Since the onset of Lady Gaga‘s career, the singer has been a fervent supporter of the LGBTQ community. By way of both song and activism.

That trajectory continues to this day, case in point Mother Monster’s recent visit to the Ali Forney Center. 

Instead of hitting the shops, the 30-year-old spent her Black Friday performing for homeless LGBQT youths at the Brooklyn organization which provides housing for them.

Accompanied by her guitar, the star shone with a spirited rendition of  ‘Million Reasons.’

Watch her soar after the jump…

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Mariah Carey may not want to deem her new E! series a “reality show,” but her real life is certainly playing out like one. Dramatic twists and turns included.

One corner of her life where this is especially apparent is romance. As widely reported, the 46-year-old’s engagement to billionaire James Packer ended in explosive fashion last month.

One of the reasons touted in some reports was Packer’s allegedly disdain for Mimi’s intimate interaction with dancer Bryan Tanaka.

In the time since, Carey – who claims to be all about music and not mess – has been spotted parading up and about with Tanaka. Notably at paparazzi prone restaurants and at her Halloween Party.

Still, no official word has been given on their status (or lack-there-of).

The diva did, however, dish on Tanaka (and her recent split) in a sit-down with Entertainment Tonight to promote ‘Mariah’s World.’

Find out what she had to say about both topics below…

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Bruno Mars has been marvelling the masses with his third album ’24k Magic.’

Unleashed last week, the set has been bolstered by the popularity of its title track and a slew of major promotional spots.

The latter has proven especially effective, as the LP’s sales forecast rose following his show-stopping performance at the AMAs.

With the week’s numbers tallied in total, where did Mars land?

Find out below…

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Hoping to steal Bruno Mars‘ magical thunder this week is The Weeknd and his new LP ‘Starboy.’

Inspired by the stylings of Michael Jackson, the set hit retailers today and, much to the delight of swelling fan base, is now available to stream right here on TGJ!

How he described it?

The production feels aggressive but still sexy. The Smiths, Bad Brains, Talking Heads, Prince, and DeBarge play roles. We wrote it all in Los Angeles. I think it’ll be the best-sounding album I’ve ever done. It’s hard to label the sound because, when I first came out, nobody would label it R&B. I just want to keep pushing the envelope without it feeling forced.

Will you agree?

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R. Kelly has been thrilling audiences across the US on the ‘Buffet Tour’ this Fall.

Now, the Pied Piper is embracing the holiday season with a special run of live shows – aptly billed ‘The 12 Nights Of Christmas.’ 

Set to kick off next month, the trek is being mounted in support of the crooner’s recent festive LP – also titled the ‘The 12 Nights Of Christmas.’

Want to know when the King of R&B will be in your town? The dates await below…

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New music alert.

This time it’s from the musician John Legend who has dropped the song ‘I Know Better’ before the unveiling of his new album ‘Darkness & Light’

Legend is just a name . I know better than to be so proud / I won’t drink in all this fame / I’ll take more love than I’m allowed.

Give it a spin below…

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Mariah Carey is renown for being music’s reigning queen of Christmas.

It’s fitting then that she was tapped to close out Disney’s Holiday Special with her festive classic.

Backed by all the expected pomp and pageantry (as well as a handy backing track), Mimi performed ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You.’

How did she do? Find out after the jump…

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JoJo‘s voice is all sorts of magic, so what better name to grace the stage at Disney’s Holiday Special?

The vocal wonder wowed solo with ‘Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas’ and returned to perform ‘Let It Snow’ with iconic R&B outfit Boyz II Men.

A majestic set of showings await below. Unwrap them after the jump…

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Few acts reach new peaks with their fourth album. But Little Mix have bucked that trend.

The Pop quad released their latest effort ‘Glory Days’ last week and have gone on to top the new issue of the Official UK Album Chart.

Full story below…

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Turkey aren’t the only things getting roasted this Thanksgiving. Aretha Frankin is too.

The legendary diva was tapped to the perform the US National Anthem at the Vikings vs Lions NFL game today and certainly made a mark. A long one.

In a sensational move, Franklin’s rendition of ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ lasted five minutes.

Naturally, her odd take on the song (which you can watch below) ignited flames of shade on social media.

See, quite literally, what we mean below…

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

So, just 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.

For this one we’ll press replay on ‘No One’ – the 2007 #1 hit from Grammy-winning songbird Alicia Keys.  The first single from her third studio album, ‘As I Am,’ by late November that year the tune had already helped hoist its parent project to historic heights on the Billboard 200 (best first week sales for any female R&B singer).  However, this week 9 years ago it saw its own ascension to #1 after booting Chris Brown‘s ‘Kiss Kiss’ out of the top spot this week in 2007.  Going on to earn ‘Best R&B Song’ honors at the next year’s Grammys, “No One” entered history books as the most listened to song on U.S. radio in 2008 and, as of time reported, hovers just over the 4x platinum mark.

Tuck in below to find out who joined Keys in the top 25 this week in 2007:

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Murda Inc’s Ashanti and Ja Rule have reunited for a ‘Helpless‘ cause.

With their respective sights set on new career highs in the coming year, the pair team up to support the ‘Hamilton’ soundtrack by releasing their own version of the song which features in the musical.

A tolerance for pain. A couple of college credits and my top-notch brain.

Listen below…

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