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Music Universal Admits Masters Of Nirvana, Elton John, & More Damaged In 2008 Fire A new court filing shows UMG has acknowledged the loss of master recording from Nirvana, Elton John and more in the 2008 warehouse fire. By Cole Blake February 15, 2020
Music Police Appear To Confirm Troy Ave Shoot-Out Was A Hoax Last month, celebrity chef Geoff Cole shared a video that appeared to show Troy Ave allegedly scaring off a wannabe robber with a gun. By Caroline Fisher August 08, 2025
Music TDE's Christmas Charity Event Tallies $2 Million In Donations TDE's 12th annual Christmas event was another big success for the label with big-time surprises, but most of all, happy faces. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025
Music Meek Mill Proclaims "No Diddy Gang" In Viral Clip Meek Mill is tired of the disrespect. By Cole Blake November 13, 2024
Music Kanye West Says His Catalog Isn't For Sale After Reports Claim He's Seeking $175M Kanye West compares his situation to Taylor Swift's after reports emerged that he's looking for investors to purchase his catalog. By Aron A. September 20, 2022
Music Don Toliver Follows “Jackboys 2” With The Beginning Of A New Era With “No Comments” With the release of “No Comments,” Don Toliver said, “A new Era Is Upon Us ... ready for the next beginning.” By Bryson "Boom" Paul August 09, 2025
Music Ruff Ryders Producer Jay "Icepick" Jackson Has Passed Away The legendary collective mourns the loss of a friend. By Mitch Findlay June 08, 2017
Music Coi Leray And Big Boss Vette Twerk To “Pretty Girls Walk (Remix)” The two women surprised fans by releasing the track two days early. By Kairi Coe March 01, 2023
Music Anderson .Paak Announces New Apeshit Record Label In Partnership With UMG Anderson .Paak has a plan to conquer the jungle that is the music industry. By Taylor McCloud November 02, 2021
Politics Lil Yachty Jokes About Getting Kodak Black & Lil Wayne On The "Pardon Me" Remix After Trump pardoned both the rappers, Yachty thinks they should all link up for the "Pardon Me" remix. By Madusa S. January 20, 2021
Music Dawn Richard Takes The Stand In Diddy Trial And Alleges She Saw Him Abuse Cassie Dawn Richard's witness testimony follows Cassie's time on the stand during the Diddy trial, which had a similarly shocking start. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 17, 2025
Music GloRilla Has Water Thrown At Her After Skipping Performance Glo didn't give the fans what they come for. By Thomas Galindo February 09, 2023