With Usher‘s ninth studio effort ‘Coming Home,’ his first proper album since 2016’s ‘Hard II Love,’ the R&B icon is undoubtedly looking to find residence at the top of the Billboard 200 – a position he’s all too familiar with as four of the project’s predecessors boasted runs atop the all-genre chart.

Preceded by the heart-tugging ‘Ruin‘ featuring Pheelz, the romantic ‘Color Purple‘ soundtrack single ‘Risk It All’ with fellow GRAMMY winner H.E.R., the dancefloor-ready jam ‘Standing Next to You (Remix)’ with Jung Kook, and the milestone-marking single ‘Good Good‘ with 21 Savage and Summer Walker, ‘Home’ is a star-studded affair that also features Latto, The-Dream, and Burna Boy as well as production from big names like Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, D’Mile, Tricky Stewart, Pharrell Williams, Hit-Boy, and more.

Uniquely serving as his first release as an independent artist as well, hop inside to get acquainted with the latest from Ush ahead of his highly anticipated Super Bowl Halftime Show gig on Sunday (February 11).

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Latto surprised her dedicated fans (affectionately called #Jackpots) earlier this week with news her next single, ‘Sunday Service,’ would hit digital shelves on Friday (February 9).

The report conveniently hit the Web hours after fellow rapstress Ice Spice confirmed the two were at odds, leading many to believe ‘Sunday’ would serve as the former’s official clap back to the latter’s most recent hit ‘Think U the Sh-t (Fart).’

However, a snippet of ‘Sunday’ actually first hit Latto’s Tik Tok in January ahead of the two’s headline-grabbing beef.

“I get loud just like my weed, I don’t watch my tone with n**gas / I hang up the phone on n**gas / You ain’t my daddy, b**ch, I’m big momma / Every time y’all put me with them h**s, it’s gon’ be big drama / 20 black Suburbans, we pull up like Sunday service,” she spits on the sizzling new cut.

Believed to be one of many gems set to line her third studio album, the follow-up to 2022’s ‘777,’ hop inside to hear ‘Sunday’ in full.

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Ten years after Australian superstars Sia and Kylie Minogue worked together on the latter’s sizzling cut ‘Sexercize‘ (a title from her 2014 album ‘Kiss Me Once‘), they have reunited – this time with Kylie playing guest on Sia’s new song ‘Dance Alone.’

Found aboard the former’s new album ‘Reasonable Woman’ (due May 3), ‘Alone’ is just one of many tunes on the project that enlists a high-profile guest star as big names like Tierra Whack, Chaka Khan, and Paris Hilton are among the features.

“I am not afraid/I know I’ll be ok/There’s nothing you can say,” the song says ahead of its chorus. “I just want to dance alone/I ain’t never going home… I just want to dance alone/I just want to lose my phone.”

Hear the Minogue-assisted tune in full inside courtesy of Atlantic Records.

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Monica is joining Nicki Minaj in painting the live circuit a potent shade of pink.

Because the R&B veteran has on-boarded the rapper’s hotly anticipated ‘Pink Friday 2 World Tour.’

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Buoyed by a prominent sample of JAY-Z‘s classic ‘PSA,’ rapper DaBaby makes a public service announcement of his own with the new ‘Reintroduction‘ freestyle.

“Billboard helped me out and raised they hand / But f-ck it, n-gga, I ain’t tripping / Lookin’ back, I wouldn’t have raised my hand neither / Now that I know that these n-ggas ain’t cut like me.” he raps in the performance clip.

His first release since October’s 3-track EP bundle ‘Let’s Do It,’ jet inside to get reacquainted with DaBaby via his own ‘Reintroduction.’

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For Usher, all roads lead to the Super Bowl Halftime Show 2024 this Sunday (February 11).

30 years in the making, the spectacle, which will take place during the big game at the Allegiant Stadium in Nevada.

Before then, the R&B royal has teamed up with Apple Music (who are powering Halftime) to debut the short film, ‘Where’s Usher?’

A star-studded affair that features 14 of Mr. Raymond’s biggest bops, the hilarious special sees the hitmaker go “missing” – leaving the likes of Taraji P. Henson, Wesley Snipes, Ludacris, J Balvin, Lil Jon, and Anderson .Paak to find him ahead of his performance.

Short film lands ahead of the February 9 release of Usher’s album, ‘Coming Home.’

Watch below…

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Sterling K. Brown is no stranger to layered roles and triumphs with his most captivating character yet – Cliff in the critically-acclaimed ‘American Fiction.’

Adding to a rich tapestry of transformations, the performance has seen the Emmy Award winner nominated for his first-ever Academy Award.

And deservingly so.

Ahead of the film’s release in UK cinemas, That Grape Juice sat down with Brown to discuss the intricate layers of his character in the Cord Jefferson production, his sources of inspiration given the many intersectionalities Cliff embodies, and more.

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With the combined forces of SZA, Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, Fantasia, Burna Boy, Tracy Chapman, Olivia Rodrigo, and Billie Eilish on its performance roster, the superstars – alongside the other chart-toppers in the house like Beyonce and JAY-Z, Taylor Swift, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, and others – proved more than enough to boost Sunday’s GRAMMYs into some of its best viewership figures in years.

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Post Malone and Swae Lee‘s Hot 100 #1 hit ‘Sunflower’ (found aboard the soundtrack of 2018’s animated film ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’) swung into history books at the height of its popularity for becoming one of the longest-charting top 10 hits ever.

Enjoying a 33 week-run in the chart region (a record for a soundtrack single and second-longest for a duet), the only collaboration to have enjoyed a longer stay in the top 10 overall was The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber‘s 2021 smash ‘Stay‘ (which boasting a 44-week tenancy).

Nearly 6 years after its domination at Billboard, the enduring success of ‘Sunflower’ sees it planted in the record books of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) as well.

Details inside.

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All roads lead to February 11 for R&B megastar Usher.

As if preparing to headline the Super Bowl halftime show at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas isn’t enough to keep him busy, he’s also hot on the promo trail in support of his new album – ‘Coming Home‘ – which hits digital shelves on February 9.

When not chatting it up with the Associated Press, ‘CBS Sunday Morning,’ and more over the past few days, he turned heads with a sizzling photo shoot for Billboard’s ‘Sports Issue.’

Dripped in Alexander McQueen, Dolce & Gabbana, Saint Laurent, Calvin Klein, and more for the Sami Drasin-lensed feature, hop inside to hear what the 8x GRAMMY winner had to say about his new music, future in Vegas, Super Bowl show, and much more.

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Nicki Minaj is seemingly moving on to pastures new musically after being embroiled in a fiery beef for the last week.

The star is now in rehearsals for the ‘Pink Friday 2 World Tour’ and seized a brief moment to tease a snippet of an incoming collaboration with Burna Boy.

Trading verses with the African Giant, Onika previewed their remix of his track ‘Tested, Approved, & Trusted’ – which, in its original form, is lifted from the Nigerian star’s latest album ‘I Told Them…’

Take a listen below…

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The Sugababes delivered a sweet treat for fans at the MOBO Awards.

Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, and Siobhan Donaghy were on hand to receive the Impact Honor at the 26th annual instalment of the ceremony, which celebrates Music of Black Origin across the UK and internationally.

Blazing the stage at Sheffield’s Utilita Arena, the beloved trio took vocal flight with a medley of hits ‘Overload,’ ‘Push The Button,’ and ‘Freak Like Me.’

Watch the ‘Babes in action after the jump…

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