Beyond the Big Game, the Super Bowl is renowned for being the year’s biggest commercial platform – with surprises now a common trend.
This year was no different, thanks to State Farm and Drake.
The rapper made an unannounced appearance in the insurance firm’s new TV spot – which aired during the match between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
Drizzy flexes his acting muscles as…well…“Drake…from State Farm.”
See what we mean below…
Jazmine Sullivan etched her name in the history books moments ago after wowing at the Super Bowl 2021.
Together with Country star Eric Church, the soulful songbird joined the elite list of names to perform the US National Anthem at the Big Game.
The high-profile gig comes amidst the critical acclaim being showered on her recently released EP ‘Heaux Tales.’
Watch Sullivan soar with ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium after the jump…
H.E.R. delivered a harmonious rendition of ‘America The Beautiful’ at the Super Bowl 2021.
The GRAMMY winner took center stage at Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium and vocally ascended with a rousing rendition of the patriotic classic.
Armed with her trademark guitar, the 23-year-old rising star showcased the skill-set of a champion and the seasoning of a veteran.
Watch her powerful performance after the jump…
From The Vault is back this week with yet another stellar Super Bowl moment.
Today, we journey back 30 years to the day Whitney Houston belted ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ at the 1991 game and unleashed what would become for many singers the blueprint for how the US National Anthem should be tackled.
With the US and Iraq at war for the months preceding the festivities, the prospect of hearing ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ resonate through a packed stadium was always going to be emotional for many an American. And Houston more than delivered on that note with a heartfelt, intense, and vibrant rendition of the famed anthem.
In just over two minutes, she managed to inspire optimism and togetherness thanks to her inimitable vocal prowess, striking stage presence, and that luminous smile.
Often imitated yet never duplicated, her version of this song is considered the absolute gold standard, with almost every vocalist since building their incarnation of the track around hers… to varying results.
Few will remember that the Buffalo Bills were up against the New York Giants on that fateful day. Yet, three decades on, the whole world is still raving about this game-changing performance. As such, we’d be inclined to say that the true winner was Whitney.
Happy Super Bowl Sunday!
The Morgan Wallen backlash rages on.
His fans may be opening their hearts and wallets in shows of support for the embattled Country star (as we reported here), but the industry at large is moving in the opposite direction.
As we previously posted , the 27-year-old saw backing snatched from his own record label as well as radio and television stations following the surfacing of a video that showed him drunkenly referring to his friend as the ‘n-word.’
And if distancing themselves from Wallen wasn’t enough, now his management team have joined the chorus of entities severing ties – one of many moves his sister suggests is just another nod to how cancel culture has negatively impacted the world.
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Cardi B may be ‘Up’ and stuck at the top of the charts, but she isn’t averse to showing love to the stars rising through the ranks.
Case in point, Brit-bred blazer Bree Runway.
Full story below…
Rita Ora is playing no games with the release of her new EP ‘BANG.’
Set for February 12, the four-song collaboration with Ima is led by single ‘Big’ featuring David Guetta and Gunna.
Billed as a “mix of modern Pop, 80s, and 90s club culture and floor-filling house”, the project will also benefit from an accompanying mini-movie.
Full story below…
Despite just releasing her latest single, ‘Up,’ Cardi B could have some more new music on the way.
The music superstar sat down with Apple Music‘s Zane Lowe in a new interview where she talked about her plans for a second album and revealed how many songs she has recorded for the project.
Her words below…
This week brought with it the 35th anniversary of Janet Jackson‘s breakthrough album, ‘Control.’
Released February 4, 1986, the history-making project – best known for its singles ‘Pleasure Principle,’ ‘When I Think of You,’ ‘Let’s Wait Awhile,’ ‘Nasty,’ ‘What Have You Done For Me Lately,’ and title track – is lodged in record books for becoming the first LP by a female artist to log six Hot 100 top 40 singles over the span of its popularity.
The launching pad from which Jackson would be propelled into Pop superstardom as one of the genre’s preeminent female acts, it would go on to garner critical and commercial acclaim by selling over 10 million copies worldwide and collecting a slew of international awards along the way (including Billboard Music Awards, Soul Train Awards, American Music Awards, and a GRAMMY).
And if this week’s commemorative celebration of the opus is any indication, it’s far from finished receiving its flowers.
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June’s Diary took vocal flight with the US National Anthem at the NBA game between the LA Clippers and the Boston Celtics.
The group – who first rose to prominence on Kelly Rowland‘s BET series ‘Chasing Destiny’ – showed and proved why their collective prowess is inimitable.
Watch Ashly, Krystal, Shyann, Gabby, and Brienna wow with the ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ below…
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 latest feature – Chart Rewind – serves as a variation of our Retro Rewind assay to salute an entire era of music history.
This week, we nod to Mary J. Blige‘s 2005 megahit, ‘Be Without You,’ one of the most popular songs of her legendary career to date.
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