Aaliyah fans worldwide are celebrating what would have been the singer’s 42nd birthday today.

And while much of the occasion has been spent in reflection and appreciation of the icon’s contributions to music, renewed attention has turned to the availability (or lack thereof) of her catalogue on streaming platforms.

Indeed, as at writing, only Aaliyah’s debut album is the only project of hers online.

Addressing the present predicament, the singer’s Estate has issued a statement.

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Here’s good news for ‘Good Days’; the latest single from R&B diva SZA.

While her comeback tune, ‘Hit Different,’ didn’t exactly prove itself the hit needed to amplify buzz for her long-awaited sophomore album, the tune’s successor – ‘Good Days’ – is definitely a hitting (the charts) differently.

As if blasting to the top of Spotify and real-time R&B sales tallies wasn’t enough (as we reported here), the song cracked the Hot 100’s top 40 last week, marking the eighth visit of her career to the chart region.

This week, the song’s cracked the top 30 thanks to a 15-spot leap credited to a handsome mix of digital downloads, airplay at R&B radio, and streams.

Look inside to see how that combo helped mark a personal milestone for the GRAMMY nominee.

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Ahead of the release of her debut album ‘Pretty Bitch Music,’ Saweetie is teasing a possible collaboration with Cardi B.

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Kanye West‘s apparel company, Yeezy, is suing one of its summer interns over pictures posted to the intern’s social media account.

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The popularity of award-winning author Demetria L. Lucas‘ 2014 book ‘Don’t Waste Your Pretty: The Go to-Guide for Making Smarter Decisions in Life & Love’ has inspired the TV One original film adaptation of the same name.

Starring GRAMMY-nominated singer Keri Hilson, ‘Greenleaf’ star Deborah Joy Winans, and more, the romantic comedy highlights the strength of friendship bonds after they are tested among a tightly knight group trying to sort out their respective complicated professional and romantic lives.

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Even before the December 2020 release of her last album, ‘Evermore,’ Pop megastar Taylor Swift‘s history-making run on Billboard charts knew few rivals, but – thanks to the LP’s ongoing triumphs – even that list of success contemporaries is dwindling.

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While most are staying indoors in hopes of helping loosen the grip of coronavirus, that wasn’t the case for a large sum of folk in Houston this weekend.

For, in shocking scenes, rapper Bow Wow was seen performed to a packed house at Houston’s CLE club last night (January 16).

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After making fans ‘React’ with excitement upon news of a comeback, the Pussycat Dolls are looking to crank things up a notch with the support of new management and new music too.

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2021 is starting out great for Lady Gaga.

For, Mother Monster has just added another plaque to her collection.

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Rihanna has reached another career milestone this week.

For, the singer has earned her another 9x Platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for her smash ‘Stay.’

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Readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.

So, as our retrospective segments, ‘From the Vault’ and ‘TGJ Replay,’  allow us the chance to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday of one artist, our latest feature –  Chart Rewind – serves as a variation of our Retro Rewind assay to salute an entire era of music history.

This week, we want to reflect on ‘What a Girl Wants’ – the second Hot 100 #1 single of powerhouse vocalist Christina Aguilera.

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Not even a week after his arrest on gun charges (click here to read), DaBaby roared back onto the music scene with his first release of 2021 – ‘Masterpiece.’

Released January 15, the DA Got That Dope-produced bop was delivered in full just a month after snippets were teased on the GRAMMY nominee’s official Instagram pages.

Now, in a bid to boost the commercial performance of its inaugural sales tracking week, the rapper’s unveiled its official accompanying music video.

Tapping Gemini the Vision to direct, the visual shows the rapper showering his boo thang, R&B songstress Danileigh, with gifts and parties as the zoom around the city in Lambos and SUVs.

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