If you thought Katy’s catalog was filled with enough inspirational anthems (see: ‘Fireworks’ to ‘Roar’), now the pop diva is adding another to her lengthy list:  ‘Rise.’

Unleashed tonight to the pleasure of her devoted #Katycats, the tune was lifted in support for the upcoming Summer Olympics.  Via its accompanying press release, the ballad will be played throughout NBC’ss coverage of the Rio games – which will see its opening ceremony kick off on August 5th.

Get a taste of what Miss Perry is serving up below:

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It’s Britney b*tch!

After a year of false starts and false hopes (see:  ‘Pretty Girls’ ft. Iggy Azalea, ‘Private Show,’ and more), fans of pop diva Britney Spears finally found the lid lifted off new music from her 9th official LP.

Coming in the form of ‘Make Me,’ featuring G-Eazy, the tune is – to our surprise – a synth-heavy ballad. Oozing the sultriness and sex appeal we’ve become accustomed to from the pop princess, the curve-ball of a tune lands in our lap as quite the departure from how Spears usually kicks off her projects (see:  uptempo, party-starters). However, seeing the lackluster response to its predecessor, ‘Britney Jean,’ we can’t blame the girl for at least trying to do something different.

Did she knock it out of the park?  Tell us below:

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The Billboard 200 reign of Drake‘s fourth studio album, ‘Views,’ has been nothing short of historic.

Topping the tally for a whopping 9 consecutive weeks, the project has undoubtedly set the streaming bar extremely high for any act to follow.  With over 1 billion collective streams of its content, as of time reporting ‘Views’ has “sold” a cool 2.5 million units (with only half of that figure coming from traditional sales).

However, as the age old adage goes, all good things must come to an end.  For, as previously reported, rock group Blink 182 rocked the rapper’s tenure at the top this week with their latest project.  But, fans of Drizzy needn’t worry.  Reports are already indicating he will most likely be #1 again next week.

Until then, see this week’s updated chart below:

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VH1’s ‘Hip Hop Honors’ definitely missed the spot for fans of ‘Hot Spot’ hitmaker Foxy Brown.

The annual tribute ceremony may have served up epic performances in homage to female rap pioneers Salt-N-Pepa, Queen Latifah, Lil’ Kim, Missy Elliott and more, but some fans complained the edition had some noticeable exclusions from its list of honorees – namely Brown and Lauryn Hill.

While Hill has opted to remain mum on the snub, Brown has joined her fans in ‘checking’ the music network for not doing their homework.

Read her statement below:

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Readers of That Grape Juice know what avid music lovers we are – especially of hits past.

So, as our retrospective features ‘From the Vault’ and ‘TGJ Replay’  allow us the chance to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday of one artist, our newest feature Chart Rewind – a variation of our current Retro Rewind assay – accedes salutes to an entire era of music history.

This week we’re still jamming to ‘You’re Still the One’ – the most successful crossover single of country Queen Shania Twain.  Lifted from Twain’s tertiary release, ‘Come On Over,’ ‘One’ is not only widely recognized as the song that launched the songstress to pop radio and audiences, but also helped propel its parent album to heights of 40 million+ sold (making it the best-selling album by a female ever).

While ‘One’ never actually reached #1 on the Hot 100 due to being held at bay by Brandy & Monica‘s massive hit ‘The Boy is Mine’, it still etched its way into history books and hearts – ours included.  Tuck in below to see who joined B-Rocka, Mo, and Shania this week in 1998 in the upper rankings of the Hot 100:

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Ciara is back to work.

Fresh from marrying Russell Wilson last week, the stage blazing chanteuse was snapped in the studio recording her seventh studio album.

The as yet untitled LP will follow 2015’s ‘Jackie’ – which spawned Platinum hit ‘I Bet.’

More info below…

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It’s that time of year again.

The 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards air September 18th and will celebrate the titles and talents who’ve made the most marked impact.

As the top honor in television, all eyes are on which shows and stars have nabbed nominations.

Well, wonder no more. Because the full list of nominations for the main categories have been unveiled.

View below…

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Beyonce continues to taste sweet success with her latest project ‘Lemonade.’

For, the visual album has landed a whopping four nominations at the 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards. 

Find out what the blockbuster set is up for after the jump…

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‘Basketball Wives LA’ returns for a fifth season on July 17th much to the delight of its cast and its dutiful fans.

Said fans will be elated to learn that they do not have to wait until the 17th to catch a little of what Malaysia Pargo and company have to offer this time around.

Why?

VH1 have released a large chunk of its first episode and placed it online.

Ready to see how the fry-tossing housewives are faring in the city of angels?

Hit the link below for five minutes of lowbrow fun…

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Azealia Banks’ Lionsgate movie ‘Coco’ has received a brand new release date.

Details below…

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Newlyweds Ciara and Russell Wilson stepped out in style last night at the 2016 ESPY Awards. 

The power couple, who tied the knot at a British castle last week, made their first public appearance since the nuptials at the Los Angeles event.

Sparkling in unison, The Wilsons made sure they made the moment count.

Their attendance comes after Seahawks player Russell opened up in an interview about having children with his wife – who has a two-year-old son from a previous relationship.

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It’s been a longtime coming, but change has finally come for the status of Tinashe‘s new album.

And thankfully for fans, it’s “good” change.

For, the stage scorcher is finally ready to re-rev the campaign for sophomore album ‘Joyride.’

How?

With the release of new single ‘SuperLove.’

After spilling the track’s existence at the BET Awards, the 23-year-old is pushing ahead full steam with it’s roll-out.

Taking to Instagram, she revealed that the song – reportedly produced by The-Dream and Tricky Stewart – will drop sooner than you might think.

Details below…

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