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Music Recording Academy CEO Addresses The Weeknd's 2021 Grammys Snub Harvey Mason Jr. revisited The Weeknd being left of the 2021 Grammy nomination list. By Taylor McCloud December 09, 2021
Pop Culture Nas Partners With Royal To Sell Streaming Royalty Rights To Two Songs As NFTs Nas has teamed up with Royal to offer half of his streaming royalty rights for his songs, "Ultra Black" and "Rare" as NFTs. By Brianna Lawson January 06, 2022
Music Kanye West's "DONDA" Is Being Completed Right Now, Says Justin Laboy According to the "Respectfully Justin" host, "LAST MINUTE MAGIC IS BEING ADDED." By Erika Marie July 23, 2021
Pop Culture Wiz Khalifa Is Starting A Shrooms & Psychedelics Wellness Brand The Pittsburgh rap star is partnering with a Canadian company for the trippy new project. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 02, 2022
Music Doja Cat Pauses Lollapalooza Argentina Show To Help Fan Doja Cat stopped her performance at Lollapalooza Argentina to help a fan in the crowd. By Cole Blake March 20, 2022
Music Normani & Mahalia Lead The Charge On Our "R&B Season" Playlist Our "R&B Season" playlist also includes tracks from Syd, Joyce Wrice, and Doechii. By Alexander Cole March 20, 2022
Music Sir Mix-A-Lot To Release NFT Collection SIr Mix-A-Lot is releasing his own NFT collection in support of National Colon Cancer Awareness Month. By Brianna Lawson March 19, 2022
Music Birdman Slapped With $150K Lawsuit For Breach Of Rental Contract: Report Birdman was recently sued by Cycad Management for five months worth of back rent and unpaid cleaning fees. By Brianna Lawson December 28, 2021
Music Iggy Azalea Lands Cover of "Harpers Bazaar Vietnam," Talks New Album & Tour In her cover story for "Harpers Bazaar Vietnam," Iggy Azalea discusses everything she has in store for 2021. By Joshua Robinson June 28, 2021
Music Doja Cat Admits "Planet Her" Merch Is Actually Bad Following backlash from fans, Doja Cat concedes to the poor quality of her recent merch run. By Milca P. July 27, 2021
Music Dess Dior Reveals She Has COVID-19: "Go Get Tested ASAP" Days after taking to the Rolling Loud Miami stage, the rapper confirms her diagnosis. By Erika Marie July 27, 2021
Pop Culture Ari Lennox Says She's "In The Studio," Announces Social Media Break Following Ghana Backlash The "Pressure" songstress has been having a tough time on the internet recently. By Hayley Hynes January 08, 2022