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Music The Weeknd Flies Young Fan To Philadelphia Show After Toronto Postponement To make up for postponing a concert in Toronto, The Weeknd flew a disappointed young fan to another stop on the "After Hours Til Dawn" tour. By Cole Blake July 18, 2022
Music SoundCloud Announces Instagram Integration On iOS & Android The update makes sharing music that much easier. By Zaynab October 23, 2018
Music Del The Funky Homosapien Has Been Officially Released From The Hosptial Del The Funky Homosapien gives fans an update on his condition. By Mitch Findlay July 25, 2018
Music Fat Joe Hits Ex-Hypeman With Lawsuit Over “Grotesque” Pedophile Allegations Fat Joe accuses Terrance “T.A.” Dixon of making multiple false claims about him on social media because he believes he owes him money. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2025
Music Vybz Kartel Delivers Health Update After 13-Year Prison Stay Last year, Vybz Kartel's lawyer revealed that he was battling a "life-threatening" illness behind bars. By Caroline Fisher October 05, 2024
Music Cardi B Addresses Joe Budden Spat And Says New Album's Coming Out This Year Cardi B said that, even though she has ups and downs with her Internet activity, she's always grateful for the support from fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 19, 2024
Music Doja Cat Says It's Her "Undying Job" To Hate Those Who Misquote Her Lyrics Doja Cat went off on Twitter. By Caroline Fisher June 16, 2023
Music Lauryn Hill Breaks Silence On Essence Festival Tardiness Many fans gave up hope in seeing Lauryn Hill perform at the event as she didn't take the stage until late into the night. By Cole Blake July 09, 2025
Music The-Dream Claims Rape Allegations Are Untrue And Defamatory The singer asserted his innocence. By Elias Andrews June 04, 2024
Music Cassidy Claims He Made Lil Wayne A Better Rapper The Philly MC doubled down on his earlier assessments that he shifted rap culture and inspired others to become more lyrically formidable. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 14, 2023
Music Lil Wayne Releasing New Music With Wheezy Very Soon: Details This news is based on a recently emerged pre-save link that started to float around social media, so we'll see whether it actually lands. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 21, 2024
Tech Following Reports Of Inflated Numbers, Tidal Investigating Potential “Data Breach” The saga continues. By Milca P. May 18, 2018