Adele is continuing her winning streak.

For, her latest achievement once more comes on the sales front.

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Just weeks after the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted Tina Turner, JAY-Z, LL Cool J, and the rest of its 2021 class to historic measure (as we reported here), the National R&B Hall of Fame has unveiled its official list of 2022 nominees.

And while only six to eight inductee slots for are available for next year’s ceremony, a whopping 60 names have been listed on the ballot for fan voting to deem who will see their names printed in the hall.

Among those already garnering buzz for their prospective entry are GRAMMY-winning divas Mary J. Blige, Janet Jackson, Anita Baker, Toni Braxton, and Sade.

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John Legend is no stranger to seeing his name atop Billboard’s Holiday charts as he rose to the tally’s summit in 2018 with his inaugural yuletide effort, ‘A Legendary Christmas.’

Now, he’s looking to repeat the feat by teaming up with electronics giant LG to get his fans in the Christmas spirit again with new song ‘You Deserve It All.’

The romantic tune, which has been given the video treatment thanks to director Drew Kirsch, sees the EGOT winner croon about the many reasons his lady love deserves everything her heart desires this holiday.

“You deserve it all / I’ll shower you with more than you’ll ever need / It’s all good with me / ‘Cause you deserve it all / You give of yourself so unselfishly / So I, I wanna give with all the finest things,” he sings on the Meghan Trainor-penned bop.

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Self-proclaimed King of R&B Jacquees reigned over Twitter as a trending topic for all the wrong reasons recently after music lovers got a load of his unique take on ‘The Star Spangled Banner.’

Opening up the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles Clippers game Friday (December 3), ‘Quees took to the court to show off his vocal prowess with a rendition of the historical tune full of embellishments and vocal acrobatics.

Needless to say, some critics weren’t exactly pleased with his adventurous interpretation.  Watch the performance inside and see some responses:

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As rising stars go, few are burning as bright as Bree Runway. 

It’s fitting, then, that the London bred stage blazer has been shortlisted for the BRITs 2022 Rising Star honor.

To commemorate the honor, Bree was invited to perform her scintillating single ‘HOT HOT’ in a special live session.

The performance follows her show-stopping offering at the MOBOs 2021, where she was nominated for two awards.

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Be it for the good, bad, ugly, or downright shocking, 2021 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 shocking announcement that GRAMMY-nominated femcee Iggy Azalea was hanging up her mic forever.

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Jimmy Fallon is branching out.

The ‘Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’ host has teamed up with  pop megastars Ariana Grande and Megan Thee Stallion for a song called, ‘It Was A…(Masked Christmas).’

The song’s arrival coincides with the video for the tune dropping as well. In the clip, all three can be seen celebrating the holidays, while Fallon can be seen wearing some different masks.

Megan Thee Stallion previously worked on a sketch entitled ‘Hot Girl Fall.’ As for Grande, she has recently appeared on his talk show to share a clip of her singing the national anthem when she was just eight.

Watch the festive video for ‘It Was A…’ below…

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Billie Eilish is back with her latest visual.

For, the GRAMMY-winner has just unleashed the clip for her song ‘Male Fantasy.’ In the video, Eilish can be seen spending time alone as she climbs in and out of bed.

She self-directed the video, saying it was “one of my first videos to edit all alone” and went on to call the undertaking “a fun task and very very satisfying.”

The release of her new video comes ahead of her hosting ‘Saturday Night Live’ on December 11, where she will also double as the musical guest.

‘Male Fantasy’ appears on Eilish’s acclaimed ‘Happier Than Ever’ album.

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Some of music’s biggest acts have taken to the Swizz Beatz and Timbaland-curated platform #VERZUZ to show off their career’s worth of hits.

As more and more acts add their names to the virtual arena’s list of combatants, music lovers regularly take to social media to roll out their “fantasy wishlists” – a ticket that frequently sees ‘Fantasy’ singer Mariah Carey listed at the center.

Now, legendary singer, songwriter, and record executive LA Reid has added to the calls for the GRAMMY-winning diva to bring her 19 #1 hits to a showdown.

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Fans of ‘Pick Up Your Feelings’ diva Jazmine Sullivan had to pick up their jaws after discovering tickets to her hotly-anticipated, North American ‘Heaux Tales Tour’ sold out in a matter of minutes after going on sale.

Once the news got to Sullivan’s desk, she took to social media to apologize and even vowed to expand the tour to accommodate more attendees.

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‘Breaking Point’ beauty Keri Hilson is asking fans at their breaking point of waiting for new music to hold out just a little longer.

The GRAMMY-nominated songstress, who recently celebrated her 39th birthday (December 5), has been hot on the promo trail in support of her fifth film of 2021 – VH1’s ‘Hip Hop Family Christmas’ (also starring NE-YO, Terrence J, Redman, and many more).

When quizzed about her musical endeavors, Hilson confirmed she’s in the studio working on the follow-up to 2010’s ‘No Boys Allowed,’  but hesitated to reveal a tentative release date.

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Just a year after soaring to the top of R&B charts with her eponymous seventh studio album, ‘Alicia,’ singer-songwriter Alicia Keys is looking to repeat the feat with its follow-up, ‘KEYS.’

The ambitious project – which features appearances from Lil Wayne, Khalid, Swae Lee, Brandi Carlile, and more – comes as a double album with both sets containing different versions of the same songs (a whopping total of 26 songs)

Ahead of its December 10 arrival on digital platforms, look inside to see the official tracklist.

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