For reasons good, bad, ugly, and everything in between, 2023 was one for the books!

As the year draws to a close, That Grape Juice is reflecting on the occasions that rocked – and to some degree – maybe even reshaped the Urban and Pop cultural landscape as we know it.

Next, we’re revisiting how Black women rocked the 2023 GRAMMYs to historic measure.

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Sunday (November 25), the 2023 Soul Train Awards saw some of Urban music’s finest go head-to-head for the show’s coveted trophies.

Hosted by KeKe Palamer, this year’s iteration of the annual ceremony saw SZA, Usher, and Summer Walker lead the nominees’ list with 9 apiece, 21 Savage followed with 8, and relative newcomers Coco Jones and Victoria Monet had 6 each.

By the night’s end, SZA captured 4, Usher won 3, and Monet left with 2 prizes.

Curious to see how everyone else fared agains the big-named competition? Hop inside to see the full list of who nabbed what at this year’s ceremony.

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Cop a gander of Nicki Minaj! 

The Queen of Rap covers the December issue of Vogue Magazine.

Arriving as the countdown to the December 8 release of her new album ‘Pink Friday 2’ draws near, Onika’s regal spread sees her pose it up solo and alongside her toddler son, who she affectionately calls Papa Bear.

Beyond the Norman Jean Roy lensed shoot, the femcee opens up about her incoming LP, motherhood, and not endorsing “unhealthy” outlooks on “body positivity.”

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Via starring roles or as the mastermind behind the scenes, Tyler Perry has been one of the most consistent commercial performers on the big and small screens over the last 20 years thanks to everything from the ‘Madea‘ film franchise to TV ratings champs like ‘The Haves & Have Nots,’ ‘Sistas,’ ‘House of Payne,’ and more.

And while his comedies, dramas, and everything in between have left some audiences clamoring for more, that level of exposure hasn’t come without its fair share of criticism – a topic the media mogul tackles in earnest in the forthcoming Prime Video documentary ‘Maxine’s Baby: The Tyler Perry Story.’

Often the brunt of scrutiny for work some argue doesn’t always portray African Americans in the best light, Tyler refutes the notion in the gripping tell-all film and reiterated his stance during a recent interview with ‘CBS Mornings.’

Hop inside to see what he said.

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Tory Lanez may be currently serving a 10-year prison sentence for shooting fellow rapper Megan Thee Stallion, but the Canadian hitmaker isn’t letting that stop him from serving new music to his diehard fans.

Details inside.

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City Girls got the ‘RAW’ end of the stick with the sales of their new album.

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‘Three Little Birds’ has taken flight on ITV. 

Helmed by Sir Lenny Henry, the rivetting series chronicles immigration, community and the strength of Black womanhood through the lens of a mother and all those who have travelled to make Britain their home.

That Grape Juice‘s Feyi Adebanjo sat down with Sir Lenny Henry and the show’s stars Rochelle Neil, Yazmin Belo, and Saffron Coomber who opened about the inspiration behind its creation, the Windrush generation, and the future of Black stories in the entertainment industry.

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Olivia Rodrigo is gearing up to spill the content of ‘GUTS,’ her chart-topping sophomore album, on the live circuit courtesy of a like-titled world tour.

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Sexyy Red has Billboard perusers seeing red thanks to the out-of-the-box success of her latest single ‘Skeeyee.’

Officially unveiled June 9 as part of her sophomore EP, ‘Hood Hottest Princess,’ the scorching, Tay Keith-produced track caught fire on TikTok in the months following its release and finally blazed a course to the Hot 100.

In fact, its success on the video-based app was so pervasive the Music Bible crowned the ‘Hood Princess’ the first to sit on the throne of an entire new chart.

Details inside.

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Erica Mena left many all sorts of salty after the broadcast of a shocking scene on ‘Love & Hip-Hop: Atlanta’ saw the reality staple brand Spice a “monkey.”

Now, in the wake of the seismic showdown, producers of the hit MTV series have announced Mena’s axing.

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After coloring their name in the top spot of the Billboard 200 with his top-selling third studio album, ‘Pink Tape,’ rapper Lil Uzi Vert is looking to do the same on the Billboard Boxscore chart with the LP’s recently announced supportive tour.

Produced by Live Nation, the North American jaunt is set to kick off in Minneapolis on October 21 before traveling to major municipal territories like Boston, Atlanta, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and more. The trek will end in Chicago on December 4.

Look inside to see if Uzi will be bringing their brigade of bops like ‘Just Wanna Rock,’ ‘XO Tour Llif3,’ and more to a stage near you.

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Congratulations are in order for Ari Lennox. 

For, the R&B belle has announced that she is now 7 months sober after a long struggle with addiction to “liquor.”

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