Welcome to 4th quarter!

We thought August 28 was the most jam-packed music release date of the year (due to many acts rushing to meet the GRAMMY eligibility deadline), but boy were we wrong!  October 2 brought it with a plethora of Pop, Hip Hop, and R&B gems to kick off the last quarter of 2020.

While the likes of BLACKPINK delivered their highly anticipated new LP ‘The Album’ (click here to stream), Bryson Tiller unveiled ‘Anniversary’ (click here to stream) – his first studio effort since 2017.  The project’s title acts as an ode to self of sorts as it arrived exactly 5 years after the premiere of his debut, ‘TrapSoul.’

Speaking of odes to self, Mariah Carey – just days after the release of her long-awaited memoir ‘The Meaning of Mariah Carey’ – gave fans a peak inside her prized vault by unleashing a set of previously unreleased tunes in a compilation album titled ‘The Rarities’ (click here to stream).

Those projects will duke it out for the top spot on the Billboard 200, but the Hot 100 has the fiercest competition as it will not only contain gems from the previously mentioned LPs but also rival new songs from Dua Lipa, Shawn Mendes, Megan Thee Stallion, Jason Derulo, and many more for top billing.

With this delicious buffet of new music laid out for consumption, That Grape Juice wants to know:

Who will get your coins (or streams) in the all-star battle?

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‘The Lion King’ looks set to roar once more.

For, Disney are reportedly readying a sequel to their photo-realistic remake of the classic.

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Vice Presidential candidate Kamala Harris has some thoughts as to who the “best rapper alive” is.

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Wednesday afternoon (September 23), a grand jury indicted former Louisville police Detective Brett Hankison on 3 charges of ‘wanton endangerment’ for firing into a neighboring apartment the night Kentucky EMT and aspiring nurse Breonna Taylor was killed by cops (as we reported here).

The decision was handed down after six months of pressure from civil rights activists, celebrities, protestors, and more to arrest to the three officers responsible for killing.  The other two officers remain uncharged for the incident – meaning no one is being held directly responsible for Taylor’s death.

As protests erupt around the country in response, celebrities like Alicia Keys, John Legend, Oprah, Cardi B, George Clooney, Viola Davis, Kerry Washington, and more have taken to social media to express their outrage.

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While the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards, which aired live Sunday night (September 20), set a record for handing out the most golden statuettes to Black performers in the ceremony’s history (as we reported here), it will also be penciled in record books for another historic feat: poor ratings.

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At just 24-years-old, Zendaya – star of HBO’s hit drama ‘Euphoria’ – has taken home EMMY gold in the ‘Lead Actress In A Drama Series’ category at the 2020 ceremony.

The win makes her the youngest ever to do so.

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‘Any rumor about me, let me dead it’ – a line from Megan Thee Stallion‘s hit ‘Girls in the Hood’ – are words she’s continuing to live by as evidenced by her recent Instagram live posts.

The most recent chat with followers saw her address rumors she physically abused her ex-boyfriend Karim York.  During her talk on the social media platform (which drew in over 60,000 viewers at its height), the award-winning rapstress stated:

“I don’t like when people flat out tell lies,” she barked. “They antagonize me every day online, they pick with me every godd*mn day. They’re always making up stories about me and now I really feel like I’m gonna have to start doing something about it. ‘Cause you b*tches are really crazy.”

The incident in question stems from a mugshot of the femcee that resurfaced online alongside blog reports she had been arrested for beating her then boyfriend after discovering he was having an affair.

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Halle Berry just landed a landmark salary for her directorial debut, ‘Bruised.’ 

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New details about the tragic death of Naya Rivera have been made public.

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With the world mourning Chadwick Boseman, so too are his ‘Black Panther’ co-stars – including Lupita Nyong’o.

Days after being spotted at the private Malibu memorial in honor of the actor – who died on August 28 after a secret four-year battle with colon cancer – the Oscar winner has publicly paid tribute to him.

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Summer Walker is a single woman, if her latest social media posts are anything to go by.

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Nearly a week after his death, new details have emerged about the final days of Chadwick Boseman.

The actor who passed away from colon cancer on August 28 was set to star in the sequel to the hit movie ‘Black Panther.’

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