SZA season is officially upon us!

The GRAMMY nominee sent her beloved fans into a frenzy Saturday (December 3) with the announcement her new album ‘S.O.S.,’ the long-awaited follow-up to 2017’s ‘CTRL,’ will be making its way to digital shelves on December 9.

To double their excitement, the songstress took to the night’s KeKe Palmer-hosted episode of ‘SNL‘ to render live performances of two of the LP’s tracks: ‘Shirt’ and ‘Blind.’

Hop inside to see how she rocked the house with both hits.

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SZA paired her appearance on Saturday Night Live this evening with the unleashing of the trailer for her sophomore album ‘S.O.S.’

The sizzling clip also brought with it the release date of the hotly anticipated LP – the singer’s first since her 2017 debut ‘CTRL.’

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Keke Palmer made her presence felt moments into hosting this evening’s edition of Saturday Night Live. For, the multihyphenate star announced that she is pregnant with her first child.

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It seems domination is all Mariah Carey wants for Christmas, and from the looks of things she’s getting her wish.

Already watching her perennial holiday hit, ‘All I Want for Christmas is You,’ rebound into the Billboard Hot 100’s top 5 (as we reported here), the rise comes weeks after the songbird found herself soaring on book sales list for her children’s book, ‘The Christmas Princess.’

Now, dedicated fans (affectionately called #Lambs) who can’t make her set of 2022 holiday shows are being gifted multiple opportunities to still see her live in action.

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‘Look what you made me do’ takes on a new meaning for Taylor Swift fans, affectionately called #Swifties, in the wake of ongoing calls for better regulation of event ticket handling at Ticketmaster – the world’s largest ticket sales and distribution company.

As reported, the fan group was bested by ‘unprecedented bots’ on the Ticketmaster site after Swift announced her latest stadium trek, ‘The Eras Tour,’ which caused system crashes, halted ticket sales, and jacked prices of resold tickets into the high thousands.

Despite multiple apologies from the company, it was not only scolded by Taylor but also became the subject of a federal government probe launched to investigate accusations of fraud, price fixing/gouging, and antitrust violations.

Some impatient Swifties aren’t willing to wait for the potential of retribution in a criminal court, however, as evidenced by a recently lifted civil case.

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Be it for the good, bad, ugly, or downright shocking, 2022 was full of memorable moments!

Now, as the year draws to a close, That Grape Juice is reflecting on the occasions that rocked – and to some degree maybe even reshaped – the Urban and Pop cultural landscape as we know it.

Next, we’ll revisit how 2022 became Macy Gray‘s most controversial year yet.

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It’s been over a decade since Keri Hilson last tackled Billboard charts with hits from her last studio album, 2010’s ‘No Boys Allowed,’ but the GRAMMY nominee suggests the wait for its follow-up is winding down.

When hot on the promo trailer for her latest film, VH1’s ‘Hip Hop Family Christmas Wedding’ (the sequel to the 2021 hit holiday flick ‘Hip Hop Family Christmas’), Hilson – who spent the latter half of this year flexing her greatest hits live aboard the latest iteration of the ‘Millennium’ tour – was quizzed multiple times about the musical moves that would follow the jaunt’s end.

Waxing honest about her next musical steps, she not only dished on the creative process for the yet-titled project but also addressed the 2019 ‘false start’ that left some of her patient fans sour about her forthcoming LP.

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Just weeks after celebrating Blueface‘s jail release, Chrisean Rock appears to have released her inner Laila Ali on her boo as evidenced by a photo that shows him with two black eyes.

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Jennifer Lopez may have made headlines in the past for using her vocal chops to tackle one of Whitney Houston‘s most celebrated numbers, ‘Saving All My Love For You’ (as reported here), but that doesn’t mean she will be rendering other live renditions of the Pop icon’s challenging hits any time soon.

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The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences recently announced nominations for the first-ever Children’s and Family EMMY Awards, the first standalone expansion of the Emmys since 1979.

To be presented December 10 and December 11 at the Wilshire Ebell Theater in Los Angeles, the new awards will toast the year’s best and brightest offerings for entertaining and informative programming designed for family members of all ages.

“Putting a spotlight on children’s & family programming after years of unparalleled growth in content quality and quantity in this space is an exciting moment for the television industry,” said Adam Sharp, President and CEO of NATAS, in a press statement.

Across categories like Outstanding Preschool Series, Outstanding Lead Performance in a Preschool, Children’s, Or Young Teen Program, Outstanding Voice Performance In an Animated Program, and many others, creators who typically see their family-oriented work overlooked at Daytime and Primetime EMMY ceremonies will have a stronger chance of getting recognized.

While Netflix projects lead the pack of nominees (83 nominations), Disney+ (76 nominations), Apple TV+ (17 nominations), HBO/HBO Max (13 nominations), and Nickelodeon (13 nominations) follow.

See the full list inside which includes nods for Disney’s ‘Raven’s Home,’ Netflix’s now-cancelled ‘Family Reunion’ and ‘Raising Dion,’ and YouTube’s ‘Tab Time.’

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Nadine Ellis may have already brought some holiday cheer this season with her BET+ movie ‘The Christmas Clapback,’ but now the actress-dancer is showing off her moves for Hallmark via the network’s forthcoming festive film, ‘The Holiday Stocking.’

Directed by Roger M. Bobb, ‘Stocking’ tells the story of a “new angel who returns to earth as a stranger to help his sisters reconcile because it was something he didn’t accomplish in his lifetime.”

Also starring a slew of other familiar faces including Tamala Jones, Karon Riley, B.J. Britt, Mykelti Williamson, and more, look inside to see the flick’s official trailer ahead of its premiere tonight (December 3) at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

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Megan Thee Stallion, Leon Thomas, The Soul Rebels, and KAYTRANADA may be a few of the big names that line ‘Euphonyus,’ the third studio album of Brooklyn-based quintet Phony Ppl, but a clear standout of the November 18-released set is ‘Try.’

Featuring award-winning songstress JoJo, the feel-good track sees her trade verses with the group about patiently testing the waters of a burgeoning love.

“We don’t have to try/ I feel so alive (I feel so alive) / Put your hand in mine / When I feel your vibe (When I feel your vibe) / I feel so alive / We don’t have to try,” they sing on the chorus of the Ivan Barias-produced cut.

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