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Music Kendrick Lamar, SZA & More To Benefit From UMG’s Spotify Stake Sale As part of her 2018 contract with UMG, Taylor Swift requested that any sale of the label's Spotify shares benefit its artists. By Caroline Fisher April 30, 2026
Music Quavo Wants To Be The Next Rapper To Take Up Playing The Flute Could there be a Quavo flute album on the horizon? By Lavender Alexandria December 14, 2023
Pop Culture Tina Lawson Tells Fan To "Shhh!!!" During Beyoncé Concert Beyoncé's mom wanted nothing to do with this fan interaction. By Caroline Fisher May 15, 2023
Politics "Little Miss Flint" Seeks Positive Change From Nicki Minaj & Megan Thee Stallion Beef Mari Copeny has asked the femcees to donate some of the profits from "Hiss" and "Bigfoot" to her water filtration charity. By Ben Mock January 28, 2024
Music Kid Cudi Posts From His Hospital Bed After Second Surgery On His Broken Foot Kid Cudi By Alexander Cole May 24, 2024
Sports Flavor Flav Delivers Incredible Rendition Of The National Anthem: Watch Flavor Flav was getting some love for his performance. By Alexander Cole October 30, 2023
Music Freddie Gibbs Reveals 50 Cent & Scarface Were His Earliest Rap Inspirations Freddie Gibbs is one of the premier gangsta rap voices of our time and we have 50 Cent and Scarface to thank for his career existing. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Music Offset Previews Future Collab With Kai Cenat The unreleased song is set to appear on Offset's new album, "Set It Off." By Caroline Fisher September 17, 2023
Music SZA Dominates 2023 Soul Train Awards: Full List Of Winners The Soul Train Awards recognized SZA, Usher, and several more artists on Sunday night. By Cole Blake November 26, 2023
Music Drake Shares Heartfelt Message Following The Death Of 40's Father, Donald Shebib "Don Shebib gave me one of my best friends in the world," Drake says. By Caroline Fisher November 08, 2023
Music Drake Sets This Billboard Milestone For Tour Sales In Hip-Hop The OVO mogul is now at the top of the game, and this accolade speaks to his longevity, consistent presence, and business acumen. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 03, 2023
Music Junior M.A.F.I.A.'s "Conspiracy" Turns 28 The Notorious B.I.G.’s mentees kept the East Coast flag flying with their debut album. By Demi Phillips September 25, 2023