Beyonce is back and fittingly blazes the cover of Harper’s Bazaar‘s ICON issue.

The stunning feature arrives ahead of the superstar’s 40th birthday on September 4 and in many ways functions as a gift to fans.

For, beyond posing it up for a full-spread lensed by Campbell Addy, the reclusive singer gave a rare interview and left no stone unturned.

Within the feature, she opened up about her life in earnest – personal and professional.

She opened up about purposefully taking a Sade and Prince approach to fame, the private hardships she faced behind the scenes, motherhood, her public perception, IVY PARK, incoming business ventures, and the fact she’s been working on new music for a year and a half.

Of the hotly anticipated material, Queen Bey – who rarely speaks about her music before its release – confirmed: “it’s coming!”

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Over its 63-year history, the Billboard Hot 100 has never experienced anything quite like Justin Bieber.

At just 27-years-young, the GRAMMY winner – already over a decade into his career – has amassed an unrivaled number of accolades on the tally which include being the youngest act to amass 100 Hot 100 hits, the only male vocalist to debut atop the tally 4 times, most top 10 debuts among male vocalists, and countless others.

As he ascended to #1 on the tally with his The Kid LAROI-shared hit, ‘Stay,’ this week (as we reported here), Bieber is now being penciled in history books for yet another insane feat!

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Over its 63-year history, only 11 songs can boast spending at least 31 weeks in the Hot 100’s top 10.  Before this week, only one boasted a female lead – Country star Leann Rimes‘ gargantuan 1997 hit, ‘How Do I Live.’

That changed this week, however, after Dua Lipa‘s ‘Levitating’ rose into the ranks.

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DaBaby has tasted sweet success in recent years, but his popularity has been souring of late in the wake of shocking homophobic and anti-HIV comments he made on-stage at Rolling Loud Miami.

As extensively covered here on That Grape Juice, the rapper was slammed in earnest by his peers, dropped from brand campaigns, and eliminated from a growing list of festivals following the remarks.

And while many have rolled their eyes at the defensive tone of his “apologies,” the MC has found support from none other than Nick Cannon.

As reported, the media-maestro stopped by The Breakfast Club this week and during his visit, he was quizzed on DaBaby’s predicament. Largely in light of how he managed to weather his own firestorm after making anti-Semitic comments last year.

Chopping it up with Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy, Cannon claimed that the situation with DaBaby is a teachable moment of “education” for the star. He went on, however, to slam cancel culture and express disapproval of “mob rule.”

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Before Iggy Azalea begins the next era of her career, she’s set to deliver ‘End of An Era’ – her highly anticipated third studio album.

The follow-up to 2019’s critically acclaimed ‘In My Defense,’ ‘Era’ – kicked off by the well-received ‘Brazil,’ ‘Sip It,’ ‘I Am the Strip Club,’ and ‘Sex on the Beach’ – is slated to make a splash on digital shelves August 13.

Ahead of its arrival, Azalea’s taken to social media to not only unveil the project’s official cover artwork (as we reported here), but also give her devoted fans (affectionately called #Azaleans) a peek at its 14-song tracklist.

A largely feature-less affair, look inside to see the songs set to line ‘Era.’

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A year after making headlines for signing an overall deal to produce multiple projects with HBO Max, actor-comic Marlon Wayans has lifted the lid on the first of said ventures which comes as a stand-up comedy special.

Titled ‘Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is,’ the highly anticipated set – which is produced by Wayans, Rick Alvarez, Troy Miller, Michael Rotenberg, and Steve Harris – is slated to premiere August 19.

Ahead of its arrival, see the official trailer inside:

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It looks like it’s once again curtains for Kenya Moore‘s marriage to Marc Daly.

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Billie Eilish has brought her most recent album to late night television.

The GRAMMY-winner stopped by ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,’ where she performed her song ‘Happier Than Ever’ from her album of the same name.

Eilish performed with her brother Finneas. The set began in front of projected clouds before it transitioned to flashing lights in the second half to mimic a storm and the song’s music video.

The album ‘Happier Than Ever’ recently debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart and gave the songstress her second chart-topper behind 2019’s ‘When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?’

Watch Eilish deliver a scorching performance of ‘Happier Than Ever’ below…

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Cardi B has re-upped with Facebook for another season of her show ‘Cardi Tries _____.’

The series (which is executive produced by the star alongside Jesse Collins) sees her trying her hand at new skills outside of her Hip-Hop rooting. From lacing up to become a ballerina, firefighter, car racer, teacher, and more.

She won’t be alone, as notable names and faces pop up to help her achieve her goals.

The premiere episode of season 2 is here and sees pregnant Cardi and friend Amanda Seales with a little help from Champion gymnast Stasya Generalova.

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In sad news, producer Chucky Thompson has died aged 53.

The creative (born Carl E. Thompson) rose to prominence as part of Diddy’s Hitmen production ensemble, which was stationed in-house at the iconic Bad Boy Records.

Thompson was renowned and revered for his work on projects from the likes Mary J. Blige, Faith Evans, Notorious B.I.G, Ne-Yo, and Fantasia. 

His cause of death hasn’t been formally announced, but reports claim he succumbed to COVID-19.

With an impact that had great length and depth, there has been an outpouring of emotion from Thompson’s collaborators and contemporaries.

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Chris Brown is hailed as being one of the most gifted performers of his time. But the star is making it clear that he isn’t as enamored about the talent – or lack thereof – in the current music marketplace.

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‘Love & Hip Hop:  Miami’ returns for its fourth season on August 23 and promises to be a must-see.

Since its arrival, the latest addition to the VH1 reality franchise has delivered drama and ratings in equal measure.

Anchored by Trina & Trick Daddy, the show’s incoming outing brings with it the returns of Amara La Negra, Sukihana, Bobby Lytes, and a slew of newcomers – including Noriega and Ace Hood.

Ahead of the show’s return, check out the first look trailer below…

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