Billie Eilish may already sit in GRAMMY history logs for being the only woman to receive the Big 4 (Best New Artist and Album, Song, and Record of the Year) in one ceremony, but now she’s seeing her name penciled in record books for a new reason.

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Victoria Monet fans who feared the singer-songwriter would suffer a shutout at the 2024 GRAMMYs breathed a heavy sigh of relief when the 34-year-old won her first trophy – Best Engineered Album for her 2023 LP ‘Jaguar II‘ – during the event’s pre-show.

Little did they know then, her victory lap had only just begun.

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While only 25 Black female performers have been nominated for Best Supporting Actress over the Academy Awards’ 96-year history, only two of them can boast having been acknowledged by the TONY Awards for the same role.

Tuesday (January 23), ‘The Color Purple’ star Danielle Brooks made history by becoming the second.

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Award show season in full swing, and you can expect the year’s best and biggest in entertainment to be gearing up to grace the stages of annual staples to perform or accept some of the industry’s most coveted trophies.

The latest to unveil its highly anticipated list of nominees is the E! People’s Choice Awards.

Hosted by Simu Liu, the year’s list of leading musical nominees includes Bad Bunny, Drake, Beyonce, Dua Lipa, Miley Cyrus, and Taylor Swift.

They aren’t the only big names in the vying for the night’s prized statuettes, however.

Ahead of the show’s February 18 air date, look inside for the full list of nominees across music, television, movies, and more.

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Janet Jackson is heading back on the road. For, the legendary diva has announced the 2024 leg of her blockbuster ‘Together Again Tour.’

And this time, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is bringing her ‘Call On Me’ collaborator Nelly with her.

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Just a year after legendary TV and stage star Sheryl Lee Ralph became only the second Black woman in the EMMYs’ 75-year history to capture the Best Supporting Actress (Comedy) trophy, a third history-making entrant has joined the ranks: Ayo Edebiri!

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For reasons good, bad, ugly, and everything in between, 2023 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.

Next, we’re hailing the helluva year the Queen of hearts (and Wakanda) Angela Bassett had!

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‘The Color Purple’ is earning both rave reviews and big bucks at the box office.

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Supporters of Jung Kook and Usher‘s ‘Standing Next to You’ remix were buzzing when the sizzling tune first dropped on December 1, however – in a surprise turn of events – the December 15 unveiling of its official music video turned that celebration into competition when the fan groups turned on each other in defense of their favorite performer.

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Jung Kook may have danced his way to the top of charts with the Latto-assisted ‘Seven‘ and the Jack Harlow-assisted ‘3D,’ but now he’s looking to do the same with the Usher-assisted remix to ‘Standing Next To You.’

With its original incarnation found aboard his history-making debut album ‘Golden‘, the former BTS star captured the third top 10 hit of his career (a solo act) when ‘Standing’ premiered and peaked at #5 on the Hot 100.

Eventually pushed off the all-genre chart entirely, the Andrew Watt-penned bop enjoyed a rebound on the most recent edition of the all-genre chart thanks to the December 1-released remix featuring Usher.

Now, the R&B vet has teamed with the K-Pop superstar for the unveiling of the revamped tune’s official music video.

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With ‘The Color Purple’ rapidly drawing near to its Christmas Day (December 25) release, the cast of the hotly anticipated musical movie is leaving no stone unturned in their promotional push.

Their latest stop is the cover of The Hollywood Reporter. 

Fantasia Barrino, Taraji P. Henson, and Danielle Brooks are joined by the film’s producer Oprah Winfrey in the feature and collectively the quad style and profile.

The spread arrives just one day after Barrino and Brooks nabbed Golden Globe nominations for their performances in the Blitz Bazawule-directed flick – which also stars Halle Bailey, Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, Ciara, H.E.R. and Aunjanue Ellis.

In tandem with the THR spotlight is a titillating new trailer for ‘The Color Purple.’

Ahead of its US release and January 26 landing in the UK, check it out together with the stunning snaps after the jump…

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As his debut solo album, ‘Golden,’ presses toward a Gold certification at the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), former BTS star Jung Kook is hoping to expedite that journey by unveiling the official music video for the LP’s housed ballad ‘I Hate You.’

The emotional clip not only showcases stunning cinematography during its shifts from a melancholic black-and-white scheme to vibrant bursts of color, but also shows off the 26-year-old’s impressive acting chops.

“I’m gonna hate you / Paint you like the villain that you never were / I’m gonna blame you / For things that you don’t do / Hating you’s the only way it doesn’t hurt,” he croons on the Shawn Mendes and Scott Harris-penned track.

See the clip in full inside.

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