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Music The Weeknd Teases "After Hours" Short Film Dropping Today The Weeknd shared a brief trailer for a short film documenting his current "After Hours" era, and announced that it will be dropping today. By Lynn S. March 04, 2020
Music Eve Delivers A Phenomenal Tiny Desk Performance Eve appeared on NPR's Tiny Desk today as the famous publication pays homage to BET's influence for Black Music Month. By Alexander Cole June 16, 2026
Music Diddy Accused Of Publicly Humiliating Man With Unwanted Physical Contact In New Lawsuit Recently, Diddy was sued by an anonymous man who accuses him of making unwanted physical contact with him at a party in 1998. By Caroline Fisher March 02, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Soundtracks Trailer For Jennifer Lawrence's "No Hard Feelings" The rapper's hit track "Super Freaky Girl" is the background music for Lawrence's upcoming comedy flick. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2023
Music Diddy's Catalog Suffers Massive Radio Drop As Criminal Trial Kicks Off Jury selection began in Diddy's criminal trial on Monday morning in New York City and will last the rest of the week. By Cole Blake May 06, 2025
Music Drake Explains Why He Hates The Term "Tricking" Drake has been accused in the past of being a "trick," although he recently explained why he absolutely despises the term. By Alexander Cole August 10, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Seemingly Throws Shade At Mero & Hot 97 Over Ratings Charlamagne Tha God refutes recent claims that Mornings With Mero had better ratings than The Breakfast Club. By Aron A. October 20, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Says Lil Wayne Will Replace Her At iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball In Chicago Lil Wayne will be stepping in for Nicki Minaj at Jingle Ball on Monday. By Cole Blake December 04, 2023
Music Lil Durk Embraces His Spirituality In New Instagram Post Lil Durk showed off his spiritual side in a new post. By Lavender Alexandria June 29, 2023
Music Pat Gallo Details The Making Of DMX's Unreleased Gospel Album New details have emerged regarding DMX's unreleased gospel album. By Cole Blake December 28, 2021
Music Pras Ordered To Unload $64 Million Over Foreign Lobbying & Conspiracy Charges Pras is also facing some serious prison time for these charges, with reports saying he can be handed 10 years behind bars. By Zachary Horvath November 03, 2025
Music Cardi B Wants To Sue The LAPD For A Traffic Stop That Involved Her Getting "Butt-Naked Outside" Cardi B is heated about the recent traffic stop. By Cole Blake March 26, 2024