Afro-Pop princess Ayra Starr has been drumming up buzz aplenty with her infectious new single ‘Rhythm & Blues.’

Arriving on the heels of hyper-hot hits such as ‘Bloody Samaritan’ and ‘Rush’ (as well as a nomination for Best Afrobeats act at the MTV EMAs 2023), the track has today been paired with an official music video.

Helmed by director Earthboi, the visual sees the Nigerian supernova in the throes of love with her boo.

Speaking on’Rhythm & Blues,’ Starr said:

“I consider myself a hard girl void of vulnerability, I would say love songs were cheesy and wouldn’t think of making one but I’ve finally found a balance. I’ve put myself out there and I’m allowing myself receive and give love through music and It’s safe to say I’ve let my guard down with ‘Rhythm and Blues’. Adding the Ayra Starr colour to Afrobeats with the melodies, riffs and runs and overall delivery, ‘Rhythm and Blues’ was quite easy to make while collaborating with Sparrq and Novemba. It shows that I can be vulnerable while still being a strong woman embracing my emotions”.

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Doja Cat‘s fourth studio album, the September 22-released ‘Scarlet,’ continues to weave a web of success across all of Billboard.

Launched on the Billboard 200 as the week’s top-performing new album, the 15-track project debuted at #4 (marking her third consecutive top 10 hit on the tally).

On the Hot 100 side of the house, the buzz around ‘Scarlet’ not only shot its housed cut ‘Paint the Town Red‘ back to the top of the hitlist this week but also welcomed the tune’s follow-up – ‘Agora Hills‘ – into its topmost quadrant.

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Ahead of their grand return to Paris after a nearly 30-year hiatus, the MTV EMAs have unveiled the official list of nominees for the 2023 ceremony.

Dominated by female acts, this year’s leading nominee, Taylor Swift, sees her name listed a whopping 7 times including in major categories like Best Song, Best Artist, and Best Video. Behind her are Olivia Rodrigo and SZA with six apiece; they are followed by Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Doja Cat, and Maneskin with four respective mentions across the nominations tally.

Other major star power sprinkled across the full nominations list includes Beyonce, The Weeknd, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Dua Lipa, Bad Bunny, Kylie Minogue, Ed Sheeran, Ice Spice, and more.

Before this year’s EMAs broadcasts to nearly 150 countries from the Paris Nord on November 5, hop inside to see if your fave landed a nod.

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Billboard has finally broken the tension for anxious Kylie Minogue fans on the edge of their seats awaiting news about the first-week commercial performance of the Pop royal’s latest album.

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Doja Cat sees her name painted in top positions on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard 200 thanks to the first-week commercial response to her fourth studio album, ‘Scarlet,’ and its breakout hit single ‘Paint the Town Red.’

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Doja Cat‘s latest musical shape-shift arrived in the form of her new studio album ‘Scarlet.’

With the momentum of the hit machine that was her preceding project, Planet Her,’ on her shoulders, the multihyphenate led the LP cycle with single ‘Attention.’ The release was quickly followed by the Hot 100 chart-topper ‘Paint The Town Red.’

Has the buzz translated onto the album’s performance on the Billboard 200?

The final numbers are in and bring with it the answer.

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Doja Cat‘s new album, ‘Scarlet,’ is already weaving quite the success narrative domestically and internationally.

Released Friday (September 22), the hitmaking rapper went to chart battle with the critically polarizing effort led by singles ‘Attention,’ ‘Demons,’ ‘Agora Hills,’ and the chart-topping ‘Paint the Town Red.’

Yet, despite not being greeted with the buzz of its history-making predecessor ‘Planet HER,’ ‘Scarlet’ is certainly being welcomed handsomely in some of the planet’s biggest sales markets.

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Barely a year after ruffling the feathers of Nicki Minaj‘s beloved fan base (#Barbz) for labeling them “terrorists” and calling the chart-topping rapstress “old,” famed media personality Jason Lee is back on the group’s radar for some jaw-dropping, disparaing remarks about their leader.

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Just a month after turning up on the open seas in the music video for her single ‘Booty Drop,’ rising rapstress Doechii shows off her versatility in the out-of-this-world visual for its follow-up: ‘Pacer.’

Striking some jaw-dropping poses in costumes reminiscent of futuristic punk rock to a tribal warrior, Doechii is eccentricity personified in the Nikko Lamere-directed clip.

“N-ggas with the sh-t, bring the d-ck, throw a f-cking fit / Open up the pit, let it rip, he a f-cking b-tch,” she raps in the sizzling video.

One of many fan favorites she will undoubtedly perform as the opening act of the Ice Spice and Doja Cat-led ‘Scarlet Tour‘ (set for kickoff on October 31), get acquainted with ‘Pacer’ inside.

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Barely three weeks after SZA fans woke up to news she had join forces with chart-topping Pop pinup Justin Bieber for the long-awaited, cameo-filled music video for her Hot 100 top 10 hit ‘Snooze,’ the GRAMMY winners are making headlines for linking up again – this time for an acoustic spin on the on the Babyface-produced number.

“In the droptop ride with you, I feel like Scarface (Scarface) / Like that white bitch with the bob, I’ll be your main one (main one) / Let’s take this argument back up to place / Sex remind you, I’m nonviolent, I’m your day one,” Bieber croons on the stripped track.

After a push from a Doja Cat-assisted remix pushed SZA’s previous hit, ‘Kill Bill,’ to the top spot on the Hot 100, will the Justin assist do the same for ‘Snooze’?

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

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2023 MTV VMAs 

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After much ado and high anticipation, the Nicki Minaj-hosted 2023 MTV Video Music Awards aired live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on September 12.

As always, That Grape Juice provided you with the performances as they were occurring!

Hop inside to check out showings from Minaj, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, Doja Cat, Diddy, Demi Lovato, Shakira, Anitta, Olivia Rodrigo, and many more.

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