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Alexander Cole October 20, 2026 Music Avi Hirschfield is suing Drake over uncredited work on the hook to "Janice STFU," and now, the songwriter has delivered his demo.
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Alexander Cole October 20, 2026 Music JÄY-Z has been embroiled in Super Bowl Halftime Show rumors, and now, those rumors are all but confirmed by sources.
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Erika Marie October 19, 2026 Music As the Suno copyright fight continues, Sony and Universal Music want access to DistroKid's internal AI music figures.
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Erika Marie October 19, 2026 Music With tensions between Cardi B and Latto still drawing attention, an altered Tiny Desk lyric received Kelly Rowland's approval.
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Erika Marie October 19, 2026 Music Speaking about Mystikal's prison sentence, Master P questioned whether the rapper ever received appropriate mental health care.
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Erika Marie October 19, 2026 Music Returning to Mumbai for its second edition, Rolling Loud has a solid lineup for the December festival.
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Erika Marie October 19, 2026 Music Soulja Boy recently took to social media to offer up some commentary on the situation involving the protests in France.
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Alexander Cole October 19, 2026 Music A$AP Rocky is going to be dropping Disc 2 of "Don't Be Dumb" soon, and we may finally have the release date.
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Alexander Cole October 19, 2026 Music Meek Mill will be performing in his hometown this November and he's bringing some friends with him.
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Aron A. October 19, 2026 Music Cardi B delivered her NPR Tiny Desk concert on Monday, and it was filled with some of the biggest hits of her career.
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TV Blueface Arrested For Allegedly Interfering With Police During Swatting Call, Chrisean Rock Left In Tears Blueface was streaming when he got hit with yet another streaming call, although this time, things went left and he was arrested.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Drake "Janice STFU" Lawsuit: Songwriter's Original Demo Officially Released Online Avi Hirschfield is suing Drake over uncredited work on the hook to "Janice STFU," and now, the songwriter has delivered his demo.
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Alexander Cole 
Music JÄY-Z Has Reportedly Chosen Himself For The Super Bowl Halftime Show JÄY-Z has been embroiled in Super Bowl Halftime Show rumors, and now, those rumors are all but confirmed by sources.
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Alexander Cole 
Music 50 Cent Compares Growing Up With A Lesbian Mother To Jay-Z's Experience
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Erika Marie 
Music Sony & UMG Turn Up The Pressure On DistroKid Over AI-Generated Songs As the Suno copyright fight continues, Sony and Universal Music want access to DistroKid's internal AI music figures.
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Erika Marie 
Music Cardi B Drops Latto For Kelly Rowland In A Not-So-Subtle Lyric Change With tensions between Cardi B and Latto still drawing attention, an altered Tiny Desk lyric received Kelly Rowland's approval.
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Erika Marie 
Music Master P Says Mystikal Needed Help Long Before His Prison Sentence Speaking about Mystikal's prison sentence, Master P questioned whether the rapper ever received appropriate mental health care.
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Erika Marie 
Music Metro Boomin & Big Sean Join Rolling Loud India 2026 Lineup Returning to Mumbai for its second edition, Rolling Loud has a solid lineup for the December festival.
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Erika Marie 
Music Soulja Boy Offers Poignant Analysis On The Cost Of Living Protests In France Soulja Boy recently took to social media to offer up some commentary on the situation involving the protests in France.
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Alexander Cole 
Music A$AP Rocky May Have Just Leaked The Release Date For Disc 2 Of "Don't Be Dumb" A$AP Rocky is going to be dropping Disc 2 of "Don't Be Dumb" soon, and we may finally have the release date.
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Alexander Cole 
Music Meek Mill Announces One-Night-Only Show In Philadelphia: How To Buy Tickets Meek Mill will be performing in his hometown this November and he's bringing some friends with him.
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Aron A. 
Music Cardi B Delivers Scintillating NPR Tiny Desk Performance Cardi B delivered her NPR Tiny Desk concert on Monday, and it was filled with some of the biggest hits of her career.
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Alexander Cole