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Music Leon Thomas Teams Up With Chris Brown On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week on our "R&B Season" playlist update, we highlighted killer new tracks from Leon Thomas, Chris Brown, and Sean Leon. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025 927 Views
Music Travis Scott & Future Join Kendrick Lamar & Drake In Surpassing Staggering 2025 Spotify Milestone The year-old Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle may still be holding onto relevance, but don't scoff at Future and Travis Scott's hit-making. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025 3.4K Views
Music Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" Becomes First Rap Album To Sell 1 Million Units In The US In 2025 The botting claims against Kendrick Lamar have only gotten stronger, but "GNX" continues to sustain success in the face of it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025 17.9K Views
Music Drake Finally Announces "NOKIA" Music Video Coming Out This Week Drake is looking to capitalize on the continued commercial success of the PARTYNEXTDOOR collab album, "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025 3.7K Views
Music Lizzo Confronts Yung Miami To Explain Her Strong Comments About Singer's Weight Loss A lot of folks have been critical of Lizzo's weight loss journey, although Yung Miami called them out for having the same tone before it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025 4.0K Views
Music Drake Takes A Break From UMG Lawsuit To Celebrate Toronto MC TVGUCCI's Birthday Drake is proud to call Houston his second home, so of course he treated TVGUCCI to a fun birthday celebration in the city. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025 1.5K Views
Music Sauce Walka's Father Confirms Rapper's Condition After Alleged Sayso P Shooting Sauce Walka is in stable condition after a Memphis shooting, but authorities haven't confirmed if his artist Sayso P is the deceased victim. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025 3.7K Views
Sports LeBron James & His Daughter Vibe To Kendrick Lamar & SZA’s "Luther" Amid Drake Tensions Kendrick Lamar and SZA's hit collaboration, "Luther," is continuing to dominate the Billboard Hot 100 chart. By Cole Blake March 23, 2025 2.8K Views
Music Drake's "Fake Love" Surpasses 1 Billion Streams, Expanding His Historic Lead The historic feat comes as Drake prepares to enter the "next chapter" of his career, according to a recent Instagram post. By Cole Blake March 23, 2025 1.9K Views
Viral Kevin Gates Goes Viral For His Hilarious Change Of Demeanor In Bobbi Althoff Interview Kevin Gates has some truly wild interview moments, such as a recent conversation with PlaqueBoyMax about... Let's just call it self-love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025 3.6K Views
Pop Culture Lizzo Shows Off Weight Loss With Fishnet-Clad Instagram Pics Lizzo joked about the hit AppleTV series, "Severance," in the caption of the post, following the finale of season two. By Cole Blake March 23, 2025 2.7K Views
Music Playboi Carti Projected To Maintain "MUSIC" Billboard Dominance With Second No. 1 Week Playboi Carti still has more music on the way after this new album's success, which should be out in 2030 at this rate. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 23, 2025 1383 Views