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Music Beyoncé’s “Alien Superstar” Faces New Legal Threat Over Sample Hirose says Beyoncé’s team cleared the wrong rights holder and now wants “Alien Superstar” pulled from further distribution. By Erika Marie August 12, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Reacts To A$AP Rocky Praising Him For Bringing Gangs Together Despite 6ix9ine's snitching controversy, A$AP Rocky recently called him "entertaining" and showed him some love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 08, 2026
Music Meek Mill Surprises Fans With "Head High Freestyle" Meek Mill is letting the bars speak for themselves. By Tallie Spencer March 05, 2026
Music Diddy Allegedly Hosted Annual Freak-Offs On The Anniversary Of The Notorious B.I.G.’s Death The allegation stems from 50 Cent's new documentary for Netflix about Diddy, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," which released on Tuesday. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Jokes About Suing Megan Thee Stallion For Fat-Shaming DJ Akademiks' claim comes after Megan Thee Stallion won her defamation case against Milagro Gramz on Monday. By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music 50 Cent’s Explosive Diddy Docuseries Has The Internet Divided 50 Cent's long-awaited Diddy docuseries, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," has finally hit Netflix after months of anticipation. By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2025
Music Drake Proves He’s Still Got It With Impressive “ICEMAN” Snippet Drake has already shared several singles ahead of "Iceman," including "What Did I Miss?", "Which One," and "Dog House." By Cole Blake December 02, 2025
Music How To Watch "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" 50 Cent's upcoming documentary, "Sean Combs: The Reckoning," will detail the recent turbulent years of Diddy's life. By Cole Blake December 01, 2025
Music Mike Dean Drags Timbaland For Supporting A.I. Music Mike Dean and Timbaland seem to be on opposing sides of the artificial intelligence debate in music, but it might be more complicated. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Scores Huge Win Amid Court Battle With Ex-Superfan Nicki Minaj is currently being sued by Tameer Peak, a former superfan who accuses her of publicly humiliating him. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Max B Performs For Packed Crowd At Welcome Home Show Max B made his long-awaited return on November 9 and has not wasted anytime getting back into the groove music wise. By Zachary Horvath November 17, 2025
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's Mother Held At Gunpoint During Frightening Home Invasion Tekashi 6ix9ine was not home at the time of the break-in and was instead livestreaming with Jack Doherty. By Cole Blake November 17, 2025