As extensively reported on That Grape Juice, The Weeknd‘s gargantuan hit – 2019’s ‘Blinding Lights’ – was already etched in Hot 100 history books as it holds the records for the most weeks spent in the chart’s top 5, top 10, top 20, and top 40 respectively.

Now, just two months after the ‘After Hours’ cut became the longest-charting song ever by a solo artist, it now reigns as the achievement’s sole recordholder among all acts.

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Beyond a consistent delivery of bops, one thing you can always count on Iggy Azalea for is brazenness.

Having repeatedly used her platform over the years to publicly address private and professional woes, Azalea’s never been one to shy away from tough topics – a stance she’s reiterating during her promo run for her third and final studio album, ‘End of An Era’ (available for streaming now).

In addition to waxing honest about her reason for hanging up her mic (as we reported here), the 31-year-old is opening up about the hardships that came with the creation of ‘Era.’

Taking to ‘The Zach Sang Show’ recently to dish, look inside to hear her detail why she thinks no ‘major artist’ would attach themselves to a song on the project’s tracklist.

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Alongside the long-awaited premiere of the Aretha Franklin biopic, the Jennifer Hudson-led ‘Respect,’ came its equally anticipated soundtrack (as we reported here).

An 18-track affair, the project sees Hudson tackle some of Franklin’s most prized hits – including ‘Think,’ ‘I Say a Little Prayer,’ ‘Ain’t No Way,’ and, of course, ‘Respect.’  Yet, the effort’s bid for an Original Song Academy Award comes courtesy of the Gospel-tinged ‘Here I Am (Singing My Way Home).’

Dropped the same day as its parent project (August 13), the black-and-white clip sees Hudson revisit The New Temple Missionary Baptist Church – the very location Aretha recorded her iconic ‘Amazing Grace’ album in 1972.

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Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper‘s ‘A Star Is Born’ may have found love from critics and fans alike; however, Barbra Streisand is not one of them.

During her appearance on the Australian talk show ‘The Sunday Project,’ the GRAMMY-winner slammed the remake and went as far as to say it was “the wrong idea.”

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Tiwa Savage will be unwrapping new music this week.

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Mariah Carey is toasting to a brand new business venture and it sees her make a splash in the alcoholic beverage arena.

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JoJo has a stacked project on the way.

Because moments ago, the songbird hatched the news that she’ll be releasing ‘Trying Not To Think About It’ – a new 12-track EP.

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Dua Lipa‘s ‘Levitating’ is simply the sleeper hit no one saw coming.

The song’s original edition, and later a Madonna & Missy Elliott-led remix, made little noise on the charts upon their respective summer 2020 introductions (as we reported here), but now – a year after ‘Levitating’ was officially serviced to radio as a single – the Lipa bop is one week shy of holding the record for longest running top 10 female-led hit in the Hot 100’s 63-year history!

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With his new single, ‘Take My Breath,’ Pop megastar The Weekend takes a rung in the Hot 100’s top 10 for the 13th time in his career.

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It’s true; ‘Liar’ singer Camila Cabello will be the newest superstar singer bringing her talents and expertise to NBC’s ‘The Voice’!

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Usher saved the best to last at the concluding concert of the first leg of his Las Vegas residency.

The stage blazer has been rocking The Colosseum at Caesars Palace with classics from his iconic catalog, but it appears the star is keeping to his promise of dropping new music.

Or, at least, teasing it.

Because while waving goodbye at the penultimate show (for now), Mr. Raymond played a snippet of an incoming jam.

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Ari Lennox easily serves as one of R&B’s most exciting new names and her buttery voice has magnetized none other than Babyface.

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