Taylor Swift‘s no stranger to seeing her name penciled in Billboard Hot 100 history books.

As if holding the record for most career top 10 debuts of any artist as well as being the only female artist to dethrone herself from the #1 spot weren’t enough, now she’s added a new accomplishment to her endless list of achievements.  A week after her newest single, ‘Me!’ (featuring Brendon Urie), debuted at #100 on the tally based on airplay alone, the tune finds itself at #2 on this week’s refreshed charts.

And, while unable to unseat the reigning champ Lil Nas X, the jump gave Swift another distinct honor:  the biggest position jump in Hot 100 history.  Coming as her 23rd Hot 100 hit, ‘Me!’ also helped the singer tie Whitney Houston‘s all-time top 10 record.

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The 76th annual Primetime EMMY Awards certainly provided many-a-notable moment courtesy of the host of television stars who took to the stage to be honored.

Now, after historic upsets, heart-warming accepting speeches, and jaw-dropping fashion ensembles (as we reported here), see who walked away with the Dan Levy and Eugene Levy-hosted show’s biggest star – its coveted trophies!

A full winners list awaits below:

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Tyler Perry keeps the drama coming – this by way of ‘Beauty in Black.’

Serving as the creative’s first series set at Netflix, the show tells the titillating tale of how a stripper’s fate takes a turn. She crosses paths with a wealthy and highly dysfunctional family who helm a cosmetics dynasty — and a trafficking scheme.

Taylor Polidore Williams and Crystle Stewart star, with the broader cast including Debbi Morgan and Richard Lawson.

Part 1 of the 16-episode drama arrives on October 24.

Watch the freshly unwrapped first-look trailer for ‘Beauty In Black’ below…

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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 to 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,’ TGJ editors – Sam, Rashad, Joe, and Ryan – get real in a very candid way.

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

2024 MTV VMAs 

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The credits have rolled on the action-packed 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, which boasted many-a-memorable moment from blazing stage performances to technical hiccups, shocking on-stage antics, and more.

But, with all eyes on who took home which honor, did your favorite win any of the coveted Moonperson?

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Sabrina Carpenter‘s streak on the Billboard 200 chart is looking to continue.

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Tyrese is no stranger to saying how he feels.

As such, when the long-running debate about the “King of R&B” was broached during a recent interview, the star didn’t hold back in declaring that his pick is R. Kelly.

He also wasn’t quiet about his rejection of the title belonging to some of the other names often floated.

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Phaedra Parks has long kept “many jobs” and her latest will see her twirl into the ballroom. Because the ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ star has joined the latest season of ‘Dancing With The Stars.’

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August Alsina is taking the response to his coming out in his stride.

As widely reported, the 31-year-old opened up about falling in love with a man last year on the ‘Surreal Life’ and recently expanded on the matter during an interview with Nick Cannon on Counsel Culture. He shared that “love is more complex than gay, straight, (or) bisexual.”

The latter of which lit up the internet following a set of homophobic responses from ‘Love & Hip-Hop’  brawler Akbar V.

Now, in living his truth out loud, Alsina is addressing further feedback.

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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 Noah Kahan, JAEHYUN, Marianas Trench, and Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.

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TLC fans ought to catch the group live while they can because member T-Boz has announced that she is getting ready to retire.

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Nearly 8 years separate fans of Eric Benét from a new body of work, but the wait for the follow-up to his 2016 eponymous album came to a close on Friday (August 23) with the release of the ‘Duets‘ EP.

A star-studded affair featuring contributions from fellow music veterans Chante Moore, Tamar Braxton, Ledisi, LaTocha Scott, and Corinne Bailey-Rae, the 5-song project was preceded to Billboard 200 battle by the Braxton-assisted single ‘Something We Can Make Love To‘ (released in June).

Tiding fans over until Benet puts the final touches on his next studio effort, some songs from ‘Duets’ will get the live treatment when the 4x GRAMMY nominee kicks off in September with stops slated for St. Louis, Philadelphia, Nashville, Boston, and more.

Ahead of that highly anticipated live jaunt, get familiar with the new EP inside.

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