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Music Kanye West’s Italian Festival Booking Sparks Public Outcry Italy's Jewish community, trade unions, politicians, and more are calling for Kanye West's upcoming Hellwat Festival set to be canceled. By Caroline Fisher April 22, 2026
Music Jeweler Calls Out Blueface Over Alleged Unpaid Tab Blueface recently hopped online to flaunt some flashy new chains, prompting a jeweler from his past to come forward. By Caroline Fisher April 21, 2026
Music D4vd Isolated From Other Inmates In L.A. County Jail Authorities arrested D4vd and charged him with the alleged murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas, last week. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music D4vd Named The Most-Googled Person Of 2025 Amid Celeste Rivas Investigation The remains of missing teenager Celeste Rivas were discovered in the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd in September. By Caroline Fisher December 04, 2025
Music Young Thug Removes Gunna Diss From Lil Baby Collab In August, a leaked snippet of a Lil Baby song featuring Young Thug surfaced online, which contained a shot at Gunna. By Caroline Fisher December 03, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Hosted Annual Freak-Offs On The Anniversary Of The Notorious B.I.G.’s Death The allegation stems from 50 Cent's new documentary for Netflix about Diddy, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," which released on Tuesday. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Jokes About Suing Megan Thee Stallion For Fat-Shaming DJ Akademiks' claim comes after Megan Thee Stallion won her defamation case against Milagro Gramz on Monday. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music Bomb Squad Investigates Box Outside Of Megan Thee Stallion's Defamation Trial The jury sided with Megan Thee Stallion in her trial on Monday, finding Milagro Gramz liable for defamation. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Music Lizzo Says The Body Positivity Movement Is Leaving Plus-Size Women Behind Lizzo is advocating for plus-sized women in a new Substack essay. By Tallie Spencer November 27, 2025
Music Summer Walker Secures Year’s Biggest Debut For A Female R&B Artist With 'Finally Over It' Summer Walker's 'Finally Over It' lands at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. By Tallie Spencer November 27, 2025
Music Mike Dean Drags Timbaland For Supporting A.I. Music Mike Dean and Timbaland seem to be on opposing sides of the artificial intelligence debate in music, but it might be more complicated. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music 50 Cent Labels Dame Dash Desperate For Attention In Brutal Instagram Jab 50 Cent used the holiday season as an excuse to take aim at the Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder on social media. By Cole Blake November 26, 2025