Janet Jackson is back!

The Pop superstar has officially announced her brand new live trek, the ‘Together Again Tour,’ and it’s set to be one of 2023’s hottest tickets going.

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The ‘Real Housewives Of Potomac’ are back!

Gone are the days when the Madams of Maryland squabbled over etiquette. Because in the show’s seventh season, the drama escalates to new levels.

‘Potomac’ staples Gizelle Bryant, Karen Huger, Candiace Dillard, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon, Wendy Osefo, and Mia Thornton are all back in the mix and stirring up must-see TV.

With the twists and turns already underway, check out a preview of episode 11 of season 7 below…

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The inaugural Children’s & Family Emmys took over the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles over the weekend for a two-night event to toast to the year’s best family-friendly programming.

JoJo Siwa hosted the Creative Arts ceremony on Night 1 (December 10), and Jack McBrayer signed on for hosting duties on Night 2 (December 11).

Look inside to see who took home the showing’s top trophies including 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.

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Mariah Carey is clearing the Christmas air.

Ahead of the December 20 premiere of her CBS holiday special, ‘Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All,’ the Pop icon hit the promo trail by visiting ‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.’

There, before playing the fast-round ‘Colbert Questionert,’ Mariah made sure to address recent press concerning her titling as “Queen of Christmas.”

“First of all, may I say I never called myself the ‘Queen of Christmas. Can we please be clear on that?,” she said.

The statement came in response to reports of her failed attempt to trademark the name last month. The U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board denied her exclusive rights to the moniker, a decision made due to push back from singers Elizabeth Chan and Darlene Love.

“As an independent artist and small business owner, my life’s work is to bring people together for the holiday season, which is how I came to be called the Queen of Christmas,” Chan revealed in a press statement. “I wear that title as a badge of honor and with full knowledge that it will be — and should be — bestowed on others in the future… My goal in taking on this fight was to stand up to trademark bullying not just to protect myself but also to protect future Queens of Christmas.”

Always one with a quip, Mimi was sure to let folks know who the real Queen of Christmas is.

“They can look up every interview I’ve ever done, and not to get super religious, but I was like, ‘I think, like, if anybody would be the ‘Queen of Christmas,’ that would be Mary [mother of Jesus Christ],” she joked.

Did you miss the action when it first aired? No worries; we’ve got you covered.

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VH1’s ‘A New Diva’s Christmas Carol’ assembles an all-star cast of real-life divas who are no strangers to raking in major ratings for holiday films.

GRAMMY-winning singer Ashanti (who previously starred in Lifetime’s ‘Christmas Winter Song’), Vivica A. Fox (who’s starred in ‘Holiday Hideaway‘ and more), Eva Marcille (who led the cast of OWN’s ‘Christmas Fumble‘), and Robin Givens (who directed BET+’s ‘Christmas Clapback‘) topline the Christmas comedy alongside Spice Girls leader Mel B and Mckenzie Small.

Executive produced by Idris Elba, the festive flick tells the story of a mean-spirited singer who becomes a judge on a reality show and is visited by three ghosts who take her on a journey through Christmas past, present, and future to try give her a new attitude.

Ahead of its December 14 premiere on VH1, look inside to see the trailer to the Rusty Cundieff-directed, contemporary twist on the Charles Dickens‘ 1843 classic, ‘A Christmas Carol.’

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Today’s From The Vault pick is lifted from Whitney Houston’s criminally-underrated ‘Just Whitney’ album, which was released 20 years ago this week.

We give you ‘Watchulookinat’.

The early 2000s were quite a storied period of time in the life of the dynamic diva. Indeed, while the window started with her dominating the worldwide charts, she magnetized the eyes of the masses for reasons that weren’t music-related… but we won’t go there today.

In 2002, Nippy made a move to silence the naysayers and flip the script with the unapologetic ‘Whatchulookinat’.

Produced by then-husband Bobby Brown and co-written by Houston, it packed a certain aggressiveness absent from her previous work and was a plea for the world to let her live her life as best as she could.

Sadly for the song – and parent album – chart success wasn’t on the cards. Indeed, the track peaked at #96 on the US Hot 100 and #75 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop tally. It fared better internationally though, scoring commendable Top 20 placings in the UK, Canada, Italy, Spain, and Portugal.

A critique of paparazzi culture of sorts, the song’s music video was directed by Kevin Bray. The action took place inside of a disposable camera used by comedian Mike Epps to capture Houston as she’s stepping out of the recording studio with friend Faith Evans.

Fun fact: Migos member Offset is featured as one of the many young background dancers surrounding Whitney.

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20 years on, it’s even more unclear why this tune got overlooked as it sits perfectly alongside the revered singles from the chanteuse’s previous project ‘My Love Is Your Love.’

While it wasn’t groundbreaking thematically nor sonically, the ‘Just Whitney’ album had some great moments – namely this very track, ‘One Of Those Days’, ‘Tell Me No’ and ’Try It On My Own’ – which were clearly tailored for world domination, if it wasn’t for the unfortunate climate it was released in.

Whitney, we thank you, we miss you, and we’ll always love you.

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Months after Kanye West first made headlines for a string of antisemitic comments, fallout from the controversial statements continues.

Thursday (December 7), the School of the Art Institute of Chicago confirmed the GRAMMY winner’s honorary doctorate degree they issued him had been rescinded in response to his “dangerous” stance on Jewish communities.

Read their official report inside.

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Be it for the good, bad, ugly, or downright shocking, 2022 was full of monumentally 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 revisit the slap seen around the world. Join us after the jump as we explore Will Smith‘s Oscar night showdown with Chris Rock and the fall-out that followed…

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From Justin Bieber to Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson, Kirk Franklin, and others, Mariah Carey is no stranger to calling on some of the biggest names in music over the years to assist with her annual Christmas domination.

And, if fans of fellow music royal Dolly Parton get their way, the Country Queen may be the newest added to the list.

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For SZA fans, a five-year wait for a new album came to a close Friday (December 9) when the R&B diva finally dropped ‘SOS‘ – the follow-up to her 2017 debut album ‘Ctrl.’

Preceded by hit singles ‘Shirt,’ ‘I Hate U,’ and ‘Good Days,’ “good” comes a severe understatement when describing the critical and commercial acclaim the set’s already received.

And while ‘SOS’ has shown itself to be a monster on real-time sales tallies around the globe (as we reported here), it appears to be even more of one on streaming platforms.

Look inside to see how the 23-song effort is making history.

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Mariah Carey continues to unwrap fresh wins with her festive classic ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You.’ Especially in the UK.

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Mark those calendars because ‘Harlem’ is back!

The popular Amazon Prime Video drama – which chronicles the layered lives of friends Camille, Tye, Quinn, and Angie – returns in February and the streamer has unveiled the first look.

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