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Society Attending Concerts Every Two Weeks Increases Wellbeing & Lifespan According To Study We're talking nine years. By Chantilly Post March 27, 2018
Music Talib Kweli Cancels Show: Venue Booked White Nationalists Talib Kweli, a known political opponent of White Nationalists, cancels show after finding out venue has booked known racist group. By Devin Ch February 20, 2018
Music Denzel Curry Reveals Upcoming Project Will Be A Collab Album Following the success of "Melt My Eyez See Your Future," it seems the Carol City MC's next move will involve some assistance. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2023
Music Mac Miller Fund Launches $75K Grant For BIPOC Artists The Mac Miller Fund will award 75 Black, Indigenous, and Artists Of Color micro-grants to help fund creative projects. By Aron A. June 30, 2021
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine: A Polarizing Figure In Hip-Hop's New Era Today, we look into the career of Tekashi 6ix9ine, including his accomplishments, biggest collaborations, and most significant moments. By Wyatt Westlake July 31, 2023
Music FNG Shugga Confirms Finesse2tymes Beat Both His Legal Cases Finesse2tymes' girlfriend took to Instagram to comment on the rapper's dismissed threat case and his alleged probation violations. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 10, 2025
Music DaBaby Appears To Shut Down MAGA Valentine’s Day Event Rumors Recently, DaBaby took to Twitter/X to let fans know that anything involving him and politics right now is "fake news." By Caroline Fisher January 27, 2026
Music Travis Scott Hints "Utopia" Could Drop As Early As July 24 Scott isn't done teasing fans about Utopia just yet. By Ben Mock July 22, 2023
Music Usher & Little Simz Get Grand On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update: Stream Our new "R&B Season" playlist update also includes cuts from Jermaine Dupri and Tommy Richman. Which one's your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 11, 2024
Music Ray J Apologizes To Brandy For His Handling Of Shyne & Ma$e Drama Shyne and Ma$e reflected on their own relationships with Brandy during a recent episode of "It Is What It Is." By Cole Blake March 23, 2026
Music Rema Accuses Dreamville Fest Of Mistreating African Artists During Show Rema was forced to cut his Dreamville Fest performance short and he wasn't happy. By Elias Andrews April 10, 2024
Politics Donald Trump Accuses Kamala Harris Of Allegedly Paying Beyonce $11 Million For Endorsement Donald Trump has been going off on Bruce Springsteen and Beyonce in scathing posts on his Truth Social site. By Cole Blake May 19, 2025