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Music Kanye West Reportedly Left The Diddy Trial After Just About Half An Hour Kanye West greeted Diddy's son Christian "King" Combs when he arrived at the Bad Boy mogul's federal trial in New York City on Friday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Gets Mixed Reviews On His BET Awards Performance Playboi Carti has an Album of the Year contender with "MUSIC," and on Monday, he performed some of those songs at the BET Awards. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2025
Music Diddy & Associate Accused Of Harassing Sexually Assaulted Barber In New Lawsuit Diddy has been hit with a mountain of lawsuits following his 2023 settlement with Cassie Ventura for $20 million dollars. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 08, 2025
Music SZA Abruptly Leaves Meet & Greet After Fan Throws Bracelet At Her SZA abruptly ended a meet and greet in Phoenix after having a bracelet thrown at her by a fan. She kept the bracelet, though. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025
Music Selena Gomez Ripped By Fans For Watching Knicks Game At Beyonce Concert Selena Gomez attended Beyonce's Cowboy Carter tour but had her eyes on the NBA as well, much to the chagrin of fans. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025
Music Kanye West Laments Kid Cudi Testifying Against Diddy During Trial Kanye West has staunchly supported Diddy amid his federal trial, but it's unclear where he and Kid Cudi are at right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 24, 2025
Music Daylyt Taps Out Of The Joey Bada$$ & Ray Vaughn Beef With New Song "End Credits" We will see if Joey Bada$$ and Ray Vaughn agree with Daylyt and pump the brakes on their beef, which has fueled most of this rap battle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 22, 2025
Music Kanye West Sets The Record Straight About His Alleged Bucket List Kanye West went viral over the weekend for a supposed bucket list, and now, the artist is revealing the truth about it all. By Alexander Cole December 30, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator Hypes Up A$AP Rocky's New Album A$AP Rocky's 'Don't Be Dumb' arrives in 2026. By Tallie Spencer December 25, 2025
Music YouTube Explains Decision To Pull Streaming Data From Billboard Charts According to Lyor Cohen, Billboard's recent rule change "doesn't reflect how fans engage with music today." By Caroline Fisher December 18, 2025
Music Minnesota Rapper Flexes Boddy Shmurda's Alleged Ring Following Late-Night Brawl Bobby Shmurda was involved in a massive brawl in Minnesota over the weekend while performing at a nightclub. By Cole Blake December 17, 2025
Music Tim Westwood Pleads Not Guilty To All 15 Sexual Assault Charges Tim Westwood is maintaining a "not guilty" plea. By Tallie Spencer December 11, 2025