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

So, just 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 press “play” one more time on ‘Baby One More Time’ – the inaugural #1 hit of pop megaforce Britney Spears.  The lead single from her debut album of the same name, the song – originally written for (but later passed on by) TLC – launched the then-unknown teen into the pop stratosphere upon its late 1998 release.  Accompanied by a heavily choreographed and (later) iconized schoolgirl outfit and sassy shimmy to match, the Max Martin-mixed cut shot to #1 on the Hot 100 this week in 1999.  Bumping Brandy‘s ‘Have You Ever’ from the top spot, the tune would enjoy a short, but impressive run atop the chart and even more impressive run in the history books.  As of 2016, with over 10 million copies sold, the song remains one of the best selling ever!

Now, get into this week’s ‘Chart Rewind’ below and see what other familiar faces you see in the top 25:

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Welcome to the latest TGJ Roundtable!

Over the years, That Grape Juice has established a distinguished voice that – whether loved or loathed – sparks discussion, debate, and on occasion drama!

Though comprised of seasoned writers who share a similar outlook on Urban Pop culture, the idiosyncrasies of the TGJ team members often lend for quite heated debates “behind the scenes” about the hottest topics.

Now, we give you a front row seat to the show. In a format similar to ‘The View’ or ‘The Real’, TGJ editors – Sam, David, Rashad, and Joe – get real in a very candid way.

Today’s roundtable topic asks each anchor…

What Is On Your 2016 Wish List?!

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Beyonce‘s ‘Dangerously in Love‘ has reached an impressive milestone!

Details below…

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2015 has brought us countless great albums, and some not so great. Looking forward, there are a few artists who we are expecting to take 2016 by storm and anxiously awaiting their arrivals. Find out who after the jump!

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Welcome back to TGJ Replay!

Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ features, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s newest reflective segment to act as a written quest to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday. Unlike its TGJ retrospective predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase entire albums (and eras) from a library of pop and Urban pop music hits.

Now, as the world celebrates the 34th birthday of music icon Beyonce, there’s no better time to ode her with a salute in the form of a “replay” of her sophomore album ‘BDay.’

“This is the album women need to hear.  It’s for all the women out there that need to hear something that will give them strength and empowerment.  There’s a song for everyone on this album – women in love, women who need to get out of love, women who are vulnerable, and women in every aspect of a relationship.

A lot of the records [on the album] are not about my life, but are about my friends’ lives or women around me. I thought it was important that I didn’t do the same album about love once again, but I needed a variety of things everyone can relate to.” – Beyonce, 2006

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LA’s Galen Center was the place to be hours ago as it was used to host this year’s ‘Teen Choice Awards’!

There, the likes of Rita Ora, the cast of the hit Fox series ‘Empire’ and Britney Spears rubbed shoulders to celebrate the year’s achievements in entertainment with votes cast by 13 to 19-year-olds.

Peep the full list of winners and snaps from the event after the jump…

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“I’m not denying it. Denying it is lame. I don’t think you should be ashamed if you made a change to yourself, which is why I’ve spoken about the changes I’ve made, like with my breasts.”

Iggy Azalea has taken to ‘Seventeen’ magazine to bare all on her recent surgical work for the publication’s September issue.

Yes, earlier this year saw the star unleash her new look at the Billboard Music Awards where she performed the number ‘Pretty Girls’ with the artist Britney Spears.

The quote above was pulled from her interview with the magazine.

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The Grammy-nominated rapper Iggy Azalea has revealed that she believes most of her idols have fallen prey to irrelevancy in their older years.

What she had to say about the performers she grew up listening to?

Her words below…

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Welcome back to TGJ Replay!

Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ features, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s newest reflective segment to act as a written quest to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday. Unlike its TGJ retrospective predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase entire albums (and eras) from a library of pop and Urban pop music hits.

Now, as she celebrates her 46th birthday today, we’ll book a time trip back to 2002 to salute the release of ‘This Is Me…Then’ – the third album of media mogul Jennifer Lopez.

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Little Mix are unstoppable.

Fact…not opinion.

How and why?

Epic news below…

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With streams, radio adds, and hype in tow, Pop queen Janet Jackson‘s comeback single made a royal entry onto singles’ charts last week – not only gifting her 40th entry on the tally, but also her first mention in almost a decade. But, as this week’s refreshed tally suggests, the general public has pressed the “snooze button” on the singer’s latest R&B blazer ‘No Sleeep’ as it has taken a dive right out of the Hot 100 (an ousting also handed to fellow pop divas’ Madonna‘s ‘B*tch I’m Madonna’ and Britney Spears’ ‘Pretty Girls’ this week).

But, while pop fans sleep on the delectable groove, Urban fans can’t get enough as the track moves up to #8 on Adult R&B Songs chart and retains top 15 placement on the R&B Songs chart with gratitude due in great part to radio.

Now, as #JanFans await a chart boost from its highly anticipated official music video, fans of other artists – namely Rihanna – can already celebrate good tidings courtesy of that very medium.  For, as her ‘B*tch Better Have My Money’ tune was slowly sliding down charts, the debut of its much-talked about music video last week helped hoist it right back into the top 20.

Find out where it landed on this week’s edition of TGJ Chart Check:

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‘All Hands on Deck’ diva Tinashe is entrusting her second album to some very capable hitmaking hands – Max Martin and Dr. Luke.

Sharing chart-topping names like Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, and many more between them, the duo have respectively baked up some of the 21st century’s biggest hits.  Now, as a recent interview with our buds at SPIN magazine indicates, it seems the ‘2 On’ singer is ready for a piece of the pie.

Giving fans a heads-up on the sonic direction of her sophomore effort, Tinashe talks going EDM for her next project, dishes on rumors she’ll be featured on Janet Jackson‘s comeback album, and more.

Read it all below:

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