NFL star Damar Hamlin has issued an impassioned thank you message in the wake of the prayers and support that engulfed him following a shocking health development.

As widely reported, the 24-year-old Buffalo Bills star collapsed on the field after suffering a cardiac arrest during the team’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals on January 2.

The shocking scenes were watched by millions tuning into the match (which was stopped) and saw Hamlin showered with an outpouring of well-wishes in the aftermath.

Now, after regaining consciousness and being able to speak with family by his bedside, the sportsman has broken his silence to the public.

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Lizzo wants the discourse about body image to be left in the past.

In a fiery address, the ‘About Damn Time’ chart-topper sounded off those criticizing her and other stars in the spotlight.

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Readers of That Grape Juice know how passionate we are about music – whether that be past or present.

However, unlike our other segments – Retro Rewind, TGJ Replay, and From The Vault – The Pop Stop is the most in-depth look at Pop songs that may have flown under the radar over the last week that you should know, rather they be from music’s biggest stars or those on the rise.

This week, we want to highlight cuts from Shania Twain, Dolly Parton, NewJeans, and Moonbin and Sanha.

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Sam Smith is bringing ‘Gloria’ to North America.

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Dionne Warwick and Dolly Parton are teaming for a new duet, one that is described as “very special.”

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Congratulations are in order for Summer Walker. Because the R&B singer has announced that she has given birth to twins.

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Candiace Dillard is delving deeper and inviting listeners to join her on refreshed ‘Deep Space (Deluxe Edition).’

The ‘Real Housewives of Potomac’ star continues to re-affirm her commitment to bulldozing barriers in the music arena with the refreshed incarnation of her debut album.

Building on the momentum established by the project’s lead single ‘Drive Back,’ Dillard has continued to dazzle with the recent release of the Trina-assisted ‘Insecure.’

Now, she’s followed with the fuller-bodied take on the LP – featuring 8 new tracks.

Included alongside ‘Insecure’ are songs such as ‘Affirmations,’ Do It Again,’ and Since Then.’

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Alicia Keys has been the gift that keeps giving this holiday season.

Because fresh from mounting a mega-push for her festive album ‘Santa Baby,’ the 15-time GRAMMY winner is continuing the flow of content with a new acoustic performance ‘Not Even The King.’

Lifted from Keys’ 2012 album ‘Girl On Fire,’ the refreshed take saw the songbird accompanied on the keys by her son Egypt.

Speaking on the performance, the singer said:

“This is one of my favorite songs of all time!!!!!!! When I wrote it with Emeli Sande it was a deep expression about what’s real and what’s not. At the time, I was first coming up in the music world and I was seeing that people who had the appearance of wealth or endless access often times, weren’t very happy. It was an awakening for me because I could clearly see that on many levels money is just an illusion…”

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Kim Kardashian is laying it all out there.

For, she had an emotional experience when discussing co-parenting with her ex-husband Kanye West.

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Tamar Braxton has shared that she was rushed to the hospital by emergency services on Christmas Eve.

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Just weeks after a group of Taylor Swift fans (affectionately called #Swifties) made headlines for suing Ticketmaster for its reported mishandling of ticket sales for the diva’s forthcoming ‘Eras‘ stadium tour (as we reported here), other members of the devoted fan group are following suit with their own lawsuit.

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‘About Damn Time’ singer Lizzo should be enjoying downtime while her critically acclaimed ‘Special World Tour’ is on temporary hiatus, but instead she’s rocking the media promo trail in support of it and its parent album, ‘Special.’

Ahead of dropping jaws with her stunning performances on ‘SNL‘ (December 17), the GRAMMY winner was spotted on ‘Late Night with Seth Meyers’ and ‘The Howard Stern Show.’

And while she used both platforms to dish about touring, her 2023 GRAMMY nods, and more, she was particularly vocal on ‘Stern’ about her humanitarian efforts, fielding criticisms for making “white-sounding” music, her friendship with Pop megastar Adele, and even treated the studio to two live performances.

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