Fresh from rocking Uber One presents All Points East, Tems took center stage at American Express presents Amex Afters.

Housed at East London’s beloved Village Underground, the intimate Shoreditch show saw the GRAMMY Award-winning winner wow with anthems from her critically acclaimed new album Born in the Wild.’

Indeed, the Lagos-born belter thrilled with the likes of ‘Love Me JeJe’ and ‘Wickedest.’

Tems also wowed with certified classics like ‘Essence’ and ‘Wait For U.’

Speaking at the event (which featured high-octane opening sets from Girl’s Can’t DJ and Taylah Elaine), the chart-topper said:

“London feels like home and being able to perform for new and old fans at All Points East was a great experience. I was excited to perform at Village Underground, and the ‘Amex Afters’ crowd really brought the energy.”

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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars are lighting up the charts with their mega collaboration, ‘Die With A Smile.’

And, should the song continue with its blazing trajectory, the pair (and their fans) will have much to smile about on the next iteration of the Billboard Hot 100. 

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Nearly 4 months after topping the Billboard 200 with not one but two albums – ‘We Don’t Trust You‘ and ‘We Still Don’t Trust You‘ – producer extraordinaire Metro Boomin and hitmaking rapper Future are looking to extend the stay of the latter on the all-genre chart by gifting yet another of its fan favorite cuts the video treatment: ‘Streets Made Me a King.’

We ain’t spoon-fed, n—a, we came up servin’ fiends / Hit my targеt every time, it’s likе I’m shootin’ a beam / Ridin’ Bentley presidential, I’ll give a n—a his wings / The street made me a king,” Future raps over the bass-buoyed beat.

As fans across North America continue to enjoy seeing the song performed live as part of the hotly selling ‘We Don’t Trust You Tour,’ hop inside to get acquainted with the official visual for ‘Streets.’

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Victoria Monet turned heads and dropped jaws with the stunning visual attached to her latest ‘Jaguar II‘ single ‘Alright‘ when it dropped in June.

In the time since, she’s not only watched the Sean Bankhead-helmed choreography from the video go viral on social media but also won over legions of fans with live performances of the tune.

Most recently she invited those supporters – old and new – to take a peek behind the scenes of the creation of the Dave Meyers-directed spectacle.

Look inside to see how all the magic came to be.

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Jussie Smollett‘s hoax attack conviction has been thrust back into the spotlight today following Lee Daniels‘ appearance today (August 19) on The Breakfast Club. 

The director is hot on the promotional trail for his latest movie ‘The Deliverance’ alongside its lead star Andra Day.

During his visit to the Power 105.1 show, Daniels was asked about the status of his relationship with Smollett – whose career he helped catapult on his hit show ‘Empire.’

Having gone on record to admit to losing contact with Smollett in the aftermath of the 2020 incident, Daniels delivered a different take when quizzed about where he is with the actor now and his future.

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Sexyy Red is looking to paint more than just the charts with her hyper-hot hue.

For, the Rap polarizer is making boss moves with the launch of her very own beauty brand.

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Chappell Roan is the name on everyone’s lips after exploding off the back of her smash hit single ‘Good Luck, Babe’ and album ‘The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.’

Yet, as is often the case with “overnight successes,” the eclectic Pop star has been steadily grinding for years.

Indeed, readers of That Grape Juice‘s The Pop Stop may recall our feature on her back in 2022.

In a new chat with Interview Magazine, Roan opens up about her take on her new-found fame – and she didn’t hold back.

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Tinashe has unleashed ‘Quantum Baby’– her seventh album.

Led by ‘Nasty,’  the album sees Tinashe explore new sounds while calling back to those that came before her.

That Grape Juice has been spinning the LP since its release. Join us below to find out which five tracks are essential on ‘Quantum Baby.’

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‘Love & Hip-Hop’ brawler Akbar V has sounded off on August Alsina after the singer opened up about his sexuality.

As reported, the ‘I Luv This’ crooner directly addressed speculation around his personal life after he appeared to “come out” while declaring his love for a man.

During a recent visit to the Counsel Culture show on Prime Video, Alsina stressed that sexuality was more “complex” than “gay, straight, bisexual” and added that the “greatest gift” God gave him was “exposure” to “so many different types of people, places, (and) things.”

In a fresh address on social media, Akbar – who is renowned for violently fighting on reality TV – took issue with Alsina’s reference to God.

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Pitbull is addressing a situation that occurred on his YouTube channel involving Kesha.

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