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Music The Weeknd Previews New Music In "M A N I A" Short Film Watch the 12-minute short, which features music from The Weeknd's upcoming album "STARBOY." By Trevor Smith November 23, 2016
Music Remy Ma On Nicki Minaj: "My Grandmother Told Me To Never Speak Ill Of The Dead" Remy Ma dressed for Nicki Minaj's funeral on "The Wendy Williams Show." By Danny Schwartz March 03, 2017
Music Migos' "CULTURE" Tops Billboard 200; First Week Sales Revealed The Atlanta trio has earned their first #1 album. By Trevor Smith February 05, 2017
Music Big Sean Gets A Roc-A-Fella Chain From Jay Z Sean says Jay Z told him that he'd earned the chain. By Trevor Smith February 03, 2017
Music Jay Z Dedicates “The Story Of OJ” To Colin Kaepernick At The Meadows Festival During his set at Friday night's Meadows Festival, Jay Z dedicated his performance of "The Story Of OJ" to Colin Kaepernick & "Numb" to Chester Bennington. By Kevin Goddard September 15, 2017
Music Smokepurpp Is Off Xanax In 2018, Travis Scott Is Happy About It Just like Lil Pump, Smokepurpp says that he's leaving his Xanax habit in 2018. By Rose Lilah January 01, 2018
Music Drake Is The Most Streamed Artist Of 2016 On Spotify Drake tops Spotify's top artists, songs, and albums for the second consecutive year. By Danny Schwartz December 01, 2016
Music Vince Staples Depicts Mass Shooting In "Blackberry Marmalade" Music Video Vince Staples' new single "Blackberry Marmalade" is about racism in the United States and violent responses to (and from) its corrupt system. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Politics Nicki Minaj Reportedly Attending White House Correspondents' Dinner Nicki Minaj is going to continue her support of Donald Trump and his presidency this weekend at the Correspondents' Dinner. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Music D4vd Pleads Not Guilty To Murder Of Celeste Rivas Due to “special circumstances” surrounding the charges, D4vd could face the death penalty for allegedly killing Celeste Rivas. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music Big30’s Bond Stayed In Gucci Mane Kidnapping Case Pooh Shiesty and Big30 were recently arrested and hit with charges related to the alleged kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane. By Caroline Fisher April 08, 2026
Music Michael Jackson Impersonator Facing Backlash For Appearing In Kanye West's "FATHER" Visual Kanye West decided to include a Michael Jackson lookalike in his music video for "FATHER" and folks aren't too happy about it. By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026