With 2024 finally upon us, we here at That Grape Juice are all sorts of excited about what the New Year has in store.

Indeed, the unpredictability of showbiz together with the lengthy list of buzz-worthy happenings already on the calendar, has us amped in earnest for the year ahead.

Join us after the jump as we tally That Grape Juice’s Top 4 Wishes for 2024.

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Be it for the good, bad, ugly, or downright shocking, 2023 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 reflect on the sexual assault allegations that landed Diddy in one of the year’s most shocking scandals.

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With time ticking toward the February 2024 kickoff of the ‘GUTS World Tour,‘ Pop singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo is giving future concertgoers a taste of what they can expect from the massive jaunt via a slew of recent high-profile appearances.

Over the weekend she made headlines for rocking the roof off of the latest episode of ‘SNL‘ (hosted by Adam Driver) when she delivered a gripping rendition of the ‘GUTS‘ album favorite ‘All-American B*tch’ as well as a stripped-down piano version of her Hot 100 #1 hit ‘Vampire.’

Beyond Saturday night’s showing (December 9), ‘Vampire’ also got some shine when Rodrigo took to  NPR’s ‘Tiny Desk Concert‘ to perform a four-song set that also included stunning live takes on ‘Making the Bed,’ ‘Lacy,’ and more.

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Nearly 10 years after landing her last Hot 100 chart-topper, Miley Cyrus – after experiencing a lukewarm era via the critically but not so commercially acclaimed ‘Plastic Hearts’ (2020) – stunned music lovers when she rebounded with her first single of 2023 and wound up owning the year’s longest-charting #1 hit by a female artist.

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In Thanksgiving news we couldn’t have predicted, ‘Unpredictable‘ hitmaker Jamie Foxx has been hit with a lawsit for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in New York.

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In breaking news, the historic SAG-AFTRA strike that brought Hollywood to an unprecedented standstill is over.

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Drake‘s domination of Billboard last week thanks to his latest album, ‘For All the Dogs,’ was just the tip of the iceberg of history-making success he achieved this month.

Beyond becoming the first act to amass over 75 Hot 100 top 10 hits, collect over 300 entries on the chart, and have the most #1 debuts (9 total), he tied King of Pop Michael Jackson‘s record for most #1 hits among males overall.

On the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) side of the fence, the wins were unprecedented as well.

Look inside to see his latest slew of certification upgrades.

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Britney Spears‘ hotly anticipated memoir, ‘The Woman in Me,’ has finally been released. And the book brings with it a number of explosive new revelations.

A reality that will likely surprise many given how many jaw-dropping reveals have preceded the book’s release.

Case in point, news that Spears had an abortion while with Justin Timberlake, the reason she shaved her hair in 2007, and how the controversial conservatorship that governed her life for 13 years depleted her “passion” for her career.

With ‘The Woman in Me’ out now and pacing towards unprecedented sales, join us below for some of the most intriguing revelations.

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‘Filthy‘ hitmaker Justin Timberlake gets down and dirty in the sinister trailer for his new movie ‘Reptile.’

Directed by Grant Singer, the film follows a detective (Benicio Del Toro) who is working to piece together the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of a young real estate agent married to Timberlake’s untrustworthy character.

Also starring Alicia Silverstone, Ato Essandoh, Michael Beasley, Eric Bogosian, Michael Pitt, and more, the star-studded cast join forces to give viewers a thriller like none they’ve seen before.

“I wanted to get to the end as quickly as possible — just like a good book or suspenseful novel,” Justin said in an interview promoting the film. “I liked the idea of playing a character that has to constantly react to the unpredictability of what’s thrown in his direction.”

Ahead of the suspenseful flick’s Netflix premiere on October 6, hop inside to see the official trailer.

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Sam Smith is the latest star to shine on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert. 

Fresh from wowing audiences on the ‘Gloria Tour,’ the British belter delivered an intimate set that still saw their talent tower tall.

Backed by an 11-person choir, Smith and collective performed a soulful, stirring set comprised of their break-out hit ‘Stay With Me,’ chart-topper ‘Unholy,’ ‘How Do You Sleep,’ and ‘Lay Me Down’ featuring LaDonna Harley-Peters.

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It may finally be time for Usher to rock the grandest stage of them all.

Because, according to a new report, the seasoned hitmaker may have been tapped to headline the eagerly awaited Super Bowl 2024 Halftime Show. 

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NSYNC are back! Well, kind of.

Two decades on from their unprecedented stronghold on the Pop landscape, members Justin Timberlake, JC Chasez, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick reunited on stage at the MTV Video Music Awards 2023.

The platform is particularly notable as the quintet last appeared together during Timberlake’s Video Vanguard Award performance 10 years ago at the VMAs 2013.

Their latest showing saw the group present Taylor Swift with the Best Pop award.

An immediate trending topic, attention quickly turned to what the gents may have in store for their ever-loyal fans.

Well, according to a new report, it won’t be many of the nostalgic touchstones that folk may expect.

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