Anita Baker is renowned for delivering stunning performances. However, the legend’s showing at the NFC Championship Game today left some stunned… for all the wrong reasons.

The ‘Sweet Love’ belter had corners of social media salty with her rendition of the US National Anthem ahead of the San Francisco 49ers vs Philadelphia Eagles game.

Sung totally acapella, the format put the veteran’s pipes front and center; with the end result of her take on ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ drawing a markedly mixed response.

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Ciara has been treating fans to a steady flow of new music.

And it looks like a blazing collaboration with Big Freedia may be next up.

CiCi ended last year teasing the track ‘Winning’ and kicked off 2023 performing the song on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.

Still, the GRAMMY winner has been relatively quiet about the uptempo since.

That changed today, though, when she shared a brand new preview of the studio version of the cut.

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Time may be tick-tocking at a rapid rate, but the social media platform TikTok is helping turn back the hands of time to shine a light on amazing music.

Case in point Miguel‘s ‘Sure Thing.’

A “sped up” version of the 2010 track, which is lifted from the R&B star’s debut album ‘All I Want Is You,’ has gone all sorts of viral (with some 2.5 million videos made to date) and helped the song re-peak on the Official UK Singles Chart. 

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Almost five years ago, Burna Boy ignited the airwaves with scorcher ‘Ye’ and its resonance continues to this day in a major way.

Because the track, which is lifted from the African Giant’s album ‘Outside,’ has crossed a seismic new milestone.

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

So, as our retrospective segments, ‘From the Vault’ and ‘TGJ Replay,’  allow us the chance to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday of one artist, our latest feature –  Chart Rewind – serves as a variation of our Retro Rewind assay to salute an entire era of music history.

In honor of Shakira earning her latest Hot 100 top 10 hit with ‘Bzrp,’ this week we’re turning the clock back to 2002 when she first conquered the chart territory.

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On January 28, 2016, Pop megastar Rihanna introduced what would go on to be her most critically acclaimed album yet – ‘Anti.’

Living up to its title with a tracklist of tunes that not only went against the grain of what was popular on radio at the time but also her own discography, the opus was a critical polarizer at the time of its release – leading many to believe that ill reception would be reflected commercially.

Seven years later, Rih is having the last laugh.

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Sam Smith unveiled their fourth studio album ‘Gloria’ this week armed with ample momentum.

Home to Hot 100 chart-topper ‘Unholy’ with Kim Petras, the project also features follow-ups ‘Gimme (ft. Koffee & Jessie Reyez)’ and ‘I’m Not Here To Make Friends.’

With Smith’s latest collection officially in the marketplace, attention now turns to its first-week performance.

The predictions are in and await after the jump…

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Miley Cyrus planted quite the seed with her smash hit single ‘Flowers’ and is smelling sweet success as a result.

Especially on Spotify. 

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The absence of new music has kept Rihanna fans (affectionately called #TheNavy) spinning her older hits to tide them over until official news of a fresh wave of tunes arrives.

No further evidence of this is needed than the January 28 announcement provided by the Recording Association of America (RIAA) which saw them unveil a slew of new certifications for the songstress comprised mostly for work found aboard her latest album, 2016’s ‘Anti.’

We’re sure it’s not a coincidence the report dropped on the project’s 7th anniversary.  Details inside.

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Daniel Caesar returns with new single ‘Do You Like Me?’

Helmed by revered music maestro Raphael Saadiq together with Caesar and Dylan Wiggins, the butter-smooth track fuses hypnotizing production with candid lyrics centered on the intricacies of romance.

‘Do You Like Me?’ follows 2022’s ‘Please Do Not Lean’ (which has racked up over 30 million streams) and chart-topper ‘Peaches’ with Justin Bieber and Giveon.

Speaking on the track, the Canadian crooner said:

“A song about a woman I respect deeply.. 90 degrees of a love triangle.”

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Rita Ora is a married woman!

After months of speculation, the singer/media maven confirmed that she and director Taika Waititi are officially husband and wife.

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At writing, only 81 acts in the history of recorded music can boast having earned 20 or more Gold records over their careers. The  certification threshold denotes sales equivalence of 500,000 in the United States.

And while some assume the feat is easy to accomplish given the inclusion of streaming in the Recording Industry Association of America’s (RIAA) certification tabulations, it’s still one that’s eluded Black female performers as they represent less than 10% of aforementioned tally of hitmakers.

This week, thanks to the ongoing success of Jhené Aiko‘s 2020 tune ‘A&B,’ the score increased for the ladies.

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