Two of R&B’s most legendary voices – Queen of Funk Chaka Khan and GRAMMY Award-winning powerhouse Stephanie Mills – have signed on to square off on #VERZUZ!

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Mariah Carey may mark November 1 as the beginning of her seasonal reign as Queen of the holidays, but King of Pop Michael Jackson‘s timeless classic continues to rule over its predecessor:  Halloween.

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Britney Spears is finally free from the conservatorship that has governed her personal and professional life for over 13 years after a judge granted a motion to terminate the legal mandate.

Millions of the singer’s fans are rejoicing worldwide and one of the notable names in that number is none other than Lady Gaga. 

Since the onset of her career, Mother Monster has always heaped praise onto the ‘Oops!… I Did It Again’ performer and cited her as one of her primary influences.

Now, Gaga speaking up and out about the monumental moment in Spears’ story.

Her words await below…

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Elton John is one of entertainment’s most celebrated singers ever.

One of the only seven acts to have sold over 250 million records in the history of recorded music, his lengthy list of hits had already spanned 5 decades but – thanks to ‘Levitating’ diva Dua Lipa – it’s now impacting charts in a sixth.

More inside:

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With a slew of film and stage credits on their respective resumes, GRAMMY Award-winning songstresses Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were undoubtedly the perfect picks to bring the TONY Award-winning musical, ‘Wicked,’ to life via a big screen adaptation. Directed by Jon M. Chu, the movie will see the ladies portray Glinda and Elphaba respectively.

While their fans continue to celebrate the news, the pair have found the ultimate support in TONY Award-winning actresses Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel – the original duo to portray Glinda and Elphaba in the Broadway version of ‘Wicked.’

Hop inside to see how they reacted to news of Grande and Erivo’s casting.

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Chloe Bailey made the masses say ‘Have Mercy’ with her hit of the same name and now it looks like she has more music on the way.

And it sees her ‘Flex’ her rapping skills.

See and hear what we mean below…

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With its #76 premiere on the Billboard 200 this week, ‘What You Expect’ – the first joint EP from Big Sean and Hit-Boy – comes as the highest placement the latter has had on the album chart to date.

In a bid to boost the project to even higher heights on the tally, the duo have given even more of its housed cuts – namely ‘The One’ and ‘Chaos’ – the single treatment.

The roll out of the former – which prominently samples SWV‘s 1996 classic, ‘You’re the One’ – was accompanied by a black-and-white clip filmed at a Hollywood Hills home studio while the latter lives up to its title via a chaotic music video laden with car wrecks, disorder, and more.

See them both inside:

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Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak provided this week’s helping of butter-smooth with the long-awaited arrival of their collaboration album ‘An Evening with Silk Sonic.’

Hot on the promotional trail, the potent pair’s latest stop was a sit-down interview on Big Boy’s Neighborhood.

During the candid chat, the duo dished on the process of piecing together their critically acclaimed project – including the surprise reveal they began working on their current single ‘Smokin Out The Window’ five years ago.

The stars also teased the much-demanded joint tour.

Check out the interview below…

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Taylor Swift is back with a blazing start.

For, her album – ‘RED (Taylor’s Version)’ – is set to hit the charts with major figures.

Full story below…

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Cop a gander of Lady Gaga!

The multi-talented chanteuse served majestic eleganza tonight at the Milan premiere at the ‘House of Gucci.’

Due in theaters worldwide on November 24, the movie sees Gaga play Patrizia Reggiani: the ex-wife of Gucci who was convicted of orchestrating his hit after he had an affair.

The film – which already has critics buzzing – is based on Sara Gay Forden‘s book ‘The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, & Greed.’ 

Check out more from Mother Monster below…

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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 Avril Lavigne, Mitski, NOTD, and Townsend.

Join us inside…

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Here at That Grape Juice, we love all things R&B! So, fittingly, we’ve teamed up with DJ Ace – one of the UK’s most revered R&B connoisseurs and host of BBC 1Xtra‘s weekly series Everything RNB (which airs Sundays at 10pm).

Each week he’ll be rounding up his latest show and previewing what’s upcoming on the next episode. Right here on That Grape Juice.

Without further ado, check out the latest installment with DJ Ace below…

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