Readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.

So, as our retrospective segments, ‘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 serves as a variation of our Retro Rewind assay to salute an entire era of music history.

This week, we will honor ‘For You I Will’ – Monica‘s hit single from the 1996 ‘Space Jam’ soundtrack.

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Hype around Chris Brown and Young Thug‘s joint offering, the ‘Slime & B’ mixtape, came and went in a blink.

Released on the R&B singer’s 31st birthday (May 5), the 13-song set may have featured appearances from Hip-Hop heavyweights Gunna, Future, Too $hort, E-40, and more, but the absence of traditional promotion (as well as its unconventional Tuesday release) led to an abysmal #55 debut on the Billboard 200 – the lowest premiere of any Brown effort to date.

Although its inaugural positioning was powered by sales of approximately 13,000 SPS, the project fared better on the refreshed Billboard 200 as it enjoyed its first full tracking week.

Look inside to see just how many units it sold in week 2 and where it landed as a result:

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With her forthcoming LP, ‘The Album,’ slated for a June release (as we reported here), Teyana Taylor is moving full speed ahead in its support by unveiling not one, but two songs from its tracklist.

Titled ‘Made It’ and ‘Bare Wit Me,’ the pair of bops have been given the video treatment under the directorial helm of Taylor herself.  As the former clip stands as an ode to the graduating Class of 2020 (who were deprived of a formal commencement this year due to the pandemic), the Janet Jackson-inspired latter combines elements of the Pop icon’s classic ‘Alright’ and ‘I Get So Lonely’ videos.

Tapping her basketballer husband Iman Shumpert to co-star, look inside for sexy ‘Bare’ and more inside:

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Kesha‘s fourth album, ‘High Road,’ may be her first to lack a top 40 single to its credit, but that hasn’t stopped the GRAMMY-nominee from pressing forward in its promotion.

Having announced the cancellation of its supporting tour earlier this month (as we reported here), K’s kept her promotional jaunts to benefit specials and talk TV – her latest appearance coming courtesy of Tuesday’s episode of ‘Ellen’ (May 19).

Treating viewers to a stripped-back rendition of ‘Little Bit of Love,’ look inside to see her give the Nate Ruess, Wrabel and Stint-written cut the live treatment from the comfort of her home.

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Migos keeps the heat a-coming to prepare fans for their reunion album, a project tentatively titled ‘Culture III.’

After thrilling with tunes ‘Racks 2 Skinny’ and ‘Taco Tuesday,’ the trio’s tapped Youngboy Never Broke Again to assist on new cut, ‘Need It.’

Featuring a prominent sample of the 50 Cent song ‘Get In My Car’ (found aboard his 2005 sophomore LP ‘The Massacre’), look inside to get acquainted with the the Buddah Bless-birthed bop.

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After Lana Del Rey called out Beyoncé, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj, Kehlani Doja Cat, and more for ‘wearing no clothes’ and ‘singing about f*cking’ in an open letter to address double standards she faces, she managed to piss off almost every major stan base in music simultaneously (click here to read more).

Needless to say, she endured a merciless dragging as a result – namely from the fan bases of Minaj (#Barbz) and Bey (#Beyhive) who asserted Del Rey’s comments were race-driven due to the dearth of White Pop divas listed in her rant.

As the hoopla continued to dominate headlines, the ‘Born to Die’ diva is looking to dead it by slamming accusations of racism.

See her fiery response inside:

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Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande make an almighty splash in the cinematic video for ‘Rain On Me.’

Poured out today, the release serves as the second single from Mother Monster’s sixth studio album ‘Chromatica’ – due May 29th via Interscope.

With the song already rocketing its way up the tally on iTunes, its epic video looks set to turbo charge the track’s chart performance in earnest.

Journey to ‘Chromatica’ with Gaga and Ari below…

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A pregnant Katy Perry is powering on with the promotional push for new single ‘Daisies.’

The Pop star kicked off the Good Morning America Summer Concert Series today with spirited performances of the freshly unwrapped jam and earlier released effort ‘Never Really Over.’

Perry’s showing forms part of a measured campaign for her forthcoming fifth studio album (due in August).

Check out the performances below…

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Usher is using his star to support small businesses in Atlanta.

The GRAMMY winner took front-stage center to give a full-length concert on Verizon Pay It Forward – which aims to raise funds for entities affected by the current global health crisis.

Joined by Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox, Mr Raymond delivered dynamic showings of hits such as ‘Burn,’ ‘Confessions,’ and recent single ‘Don’t Waste My Time.’

Ush also seized the moment to perform new song ‘Believe,’ which he confirmed will feature on his forthcoming studio album.

All the action after the jump…

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Congratulations are in order for Quavo!

For, the Migos star has announced that he has graduated.

Full story below…

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#JusticeForGlitter! 

Mariah Carey sprung a surprise on fans by honoring the much-demanded release of 2001 album ‘Glitter’ on streaming services.

Details below…

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After commanding colossal success on YouTube and making breakthroughs in boxing, KSI is bulldozing barriers in music.

For many, the multi-hyphenate star is the embodiment of “anything is possible” – a sentiment he celebrates on debut solo album ‘Dissimulation.’

Unleashed today (May 22nd), the Rap project is already being showered with praise for its hard-hitting authenticity; which fans received a pre-release taste of on UK top 10 smash ‘Houdini.’ 

That Grape Juice‘s Samuel Eni caught up with KSI, who opened up about the secret to his success, working with the likes of Offset and Tion Wayne, mending fences with his brother, and much more.

Check out the interview above and the video for ‘Cap’ below…

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