Not even two weeks ago, BTS learned their first album of the year – the March-released ‘Map of the Soul: 7’ – made history as the first and only pure Pop LP released and certified Platinum this year (as Taylor Swift‘s ‘Folklore,’ Halsey‘s ‘Manic,’ and Platinum-sellers were classified as alternative genres).

Now, it appears their second set – the November 20-released ‘BE’ – is poised to follow in its predecessors footsteps.

Kicked off by the chart-topping hit, ‘Dynamite,’ and its follow-up single, ‘Life Goes On,’ the K-Pop septet endured an aggressive promo onslaught in support of the tunes’ parent project – lending performances to almost every major American award show this year.

The hard work easily granted them the week’s highest sales prediction as industry analysts projected the Korean-English album would shift over 260,000 across its first seven days of sales tracking.

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Summer Walker is catching heat (yet again) from the baby mother’s of her baby daddy-to-be, London On Da Track.

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Camila Cabello isn’t shying away from sharing her love for boyfriend Shawn Mendes. 

Taking to social media, the ‘My Oh My‘ singer’s revealed heartfelt words for her partner, which has many fans saying My Oh My, indeed.

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Barack Obama continues to make history outside of office!

For, his new memoir, ‘A Promised Land‘, has sold a staggering 1.7 million copies in the United States and Canada during its first week on shelves.

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Miley Cyrus unleashed her seventh studio album this week, after months of fan-anticipation.

Originally configured as a three-part EP (see: ‘She Is…’ series), the singer scrapped that idea in favor of a more definitive body of work.

Having navigated many sounds over the course of her career, Cyrus says she set out to anchor her artistic proposition this go round.

Led by singles such as ‘Midnight Sky’ and the Dua Lipa assisted ‘Prisoner,’ all eyes are on the LP’s commercial performance.

The answer is here, because the first-week sales forecast is in.

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H.E.R. continues to blaze a trail.

Since rising to prominence, the singer has been wowing with her soulful sonics, magnetic melodies, and lyrics that lasso the masses.

Fittingly, the 23-year-old leads the pack at the Soul Train Awards 2020 after nabbing a whopping eight nominations.

Ahead of the ceremony tonight, That Grape Juice‘s Shar Jossell caught up with GRAMMY-winner who opened up about her nominations and evolving image.

Check out the chat above.

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Hosted by Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell, the Soul Train Awards 2020 will simulcast on BET, BET Her, VH1 and MTV2 at 8 PM ET this Sunday.

Performers include Brandy, Babyface, CeeLo Green, Charlie Wilson, Ella Mai, Jazmine Sullivan, Lucky Daye, and Smokey Robinson. Lady of Soul honoree, Monica, will also be taking to the stage.

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Scandal has rocked the Gospel music scene today after Darrel Walls – a member of popular quartet The Walls Group – was featured in a video kissing a man believed to be his boyfriend.

Per multiple sources, the clip was initially shared by the singer himself privately.

However, one “close friend” opted to share the video publicly.

Whatever the intent, the move has caused an outpouring of support for Walls.

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Jaden Smith stars alongside Cara Delevingne in powerful drama ‘Life In A Year.’

Directed by Mitja Okorn, the narrative centers on a young couple who are faced with the piercing reality that Isabelle (Delevingne) has only a year to live.

Daryn (played by Smith) goes above and beyond to ensure their milestones occur within the short time she has left.

In a unique move, the trailer arrived in tandem with the film itself, which is now available to watch via Amazon’s Prime Video.

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The man who allegedly broke into Eminem‘s home and threatened his life now has a trial date.

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City Girls took the stage on Thanksgiving at Gilt Nightclub to a packed house.

However, their performance has now drawn mixed reactions from many due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Summer Walker is quite literally ‘Over It.’

And, once again, the drama centers around her relationship with hitmaker London On Da Track.

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Victoria Monét has had quite the year.

Indeed, beyond penning smashes such as ’34+35′ for Ariana Grande, she’s birthed bops of her own in the form of ‘Moment,’ ‘A** Like That,’ and ‘Experience.’ 

All are housed on her critically-acclaimed project ‘Jaguar’ and have collectively led to her being nominated for Best New Artist at the Soul Train Awards 2020. 

Monét is also nominated for The Ashford & Simpson’s Songwriter’s Award for co-writing Chloe x Halle’s ‘Do It.’

Speaking with That Grape Juice‘s Shar Jossell ahead of the ceremony, the star opened up about the duality of her career, brand new instalments of ‘Jaguar,’ her nominations, and more.

Watch above!

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Hosted by Tichina Arnold and Tisha Campbell, the Soul Train Awards 2020 will simulcast on BET, BET Her, VH1 and MTV2 at 8 PM ET this Sunday.

Performers include Brandy, Babyface, CeeLo Green, Charlie Wilson, Ella Mai, Jazmine Sullivan, Lucky Daye, and Smokey Robinson. Lady of Soul honoree, Monica, will also be taking to the stage.

Your thoughts?