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Music Doechii's "Anxiety" Has Reportedly Led To A Major Pay Day For Gotye Doechii's popular single, "Anxiety," famously samples Gotye's iconic 2011 song, "Somebody That I Used to Know." By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Chris Brown Extends Staggering Record At The BET Awards Chris Brown is the most victorious and nominated artist in this BET Awards category's history, something he already boasted before 2025. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Beats Drake For Album Of The Year At The BET Awards Kendrick Lamar remains one of the best artists in the world, so it should come as no surprise that he would win big at the BET Awards. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2025
Music "Jane" Alleges She "Fainted" After Reading Cassie's Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Diddy "Jane Doe" has now testified for three days and things got quite emotional for her as she recalled reading Cassie's suit against Diddy. By Zachary Horvath June 09, 2025
Music Ray J Apologizes To Sexyy Red For Alleging They Slept Together Ray J said Sexyy Red is one of his favorite artists and explained that he misrepresented their actual interaction with this false claim. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2025
Music NBA YoungBoy Gets Overwhelmed By Fans After Jamaica Club Night NBA YoungBoy will meet many more crazed fans during his upcoming tour, and everyone wants to celebrate his prison release. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2025
Music Quez2rr Receives Prison Sentence For Bringing Machine Gun Into Maternity Ward Quez2rr had previously pleaded guilty to a machine gun possession charge back in March of this year, which followed a raid on his home. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2025
Music DDG & India Love Drive Fans Wild With Viral Twerk Sesh At Pool Party There has been a lot of relationship speculation around DDG and India Love as of late, which this dance will only send into overdrive. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 08, 2025
Music Timbaland Trolls Those Criticizing His Controversial AI Label With AI Video Timbaland, one of the most decorated producers of all time, just launched an AI label called Stage Zero and he's already got an artist signed. By Zachary Horvath June 07, 2025
Music Justin Bieber Sparks Concern With Lil Wayne FaceTime Reunion Justin Bieber's fans have had concerns about his wellbeing for months, and they've been reignited by a post about his check-in with Lil Wayne. By Caroline Fisher June 06, 2025
Music Adin Ross Claims Drake Has Finished His "Amazing" New Album Adin Ross said this will be a very important album for Drake's career, and hardcore fans are expecting a lot from it. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 06, 2025
Music Prosecutors Blast Diddy’s Lawyers' Questioning Of "Mia" And Demand Dr. Dawn Hughes' Return To The Stand Diddy's legal team asked the pseudonymous "Mia" questions about the kind messages she sent to her alleged abuser, Diddy. By Cole Blake June 05, 2025