With millions around the world celebrating the resurrection, the That Grape Juice team has curated a compilation of Gospel anthems to mark the momentous occasion.

A TGJ Easter 2023 blends powerful tracks from the likes of Kirk Franklin, Mariah Carey, Destiny’s Child, Maverick City Music, Sunday Service Choir, LaTocha Scott, Tamela Mann, Whitney Houston, and the ilegendary Clark Sisters. 

Join us and jubilate after the jump…

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Daniel Caesar has had a change of heart.

The R&B crooner hit headlines in 2019 when he received backlash for telling Black people to stop being “mean” to White people.

Caesar’s remarks came in defense of his friend, media personality YesJulz, who he felt was being targeted by those branding her a “culture vulture.”

The rant, which saw Caesar suggest that Black people ought “build bridges” when engaging with White people, ignited a firestorm. One which burned to degrees that some felt could irreparably scorch his career.

With a new album named ‘Never Enough’ to promote, the Canadian singer has unpacked his present-day stance on the furore that engulfed him.

Find out what he had to say below…

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SZA has been scorching the charts with her sophomore album ‘SOS.’ And while said success would have some resting on their laurels, the GRAMMY winner is pressing on with the push of the LP’s material.

For, she’s lined up a fan-favorite as the project’s next track to be worked on radio.

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Afrobeats superstar Davido has ample cause to celebrate.

For, the performer’s latest studio album ‘Timeless’ has made a major splash on the UK’s Official Album Chart.

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Latocha Scott is letting the music talk for her.

To accompany the April 7 release of her debut solo Gospel album, ‘The Invitation: a Conversation with God,’ the award-winning songstress has unveiled the official music video to its housed hit, ‘Afraid.’ As we reported here, the song cracked Billboard’s Gospel Songs charts this week (a milestone for Scott as it comes as her first appearance on the tally).

For the tune’s cinematic visual, Latocha played star and director – alongside JMo Horton and Rich Laru – and addressed a number of headline-grabbing topics that have plagued her over the last few months from that infamous Soul Train Awards dress fiasco to her those pesky cheating allegations revolving around her husband Rocky Bivens, drama with her group Xscape, and so much more.

See Scott’s side of the story inside.

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After garnering much love from Hip-Hop heads earlier this year for ‘Back On Dexter: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape,’ her 11-song collaborative project with DJ Drama, rapstress Kash Doll has lifted the lid on even more visuals to support the warmly-received effort.

The latest cuts from the opus to get the video treatment are ‘Heavy’ and ‘Legit.’

While both boast Dooder and Joseph McFashion production, the former features Peezy and sees its performers mince no words about their wealth and success while the latter features Payroll Giovanni and sees the rapper tag team with Kash to go hard for their hometown of Detroit.

See both clips inside.

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Ahead of the highly anticipated summer kick off of his forthcoming ‘It’s All a Blur Tour‘ with 21 Savage, serial hitmaker Drake is giving his beloved fans yet another reason to see him live courtesy of the new song ‘Search & Rescue.’

In no unusual Drizzy fashion, the new cut sees the self-proclaimed certified loverboy bare his romantic soul in search of a lady love to rescue him from the single life.

“I don’t really know how to confess my love / Really seeing that God wanna test my love for you,” raps The Boy. “Don’t know how to express my love / That’s why I American Expre-e-e-e-e-ss my love for you,” he spits on the BNYX production.

Including a controversial soundbite of Kim Kardashian speaking about her divorce from Drake’s on-and-off-again nemesis Kanye West, hop inside to hear ‘Search’ in full.

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Kim Petras and Nicki Minaj have dominated airwaves of late with chart-topping bops such as ‘Super Freaky Girl’ and ‘Unholy.’

And now the pair have joined forces for what is shaping up to be a dancefloor anthem.

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Damson Idris is gearing up to say goodbye to ‘Snowfall’ after six seasons and hello to a brand new role opposite Brad Pitt. 

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Check out Chloe Bailey!

The R&B starlet blossoms and blooms on the cover of Wonderland Magazine. 

Arriving as the latest promotional spot for her debut album ‘In Pieces,’ the unveiling of the Brian Ziff-lensed shoot comes on the heels of Bailey’s moving performance of the LP’s title track on the Today Show as well as the launch of her first headlining tour.

Peep more from the stunning feature below…

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For the ladies of Xscape, “kickin” it hasn’t been high on the agenda of late.

Rather, the subject of “kick backs” has been central to the drama between the group on hit Bravo series ‘SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B.’

As seen on the penultimate episode, Tamika Scott, Kandi Burruss, and Tameka “Tiny” Harris confronted LaTocha Scott about financial kick backs her husband Rocky Bivens was allegedly receiving for backdoor involvement in their business affairs.

After being left on a cliffhanger, folk can now peep a sneak peek of what LaTocha had to say about the shocking claim on the upcoming finale episode.

Watch below…

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Readers of That Grape Juice know how passionate we are about music – whether that be past or present.

However, unlike our other segments – Retro Rewind, TGJ Replay, and From The Vault – The Pop Stop is the most in-depth look at Pop songs that may have flown under the radar over the last week that you should know, rather they be from music’s biggest stars or those on the rise.

This week, we want to highlight cuts from Jonas Brothers, NewJeans, Arizona, and Arden Jones .

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