Before 2024, Whitney Houston – with her 1987 eponymous album – reigned in Billboard 200 history books as the only woman to have an album boast an 11-week run atop the all-genre chart after debuting in its pole position.

This week, thanks to the ongoing success of Taylor Swift‘s latest blockbuster album ‘Tortured Poets Department,’ that record’s been matched.

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Thanks to the globally warm response to Katy Perry‘s latest single, ‘Woman’s World,’ the Pop diva finds herself in a familiar spot: #1.

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Beyond bringing some serious star power to ‘Rise of Red‘ – the latest installment of Disney’s prized film franchise ‘Descendants‘ (streaming now on Disney+) – award-winning singer-actors Brandy and Rita Ora also lent their praised vocal chops to two of the standout songs from the movie’s official soundtrack: ‘So This Is Love’ and ‘Love Ain’t It.’

While the former sees Bran (who portrays Cinderella nearly 25 years after first making TV history in the role) duet with King Charming (Paolo Montalban), the latter sees Ora (Queen of Hearts) take the lead of an ensemble number that features the entire leading cast.

Ahead of a teased, non-Disney duet between the songstresses, hop inside to get familiar with their respective contributions to ‘Descendants.’

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2024 continues to be a breakout year for rapstress GloRilla.

As if nabbing her biggest first-week single sales to date thanks to the Megan Thee Stallion-assisted ‘Wanna Be‘ wasn’t enough to boast, the Memphis native also laid claim to her first solo top 40 appearance on the Hot 100 with the viral ‘Yeah Glo.’

Not resting on the success of ‘Glo’ and its parent project, ‘Ehhthang Ehhthang,’ GloRilla has already carved a follow-up hit on the charts with another of the mixtape’s favorites – ‘TGIF.’

What’s more, the tune’s handsome opening on this week’s Hot 100 marks a historic milestone for the GRAMMY nominee.

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Fat Joe and Remy Ma are still adding new entries to their 20-year collection of joint bangers!

Bolstered by a sample of Will Smith (The Fresh Prince) and DJ Jazzy Jeff‘s 1991 iconic hit ‘Summertime,’ Joe and Ma deliver the new duet ‘Outta Control.‘

“I never lack Joe Crack’ll pack the black metal / It’s a cold world when niggas start to back peddle / Caitlin Clark with the rock they say I’m stat stuffing / And I tell ’em I owe a (Iowa) bitch nothing,” raps Joe over Cool N Dre production.

Hop inside to hear ‘Outta Control’ in full.

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Platinum-selling singer-rapper Paul Russell delivers the “friend zone” anthem we didn’t know we needed with his new song ‘Slippin.’

Delivered courtesy of Arista Records, the bop about unrequited love enlists help from GRAMMY-winning Pop diva Meghan Trainor (just a month after she dropped her latest album ‘Timeless‘).

“You want a good man / You want a wedding band / Girl, that’s in your hands / ‘Cause I keep on / Slippin’ through your…,” they sing on the chorus of the Connor McDonough-produced jam.

Ahead of the duo likely giving the tune the live treatment on their forthcoming ‘Timeless Tour,’ hop inside to get acquainted with ‘Slippin.’

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LL Cool J has announced ‘The Force’ – his first studio album in over a decade.

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Readers of That Grape Juice know how passionate we are about music – whether that be past or present.

However, unlike our other segments – Retro Rewind, TGJ Replay, and From The Vault – The Pop Stop is the most in-depth look at Pop songs that may have flown under the radar over the last week that you should know, rather they be from music’s biggest stars or those on the rise.

This week, we want to highlight cuts from One Republic, Maren Morris, Pale Waves, and (G)I-dle .

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Rihanna is continuing to break records thanks to her music.

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Nicki Minaj fans will have to wait a bit longer for new music from the superstar.

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Nelly Furtado is making her grand return to the music industry and she already has her eyes set on a major collaboration.

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Dua Lipa‘s Glastonbury glow continues to prove oh-so luminous.

For, the Pop force has announced a second Wembley Stadium show.

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