Donald Trump’s shock win of the US Presidency continues to cause waves.

And not just on news networks, but amongst the Hollywood community; a community which almost unanimously endorsed his rival Hillary Clinton.

With the stock market dropping it all sorts of low and mass uncertainty about the future, the climate is anything but settled.

A host of notable names took to social media to share their views. Most of which were not celebratory.

See what we mean below…

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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 we’ll turn the dial back to 2005 and press play on Madonna‘s disco-flavored comeback hit ‘Hung Up.’  The lead single from her 10th studio album, ‘Confessions on a Dancefloor,’ the tune – which samples ABBA‘s 1979 ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!’ – was written and produced by the Queen of Pop herself (with a little help from Brit-born producer/songwriter Stuart Price).  Unveiled at a time where hip-hop and Urban-flavored offerings were dominating the charts like never before, ‘Hung Up’ – drenched in disco – was not only a risk due to its sonic distance from mainstream music, but also because Madge was having to prove herself a viable seller following the failure of 2003’s ‘American Life.’

The risk later proved a lucrative one.

Debuting at #20 this week in 2005, the song would eventually go on to peak at #7 (giving her Madgesty her 36th top 10 single), earn platinum status in the U.S., and lead its parent album to #1 on the Billboard 200!

As we get our life to ‘Hung Up,’ you should look under the jump to see who joined the ‘Jump’ singer in the top 25 this week that year:

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As one of the most active online destinations for Urban Pop, things move at a rapid pace here at That Grape Juice. However, each week, there’s always select stories that resonate most amongst our millions of monthly readers. Happen to miss one of them? Fret not, you now have…The Refill!

No frills or trills, The Refill simply recaps the hottest topics on the lips of the TGJ faithful over the last seven days. The metrics used to compile the list weekly are comments, social media shares, and page views.  So without further adieu:

That Grape Juice’s Top 5 Stories Of The Week!

(10/16/2016 – 10/22/16)

Jazmine Sullivan Slammed On Social Media For Shady Eulogy

Beyonce Rocks ‘Tidal 10×15’

Lady Gaga Dodges Twitter Attack For Slamming Madonna’s Artistic Credibility

Nicki Minaj Reconciles with The Breakfast Club

Nicki Minaj Confirms Femcee Features Foxy Brown, Remy Ma, & More

Your thoughts?

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’ll invite you to come on over and relive the magic of Christina Aguilera‘s 2000 hit ‘Come On Over’ – the fourth and final single from her multi-platinum, self-titled debut album.  Ending the reign of Madonna‘s 12th and last #1 run on the Hot 100 (to date), ‘Come On Over’ shot to #1 this week 16 years ago on the strength of strong radio play and sales.  Reportedly one of few songs on the project where Xtina was given creative control over the song’s concept, and later, its accompanying music video, the tune’s colorful music video would also be the beginning of the singer’s departure from her “cookie cutter” image (a journey brought to completion by the time 2002’s ‘Stripped’ rolled around).

Giving Xtina the distinct honor of being the youngest artist to earn three #1 singles from one album (‘Genie In a Bottle’ & ‘What a Girl Wants’ being the first two), tuck in below to see what other songs joined ‘Come On Over’ in the top 25 this week in 2000:

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In 1990, the filmmaker Jennie Livingstone made her way to the streets of New York City to meet the movers and shakers of the sub-culture often cast into Pop culture’s shadows.

What she delivered following her journey? ‘Paris is Burning’, an upbeat yet arguably despairing documentary about the lives of players in the city’s gay and drag culture.

Many of these players, now deceased, are to thank for sights and sounds popularised by the likes of Beyonce , Madonna (see origins of ‘Vogue‘) and Lady GaGa.

This year, ‘The Butler’ director Lee Daniels has revealed that he hopes to retell their stories by way of a reboot.

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Adele may have her multi-platinum eye on SuperBowl 2017.

Details below…

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Keen to replicate profit-swelling success stories of yesteryear record labels often use model their new artists on the artists who came before them.

Janet-Britney

Madonna- Lady Gaga

Anita Baker – Toni Braxton

Mary J. Blige – Keyshia Cole- K. Michelle

Beyonce- Rihanna

Gwen Stefani- Charli XCX.

For one reason or another, this practice isn’t always as obvious when the artists are men, perhaps because said labels rarely require male artists to look like the artists they are pulling from.

Unfortunately for Future, he has learned just how problematic this trend can be when a new musician succeeds in “borrowing” their sound.

For, after he was accused of “borrowing” his style from T-Pain, he has been forced to watch the rise of the charismatic and eerily identical Desiigner and his smash hit single ‘Panda.’

Why his thunder-stealing ascent is set to rub the Southern star the wrong way once more?

Desiigner’s decision to cover his latest single…

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The Billboard Music Awards 2016 are currently underway at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. As ever, That Grape Juice will be providing you with performances as they occur!

Check out live showings from Britney Spears, Rihanna, Pink, Celine Dion, Madonna, Fifth Harmony, and more below. Keep refreshing, as we’ll be updating minute-by-minute!

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Despite being galaxies away from their Billboard 200 stats, Rihanna continues to wreck the Hot 100 records of many-a-legend.  Already leaving records set by Madonna, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Aretha Franklin, and Janet Jackson in her rearview (as recently as last week), the diva – who has already “technically” surpassed Michael Jackson‘s #1s streak on the singles chart – now shares his top 10 record.

Thanks to ‘Needed Me,’ the latest gem lifted from her latest opus, ‘Anti,’ Ri – at just 28 years old – can now boast an amassment of top 10s that puts her in 3rd place on the “all time” list.

That’s right. There are only 2 other artists in history who have scored more top 10s on the Hot 100 than her.  Get the details below:

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With the inclusion of streaming stats in Billboard’s single and album charts’ placements these days, the Billboard 200 and Hot 100 records of many-a-legend are unsafe.

Indeed, thanks to Rihanna, the likes of Aretha Franklin, Madonna, Mariah Carey, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, The Beatles, and Whitney Houston have all seen their historic achievements on the platforms met or surpassed.  Now, the Bajan beauty’s ‘Work‘ co-star Drake, is joining the fun.

In September 2015 he became the 4th artist ever to place at least 100 titles on the Hot 100 over the course of a career. Before him, only his mentor Lil’ Wayne, FOX’s hit musical show ‘Glee,’ and Elvis Presley were in the exclusive club. This week, after setting album streaming records, moving over 1 million units of his latest album ‘Views,‘ and gaining 20 simultaneous placements on the singles chart, Drizzy’s not only crushed a record by fellow Canadian heartthrob Justin Bieber, but he also pushes past Presley’s.

Get the details on this and the week’s full TGJ Chart Check inside:

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It’s that time of year again!

Indeed, with May comes the highly anticipated Met Gala and its resplendent red carpet.  Boasting foot traffic from stars like Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Ciara, and so many more, the jaw-dropping annual event boasts a high-tech theme this year.

Tuck in for pics and tell us who nailed it:

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Good news showers down on Beyonce’s ‘Lemonade’ LP.

How U.S. is showing its appreciation for the set’s unadulterated honesty?

Find out below…

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