Drake dropped a lockdown care-package this Friday with the surprise release of new project ‘Dark Lane Demo Tapes.’

Billed as a bridge of sorts to his sixth album, due this summer, the collection was still greeted with a huge wave of excitement – which looks set to reflect on its chart performance.

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Mariah Carey‘s ‘Charmbracelet’ is sparkling once again.

Fresh from ‘E=MC²‘ blasting its way to the top of the iTunes tally, Mimi’s 2002 LP is following suit.

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Keri Hilson makes her long-awaited return to the musical sphere with a guest spot on Stonebwoy‘s ‘Nominate.’

Hailing from Ghana, the star has been making waves on a global-scale – he’s aptly been nominated for a GRAMMY and nabbed the Best International Act honor at the BET Awards. He’s also collaborated with the likes of Trey Songz, Sean Paul, and Burna Boy.

For his effort with Miss Keri, the pair trade verses over the flavorsome production.

The track serves as Hilson’s first single in almost 10 years and precedes the release of her hotly anticipated third studio album.

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Beyonce shocked (and stopped) the world when the and Megan Thee Stallion unleashed the ‘Savage’ remix.

And it turns out the Houston femcee was just as surprised.

Speaking with Ebro on Beats 1 radio as the song storms its way up the charts, Hot Girl Meg unpacked how the Queen Bey collaboration came to be,

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Kesha has cancelled the tour she hoped to celebrate the release of her new music.

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Nicki Minaj was not dissing Wendy Williams in her dancefloor ready remix of Doja Cat‘s ‘Say So.’

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Khalid puts the pedal to the metal in the ‘Fast & Furious’-inspired music video for his single, ‘Eleven.’

Although the song was first released in January, it was given a second lifeline once remixed alongside fellow R&B star Summer Walker.

Will the high octane clip be just what’s needed to lift the tune from its previous #83 peak on the Hot 100?  Look inside to see the Daniel Russell-directed clip and tell us:

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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’ll look back on ‘Not Myself Tonight’ – the first single from Christina Aguilera‘s fourth album, ‘Bionic.’

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#Arianators and #Beliebers rejoice!

Beyond sharing the same longtime manager in industry powerhouse Scooter Braun, Pop titans Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber share a longtime friendship that – over the years – has seen them collaborate many times via a live format.

Now, after many requests to record those coactions, the duo have announced a  joint single for charity – ‘Stuck With U.’

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Erykah Badu and Jill Scott are joining the Verzus family.

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Brandy‘s back!

Seven long years have separated fans of the R&B veteran from her last album, ‘Two Eleven,’ but their patience has been rewarded with the launch of her latest single, ‘Baby Mama.’ 

The Hit-Boy-produced bop, which boasts fellow GRAMMY winner Chance the Rapper as its co-star, has already lit up R&B sales and streaming tallies merely hours after its premiere on May 1.  Fitting fanfare for the R&B siren who recently told That Grape Juice the jam is just one of many housed on her yet-titled seventh studio album, due later this year.

Dishing exclusively on the project and its producers, the long-teased ‘Moesha’ reboot, and her reported biopic, look inside to see what B-Rocka said on these topics and more:

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Rihanna brings the heat in the latest shoot for her Savage x Fenty lingerie line.

The singer, who continues to have fans thirsting for new music, sends pulses racing with the saucy snaps – which form part of a brand collaboration with Adam Selman.

RiRi’s pics arrive on the heels of recent collaboration with PARTYUNEXTDOOR, ‘Believe It,’ which is building into a moderate sized hit on Urban radio.

Pending more in the way of new music, peep another scorcher from the Bajan-bred superstar – who is decked in the Savage x Fenty VIP Box / Neon Nights range – after the jump…

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