some of the biggest hits of music’s favorite divas.

Having previously garnered hits with his revamps of Pop icon Whitney’s Houston‘s ‘Higher Love’ and Rock Queen Tina Turner‘s ‘What’s Love Got to Do With It’ (click here to listen), the Norwegian producer most recently set his sights on another music royal:  Queen of Disco Donna Summer.

Tackling her 1979 chart-topper, ‘Hot Stuff,’ look inside to hear his reimagined take on the classic and tell us if he did it justice:

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Having revamped the likes of Petey Pablo‘s ‘Freek-a-Leek,’ Khia‘s ‘My Neck My Back,’ Beyonce‘s ‘Crazy in Love,’ Too $hort‘s ‘Blow the Whistle,’ and more over her career, Saweetie is the perfect fit for Tyga‘s Ying Yang Twins-sampled new song, ‘Money Mouf.’

Built around the 2000’s Rap duo’s 2003 hit, ‘Salt Shaker,’ the OG Parker and $K-produced bop sees Tyga and Saweetie call on fellow California native YG to complete the fold of their racy track.

“B*tch, I’m a king like a planned sack / The b*tch tried to play me, I’ma play her back / B*tch hoppin’ on my d*ck like a jumping jack / I’ma pay for hеr ass, I don’t like it flat / I invest in you, I’ma get thе money back,” the GRAMMY nominee raps.

First teased via his recent announcement to join OnlyFans (click here to read), now the tune is available to be heard in full.

Hear it below:

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Days after Soul icons Patti Labelle and Gladys Knight drew in nearly 4 million viewers via their epic hit-for-hit duel on the #VERZUZ platform (as we reported here), the legendary duo continued to celebrate the win on the new season of Tamron Hall‘s hit talk show, ‘The Tamron Hall Show.’

Helping the hostess celebrate her season 2 arrival and her 50th birthday (September 16), she reunited the divas to reflect on what their battle meant for the culture, how they’ve remained relevant for decades, their strength of their enduring friendship, and so much more.

Did you miss their virtual “reunion”?  See it below:

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Sevyn Streeter is back!

Keeping a low profile since the November 2019 release of her last single, ‘Whatchusay,’ the 34-year-old’s returned guns blazing with a new single, ‘HMU,’ and equally hot music video to accompany it.

Said to be featured on her sophomore LP, ‘Drunken Wordz x Sober Thoughtz’ (due on shelves next month), ‘HMU’ comes as her first single of 2020 courtesy of Groundwērk/Entertainment One (eOne).

“I refuse to let it go, you know it’s all yours / We fuck it up, when we get close, it’s perfect timin’ / I was ’bout my business / Until my heart fell in it / Hit me up,” she sings on the Smash David-produced track.

See its sizzling music video inside:

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Dua Lipa took to ‘The Late Late Show with James Corden’ Thursday (September 17) to serve a delicious slice of self ode with a parodic take on dating during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Referencing her 2017 U.S. breakout hit, ‘New Rules,’ the Brit-born beauty cranked out a list of do’s and don’ts to the beat of her biggest Stateside hit to date, ‘Don’t Start Now’ (found on her 2020 album ‘Future Nostalgia’).

Swapping lines with the host, Lipa sang:

 “What a year for dating, crazy / Nothing is the way it was / People texting exes sex pics / From the basement at their mum’s / You have human contact / don’t know what you’ll contract / so your first date’s always on Zoom.” 

See the hilarious music video inside.

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Lady Gaga dials ‘911’ for her next musical extravaganza.

The Pop supernova has unleashed the high-octane video for the track, which is lifted from her chart-topping album ‘Chromatica.’

Following on the tall heels of Billboard #1 ‘Rain On Me,’ the song has already received healthy buzz in the wake of preceding interlude ‘Chromatica II’ going viral on TikTok.

What are you waiting for? New Gaga awaits after the jump…

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Cardi B is everywhere right now, but mostly on top of the charts.

Now the Bronx rapper is lending her support to Anitta on the song ‘Me Gusta,’ which features Myke Towers as well.

The song features the lyrics:

“Me gusta / Eso que me dices, pero sé que son excusas / No hay duda / Dices que me quieres, pero siento que me usas.” 

Now the track, about a conflicted love, has received the music video treatment.

Check it out below:

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With their delayed third album finally making it to stores on October 30, expect to see more of Sam Smith in the coming month.

To continue the anticipation for their upcoming studio album, ‘Love Goes,’ the singer has revealed the tracklist for the 17-song project.

The album boasts a list of other famous names such as Burna Boy and Labrinth among its list of features, in addition to the previously released ‘I’m Ready’ with Demi Lovato and ‘Dancing With A Stranger’ with Normani, which will be included as bonus tracks.

See the full tracklist below:

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Mariah Carey has unveiled the latest treat from her upcoming ‘The Rartites’ (due out October 2) album, the delectable ‘Out Here On My Own.’ 

The track was originally performed by Irene Cara in the 1980 movie musical ‘Fame.’ Mimi later recorded her version of the song back in 2000, where it was left to gather dust until now.

The Songbird Supreme sings on the first verse:

“Sometimes I wonder where I’ve been, who I am, do I fit in? / Make believin’ is hard alone, out here on my own.” 

The ballad, of course, showcases her full multi-octave-spanning vocal range.

Listen to the song in full below:

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Beyonce reigns at retail!

Queen Bey’s sting continues to show its potency – this time by way of her partnership with Adidas.

As reported, the living legend followed up her hugely successful Adidas x Ivy Park relaunch with a special 50th anniversary re-imagining of the Superstar sneaker.

Details on its first day performance below…

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Beyoncé did indeed get it from her mama.

Tina Knowles-Lawson dropped some stunning information as to where the superstar’s famous moniker came from on Heather Thompson‘s podcast, ‘In My Head With Heather Thomson.’ 

Her words below:

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