It’s Usher season!

Because fresh from being unveiled as the headliner of the Apple Music Super Bowl 2024 Halftime Show, the R&B icon has announced his brand new studio album ‘Coming Home.’

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In breaking news, Usher has officially been named as the headliner for the Super Bowl 2024 Halftime Show. 

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Beyonce sprung quite the surprise on the hometown crowd at the Houston stop of the ‘Renaissance World Tour’ tonight.

For, Queen Bey brought out fellow Houston native Megan Thee Stallion.

Hitting the stage to thunderous applause,  the Hot Girl Coach joined the megastar to deliver a rousing rendition of their GRAMMY-winning chart-topper ‘Savage.’ 

The showing marks the first time the power pair have performed the song together since its release in 2020.

Blowing the proverbial roof off the NRG Stadium, the duo exchanged heartfelt “I love you”s, with Bey expressing how “proud” she was of the femcee.

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It may finally be time for Usher to rock the grandest stage of them all.

Because, according to a new report, the seasoned hitmaker may have been tapped to headline the eagerly awaited Super Bowl 2024 Halftime Show. 

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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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Apparently the whole world is dancing to a new beat thanks to the ElectroPop masterpiece that is Kylie Minogue‘s 16th studio album, ‘Tension.’

Released Friday (September 22), the Aussie Pop royal went to chart battle with the critically acclaimed effort led by singles ‘Padam Padam‘ and its title track.

Undoubtedly facing high expectations given the gargantuan success of ‘Padam,’ early reports of the commercial response to the 11-song effort suggest ‘Tension’ is well on its way to meeting the challenge on a global front.

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Welcome, once again, to TGJ Replay.

Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ features, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s newest retrospective segment – a written quest, if you will, to re-spin the gems and jams of yesterday.

Unlike its ‘Rewind’ and ‘Vault’ predecessors, ‘Replay’ looks to dust off and showcase entire albums (and eras) from a library of pop and Urban pop music hits.

This week you’re in luck as we toast the 40th anniversary of ‘Lucky Star‘ – the inaugural Hot 100 top 5 hit of Queen of Pop Madonna‘s career lifted from her self-titled debut album.

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Brandy fans, affectionately called #STARZ, won’t have to wait until December 25 to unwrap new material from the R&B icon in the form of a holiday movie and album!

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To say Olivia Rodrigo‘s had a good week would be an understatement.

Kicking things off Sunday (September 17), Rodrigo welcomed news her sophomore album, ‘Guts,’ had bounded to the top of the Billboard 200 with some of the year’s biggest first-week sales.  A day later she learned the set’s leading single – ‘Vampire‘ – had soared to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 yet again.

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Tamar Braxton has long worn many hats. From reality star to host to actress.

Music, however, is where she continues to shine most.

The multihyphenate maven recently heeded her fans’ request for new material with the release of her stirring single ‘Changed.’

And the response has been impressive.

As of writing, the cut – which was produced by Donald ‘haZEL” Sales’ and written by Braxton and Nye the Songwrita, is #2 song on R&B/Urban AC radio and #17 on mainstream Hip-Hop/R&B Radio.

To further light a match under the song, Braxton took vocal flight with a live performance on the ‘Rickey Smiley Morning Show.’

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Check out Kylie Minogue!

The Pop diva marvels on the cover of Vogue Australia. 

Lensed by Alique, the feature arrives in tandem with the release of the superstar’s 16th studio album, ‘Tension.’

Hotly anticipated, the project – which is in contention for the top spot in the UK – is preceded by the global smash ‘Padam Padam’ and the recently unwrapped title track.

The LP also lands as Minogue gears up to launch ‘More Than a Residency’ in Las Vegas and takes center stage for her UK ITV1 special ‘An Audience With Kylie Minogue.’ 

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