After soaring all up, through, and across Houston’s NRG Stadium at last Sunday’s Super Bowl 51, Lady Gaga has taken similar flight on sales and streaming formats.

Seeing her latest effort, ‘Joanne,’ jump to #1 on iTunes album charts just an hour after her set finished, its latest single – ‘Million Reasons’ – mirrored the move by moseying to the perch of the iTunes singles charts (click here to read more).

Now, analysts are trying to forecast how those numbers will translate to Hot 100 and Billboard 200 placements.  And, if their predictions are on the money, Gaga will be making a serious shakeup on next weeks charts.

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Welcome to the latest TGJ Roundtable!

Over the years, That Grape Juice has established a distinguished voice that – whether loved or loathed – sparks discussion, debate, and on occasion drama!

Though comprised of seasoned writers who share a similar outlook on Urban Pop culture, the idiosyncrasies of the TGJ team members often lend for quite heated debates “behind the scenes” about the hottest topics.

Now, we give you a front row seat to the show. In a format similar to ‘The View’ or ‘The Real’, TGJ editors – Sam, David, Rashad, and Joe – get real in a very candid way.

Today’s roundtable topic asks each anchor their thoughts on…

Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

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New music alert!

This time it’s from Def Jam royal August Alsina who hopes to reignite the fire he ignited with his debut album in 2o14.

His latest effort? ‘Lonely.’

When I call your phone tonight, I better not have to call twice, girl. If you think you’re horny now / Come and let a real ni**a slide through, girl.

Listen below…

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Unfortunately, sales of Kehlani‘s critic-pleasing album ‘SSS’ are expected to steer towards the modest side of the spectrum by the time the new Billboard 200 chart is published.

That however has done very little to stop the vocalist from pushing on with its promotional run.

One of her latest stops? ‘Hot 97.’

There, she caught up with the multi-hyphenate starlet Cardi B (pictured above).

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Kehlani has officially unlocked her highly-anticipated inaugural album ‘SweetSexySavage.’

The follow-up to last year’s Grammy-nominated ‘You Should Be Here‘ mixtape, ‘SSS‘ features production from G.O.O.D Music‘s Charlie Heat, Pop & Oak, and many more.

Laced with a hearty 19-tracks, Kehlani’s debut borrows grooves from the trademark sounds of the 90’s and early 00’s.

So what’s the end result? A meaty plate of nostalgia fused with freshness.

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Ed Sheeran is leaving no stone unturned in the promotional push for new singles ‘Shape Of You’ and ‘Castles On The Hill.’

Both lifted from the British crooner’s third album ‘÷’ (pronounced ‘divide’), the songs are scorching iTunes – where they currently sit at #1 and #2 respectively.

Aiming to extend that lead, Sheeran has embarked on an aggressive radio push – a trek which brought him to The Breakfast Club on Power 105.1.

Chopping it up with Charlamagne, DJ Envy, and Angela Yee, the acclaimed singer-songwriter spilled on ditching social media (and his phone) for a year, wanting to be the greatest ever, and a whole lot more.

As ever with Ed, a great interview…

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It seems with open hearts and wallets fans are welcoming back blue-eyed-soulster Ed Sheeran in a big way. For, as we reported here, the ‘Thinking Out Loud’ singer slid back onto the scene this week with not one, but two new releases – ‘Shape of You’ and ‘Castle on the Hill.’

The dual release help kick off his forthcoming album ‘Divide’ (in stores March 3rd) and, if iTunes and streaming response are any indication, will launch the project into the stratosphere.

Already hitting #1 and #2 on US iTunes respectively, new reports reveal the songs have individually smashed global streaming records.  According to an official press release:

With over 13 million global streams in the first 24 hours, Sheeran has broken Spotify’s ‘day 1’ streaming record with his monumental comeback singles “Shape Of You“ and “Castle On The Hill.”  With “Shape Of You” tallying 6,868,642 streams and “Castle On The Hill” landing 6,168,395 streams, both of the new tracks have individually overtaken the previous ‘day one’ record holders…

As if that’s not enough, now Billboard is reporting the tunes are jointly set to make Hot 100 history next week:

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Ed Sheeran is riding high on the charts with comeback singles ‘Shape Of You’ and ‘Castle On The Hill’ – both of which sit at #1 and #2 on US iTunes.

With the songs also slaying on a global scale, attention has turned to their housing album ‘÷’ (pronounced ‘divide’).

The set serves as the British singer’s third studio effort and is tipped to be one of the biggest releases of the year.

When can folk expect to get their hands on it? Find out below, where the official tracklist also awaits…

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Cop a gander of Joe Jonas!

It may be wintertime, but the DNCE lead singer turns up the heat for GUESS‘ new promotional campaign.

Following in the footsteps of younger brother Nick Jonas, who cemented his pin-up status with a similarly racy campaign in his Calvin Klein‘s, the 27-year-old no doubt makes a bold beeline for those titillated by his sibling’s antics.

We really are in changing times; for years patriarchal society saw women objectified by (often fully clothed) men. Such is the climate today that men are doing the same for promotional gain. A lot can be said, but we’ll leave it at…interesting.

Peep more pics of the ‘Cake By The Ocean’ crooner below…

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As reported here, The Weeknd‘s ‘Starboy’ was behind Rae Sremmurd‘s #1 hit, ‘Black Beatles,’ on the Hot 100 for so long it actually tied the all-time record for most consecutive weeks at #2.  Finally, after a $.69 iTunes sale, the Daft Punk-assisted tune finally ascended to #1 last week, giving Weeknd his third chart-topper.

Now, as the refreshed Hot 100 reveals, that sale may have been just what the doctor ordered to get him to #1, but it damn sure wasn’t enough to keep him there.  For, after just 1 week of topping the tally, he’s already been ousted from its perch.

Curious to see who its new occupant is?  Tuck in below to see and also find out whom among your faves landed in this week’s new TGJ Chart Check:  Hot 100…

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Thanks to a $.69 “holiday sale” on iTunes, ‘Earned It’ singer The Weeknd (born Abel Tesfaye) has finally earned his third #1 single on the Hot 100.

14 weeks after its debut (and after a lengthy 8-week run at #2 behind rap duo Rae Sremmurd‘s smash single ‘Black Beatles’), ‘Starboy’ – the title track to Tesfaye’s third album (which hit #1 on the Billboard 200) – ascended to the tally’s perch on the wings of strong digital downloads and streaming performance.  Billboard reports:

[‘Starboy’ logged] the chart’s greatest week-over-week sales gain (up 28,000), surging by 49 percent to 86,000 downloads sold in the week ending Dec. 22. “Starboy” tops the Hot 100 after eight nonconsecutive weeks at No. 2, tying for the most weeks spent at No. 2 before leading the list. It matches Justin Bieber‘s “Sorry,” which ruled at last on the Jan. 23, 2016, chart, and OutKast‘s “The Way You Move,” featuring Sleepy Brown (Feb. 14, 2004).”

Congratz are certainly in order for Weeknd and his ‘Starboy’ co-stars Daft Punk.  The achievement marks the group’s first run at #1 in the U.S.

Tuck in below to see who else filled out this week’s refreshed Billboard Hot 100:

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Drake and Jennifer Lopez’ decision to go public with their relationship has rubbed his former flame Rihanna the wrong way.

Details below…

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