Ed Sheeran is leaving no stone unturned in the promotional push for new singles ‘Shape Of You’ and ‘Castles On The Hill.’

Both lifted from the British crooner’s third album ‘÷’ (pronounced ‘divide’), the songs are scorching iTunes – where they currently sit at #1 and #2 respectively.

Aiming to extend that lead, Sheeran has embarked on an aggressive radio push – a trek which brought him to The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1.

Chopping it up with Charlamagne, DJ Envy, and Angela Yee, the acclaimed singer-songwriter spilled on ditching social media (and his phone) for a year, wanting to be the greatest ever, and a whole lot more.

As ever with Ed, a great interview…

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Fans of ‘Sweet Love’ singer Anita Baker are feeling sour to say the least after the R&B legend took to Twitter to confirm rumors of her retirement.

Baker, who gifted the genre some of its most memorable efforts between 1983 and 2004 and earned the title ‘Queen of Quiet Storm’ along the way, excited music lovers in 2012 when she – after a nearly 10 year hiatus – delivered a Grammy-nominated remake of actor/singer Tyrese Gibson‘s hit, ‘Lately.’  The cover was joined by another song, ‘Sweet Dreams,’ as the kickoff to her long-awaited 7th studio album, ’21st Century Love’ (later renamed ‘Only Forever’).

Fast forward to 2017 and now we see the title change has proven prophetic as that’s exactly how long her fans will have to wait to hear its content (or any new content for that matter).  See what we mean inside:

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It seems with open hearts and wallets fans are welcoming back blue-eyed-soulster Ed Sheeran in a big way. For, as we reported here, the ‘Thinking Out Loud’ singer slid back onto the scene this week with not one, but two new releases – ‘Shape of You’ and ‘Castle on the Hill.’

The dual release help kick off his forthcoming album ‘Divide’ (in stores March 3rd) and, if iTunes and streaming response are any indication, will launch the project into the stratosphere.

Already hitting #1 and #2 on US iTunes respectively, new reports reveal the songs have individually smashed global streaming records.  According to an official press release:

With over 13 million global streams in the first 24 hours, Sheeran has broken Spotify’s ‘day 1’ streaming record with his monumental comeback singles “Shape Of You“ and “Castle On The Hill.”  With “Shape Of You” tallying 6,868,642 streams and “Castle On The Hill” landing 6,168,395 streams, both of the new tracks have individually overtaken the previous ‘day one’ record holders…

As if that’s not enough, now Billboard is reporting the tunes are jointly set to make Hot 100 history next week:

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Black Twitter had a thing or two to tell ‘And I’m Telling You’ singer Jennifer Holliday after the official announcement that she would be performing at president elect Donald Trump‘s inauguration next week.

Holliday, a stage and recording star best known for her portrayal of ‘Effie’ in the original 80’s stage version of ‘Dreamgirls’ (alongside Sheryl Lee Ralph as ‘Deena’ and Loretta Devine as ‘Lorrell’), came under fire for what is being perceived as her support of the president elect.

But, just as the e-battering began to reach its height and gay fans called for a boycott of her music, the singer’s publicist stepped forward to announce there has yet to be an official commitment from the singer to perform…

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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 yet another 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.

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Kehlani is marching on full speed to the release of her debut album ‘SweetSexySavage’ – which lands in stores worldwide on January 27th.

And while that’s only a mere matter of weeks away, the rising star is keeping the try-before-you-buy party going.

This time it’s by way of new song ‘Do U Dirty.’

Uncaged today, the track does away with the stereotyped damsel in distress narrative and sees the 21-year-old embrace her inner ‘bad gal.’

Warning her prospective lover “think you love me now, I’mma do you dirty,” Kehlani makes it clear she’s not trying to be attached just yet.

Take a listen below…

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As captivating performers go, few can rival the the fire Fantasia ignites when she takes to the stage. And even when she doesn’t.

See, the American Idol graduate was tapped to perform at ‘Taking The Stage: African American Music And Stories That Changed America’ – yet ironically gave her entire performance in the audience.

Watched on by the likes of Will Smith, Jada Pinkett, and Octavia Spencer, Ms. Barrino shut down the Kennedy Center event with a rousing rendition of Aretha Franklin‘s ‘Dr. Feel Good.’

See Fantasia set it all the way off, like only she can, after the jump…

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Michael Jackson‘s new “biopic” has been shelved.

Details below…

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Beyonce‘s ‘Lemonade’ is the gift that keeps on giving.

Find out how and why below…

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The Weeknd is back in visual action!

As his new LP ‘Starboy’ continues to sizzle worldwide, the entertainer releases the video for its latest single ‘Party Monster‘.

I just need a girl who gon’ really understand
I just need a girl who gon’ really understand
I’m good, I’m good, I’m great
Know it’s been a while, now I’m mixing up the drank
I just need a girl who gon’ really understand
I just need a girl who gon’ really understand

Watch below…

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Christina Aguilera has been the subject of murmurs of late thanks to rumors that she’s left her longtime label and moved to Universal.

While there’s no official word yet on that, what is for sure is that Xtina rocked the stage when performing on an ABC special last night.

‘Taking The Stage: African American Music And Stories That Changed America’ was filmed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; the showcase featured music, dance and dramatic readings by a wide range of talent – such as Aguilera.

She took on ‘Stormy Weather’ by Ethel Waters and her powerful performance awaits below…

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Charlie Sheen had renewed his beef with the Pop singer Rihanna.

Full story below…

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