Lupita Nyong’o sits down with That Grape Juice to discuss her upcoming movie, ‘The Wild Robot,’ the challenges of voice acting, and her love of The Lion King.

From the moment that Lupita Nyong’o burst onto the scene in Hollywood with her captivating performance in Steve McQueen’s ‘12 Years a Slave.’ she established herself as one of the most raw and versatile actors in recent years.

As Lupita continues to stamp her legacy on Hollywood, she will next voice the character of Roz in ‘The Wild Robot’ – a heartwarming animation guaranteed to capture the hearts and minds of the audience.

Shipwrecked on a deserted island, a robot named Roz must learn to adapt to its new surroundings. Building relationships with the native animals, Roz soon develops a parental bond with an orphaned gosling.

Check out TGJ’s exclusive interview with Nyong’o.

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Jade is strutting along the promotional trail in support of her new single ‘Fantasy’ and BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge was her latest stop.

Backed by a full band, the Little Mix graduate thrilled with robust showings of the single and ‘Backbone’ by Chase & Status and Stormzy.

The performance arrives on the heels of ‘Angel of My Dreams’ – which took residence in the top 10 of the Official UK Singles Chart for weeks.

Watch the stunning performance after the jump…

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While chart-topping acts like Kylie Minogue, GloRilla, Saweetie, and Coco Jones are among the big names making headlines for eyeing studio time with Rihanna, the Pop diva-turned-beauty mogul shocked her beloved fans (affectionately called #TheNavy) when she revealed she has her sights set on someone else: Billie Eilish.

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Beyoncé has made no secret about her support of Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris, even letting the sitting Vice President use the 2016 ‘Lemonade‘ hit ‘Freedom‘ as her official campaign song.

If any question remain where the diva’s allegiance lies, however, the Queen Bey royally silenced it on Friday (October 25) when she appeared alongside Harris at a rally in her hometown of Houston, Texas.

Introduced by her mother, Tina Knowles, Bey was joined by fellow Destiny’s Child alum Kelly Rowland to deliver speeches in support of Kamala less than two weeks before election day (November 5).

Look inside to see the heartwarming action.

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If you thought GloRilla‘s domination of Billboard this week was limited to Rap charts, you thought wrong.

In addition to watching ‘Glorious‘ enter the Billboard 200 with the year’s highest first-week sales among female rappers, the album’s latest single – the Sexyy Red-assisted ‘Whatchu Kno About Me‘ – is the week’s highest-charting new female hit (among all genres) on the Hot 100.

As if that’s not enough to brag, Glo also treaded in new territory in her career when she saw the LP’s cut ‘Rain Down on Me‘ lifted up to #1 on the Gospel charts.

Details inside.

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Although DaBaby-assisted hits ‘Cry Baby‘ and ‘Cash Sh*t‘ are two fan favorites from Megan Thee Stallion‘s prized discography, the chart-topping rappers are far from fans of each other.

At least, that seemingly was the case until recently.

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In news that’s still sending shockwaves across the music industry, GRAMMY-nominated rapper Lil Durk was arrested in Florida on Thursday night (October 24) on federal charges that he was the mastermind behind and financier of a plot to murder fellow emcee Quando Rondo in 2022.

The foiled scheme resulted in the death of Rondo’s cousin.

According to FBI details released on Friday (October 25), five other members of Durk’s Chicago-based Rap collective OTF (Only the Family) have been arrested in connection to the crime with more possibly on the way.

Despite reports Durk is being held without bail, fans have rallied behind the hitmaker in a show of support to demand his freedom.

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Almost four years after she delivered her first octane set for the wildly popular ‘Tiny Desk Concert,’ GRAMMY-winning Pop diva Dua Lipa is back – this time performing live from the NPR studio.

Mostly filling the set list with cuts from her chart-topping last album, ‘Radical Optimism,’ Lipa wowed attendees with acoustic takes on tunes ‘These Walls,’ ‘Houdini,’ ‘Training Season,’ ‘Illusion,’ and more.

Giving future concertgoers a taste of what they can expect when she hits the road on the ‘Radical Optimism Tour‘ next year, hop inside to see Dua do it like only she can.

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Gucci Mane‘s classic ‘I Think I Love Her‘ gets a 2024 facelift courtesy of Hip-Hop “it girl” Sexyy Red.

“Well, my name is Nene, but these n–gas call me Sexyy/ Finesse a n–ga out his real money if he let me / I turn these n–gas out, they let me trap out they house / I got some hoes from the 6 and whatever they say they ’bout,” raps the St. Louis beauty over Go Grizzly production.

Delivered 16 years after its original became a Gucci fan favorite, the Sexyy edition sees its arrival accompanied by a Suave Films-directed music video.

See the action inside.

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EMMY-winning film and TV veteran Lynn Whitfield joins forces with TONY and GRAMMY Award-winning singer-actress Renee Elise Goldsberry for the gripping new film ‘Albany Road.’

Also starring familiar faces like J. Alphonse Nicholson, Lisa Andrell, and Gary Dourdan, ‘Road’ tells the story of a New York executive who – while in preparation for a big work trip – is forced to share a rental car with her ex-fiancé’s mother only to discover the mom is hiding a major secret.

The revelation of such puts their already interesting relationship to an even bigger test.

Directed by Christine Swanson, ‘Road’ is set to ride to select AMC Theatres and Malco Theatres locations on November 15.

Ahead of its arrival, see the official trailer inside.

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Nearly 15 years separate music lovers from the Sade‘s last album, ‘Soldier of Love‘ (2010), but she hasn’t completely left them abandoned without new tunes in the time since.

After dropping standalone singles ‘Spring in the City‘ (2016), ‘Flower of the Universe‘ (2018), and ‘The Big Unknown‘ (2018), the R&B icon – two years after she was confirmed to be recording new music –  is back with another offering unattached to a studio project: ‘Young Lion.’

“Young man / It’s been so heavy for you / You must have felt so alone / The anguish and pain / I should’ve known / With such a heavy burden / You had to carry all on your own / Forgive me, son,” she sings on the heart-tugging tune.

The proud mom of transgender son Izaak Theo Adu, ‘Lion’ comes as Sade’s contribution to ‘Transa‘ – a new compilation album by the AID/HIV relief charity organization Red Hot in support of trans and non-binary awareness.

Hear the new tune inside.

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Summer Walker is back!

Just days after dropping official news about her anxiously awaited third studio album, ‘Finally Over It,’ the GRAMMY-nominated R&B diva has unveiled the first listen to its lead single ‘Heart of a Woman.’

“Question is, why I do the things I do? / Answer I may never find, but I’ll always choose you / Wanna give up on you but, damn, I know I can’t / I put the blame on me for giving you chance after chance / In love with you, but can’t stand this,” Walker sings on the tune’s introductory verse.

An undoubted throwback to the days of 90’s R&B, hop inside to hear the Tavaras Jordan-produced slow jam.

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