Among the prestigious list of luminaries, world leaders, scientists, artists, and icons featured in TIME magazine’s recently ‘100 Most Influential People of the Year’ list is Abel Tesfaye – better known to his fans as The Weeknd.

While a number of other artists have seen their commercial relevance wane in light of the global health crisis, Tesfaye – a multi-GRAMMY award winning music superstar nearly a decade into his career – may be experiencing his best year yet thanks to the megahit, ‘Blinding Lights,’ and its blockbuster parent album, ‘After Hours.’

In addition to earning his own cover of TIME for his domination of the music realm, the 30-year-old also showcased tunes from the top-selling LP by rendering live renditions of ‘Lights’ and ‘In Your Eyes’ for the mag’s accompanying ABC TV special.

Did you miss the action when it aired Tuesday (September 22)? See it inside:

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Megan Thee Stallion‘s wins continue to accrue.

For, moments ago, it was announced that the femcee will serve as the musical guest on the season premiere episode of Saturday Night Live.

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Usher is back and wasting no time letting the masses know it.

The stage-blazer lived up to his billing on the season 15 finale of ‘America’s Got Talent.’

Backed by an army of dancers, the R&B veteran delivered a mesmerising medley of hits such as ‘Caught Up,’ ‘My Way,’ ‘Bad Girl,’ and more.

The showing aired a week after Ush unveiled new single ‘Bad Habits’ – which we’ve on replay here at That Grape Juice.

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Pop diva Kylie Minogue sprinkles a little ‘Magic’ in her latest music video.

Wasting no time after premiering the song of the same name, the singer unwrapped its accompanying visual moments ago.

Like preceding effort ‘Say Something,’ the clip was directed by Sophie Muller.

Both are lifted from Minogue’s forthcoming album ‘Disco’ – due November 6 via BMG.

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Billboard buoyancy certainly isn’t a theme in the latest chapter of ‘Tattletales,’ the sophomore studio album of 6ix9ine.

The effort, which dropped September 4, made fans drop jaws after industry analysts downgraded its original 150,000 unit first-week sales prediction to 50,000 – a measure he bested when the set premiered at #4 on the Billboard 200 with figures of 53,000 attached (click here to read more).

Peruse of the refreshed album chart show its residency in the tally’s top 10 was short-lived, however.  See what we mean inside:

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It appears as though Ariana Grande‘s sixth studio album is coming sooner than we think.

In a new interview with Insider, Grande’s frequent collaborator Tayla Parx revealed new details about the effort.

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Mariah Carey is spilling new details about her romance with former baseball player Derek Jeter.

In a recently released clip from the new episode of Apple TV+ show, ‘The Oprah Conversations,’ Mimi sat down with Oprah Winfrey and revealed that he was the “catalyst” for her divorce from Tommy Mottola.

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After waging war on the music industry, Kanye West is now revealing his plan to Billboard to re-think it.

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Check out Lizzo!

The chart-topper covers the October 2020 issue of Vogue US.

Arriving on the heels of a colossal successful breakout year (which included hitting #1 with ‘Truth Hurts’), the cover spread sees the star stun in a number of striking ensembles.

Lensed by Hype Williams, the feature also sees the Houston bred beauty open up about body confidence.

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Justin Bieber has many fans, but we’re not sure there’s any as vocal about their support as Chance The Rapper. 

The pair are currently promoting new single ‘Holy,’ which is the first single lifted from the singer’s upcoming new album. A project that’ll be arriving just months after latest LP ‘Changes.’

And while some have wondered whether the rush to release new material is due to the lack of resonance of the ‘Yummy’ led album, Chance seems to be chalking it to fate. For, he has given a ringing endorsement to the incoming record.

So much so that he’s drawn eye-brow raising comparisons to Michael Jackson. 

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Megan Thee Stallion is the latest name to bring the heat to Afro Nation 2021.

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Congratulations are in order for Zayn and girlfriend Gigi Hadid.

For, the couple have welcomed their first child together.

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