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Music BET Awards Announces Star-Studded List Of Performers For 2026 Ceremony The BET Awards are taking place on Sunday, June 28 in Los Angeles, and we now know the performers who will be taking the stage. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Lil Nas X Confirms Bipolar Diagnosis, Reveals If New Music Is Coming Following an arrest last Summer, Lil Nas X shied away from the limelight, but now, he is back with an update on his life. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Streetwear Drake Reportedly In Talks To Sell 50 Percent Of OVO To Authentic Brands Group Drake's OVO brand is one of the most successful artist clothing imprints in the world, and it could be reaching a lucrative deal soon. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Drake & Skillibeng Collaboration Teased By Diplo Diplo might have a summer banger on his hands. By Aron A. June 17, 2026
Music Chris Brown's Civil Dog-Mauling Case Declared A Mistrial, But It's Not Over Yet A juror's poor decisions led to a mistrial in the Chris Brown dog-mauling case, although the case is far from over. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Drake’s Reign At #1 On Billboard 200 Could End Next Week Drake's "ICEMAN" might slip from the top spot of the Billboard 200. By Aron A. June 17, 2026
Music Cardi B Secures Small Legal Victory As Drai's Beachclub Lawsuit Heads To Discovery Cardi B is currently facing a lawsuit for the mic-throwing incident at Drai's Beachclub in 2023, but this week, she got a legal win. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
TV DJ Akademiks Calls Atlanta Gangster Rap A "Clown Show" DJ Akademiks has been beefing with Atlanta rappers lately, and now, he is looking to escalate that grievance. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Rick Ross Sneaks Around Costco & AutoZone, Reveals True Value Of Star Island Mansion In the aftermath of his commercial flying experience, Rick Ross has decided to make fun of himself on social media. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music T.I. Confirms The Release Date For His Final Album "Kill The King" T.I. is looking to drop off "Kill The King" later this month, and it just so happens to be the final album of his career. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music North West & Molly Santana Announce Co-Headlining Tour North West and Molly Santana are going on tour together in August, and will be traveling all throughout North America. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music Eve Delivers A Phenomenal Tiny Desk Performance Eve appeared on NPR's Tiny Desk today as the famous publication pays homage to BET's influence for Black Music Month. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music Dame Dash Previews Jay-Z And Cam'ron Diss Track, But Fans Aren't Feeling It Dame Dash is waging war against Cam'ron and Jay-Z, although fans aren't feeling the new diss track he previewed. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music J. Cole Receives Major Props From Former NFL Star Ryan Clark During a recent episode of "The Pivot" podcast, former NFL star Ryan Clark spoke about his admiration for J. Cole. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music The GRAMMYs Unveil Five New Categories For 2027 The GRAMMYs are looking to expand the awards next year with five new categories that will give more genres more shine. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Admits She Regrets Some Of Her Old Lyrics During an appearance on The Bryce Crawford Podcast, Nicki Minaj spoke on some of her biggest industry regrets. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Doesn't Deny That The Illuminati Exists Nicki Minaj says the Secret Society "could" actually be a thing. By Aron A. June 16, 2026
Music Tyler The Creator Denies Plans To Release A Jazz Album Tyler, The Creator addresses the speculation. By Aron A. June 16, 2026
Sneakers Drake Clowns Anthony Edwards In Hilarious Promo Video For The Nike KD 19 "Purple Candies" Drake and Kevin Durant are good friends, so it should come as no surprise that Drizzy is promoting the Nike KD 19 "Purple Candies." By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026

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