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Music Kanye West's Slot At Slovakia Festival Leads To Event's Cancelation Due To Backlash A new report suggests Rubicon Festival promoters canceled the entire event due to the backlash over Kanye West's participation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Claims She Turned Down An Invite To Join The Recording Academy Nicki Minaj recently stated that she declined an invite to join the Recording Academy, saying the process "makes no sense." By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music Drake Fans Beg For An Encore At Wireless Festival This was the R&B-centric night of Drake's Wireless Festival takeover this year, and we imagine the cold-blooded bars will follow. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Lauryn Hill Joins Drake On Stage During Night 1 Of Wireless Festival Lauryn Hill joined Drake on stage at the end of the first night of his triple headlining appearance at Wireless Festival. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music Drake Gave Fans An R&B Odyssey With Wireless Night One Setlist Drake brought out a lot of special guests for his first 2025 Wireless Festival slot, including Lauryn Hill and PARTYNEXTDOOR. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Music Biggie's Son CJ Accused Of Facilitating Alleged Diddy Assault This lawsuit comes from an anonymous man who claimed Diddy allegedly masturbated into a shirt Biggie once owned. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 12, 2025
Pop Culture Pusha T Issues Harsh Review Of Drake's "What Did I Miss?" In New Interview Pusha T was asked for his thoughts on Drake's "What Did I Miss?" and he gave a pretty unsurprising answer. By Devin Morton July 12, 2025
Music Drake Kicks Off Triple-Headlining Wireless Festival Appearance By Showing Love To The UK Drake is set to become the first artist in history to headline all three days of Wireless Festival in London. By Caroline Fisher July 11, 2025
Music Denzel Curry & FERG Announce Joint Mixtape Coming Soon Denzel Curry and FERG have collaborated a lot in recent years, boasting tracks such as "HOT ONE" and "Demons." By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025
Music Pusha T Scathingly Responds To Kanye West Saying He Misses Their Friendship Pusha T and Malice recently released "Let God Sort Em Out," which came with a slew of interviews and revelations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025
Music Travis Scott Praises Drake's "What Did I Miss?" After Beef Rumors Drake and Travis Scott really haven't done anything to fuel rumors of a possible yet unlikely beef... Except for one possible show of shade. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025
Music Eminem Fans Shocked At Writing Credit On Justin Bieber's New Album "SWAG" Eminem has a writing credit on Justin Bieber's new "SWAG" album cut, "YUKON," which features background vocals from 2 Chainz. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 11, 2025