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Music Luther Vandross’ Official Instagram Account Responds To Cher’s Viral Grammys Mix-Up During the 2026 Grammys, Cher accidentally named the late Luther Vandross the winner of record of the year instead of Kendrick Lamar and SZA. By Caroline Fisher February 04, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Argues The Moon Landing Was Fake Nicki Minaj has been speaking out about politics countless times in recent months, even firmly supporting Donald Trump. By Cole Blake February 04, 2026
Music Second 6ix9ine Robber Arrested For Home Invasion A group of three masked men broke into 6ix9ine's home in Florida and held his mother at gunpoint back in November. By Cole Blake February 03, 2026
Music 50 Cent Congratulates Kendrick Lamar After Awkward Trevor Noah Joke During the ceremony, Trevor Noah joked about Kendrick Lamar's viral feud with Drake, and it didn't seem to go over so well. By Cole Blake February 02, 2026
Music d4vd's Friend Reportedly Arrested For Failing To Appear As Witness Popular streamer Neo Langston was reportedly booked in Montana due to a Los Angeles warrant over the d4vd and Celeste Rivas case. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 23, 2026
Music Joe Budden Denies TDE Paid Him To Support Kendrick Lamar Against Drake Although Joe Budden has had beef with Drake in the past, he said neither TDE, Kendrick Lamar, nor any other artist has paid him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 25, 2026
Music Police Shut Down Drake's "ICEMAN" Structure After Fans Built A Campfire On Top Of It Drake has a new "ICEMAN" installation in the middle of downtown Toronto, and fans are doing everything they can to melt it. By Alexander Cole April 21, 2026
Music Jam Master Jay Murder Suspect Expected To Plead Guilty Two decades after Jam Master Jay's death, there's a chance that one his suspects really advances this case towards the finish line. By Zachary Horvath April 17, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Labels Young Thug's Latest Snippet "Garbage" Young Thug previewed the new music after taking the stage to perform during the first weekend of Coachella. By Cole Blake April 13, 2026
Music Finesse2tymes Claims Gucci Mane Never Paid For Big Scarr's Funeral Amid Pooh Shiesty Controversy Finesse2tymes is angry with Gucci Mane for allegedly snitching on Pooh Shiesty and not paying for Big Scarr's funeral. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2026
Music Wack 100 Slams Lil Tjay, Claims Offset Could Cash In Big After Shooting Offset was recently shot outside of a Florida casino, and according to Wack 100, this could result in a massive lawsuit. By Caroline Fisher April 07, 2026
Music Revolve Unveils Star-Studded Roster For Their Ninth Festival Revolve Festival is back for the ninth consecutive year and for 2026 they were able to book one of the hottest rappers going today. By Zachary Horvath April 06, 2026