Bruno Mars has blasted back into the upper dectet of the Billboard Hot 100 with his latest single ’24K Magic.’ The retro-inspired bop, the first from his album of the same name (due November 18th), was recently unveiled and, by the end of its official premiere tracking week, amassed some seriously impressive stats. On the strength of 101,000 first week downloads, 12.8 million streams, and 65 million radio impressions, the song debuted at #5 on this week’s refreshed chart.

Thanks to a stint at ‘SNL’ last Saturday (click here to see that if you missed it), ‘Magic’ stands a chance to rise even higher next week.

But, while Mars enjoys his latest top 10 success, another powerhouse singer is finally doing the same: Ariana Grande. For, after being eluded by placement in the chart’s topmost dectet since the lead single from her third album, ‘Dangerous Woman,’ Grande – with the help of Grammy-nominated rapstress Nicki Minaj – has finally re-entered the top 10 with ‘Side to Side.’

Tuck in on the other side to find out where she and all your other favorites from the day landed:

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While the likes of Drake, Beyonce, Rihanna, and Adele continue to enjoy top 30 success months and months after the debuts of their respective albums, pop princess/once bonafide seller Britney Spears can’t exactly boast the same.

In fact, since its moderate #3 debut on charts in September, the project – christened ‘Glory’ – has failed to live up to its namesake as it has been on a continuous freefall since (a haunting fact considering some of the industry’s top critics indicated it’s easily her best album in years).

With sales of less than 175,000 SPS to date, the buying public doesn’t mirror the sentiment apparently.

For, fast forward to this – the 7th week of its availability – and peruse of pop charts reveal the set has dropped over 60 spots and is one position away from falling out of the top 200 all together! Ouch…

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Lady Gaga has become one Pop’s most notable polarizers in recent years – and adds to that narrative with new album ‘Joanne.’

A marked departure from her dancefloor dominant sound of yesteryear, the singer has swapped her EDM rootings for a stripped back, raw offering.

Similarly, her image has experienced an overhaul; the meat dresses are in the freezer and in its place is an aesthetic that is almost…normal.

The switch-up has delighted some, yet worried others used to consuming their “Gaga” with a generous helping of electric eccentricity.

Together with ‘Joanne’s lack of major hit, it naturally has many wondering how this all will impact the commercial performance of the project.

The biggest indicator arrived moments ago in the form of sales predictions for the set.

Want to know what ‘Joanne’s numbers are looking like?

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When armed with as many enduring hits as Mariah Carey, one doesn’t need a new album to hit the promo trail.

Such is the case for the diva, who is returning to Carpool Karaoke.

Find out what the singer will be buckling up to plug after the jump…

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Lady Gaga is #1 in over 65 countries with new album ‘Joanne.’

Still, Mother Monster is hitting the promotional trail to ensure the set hits its commercial mark.

Said journey brought her to Good Morning America this week where she chopped it up with Michael Strahan about a whole host of topics.

Discussed was the Super Bowl – which she’s headlining, the LP, its core message, and the Amazon deal which’ll see it retail for $3.99 (for a limited window).

Check out the cheerful chat after the jump…

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Azealia Banks has released an official apology to Zayn Malik with hopes of remedying the problems she caused between them.

Read below…

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It’s been nearly three years since the last time we pressed play on a new album from pop eccentric Lady Gaga by her lonesome.  Granted, part of that time lapse was due to forays outside of her main genre with mentor/jazz legend Tony Bennett and work on television via FX’s hit ‘American Horror Story’ series, but much of it was presumed time taken to recoup from the critical and relative commercial failure that was 2013’s ‘ArtPop.’

With word she was set to reconnect with longtime hitmaking partner-in-crime RedOne, fans and critics alike were undoubtedly expecting a “return to form” for the songstress upon the official unveiling of her 2016 efforts.  While they got no such thing in the set’s first releases, ‘A-Yo,’ ‘Million Reasons,’ and, of course, ‘Perfect Illusion,’ diehards were still singing anticipatory praises to the album (‘Joanne’).  The masses – as evinced by the poor performance of each of the previously mentioned tunes on the Billboard Hot 100 – were not so easily convinced.

Fast forward to its release date (October 21st), the album – even at a discounted $3.99 – is being greeted with low buzz and mixed review.  But, as usual, the only reviews we care about are yours – That Grape Juice faithful.

That’s why we’ve come to ask…

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The third and final U.S. presidential debate between hopefuls Donald J. Trump and Hillary Clinton, which aired live on October 19th, is still very much a hot topic among analysts and prospective voters alike.  But, while talk continues all the way until election day, another hot, yet unexpected topic arose from the two’s fiery debate:  Janet Jackson.

Indeed, after the Republican nominee hurled the insult “such a nasty woman” to his Democratic competitor, Google was set alight with searches for the pop queen and her 1986 hit.

Details inside:

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In 2011 Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Lady Gaga earned a seat at a very exclusive table when her album, ‘Born This Way,’ sold over 1 million copies its first week.  Yet, while many celebrated the historic feat, others scoffed and scorned when reports revealed the album would’ve sold significantly less had it not been discounted to $.99 for a brief period of time during its premiere week.

Apparently Gaga remains unbothered by those critics as her latest album, the ‘Perfect Illusion’-led ‘Joanne,’ is getting similar treatment.  The project – her first to debut without a top 10 single leading it to shelves – will possibly get by with a little help from her friends…at Amazon:

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Little Mix‘s global reign is imminent.

Good news for Fifth Harmony‘s chart-scorching sisters below…

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We’re pretty sure when Jazmine Sullivan sang ‘Let It Burn’ she was not referring to the unforgiving Twitter roasting imparted to her social media handles all week.  Alas, the Grammy-nominated beauty has been burning up headlines for what many are calling an insensitive, self-centered eulogy she delivered via social media for the late gospel singer, “TC” Clay, who died last weekend.

Sprinkled with shade and some poor word choices, the backlash was so bad it led the songstress to delete the post and today return to the very social media platform where this trouble started to lend an apology.

Is it too little, too late?  Read it and tell us below:

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Lady GaGa has revealed that one of the songs on her new LP was written to honour the short but impactful life of Trayvon Martin.

Slain by the serial criminal George Zimmerman, the teenager and his story stand as one of the many foundations of the Black Lives Matter movement which seeks to reshape America’s view of black people.

Full story below…

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