While it’s pretty obvious that Mariah Carey‘s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You‘ will eventually go down as the most popular song in history, watching its journey to that title is nothing short of remarkable.

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For reasons good, bad, ugly, and everything in between, 2024 was one for the books!

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.

Despite enjoying a great year thanks to history-making Diamond singles and the year’s top-performing female Rap album on Billboard (‘Pink Friday 2‘), next we look back at how Nicki Minaj‘s ‘Pink Friday 2 Tour’ was her true 2024 highlight as it penciled her name in record books!

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Kim Burrell is looking to shine a spotlight on her time with one of Pop music’s brightest stars ever – Whitney Houston!

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‘In Da Club’ hitmaker 50 Cent is about to find himself in da studio a lot sooner than expected thanks to fuel from longtime industry friend Eminem who recently made headlines for suggesting it’s time the two join forces for a full-on joint album.

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As predicted, SZA‘s blockbuster sophomore album ‘SOS‘ has not only returned to the top of the Billboard 200 thanks to its highly anticipated deluxe edition ‘LANA‘ but has done so in a MAJOR way.

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SZA excited fans in earnest when the long-awaited ‘SOS Deluxe: LANA’ album arrived after years of teasing.

Yet, amidst the buzz, there was an undercurrent of frustration from some about the project’s mixing quality.

Well, the songbird has hatched a plan and shared it with the masses moments ago.

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Katy Perry has made no secret of her admiration of Beyonce over the years – even revealing she studied the Queen Bey’s epic 2013 Super Bowl Halftime Show to prep for her own in 2015.

During a more recent promo blitz in support of her latest album, ‘143,’ Perry confirmed her amazement at the megastar’s achievements hasn’t slowed one bit.

Look inside to hear how she praised her fellow chart topper.

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Chloe Bailey has exciting plans in place for 2025 and it includes putting the wheels in motion for a new Chloe x Halle album.

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Ice Spice is blazing the promo trail in support of the Christmas Day-released deluxe edition of her debut studio album ‘Y2K.’

Christened ‘I’m Just a Girl,’ the updated set expands the original’s tracklist with multiple new cuts including the fan favorite ‘Hannah Montana.’

“Yeah, I got slim, but I still eat my oats / Hate me a n–ga that give b-tches hope / Bae, watch your mouth, ’cause you know what I tote / Munchin’ me down and say, ]It taste like water’ / Do n–gas foul ’cause I’m my mother’s daughter,” she raps over RIOTUSA production.

And while the recorded version features fellow hitmaking emcees DaBaby and NLE Choppa, Spice handled the live version by her lonesome when she took to ‘From the Block‘ to deliver a sizzling performance of the song.

Look inside to see how she fared.

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Eight years after bursting onto the scene with ‘Lay Down,’ rapper OMB Peezy is giving the tune a lifeline thanks to a remix with fellow Southern emcee GloRilla.

“I wish a n–ga would try me likе I am that b-tch / ‘Cause I got n–gas that don’t play about (Only gang, gang) / Oh, I can say proudly with my chest,” she raps over Drum Dummie production.

Capitalizing off the momentum of the tune’s now-viral success on Tik Tok, look inside to see what the two cooked up for the ‘Lay Down’ revamp.

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Muni Long isn’t just the penwoman behind fan favorites from Chris Brown, Ariana Grande, Mariah Carey, Rihanna, Mary J. Blige, and other big names in music, but – as evidenced by a recent interview – she’s just as much a fan.

Taking to Scott Evans‘ popular Web series ‘House Guest‘ recently, the ‘Made for Me‘ maestra made quite the splash while dishing on everything from wild fan interactions to additional GRAMMY aspirations, her illustrious career overall, and so much more.

The last segment of the hour-long chat saw Long engage in a game where she had to deliver a capella takes on hits from Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Mariah Carey, Aaliyah, Alicia Keys, and more.

However, it was her spin on Whitney Houston classics like ‘Heartbreak Hotel,’ ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody,’ ‘Exhale,’ and ‘I Have Nothing’ that really left jaws ajar.

Look inside to see how she fared tackling the power ballads.

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From movies to music, fashion, and beyond, Chloe Bailey had a seriously busy 2024.

But, if comments from a recent interview are any indication, she is gearing up to be even busier in 2025!

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