An unconfirmed report to emerge from the tragic story of the later performer Juice WRLD claims he swallowed the pills which are believed to have killed him…to hide them from the police.

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While many around the world were gawking at the beauties of this year’s Miss Universe contest Sunday night (December 8), Pop music lovers had their eyes and ears glued to Capital FM’s annual ‘Jingle Bell Ball.’

Taking over London’s O2 arena over the weekend, the event assembled some of the brightest names in music to showcase their biggest hits live.  This year’s most anticipated performer was undoubtedly Taylor Swift, who not only blew the roof off the building with a brigade of her best-sellers (i.e. ‘‘ME!,’ ‘Blank Space,’ ‘We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,’ and more) but also unleashed the first live performance of her holiday single, ‘Christmas Tree Farm.’

Elsewhere on the bill, Grammy winner Sam Smith showed off the first recorded live performance of their latest hit, ‘How Do You Sleep?’ and more while Rita Ora and Harry Styles respectively rocked the house with some of their fans’ favorites.

Did you miss any of the action?  See highlights inside:

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Brandy has found a friend in Camp Madonna.

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Summer Walker is attempting to move past the drama that has been her live shows of late.

So what better way to justify her buzz than to perform on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.’

Backed by a full band, the 23-year-old offered up an “interesting” rendition of ‘Playing Games.’

After all the headlines, did she deliver? Watch below for the answer…

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Alicia Keys secured early preparation for her hosting gig at the GRAMMYs last night by covering for James Corden on ‘The Late Late Show.’

The gifted singer seized the moment to invite other artists to join her in song – and her first pick was a big one.

For, she welcomed music’s most magnetic new name Billie Eilish to the show and together they soared with a stirring rendition of the 17-year-old’s track ‘Ocean Eyes.’

Check out their performance below…

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Whether good, bad, ugly, or somewhere in between, 2019 brought with it some of modern Pop culture’s most memorable moments.

Now, as the year draws to a close, TGJ is reflecting on 31 moments that rocked – and to some degree maybe even reshaped – the Urban and Pop musical landscape as we’ll know it.

First, let’s reflect on Pop queen Janet Jackson‘s amazing year…

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In what must be the most random beef of the year, Eminem and Nick Cannon have been trading verbal blows all week.

As reported, Slim Shady poked first with a jab at Cannon and their mutual ex Mariah Carey on the song ‘Lord Above.’

Today the episode erupted when comedian Cannon released diss track ‘The Invitation’ – on which he implied his MC nemesis was gay. A claim Em has now hit back at.

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Congratulations are in order for Cassie!

For, the singer and her husband Alex Fine have joyously welcomed their first child together.

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Beyond contributing to soundtracks, specialty projects, and guest starring on other artists’ efforts, R&B siren Jazmine Sullivan has been relatively quiet over the last five years.

But, with 2020 right around the corner, the Grammy nominee has sent fans into a frenzy with indication that absence is set to change.

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Christmas is coming early for Mariah Carey and fans.

The Pop diva, whose enduring holiday classic ‘All I Want for Christmas’ has become an anthem synonymous with the season’s arrival, has been burning up streaming and digital download platforms with the song since early November.

And, while the tune’s annual ascension on Billboard charts is by no means a surprise, now – just a day after learning its parent album, ‘Merry Christmas,’ cracked the Billboard 200’s top 10 again – the Walter Afanasieff-co-written cut has snipped out the competition to land at #3 on this week’s Hot 100 (mirroring last year’s re-peak).

25 years after its debut, ‘Christmas’ could claim Billboard’s top spot in the coming weeks. See what why inside:

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As we reported here, The Weeknd‘s recently released duo of singles – ‘Heartless’ and ‘Blinding Lights’ – were out of the box successes.

Zooming to the top of real-time iTunes sales and Spotify streaming charts, the songs respectively dominated competition on the tallies ahead of the release of their accompanying visuals.  The former saw that dominance cemented courtesy of a boost from its Anton Tammi-directed music video and mind-bending live performance last week on ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ (click here to read).

Now, thanks to the aforementioned (alongside a warm reception from radio), the Metro Boomin-produced track has become the singer’s fourth Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper.  Details inside:

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Despite garnering a whopping 16 nominations at the 71st annual Primetime Emmy Awards earlier this year, Ava DuVernay‘s Netflix miniseries – ‘When They See Us’ – received no recognition from The Hollywood Foreign Press Association when the organization announced the nominees for the 2020 Golden Globes on Monday (December 9).

The film, which tells the true story of five African American teens wrongfully convicted of the rape and assault of a jogger in New York’s Central Park in the late 80’s, was lauded by viewers and critics alike for its gripping content and outstanding acting. Now, thanks to the apparently none-too-impressed Golden Globes committee’s omission of the title from their list of nods, many are taking to social media to express their disappointment for its absence and the overall lack of racial diversity among this year’s class of nominees.

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