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Music Chris Brown & Usher Launch Countdown For Joint Tour: What Does It Mean? Chris Brown and Usher announced their joint tour, last week, but they have yet to confirm any further details. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Music Drake's New Seats At Scotiabank Arena Are A Huge Hint About The Status Of "ICEMAN" Drake is looking to drop "ICEMAN" later this year, and recently, the artist gave his fans a huge hint about the album. By Alexander Cole April 13, 2026
Music The Internet Doesn't Know How To Feel About Justin Bieber's Bizarre Coachella Set Justin Bieber took a wildly unique approach to his headlining set at Coachella, and it's safe to say that fans are a tad perplexed. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Sports DJ Akademiks Rips J Cole Apart For His Rough CBA Debut DJ Akademiks has been hypercritical of J Cole lately and he's especially not holding back after a rough debut in the CBA. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Offset's Mom Speaks Out Amid His Recovery Offset has been enjoying a fast recovery, all things considered, and his mom is coming forward to address it all publicly. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Pop Culture Lil Baby's Ex Jayda Cheaves & Dess Dior Get Into Nasty Brawl At The Club Dess Dior and Jayda Cheaves were enjoying a night out while listening to Mariah the Scientist, but things went south later on. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Relationships Offset Claims He Spent $12 Million On Gifts For Cardi B Amid Recent Tensions Despite Cardi B reportedly checking in on Offset following his shooting, things still seem tense between the ex-couple. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music AllStar JR Hints At His Alleged Involvement In The Shooting Of NBA Ben 10 Earlier this week, NBA YoungBoy affiliate NBA Ben 10 was shot at a Houston restaurant, and it appears AllStar JR was allegedly involved. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Battle Rapper Fox 5 Fatally Shot By NYPD After Machete Attack Fox 5, a Bronx battle rapper, was identified as the man fatally gunned down by the NYPD after injuring a handful of people with a machete. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Drake Takes Aim At Ebro & Peter Rosenberg Months After Hot 97 Exit Drake apparently couldn't help himself after catching wind of a clip of Peter Rosenberg's new at-home setup for his show with Ebro. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Music Offset Comes Out In A Wheelchair During First Performance Since Shooting Just about 24 hours after Offset was released from the hospital, the rapper decided to give his fans a surprise performance. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026
Sports J Cole Clowned Over Disappointing First Game With The Nanjing Monkey Kings J Cole's first game with the Nanjing Monkey Kings is officially in the books but unfortunately, he wasn't able to put in a good performance. By Zachary Horvath April 12, 2026