Ashanti rocked the AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas over the weekend (December 3) with a stunning rendition of the U.S. national anthem.

The GRAMMY winner, on hand to help kick off the Big 12 Championship Game that featured Texas Christian University and Kansas State University, showed off a bedazzled microphone and dropped jaws with her soaring take on the historic tune.

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

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Simply put; Brandy‘s ‘A New Moon’ audiobook is nothing short of a masterpiece.

Via Audible’s ‘Words+Music’ series, the Vocal Bible pens yet another chapter to her inspiring discography by unintentionally gifting her fans (affectionately called #STARZ) with the live album they’ve been wanting for years.

When not offering heartfelt words reflecting on her storied life and career (including chasing the success of her early career, falling out of love with music, and so much more), the GRAMMY winner left jaws ajar with all new arrangements for some of her greatest hits including ‘I Wanna Be Down,’ ‘What About Us,’ ‘Almost Doesn’t Count,’ ‘Full Moon,’ and many more.

Released Friday (December 2), hear the hourlong set inside.

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SZA just may have an unexpected hit on her hands with a hilarious parody song.

The GRAMMY-nominated diva, who served as musical guest for the December 3rd episode of ‘SNL,’ rocked the house with two live performances of ‘Blind’ and ‘Shirt’ – two new tunes housed on her December 9-due album, ‘S.O.S.’

But, she also used her oft-praised vocal chops to show off her comedic skills in a super funny skit, a music video-inspired tag-team with KeKe Palmer (the night’s host) to toast to what girls really need during cuffing season – big boys.

“It’s cuffing season, all the girls are leaving to get a big boy. I need a big boy, I need a big boy,” she croons over a Hip-Hop track.

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After suffering ridicule for the commercial nonperformance of her latest effort, ‘The Single Life‘ (as we reported here), ‘Back to the Streets’ beauty Saweetie is headed back to the lab to quickly crank out its follow-up.

As her fans (affectionately called the #ICYGang) already know, the Rap diva has completed her serially delayed debut album, ‘Pretty B*tch Music,’ but ‘Single Life’ was meant to tide them over until other logistics were worked out with the LP.

Some of those “logistics” include securing features, mixing tracks , and more.

During the promo run for ‘Single Life’ the GRAMMY nominee also opened up about a number of upcoming projects she has in the works like doing more singing, releasing Christmas music, experimenting with collaborations with Latin artists, and so much more.

Not defeated by the flack for the recently-released EP, look inside to hear Saweetie share about what her sights are on.

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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.

Find out how inside.

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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.

Details inside.

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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.

Hop inside to see what she said.

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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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