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Music ESSENCE Festival Announces Stacked 2025 Lineup This is a big year for the ESSENCE Festival as it's going to help celebrate the 55th anniversary of its namesake magazine. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music Princess Love Swears Off Alcohol After Fans Spot Her Kissing Ray J Princess Love's wild night out came as she is currently in the process of divorcing her estranged husband, Ray J. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Pop Culture Ice Spice & Sauce Gardner Share Cringeworthy Moment On Kiss Cam Ice Spice and Sauce Gardner have some convinced that they are together, but after seeing this awkward moment, some are losing confidence. By Zachary Horvath April 15, 2025
Music Sean Kingston Lands In Jail After Failing To Produce $100k For Bond Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty on multiple counts of wire fraud in the highly publicized trial. By Cole Blake April 15, 2025
Music Lil Nas X Reveals Half Of His Face Is Paralyzed Lil Nas X is currently in the mist of his new era and unfortunately, it seems as though he has hit a major setback. By Alexander Cole April 15, 2025
Music Bhad Bhabie Nearly Slips Up On Stream With Alleged Revelation About Chief Keef Bhad Bhabie previously claimed to have allegedly had an affair with Chief Keef back in December of last year. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Pop Culture Coi Leray Excitedly Reveals The Gender Of Her & Trippie Redd's Child Coi Leray has had to deal with a lot of noise thanks to Trippie Redd's alleged infidelity, but she's not letting that ruin her motherhood. By Zachary Horvath April 14, 2025
Relationships Ray J & Princess Love Spotted Packing On PDA At The "Millennium Tour" The viral video comes as Ray J and Princess Love are in the midst of their fourth divorce. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Walks Back Her Previous Tune On Ice Spice, Claims She's Now "Kinda Fire" Ice Spice is one of many rappers that Azealia Banks has had a problem with, but something has convinced her to come around. By Zachary Horvath April 14, 2025
Music Kanye West Believes The Music Industry Is Trying To Replace Him With Kendrick Lamar Kanye West has appeared extremely jealous of Kendrick Lamar since his Twitter rants restarted back in February. By Zachary Horvath April 14, 2025
Music Diddy Pleads Not Guilty To New Charges In Criminal Case Diddy's highly-publicized criminal case is ramping up as his May 5th trial date quickly approaches. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025
Music Megan Thee Stallion's Microphone Abruptly Cut During Coachella Performance Megan Thee Stallion was among several artists to perform over the weekend including Travis Scott, Post Malone, and more. By Cole Blake April 14, 2025