Coco Jones is cooking up a sweet treat with her debut solo album.

The rising R&B songstress took home two honors at the GRAMMY Awards 2024 – crowning a breakthrough year.

Naturally, attention has turned to what’s next for the vocal powerhouse.

And, as ever, That Grape Juice asked the questions you really want answers to.

TGJ caught up with Jones at on the red carpet at the GRAMMYs and quizzed the ‘ICU’ songbird about what fans can expect from her eagerly awaited full-length effort.

While embodying the word, the 25-year-old waxed candid about the air of “confident” that defines her forthcoming material.

Armed with the success achieved in recent times, Jones opened up about her new jams will see her charting a new course and exploring her talents in a radical new way.

Watch our EXCLUSIVE interview above and be sure to let us know…

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Ayra Starr is ready to shine luminously with her second studio album.

The Afro-Pop princess has been blazing a trail with bops such as ‘Bloody Samaritan’ and ‘Rush’ – the latter of which was nominated for Best African Music Performance at the GRAMMY Awards 2024.

That Grape Juice caught up with the Mavin Records maestra at the 66th Annual GRAMMYs, where she opened up about her hotly anticipated sophomore project.

Speaking EXCLUSIVELY with TGJ, Starr spilled on the follow-up to the critically acclaimed ‘19 & Dangerous.’ “I’ve evolved,” she declared with her trademark charisma.

And we can’t wait to hear what she’s been cooking up!

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Usher is back!

The R&B icon has unlocked ‘Coming Home’ – his first studio album in eight years.

Featuring production from the likes of Tricky Stewart, D’MILE, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox, and Rico Love, the set also features guest contributions from acts such as Summer Walker, 21 Savage, Latto, Burna Boy, and Pheelz.

Landing amidst the ample buzz surrounding his Super Bowl Halftime Show performance, the LP easily serves as one of the most hotly anticipated of the season.

With ‘Coming Home’ finally here, That Grape Juice has tallied our top 5 tracks from the album.

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As one of music’s leading forces, Usher has been in demand for three decades. Yet, the icon is magnetizing the masses like never before.

From his blockbuster residencies in Las Vegas to his upcoming Super Halftime Show to the buzz around his freshly released album, ‘Coming Home,’ the R&B royal has created the perfect swirl of buzz for his newly announced tour, ‘Past Present Future.’

With the initial dates unveiled, such is the excitement that Usher has added more dates due to huge demand.

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Surprise!

Just 7 months after forging ahead with the release of her self-titled EP despite highly publicized health issues that led to hospitalization, GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter Tori Kelly has announced the project’s official follow-up will come in the form of another self-titled effort: a studio album.

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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.

Watch The EXCLUSIVE Interview Above

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‘American Fiction’ is playing in UK cinemas now

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