In breaking news, Ashanti has announced that has tested positive for COVID-19.

As a result, her hotly anticipated #Verzuz battle with Keyshia Cole – which was scheduled for tonight – looks set to be postponed.

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Shawn Mendes has publicly apologized to Sam Smith and it all centers around an introduction at the Jingle Ball 2020.

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Salt-N-Pepa star Sandra Denton is suing a doctor who she claims has caused her irreparable damage following botched butt surgery.

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Jhené Aiko fans can never complain they don’t get enough content from the GRAMMY nominated songstress.

No less than songs across her latest album, ‘Chilombo’ (and its deluxe edition), have been given the video treatment including fan favorites ‘P*ssy Fairy,’ ‘A&B,’ ‘Born Tired,’ and more.  And, she’s not done yet.

The latest comes courtesy of the Nas-assisted ’10k Hours.’

A glossy black-and-white affair, look inside to see and hear how the duo amaze on the piano driven track.

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The December 10th airing of ‘The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon’ featured GRAMMY winner Meghan Trainor, who is still hot on the promo trail in support of her inaugural holiday LP ‘A Very Trainor Christmas.’

While the album’s Earth, Wind & Fire-assisted cut, ‘Holidays,’ got its inaugural late nite live treatment courtesy of an electrifying performance at ‘Fallon,’ another of its standouts – ‘I Believe in Santa‘ – was seeing its official music video premiere on the Web.

Highlighted by appearances from actress/singer/media personality JoJo Siwa, look inside to see all the action:

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Omarion may have missed the Billboard 200 all together with the premiere of his latest album, the October 30-released ‘Kinection’ (click here to stream), but that hasn’t stopped the GRAMMY nominated crooner from blazing the promo trail to build awareness of the effort.

After lifting supportive visuals for album cuts ‘Involved,’ ‘Do You Well,’ and ‘Can U Hear Me?’ (click here to watch), O has selected the Wale-assisted ‘Mutual’ as the latest to receive such treatment.

While the rapper is absent from the clip, his presence is felt over his sizzling verse.

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Mariah Carey has unwrapped yet another win with ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You.’

And this time it’s in the UK.

For, the holiday classic has hit the top spot for the first time since its release – 26 years ago.

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Candiace Dillard is a woman of many talents.

Whether it’s shaking up the scene on the ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ or marvelling with her music, she’s doing it all.

The 33-year-old’s latest venture sees her step into the scripted sphere by way of new holiday movie ‘The Christmas Lottery.’

Set to premiere December 12, the film follows a father who requests his three estranged daughters come home for Christmas for a big announcement…he has won $10-million-dollars from the lottery! To receive their share, he has a number of requests from each of them.

That Grape Juice‘s Patrick Buchanan caught up with Candiace ahead of the film’s debut to talk about her role and more.

Stay tuned for part two tomorrow, because you know we HAD to ask about all things RHOP. And oh did Ms. Dillard dish!

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‘The Christmas Lottery’ airs on Saturday, December 12 at 8PM ET/PT on BET and BET Her.

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When one door closes, another flings open.

And such is the case for The Kardashian clan.

For, just three months after announcing the end of their reality series ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians,’ it’s been revealed that the family have signed a seismic deal with Disney to bring their brand under its corporate umbrella.

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Lil Wayne is facing up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to a gun possession charge.

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Chance the Rapper and Jeremih join forces for ‘Merry Christmas Lil Mama: The Gift That Keeps on Giving’ – a holiday compilation album loaded with previously-released music from their 2016 and 2017 mixtapes respectively.

Completed with two new original songs, “The Return” (which can be heard here) and “Who’s to Say,” the 12-track set sees the duo put their unique twists on songs like “Let It Snow” as well as their own “Stranger at the Table,” “Are U Live,” and more.

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Taylor Swift has unleashed ‘Evermore’ – her ninth studio album.

Led by the captivating ‘Willow,’ the set continues to see Swift venture deeper into the woods she first explored in ‘Folklore’ as she delves deeper into more alternative music.

That Grape Juice has been spinning the LP since its release. Join us below to find out which five tracks are essential on ‘Evermore.’

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