Missy Elliott is no stranger to electrifying stages, and Coachella 2025 was no different.

The stage blazer lived up to her billing by delivering decades worth of hits in a set that brought heat afresh to the desert festival.

Backed by an army of dancers, Missy marveled with anthems such as ‘Lose Control,’ ‘Get Ur Freak On,’ and ‘One Minute Man.’

Ever one to innovate, the beloved superstar even morphed into a transformer during the epic set.

All have seen the music force’s set deemed one of the most praised of the festival thus far.

Check out highlights below and the multihyphenate’s full Coachella setlist.

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Playboi Carti has returned to #1 with his blockbuster ‘Music’ album.

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Kali Uchis has unveiled the complete track list for her highly anticipated fifth studio album, ‘Sincerely.’

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Lizzo lit up the stage on Saturday Night Live and served up a feast of new material from her forthcoming album, ‘Love In Real Life.’

Backed by a bevy of dancers and armed wit her trademark charisma, the Houston native delivered a rousing performance of the LP’s title track and its brisk follow-up, ‘Still Bad.’

She also seized the showing to debut fresh cut ‘Don’t Make Me Love You.’

No stranger to headlines (especially of late), the star shone

Watch Lizzo in action after the jump…

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Designed much like our ‘Retro Rewind’ and ‘From the Vault’ segments, ‘Replay’ is That Grape Juice‘s 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.

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of its release, this week we’re reflecting on Mariah Carey‘s timeless tenth studio album ‘Emancipation of Mimi.’

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With its new film ‘Not My Family,’ Lifetime adds yet another chapter to its ‘Ripped from the Headlines’ series via the chronicling of Monique Smith‘s life story.

Smith’s terrifying tale turned from tragedy to triumph after she went on a decades-long journey of self-discovery after learning the abusive family that raised her actually abducted her as an infant from her true parents.

Starring actress-model Yaya DaCosta, the ‘Not My Family’ cast is filled out with familiar names like Robert Hamilton III, Solace Kimbro Jones, Kadeem Isaiah, Morgan-Rose Jordan, Djassi DaCosta Johnson, and more.

Premiering tonight (April 12) at 8/7c, look inside to see the official trailer of the Tailiah Breon-directed film.

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Tyla finally took to the stage at Coachella 2025 – a year after health issues forced her to drop out.

And the South African belle made the moment.

Wowing with the likes of ‘Water’ and ‘Push 2 Start,’ the performer also seized set to pay homage to the late, great Aaliyah.

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Lady Gaga lit up Coachella 2025 with an electrifying set comprising new and known hits.

The opera house-themed performance saw Mother Monster deliver a theatrical showing anchored largely in her chart-topping new album ‘Mayhem.’

Indeed, she blazed with recent anthems such as ‘Abracadabra’ and ‘Disease,’ as well as LP cuts like ‘Zombieboy.’

She also tackled classics like ‘Bad Romance,’ ‘Alejandro’ and ‘Poker Face.’

The captivating spectacle, which was pieced together by Gaga and Parris Goebel, comes on the heels of the announcement of ‘The Mayhem Ball’ world tour.

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Viola Davis takes command in the action-packed new movie ‘G20.’

The EGOT winner stars as the President of the United States, Danielle Sutton, who is also a celebrated war hero.

She finds both her world (and the world) rocked when the G20 summit comes under siege, with her as the primary target.

The Patricia Riggen-directed film – which also stars Anthony Anderson and Marsai Martin – just landed on Amazon’s Prime Video and is already #1 charting on the platform.

That Grape Juice caught up with Davis and her husband Julius Tennon, both of whom executive produced the high-octane flick via their JuVee Productions umbrella, at the ‘G20’ London premiere.

In an EXCLUSIVE interview with TGJ’s Stella, Davis and Tennon dished on the film, as well as the enduring impact of ‘How To Get Away With Murder’ lead Annalise Keating.

Head below for chats with Douglas Hodge and director Patricia Riggen.

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Meghan Markle is making major strides with her new podcast.

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Ne-Yo is stepping into his truth- and he’s bringing his four girlfriends with him.

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Quavo and Lil Baby add yet another banger to their growing tally of collaborations, a list that already includes 2020’s ‘Big Drip,’ 2018’s ‘Lose It,‘ 2017’s ‘My Dawg (Remix),’ and more.

Their newest tag team, titled ‘Legends,’ sees the two Atlanta Rap heroes trade hard bars about women and wealth.

“Paris Fashion Week, I’m goin’ Eiffel / Money tall as Easy Money Sniper / Long live Takeoff, running with the rifle,” raps Quavo overWheezy and ATL Jacob production.

Accompanying the tune’s April 11 arrival with its official music video, hop inside to get acquainted with ‘Legends’ courtesy of its Hidji-directed visual.

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