Madonna is renown for being a straight shooter, but she claims her aim has never been Lady Gaga.

Indeed, despite branding Mother Monster “reductive” in the past, she’s singing an altogether different tune. One which absolves her of throwing shade grenades.

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Janet Jackson, Rihanna and Bruno Mars have learned that they stand at the heart of an unscrupulous scam designed to deceive the wealthy and bamboozle their fans.

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Those nearest and dearest to R. Kelly have learned that they are to face the heavy hand of the law now that authorities believe some of them may have helped him build and maintain his sexual abuse apparatus.

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Stormzy has blazed his way to the top of the UK’s Official Singles Chart with comeback jam ‘Vossi Bop.’

And he’s made history in the process.

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Lizzo‘s been the newcomer on everyone’s lips.

After garnering quite the underground buzz for her independent efforts, the 30-year-old – whose messages of body positivity are challenging the status quo of beauty standards – has been wowing critics with the offerings from her first major label effort, ‘Cuz I Love You.’

And, while the project went to chart battle on April 19 without much Hot 100 love to its credit (having placed none of its content on the chart to date), that didn’t stop longtime fans and new supporters from snapping up the set.  Look inside to see just how many units the album sold its first week and where it placed on the Billboard 200:

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Both the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 welcomed music superstar Beyonce home thanks to entries from her live album, ‘Homecoming.’

As we previously reported (click here to read), the diva placed two projects in the album chart’s top 10 (‘Homecoming’ and her last studio effort, 2016’s ‘Lemonade’).  But, in case that wasn’t enough, the latter project’s only “new” cut – ‘Before I Let Go’ – earned a placement on the refreshed Hot 100.  A remake of the classic 1981 hit by Frankie Beverly & Maze, ‘Let’s appearance on the singles chart – fueled in great part by the #BeforeILetGoChallenge – comes as a milestone for songstress as it made her the fourth female artist in history to amass at least 60 entries on the tally.

Trailing only Nicki Minaj (whose 102 Hot 100 entries makes her the leader among women), Taylor Swift (78), and Aretha Franklin (73), Bey’s latest chart achievement joins a bevy of accomplishments the singer’s collected over her historic 20+ year career.

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Just last month Justin Bieber branded Chris Brown the best entertainer of all-time.

Now, he’s continuing to weigh-in on C. Breezy – this time labelling him a legend and likening him to a mixed blend of Tupac and Michael Jackson.

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Madonna is going all out to ensure her ‘Madame X’ album campaign in an event.

British Vogue just gifted the Pop queen quite the boost by featuring her a-front of their June issue.

Beyond posing for a monochrome shoot with Mert & Marcus, Madge seized the feature’s inner pages to open up about her latest challenge and motherhood in the spotlight.

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Adidas have big plans for their Beyonce collaboration.

Announced last month, the singer and sportswear giant have teamed up for a global relaunch of Bey’s Ivy Park alth-leisure line and more.

As reported, it was revealed that the partnership is being taken seriously by all sides and is being engineered to deliver colossal results a la Yeezy. Indeed, the performer is said to be so committed to the venture that she’s building a dedicated team who’ll head up operations from either Los Angeles or Oregon (where Adidas HQ is).

Now, more is being divulged – specifically the launch frame.

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Usher is officially off the hook in the $20 million herpes lawsuit filed against him.

Because this week, the accuser – Lauren Helm – filed paperwork to voluntarily end her case after reaching an “amicable resolution” with the singer.

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Ciara is mounting quite the promo campaign for new album ‘Beauty Marks.’

Because, just days after wowing on-stage at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards, Super Ci has announced that she’ll be performing on Good Morning America’s Summer Concert Series.

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This week saw Mariah Carey presented with the Icon honor at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards. 

And deservingly so.

Few careers can rival the colossal heights Mimi’s has ascended to.

With over 200 million (pure) records sold and 18 #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 (which she reminds us “is difficult to get. Not everybody has that”), the legendary chanteuse has blazed a trail and etched her name in the history books. On many a page.

When examining her treasure chest of brilliance, classics such as ‘Hero’ and ‘We Belong Together’ – for many – shine brightest.

However, here at That Grape Juice, we see no time more opportune than the present to delve into some of the diva’s more obscure gems.

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