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Music Drake Finishes As Most-Streamed Artist In Canada For Spotify Wrapped Drake dominated Spotify in Canada in 2022. By Cole Blake November 30, 2022
Music Kid Cudi Teases "Entergalactic" & Upcoming Tour: "Next Level Sh*t" Kid Cudi teased his upcoming animated series, "Entergalactic," on Twitter, Saturday. By Cole Blake September 25, 2021
Music Tamera Mowry-Housely Ranks Top 6 "Tia & Tamera" Rap References: J. Cole, Doja, Nicki Minaj & More There are plenty of "Tia & Tamera" references in Hip Hop, and the "Sister, Sister" icon ranks her favorites, from Chief Keef to Doja Cat. By Erika Marie January 19, 2024
Music Gotcha! Lil Nas X Expertly Claps Back At Haters Saying His Next Song Will Be "Too Gay For Mainstream" Lil Nas X has always been a controversial musician, so it's no surprise his new song snippet is ruffling feathers. By Zachary Horvath February 24, 2025
Music Quavo Confirms New Album With Pharrell Is Coming Sooner Than You Think Quavo has been in the studio quite a bit as of late, and now, it appears as though a Pharrell collab project is on the horizon. By Alexander Cole May 27, 2026
Music Grammys 2022 Postponed Due To COVID-19 Surge The Grammys confirmed they will be postponing the 2022 ceremony in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases. By Aron A. January 05, 2022
Music Kendrick Lamar's Guest Verse Powers Future & Metro Boomin's "Like That" Another Commercial Milestone 2024 The song is seeking a third week on top of the Hot 100. By Lavender Alexandria April 11, 2024
Music Drake Dances To Fivio Foreign’s “PlaqueBoyMax” Diss Track In Australia Has Drake chosen a side? By Caroline Fisher January 29, 2025
Music Woman Suing Nicki Minaj & Kenneth Petty Claims Barbz Have Been Threatening Her Jennifer Hough shares some of the hate messages that she has been receiving from Barbz since her appearance on "The Real" earlier this week. By Joshua Robinson September 24, 2021
Pop Culture Unseen XXXTENTACION Footage To Appear In "In His Own Words" Documentary The late Jahseh Onfroy continues to inspire fans as his estate plans to release a companion piece to complement the “Look At Me” documentary. By Balen Mautone October 25, 2022
TV Russell Simons Refers To HBO Sexual Assault Documentary As A Lie Russell Simmons issues a statement on the upcoming HBO Max documentary about his sexual assault accusations. By Rose Lilah April 28, 2020
Relationships Kevin Gates Must Fork Over $1M From Music Catalog Sales To Dreka Gates Kevin Gates will have to give Dreka a significant portion of the proceeds from his music catalogue sales. By Aron A. October 22, 2026