Be it for the good, bad, ugly, or downright shocking, 2022 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 MIchael B. Jordan & Lori Harvey, Tia Mowry & Cory Hardrict, Ne-Yo & Crystal Smith, Cynthia Bailey & Mike HIll, and the many other celebrity couples who took a one-way trip to SPLITSVILLE over the last 12 months.

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After becoming one of the most prolific bands in recent years, fans will not get a look at BTS like they have never seen them before.

For, the K-Pop group is officially getting their own documentary.

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As reported here, Pop divas Taylor Swift and Rihanna are leading the latest iteration of the Billboard Hot 100 with their respective hits ‘Anti-Hero’ and ‘Lift Me Up.’

The latter, the lead single from the soundtrack of the highly anticipated film ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ (in theaters now), also serves as the first solo single Rih’s served up since the era that supported her last studio album – 2016’s ‘Anti.’

Met with thunderous fanfare, the Tems-penned tune’s top 10 debut on the Hot 100 brought it a number of history-making feats – primarily thanks to an unprecedented response at radio.

And while it was outpaced to the top spot by Swift’s ‘Anti-Hero,’ ‘Lift’ still managed to uniquely tie the Pop titan in another regard.
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Taylor Swift is catering to the “unprecedented demand” that has greeted news of her ‘Eras Tour.’

And, as has become custom with the Pop superstar, she’s making history in the process.

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Drake and 21 Savage have found themselves in some hot water.

For, both rappers are now being sued by Vogue magazine over a fake cover.

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With just hours to go before Drake and 21 Savage unleash their new collaborative album ‘Her Loss,’ the duo has lifted the lid on its cover – and more.

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After multiple unkept promises about the arrival of ‘Pretty B*tch Music,’ the long-awaited debut album from rapper Saweetie, fans of the diva – affectionately called #IcyGang – may have assumed the LP’s status had turned to a cold case.

But, if recent news from the GRAMMY nominee is anything to judge by, she’s ready to turn up the heat this winter with a new musical project to act as a warm-up.

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Taylor Swift‘s latest album, ‘Midnights,‘ is currently dominating the Billboard 200 in nearly unprecedented fashion.

Opening to gargantuan sales of over 1.5 million first week, the project broke several all-time records on its path to the top of the chart including making her the first act to see five different albums sell over 1 million copies in one week, best one-week vinyl sales of the Luminate era (575,000), making her the first female artist to have 11 albums debut at #1, and so much more (as we reported here).

The slayage is by no means limited to the Billboard 200, however. Look inside to see how Swift is being penciled in Hot 100 history books for the tunes that line her latest LP.

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‘P-Valley’ will officially dance on for season 3 on STARZ. 

Anchored by captivating characters such as Uncle Clifford, Mercedes, and Keyshawn, the Katori Hall-created series – which centers on the fictional strip club ‘The Pynk’ – has been renewed for a third outing.

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After becoming the longest-running top 5, top 10, top 20, and top 40 hit in the 64-year history of the Hot 100, ‘Blinding Lights’ – the blockbuster single found aboard The Weeknd‘s 2020 album ‘After Hours’ – clocked 90 weeks on the tally in late 2021, making it the chart’s longest-running song ever.

Its unprecedented staying power may have once seemed insurmountable, but this week English Rock band Glass Animals shattered the record with their scorching hit, ‘Heat Waves.’

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The talk of the week was undoubtedly the social media smackdown between Latto and her “former idol” Nicki Minaj!

What started as a discussion around “industry politics” and the recently kicked off GRAMMY voting process that saw Minaj’s #1 hit, ‘Super Freaky Girl,’ booted from Rap categories to Pop turned into a virtual brawl between the two rappers with major disses flying both ways (as we reported extensively).

As their respective fan groups continue to duke it out on the Web, some industry figures – like CHIKA and now Amber Rose – are throwing their two cents in on the matter.

While CHIKA took aim at Minaj and her “annoying” fans (affectionately called Barbz), Rose is taking more of a Switzerland route by encouraging peace between the dueling divas.  Look inside to see what the model-actress had to say.

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As Ari Lennox fans continue to get acquainted with her sophomore album, the September 9-released ‘Age/Sex/Location,‘ the set’s predecessor – 2019’s ‘Shea Butter Baby’ – has found itself a new location on the roster of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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