Be it for the good, bad, ugly, or downright shocking, 2022 was full of memorable moments!

Now, as the year draws to a close, That Grape Juice is reflecting on the occasions that rocked – and to some degree maybe even reshaped – the Urban and Pop cultural landscape as we know it.

Next, we’ll revisit the Hip-Hop heavy Super Bowl’s boundary breaking showing.

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Chris Brown has lifted the lid on details surrounding his hotly anticipated ‘Under The Influence Tour.’

Named after his viral smash of the same name, the 2023 trek will be mounted in support of the track and the performer’s most recent album ‘Breezy.’

The superstar is renowned for blazing stages and will be bringing the heat to the European region first, with 13 dates across the UK and Europe. Brown’s UK shows will serve as his first headline gigs in the UK in over a decade.

With the February kick-off fast approaching, the 33-year-old has announced that he’ll be joined by special guest Skillibeng and revealed which arenas he’ll be rocking.

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Out of the 1,144 songs that have topped the Hot 100 over its 64-year history, less than 1% can boast spending their first six weeks of charting at #1.

This week, Taylor Swift‘s enduring ‘Midnights’ hit, ‘Anti-Hero,’ joined that exclusive list.

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Beyonce fans are waiting with bated breath for the visuals for her blockbuster album ‘Renaissance.’ But before treating them to the hotly anticipated reveal, Queen Bey is keen to show her appreciation for the love lavished on the LP’s lead single ‘Break My Soul.’

In celebration of the chart-topping track being certified Platinum by the RIAA (in recognition of US sales of 1 million), the diva has debuted the ‘Break My Soul (Hive Certified)’ compilation clip.

The fun-filled offering fuses various videos of fans and celebs worldwide turning up to the summer smash.

Its attached caption read:

“BREAK MY SOUL is Certified Platinum. Thank you so much for all the love and for releasing the wiggle.”

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The countdown is officially on to the long-awaited release of SZA‘s sophomore album ‘S.O.S.’

Set to arrive this Friday (December 9), the TDE set follows 2017’s breakthrough debut ‘Ctrl.’

Promised for years and preceded by a steady flow of recent hit singles such as ‘Good Days’ and ‘I Hate U,’ the LP easily serves as one of R&B’s most eagerly anticipated.

To further whet appetites, SZA has unlocked the full tracklist for the album – which is confirmed to clock in at 23 songs.

The list of features is all sorts of eclectic, with the likes of Phoebe Bridgers and Travis Scott (who previously appeared on ‘Love Galore’) amongst those in the mix.

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Summer Walker is looking for assistance.

And the specificity of her request has raised eyebrows in earnest.

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Lady Gaga is no stranger to headlines, but February 2021 brought with it one of the oddest and most frightening for the performer.

For, in a shocking attack, the superstar’s dog walker Ryan Fischer was shot and her two dogs were stolen. It was an incident that investigating authorities believe to have been a targeted hit.

At the time, Gaga offered a $500,000 reward for the safe return of her pups.

Two days after the callous action, the dogs were returned by Jennifer McBride.

Shortly after, her boyfriend James Howard Jackson was arrested, named as the primary culprit, and charged on multiple counts.

Now, a damning sentence has been handed down.

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FLO has ignited a fire that has them on quite the heat streak.

So much so that the trio has been shortlisted for the BRITs Rising Star 2023 honor.

Ahead of finding out whether they’ve nabbed the coveted prize, Stella, Jorja, and Renee performed a special rendition of their breakout bop ‘Cardboard Box.’

The showing follows their show-stopping offering at the MOBO Awards 2022, where they were nominated for Best New Act.

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Jill Scott may be currently earning acclaim for her leading role on season 3 of BET+’s hit comedy, ‘First Wives Club,’ but now the GRAMMY winner is redirecting focus to her first love: music.

Originally scheduled to launch the ‘Who is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds Vol. 1′ tour in 2020 to celebrate her debut album’s 20th anniversary (as we reported here), the jaunt was postponed due to the pandemic.

Now, Jilly from Philly is pressing forward with the Stateside outing and has unveiled the official list of coast-to-coast dates she’ll be bringing the critically acclaimed LP to a live stage near you.

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Be it for the good, bad, ugly, or downright shocking, 2022 was full of memorable moments!

Now, as the year draws to a close, That Grape Juice is reflecting on the occasions that rocked – and to some degree maybe even reshaped – the Urban and Pop cultural landscape as we know it.

Next, we’ll revisit Taylor Swift’s record breaking year.

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Music legend Gladys Knight can add another achievement to her already lengthy resume.

For, she was one of this year’s esteemed guests at the Kennedy Center Honors.

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For many New Yorkers, the Christmas season isn’t truly in full swing until the arrival of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree at the New York City plaza.

The festive evergreen, a holiday symbol in the Big Apple for eight decades, was decorated with a three-dimensional Swarovski star topper and more than 50,000 multicolored LED lights – all of which shone brightly for this year’s tree lighting ceremony.

Hosted by ‘Today’ anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, and Craig Melvin as well as actor-TV host Mario Lopez, the showing also featured sizzling performances from the likes of Alicia Keys, Gwen Stefani, Jimmie Allen, Andrea Bocelli alongside Matteo Bocelli and Virginia Bocelli, David Foster and Katharine McPhee, Brett Eldredge, Mickey Guyton, Dan + Shay, Blake Shelton, The Shindellas, Louis York, and more.

Did you miss the action when it first aired? No worries; we’ve got you covered.

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