For what it’s worth, King K reigns again.

Clocking its fourth non-consecutive week atop the Billboard 200, Kendrick Lamar‘s fourth studio album – ‘Damn’ – has competition saying just that as it beat out country superstar, Brett Eldredge, for the top spot. The project, a mainstay in the tally’s top 10 since its March 2017 release, added an another 11,000 units (47,000 SPS) to its overall tally just three weeks after being certified double platinum by the RIAA.

While his recapture of the chart’s throne is undoubtedly a win, the troubling figure he accomplished the feat with landed him in history books.  Why?  Because, it’s the lowest weekly total for any artist’s number 1 album  (second overall) since the chart began ranking by consumption units.

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Radio is no longer indicative of the general public’s tastes or interests.

For, thanks to the streaming platforms like Tidal, Apple and Spotify, the critical mass are now aware that artists once deemed to be “past it” are anything but…thanks to them.

A good example?

The R&B songbird Monica who enjoyed monumental success in the 90s but has struggled to move units in recent years as easily as she did during the decade.

Full story below…

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Jay-Z has found the beauty in transparency.

Keen to connect with the world on a higher and deeper level, the rapper invites fans into his universe with conversations built to support his new album ‘4:44.’

His latest? An honest look into his feud with Kanye West, his marriage to Beyonce and his “televised” beef with Solange.

Watch below…

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Lady GaGa kicked off the ‘Joanne World Tour’ at the top of August and per recent reports, the talented star is on course for a major pay-packet courtesy of the global trek.

Dive below for the details…
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It’s finally all systems go for Fergie!

The singer’s sophomore album ‘Double Dutchess’ has experienced a staccato roll-out, dating back to the 2014 launch of “lead” single ‘LA Love (La La).’ Subsequent singles followed in 2016 and then all went quiet.

Until now.

In a unique move, the Black Eyed Peas front-woman is preceding with the project – just this time on her own record label Double Dutch Productions (a joint venture with BMG). She was previously signed to Interscope and released tracks from the LP via them.

Interestingly, those tracks will still feature on the album – as confirmed by the newly unveiled tracklist.

Guests on the set include Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, and YG.

Check it out the full song list below

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Elijah Blake has built a steady buzz by penning hits for the likes of Usher and Keyshia Cole.

Now, the gifted singer-songwriter re-affixes the focus on himself with sophomore album ‘Audiology.’

Delivering an all at once reveal, the singer unwrapped  the cover, release date (August 25th), and lead single ‘Technocolor.’

Take a listen below…

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Lana Del Rey‘s new album ‘Lust for Life‘ is twirling its way to a city near you.

That’s right…the hyper romantic Pop purveyor is hitting the road!

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Pink has revealed that she is siding with Taylor Swift as far as the singer’s feud with their Pop sibling Katy Perry goes today.

Days before all three are expected to dominate the MTV Video Music Awards, the ever outspoken Pink made her way to London’s KISS FM to promote her new single ‘What About Us?’ and angered Perry’s posse with the news.

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Jojo has proven herself quite the fighter over her career, so it’s only fitting her comeback narratives continues to pencil in “wins.”

After launching her long-awaited third album, ‘Mad Love’ (courtesy of Atlantic Records), last year to critical acclaim (and a top 10 debut on the Billboard 200), the singer is getting more of that – mad love – from other major record labels in the industry, namely Interscope.

There, the Urban pop powerhouse has inked a deal to launch her own imprint.  See the details inside:

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Welcome back to TGJ Replay!

Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ features, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s newest reflective segment to act as a written quest to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday. Unlike its TGJ retrospective predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase entire albums (and eras) from a library of pop and Urban pop music hits.

In honor of her 59th birthday (August 16), this week we’d like a look at ‘Like A Virgin’ – Madonna‘s most successful album to date (in the U.S.)…

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Anyone intimately familiar with with Lady Gaga‘s narrative will note how integral choreographer Laurieann Gibson was. Once upon a time.

Having developed the performer before she even got signed, Gibson and Gaga would go on to create magic moments with dance and visuals for the likes of ‘Poker Face,’ ‘Bad Romance,’ and ‘You & I.’

However, their fruitful relationship ground to an abrupt halt in 2011 when Mother Monster cut ties with her longtime creative director.

Now, after years of minimal or subliminal comments, Ms. Boom Kack is sharing her side of the story. The whole story.

Dive below for hear what she said…

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Jill Scott enjoyed Adele‘s sweet company hours ago when the singer/actress invited the ‘Cold Shoulder’ vocalist to join her backstage at her Hollywood Bowl concert.

Details below…

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