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Music Rihanna's Shooter Hit With Over A Dozen Charges On Top Of Attempted Murder L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman spoke about the shooting at Rihanna's house outside of the court house on Tuesday. By Cole Blake March 11, 2026
Music Usher's Las Vegas Residency Will End In December The last shows will be played in the first week of December. By Lavender Alexandria August 17, 2023
Music Wale & Smino Celebrate Black Music Month With Amazon Exclusive "Glory" Wale and Smino also performed their new track "Glory" in an exclusive Amazon Music video to celebrate Black Music Month. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 19, 2026
Music Doechii Drops Out Of Two Prime UK Festivals For This Weekend Artists having to pull out of onstage appearances isn't anything new, but Doechii will be missing out on some big-time shows. By Zachary Horvath August 19, 2025
Music India Arie Returns Catalog To Spotify After Calling Them Out Over Joe Rogan Rogan's n-word controversy sparked India's protest of Spotify, but she said her boycott worked and it"impacted change." By Erika Marie February 24, 2023
Music Lil Uzi Vert Promises New Album Is A Throwback To Their "Original" Style What their "original" sound is has become a topic of debate. By Lavender Alexandria November 24, 2023
Music Finesse2tymes Wanted In Houston For Allegedly Stealing Rental Car Apparently the Memphis MC ended up giving the car to someone else. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 20, 2023
Music SZA Set To Receive A Special Award From The Songwriters Hall Of Fame She's the first black woman to be honored with the award in almost 20 years. By Lavender Alexandria April 16, 2024
Viral Gucci Mane Asks For Help From Fans With Cover Art For Upcoming "Brrrbie" Release What better way to celebrate "Barbenheimer" than by blasting some explosive and vibrant new Guwop tracks? By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 29, 2023
Politics Kneecap Cancels U.S. Tour As Legal Fallout From Terrorism Charge Continues Kneecap has labeled the case against them a "witch-hunt" as member Mo Chara faces a terrorism related charge. By Cole Blake August 25, 2025
Music Doja Cat Fans Seemingly Create Fake Apology For Sam Hyde Shirt A fan-page for Doja Cat appears to have shared a fake apology for the rapper's Sam Hyde controversy. By Cole Blake October 11, 2023
Music Lil Nas X Previews New Song While Teasing His "Christian Era" The rapper returned to twitter with a brand new sound. By Lavender Alexandria November 30, 2023