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Ed Sheeran is riding high on the charts with comeback singles ‘Shape Of You’ and ‘Castle On The Hill’ – both of which sit at #1 and #2 on US iTunes.

With the songs also slaying on a global scale, attention has turned to their housing album ‘÷’ (pronounced ‘divide’).

The set serves as the British singer’s third studio effort and is tipped to be one of the biggest releases of the year.

When can folk expect to get their hands on it? Find out below, where the official tracklist also awaits…

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Beyonce‘s ‘All Night’ has impacted Rhythmic Radio weeks before she’s expected to rock the 59th annual Grammy awards.

Good news below…

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As if an ongoing Twitter dragging wasn’t enough to get the message across, now King of Pop Michael Jackson‘s family are chiming in to help slam upcoming British comedy, ‘Urban Myths,’ which features a white actor [Joseph Fiennes] portraying the music royal.

Jackson’s daugher and nephew, Paris and Taj, have both voiced their frustrations with the casting choices and echoed sentiments of a move many are calling “racially insensitive,” “disrespectful,” and even “shameful.”

Curious to see their weigh ins on the matter?  Read them below:

 

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After two weeks of dominating the Billboard 200 thanks to holiday album sales and streams, vocal group Pentatonix gets pushed out of the top spot by The Weeknd‘s latest set ‘Star Boy.’

The project, his second chart-topper, debuted at #1 six weeks ago and stayed there for a week before being ousted by the competition.  This week, however, courtesy of some serious streaming, the album has been lifted back to the chart’s perch.

Billboard reports:

‘…[‘Star Boy’] climbs from No. 2 to No. 1 (for a second week in the penthouse) with 69,000 equivalent album units (down 26 percent) earned in the week ending Jan. 5, according to Nielsen Music. Of that sum, 18,000 were in traditional album sales (down 46 percent)…

Look below to see who joins the Canadian crooner in the top 25 of this week’s Billboard 200:

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Pop powerhouse Ariana Grande may have won a thumbs up from Celine Dion when she took to ‘The Tonight Show’ to impersonate the ‘My Heart Will Go On’ belter, but we’re curious to see how the pop legend’s fans will feel about a reported forthcoming cover of another one of her most beloved hits.

Word has it Grande is set to tackle Dion and Peabo Bryson‘s Academy and Grammy Award winning hit ‘Beauty and Beast’ – the title track to the 1991 animated version of the film.  Now, as Disney fans prepare for the March 2017 live action adaptation of the classic, they’re greeted with news its soundtrack is set for a revamp as well:

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Well, that was quick!

Just days after announcing the title of his third album, ‘Drugs,’ singer/songwriter August Alsina has unveiled a full listen to the album’s title track and a peek at its accompanying music video.

Directed by Alsina himself, with a little help from Amber Gray, the trippy visual sees the singer croon through a series of dream-like, drug-induced sequences before drifting off to a Garden of Eden-esque location.

‘Drugs’ acts as the first official single lifted from the forthcoming opus, the follow-up to 2015’s ‘This Thing Called Life.’ Hear it below and weigh in:

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It was the relationship no one even knew about.

The Weeknd and Selena Gomez have gone public with their romance.

Full story below…

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Chance the Rapper and The Weeknd are the men of the moment.

Only right then that GQ celebrates their respective musical gain by welcoming them to its February edition.

More below…

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Fans of Fox hit ‘Empire’ have ample cause to celebrate today.

For, the network have just announced the Lee Daniels music drama has been renewed for the 2017/2018 TV season.

Details below…

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Cop a gander of Joe Jonas!

It may be wintertime, but the DNCE lead singer turns up the heat for GUESS‘ new promotional campaign.

Following in the footsteps of younger brother Nick Jonas, who cemented his pin-up status with a similarly racy campaign in his Calvin Klein‘s, the 27-year-old no doubt makes a bold beeline for those titillated by his sibling’s antics.

We really are in changing times; for years patriarchal society saw women objectified by (often fully clothed) men. Such is the climate today that men are doing the same for promotional gain. A lot can be said, but we’ll leave it at…interesting.

Peep more pics of the ‘Cake By The Ocean’ crooner below…

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Welcome to the latest TGJ Roundtable!

Over the years, That Grape Juice has established a distinguished voice that – whether loved or loathed – sparks discussion, debate, and on occasion drama!

Though comprised of seasoned writers who share a similar outlook on Urban Pop culture, the idiosyncrasies of the TGJ team members often lend for quite heated debates “behind the scenes” about the hottest topics.

Now, we give you a front row seat to the show. In a format similar to ‘The View’ or ‘The Real’, TGJ editors – Sam, David, Rashad, and Joe – get real in a very candid way.

Today’s roundtable topic asks each anchor…

What Is On Your 2017 Wish List?!

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Last night, millions of Americans tuned in to watch President Obama offer them his farewell address before he parts ways with the White House to make way for his predecessor Donald J. Trump.

In it, he thanked his family for their support as he stood as leader of the free world and outlined the highs and lows of his presidency.

Fortunately, the praise he received for his speech was undisturbed by news of Trump’s alleged penchant for “Golden Showers” on social media.

Watch below…

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