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Music John Legend Imagines "Verzuz" Battle With Alicia Keys: "I Think We Will" John Legend hints that he and Alicia Keys may engage in a "Verzuz" Instagram Battle that may include "dueling pianos." By Erika Marie May 07, 2020
Music City Girls' JT Released From Federal Custody JT of the City Girls no longer has to stay in a halfway house! By Noah C March 09, 2020
Music Benny The Butcher Explains Why He Wanted To Go Bar-For-Bar With Drake Benny The Butcher explains the significance of going bar-for-bar with Drake. By Aron A. May 10, 2020
Music Lil Wayne's "Free Weezy Album" Hits Streaming Services Tonight: Report Lil Wayne is reportedly re-releasing "Free Weezy Album" tonight on all streaming services. By Alex Zidel July 02, 2020
Music Joyner Lucas "ADHD" Release Date Announced Joyner Lucas' long-awaited upcoming album "ADHD" has finally been given an exact release date after months of teases. By Alex Zidel February 13, 2020
Music A-Rod Manages To Keep Up With J-Lo During TikTok Dance Challenge Jennifer Lopez challenged her fiancé, Alex Rodriguez, to bust out the moves to her song, "Dance Again," and he actually came through. By Lynn S. July 01, 2020
Music Lady Antebellum Changes Name Of Group To "Lady A" Due To Slavery Connection Grammy-winning country group Lady Antebellum will now be referred to as Lady A as they apologize for not taking the "Antebellum South" reference into consideration when naming themselves. By Erika Marie June 11, 2020
Politics Trump Liked A Tweet About Summer Walker's "Life On Earth" EP It looks like Summer Walker might have a 'yuge' fan of her new EP "Life On Earth" in the form of none other than President Donald Trump. By Keenan Higgins July 10, 2020
Music Justin Bieber Tries To Fact-Check Kehlani And Sparks A Debate Justin Bieber had fans questioning whether or not he actually makes r&b. By Alexander Cole May 14, 2020
Music John Legend Reveals "Bigger Love" Cover Art & Tracklist John Legend has shared the cover art and tracklist for his upcoming album, "Bigger Love," featuring Jhené Aiko, Rapsody, and more. By Lynn S. June 12, 2020
Music Logic Announces "No Pressure 101" Album Breakdown Logic is gearing up to go behind-the-scenes with another "No Pressure" breakdown, streaming on Twitch tomorrow. By Mitch Findlay August 11, 2020
Music Big Sean Says People Associating "IDFWU" With Naya Rivera's Death Was "Hurtful" Big Sean says he would've "never made that song" if he had "known something this tragic would have happened." By Aron A. September 01, 2020