Mary J. Blige is booked, busy, and continuing to blaze a trail.

The Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul has decades of dominance under her belt, but isn’t slowing down.

Instead, she’s ramping up her output across both film and music.

As reported, the R&B royal re-upped her major deal with Lifetime for a slate of a films inspired by her iconic catalog of classics.

The latest is ‘Be Happy,’ which premieres on the network on February 7 at 8/7c.

Led by Tisha Campbell and directed by Gabourey Sidibe, the film follows 50-year-old Val, a devoted wife and stay-at-home mom who seeks to re-light the spark in her marriage after her child heads to college. The flick also stars Mekhi Phifer and Daryl Hornsby.

Ahead of the release of ‘Be Happy,’ That Grape Juice caught up with Blige at the New York City premiere of the film.

Speaking in an EXCLUSIVE interview with TGJ’s Chet Kincaid, MJB dished on the parallels between her journey and the film and her eagerly anticipated Las Vegas residency, ‘My Life, My Story,’ which kicks off on May 1.

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SZA‘s seismic career hit fresh highs last week when she took home Record of the Year at the GRAMMYs 2026 for Kendrick Lamar collaboration, ‘Luther.’

Rather than rest on the laurels of her shiny new trophy, the songbird has hatched a preview of new music.

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Lil Jon has opened up about the tragic death of his son, DJ Young Slade.

As reported, the 27-year-old was confirmed deceased after going missing for several days.

He was sadly found in a pond.

Now, his father, famed for hits such as ‘Yeah!’ and ‘Turn Down For What,’ has addressed the tragedy.

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Kelly Rowland has ample cause to celebrate.

For, her new movie, ‘Relationship Goals,’ is blazing out of the gate on Prime Video.

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Lil Uzi Vert is capitalizing on the momentum of what’s being deemed by many as their “comeback hit.”

Most recently zooming to #12 on the Hot 100, the MCVertt-produced cut ‘What You Saying‘ marks a return to chart prominence for the emcee and shines as their highest-appearing hit on the all-genre chart since ‘Flood the Face‘ and the Nicki Minaj-assisted stormed to #11 and #20 respectively in 2023.

Undoubtedly hoping for even higher heights on the hitlist, Lil Uzi recently showcased an energetic live performance of the tune aboard Friday’s episode of ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon‘ (February 7).

Tapping award-winning dance crew the Jabbawockeez to assist, hop inside to see the action if you missed it when it first graced TV screens.

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GloRilla‘s family drama has been the week’s top trending story in Hip-Hop, but its surprising latest development could finally see the story come to a close.

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J. Cole is hitting the ground running in promotion of his latest album – the February 6-released ‘The Fall-Off.’

More than making up for lost time since his last LP, ‘The Off-Season,’ hit shelves in 2021, Cole preceded the drop of 24-track ‘Fall-Off’ with a visual for the set’s first single: ‘Disc 2 Track 2‘ (later known as ‘The Fall-Off Is Inevitable‘).

To celebrate the album’s February 6 arrival, the 2x GRAMMY winner followed with the unveiling of the official video for the housed cut ‘Two Six.’

“When you see your n–ga on the boulevard (Ayy-ayy) / Roll your window down, holler from afar (Ayy-ayy) / If you spot a ‘Ville n–ga, lock your car (Ayy-ayy) / It’s a real good chance he’s a— / Two six n–gas wild, b-tch,” he raps over T-Minus production.

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President Donald Trump is standing his ground despite an onslaught of backlash (even from members of his own party) after his official Truth Social account shared a video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys late Thursday night (February 5).

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Nathan Smith, known professionally as DJ Young Slade, is presumed dead after Georgia law officials announced retrieving a body from a pond near the areas they’d been searching for him.

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Mariah Carey made her presence felt at the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics 2026 in Milan on Friday (February 6).

And, as it turns out, Mimi is also a multilingual chanteuse.

Taking center stage, the Songbird Supreme took vocal flight with a soaring showing – one that not only saw her belt in Italian but also marvel with a unique rendition of  ‘Nothing Is Impossible’ from her latest album ‘Here For It All.’

What are you waiting for? Watch the legend live up to her billing after the jump.

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In a major legal twist, Diddy is now poised to finally present his appeal in court after racing to fast-track the process.

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Taylor Swift is rewriting the rulebook once again.

The superstar has unveiled the official video for ‘Opalite,’ but with a major twist.

Instead of landing on YouTube, the visual premiered exclusively on Spotify Premium and Apple Music.

The move arrives just as industry changes mean YouTube streams will no longer count toward chart totals, making this one of the most significant strategy shifts yet from a top-tier artist.

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