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

So, as our retrospective features ‘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 – a variation of our current Retro Rewind assay – accedes salutes to an entire era of music history.

Next up? We’ll rewind to 1992 to revisit one of King of Pop Michael Jackson‘s biggest hits:  ‘Black or White.’  Released in November 1991 as the lead single from Jackson’s 8th album, ‘Dangerous,’ the tune was only on radio 3 weeks before it ascended to #1.  A cause only assisted by its controversial music video, which to date is considered one of the most controversial of all time, the song went on to platinum status and have a 7 week reign at the top of the Hot 100 into 1992 (where it’s seen this week).  The run also made MJ the first artist to have a #1 hit in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.

Tuck in below to relive ‘Black or White’ and see who else among your faves joined the King of Pop in the top 25 this week 26 years ago:

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‘Soul of a Woman’ vocalist Kelly Price is to perform at the Chris Brown vs Soulja Boy boxing match.

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Aaliyah‘s time alive may have been tragically cut short, but her legacy is proving eternal.

The singer’s enduring popularity is rarely called into question and certainly shouldn’t be following the release of her greatest hits LP on US iTunes.

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Word on the curb is that Iggy Azalea is looking for a new leader for her career.

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As speculation mounts surrounding the status of Brandy‘s legal wrangle with her former label, the songbird is opening up about her next release.

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Ed Sheeran is riding high on the charts with comeback singles ‘Shape Of You’ and ‘Castle On The Hill’ – both of which sit at #1 and #2 on US iTunes.

With the songs also slaying on a global scale, attention has turned to their housing album ‘÷’ (pronounced ‘divide’).

The set serves as the British singer’s third studio effort and is tipped to be one of the biggest releases of the year.

When can folk expect to get their hands on it? Find out below, where the official tracklist also awaits…

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Beyonce‘s ‘All Night’ has impacted Rhythmic Radio weeks before she’s expected to rock the 59th annual Grammy awards.

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After two weeks of dominating the Billboard 200 thanks to holiday album sales and streams, vocal group Pentatonix gets pushed out of the top spot by The Weeknd‘s latest set ‘Star Boy.’

The project, his second chart-topper, debuted at #1 six weeks ago and stayed there for a week before being ousted by the competition.  This week, however, courtesy of some serious streaming, the album has been lifted back to the chart’s perch.

Billboard reports:

‘…[‘Star Boy’] climbs from No. 2 to No. 1 (for a second week in the penthouse) with 69,000 equivalent album units (down 26 percent) earned in the week ending Jan. 5, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 18,000 were in traditional album sales (down 46 percent)…

Look below to see who joins the Canadian crooner in the top 25 of this week’s Billboard 200:

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Pop powerhouse Ariana Grande may have won a thumbs up from Celine Dion when she took to ‘The Tonight Show’ to impersonate the ‘My Heart Will Go On’ belter, but we’re curious to see how the pop legend’s fans will feel about a reported forthcoming cover of another one of her most beloved hits.

Word has it Grande is set to tackle Dion and Peabo Bryson‘s Academy and Grammy Award winning hit ‘Beauty and Beast’ – the title track to the 1991 animated version of the film.  Now, as Disney fans prepare for the March 2017 live action adaptation of the classic, they’re greeted with news its soundtrack is set for a revamp as well:

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Well, that was quick!

Just days after announcing the title of his third album, ‘Drugs,’ singer/songwriter August Alsina has unveiled a full listen to the album’s title track and a peek at its accompanying music video.

Directed by Alsina himself, with a little help from Amber Gray, the trippy visual sees the singer croon through a series of dream-like, drug-induced sequences before drifting off to a Garden of Eden-esque location.

‘Drugs’ acts as the first official single lifted from the forthcoming opus, the follow-up to 2015’s ‘This Thing Called Life.’ Hear it below and weigh in:

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It was the relationship no one even knew about.

The Weeknd and Selena Gomez have gone public with their romance.

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Chance the Rapper and The Weeknd are the men of the moment.

Only right then that GQ celebrates their respective musical gain by welcoming them to its February edition.

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