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Pop Culture Coachella Hit With $100K+ In Fines For Violating City Curfew Frank Ocean went 25 minutes past Indio, CA's curfew. By Aron A. April 18, 2023
Music Muni Long Hit With Lawsuit For Allegedly Refusing To Pay Managers Muni Long has had a big year with new singles and performances, but this case might change her career's path moving forward. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 24, 2025
Music The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" Lands Atop Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Of The Century List The Weeknd's "Blinding Lights" is the biggest song in the history of the Hot 100, so it is not surprising that it took this honor as well. By Devin Morton August 28, 2025
Music Coi Leray Announces New Mike WiLL Made-It Produced EP "Lemon Cars" The project is arriving later this month. By Lavender Alexandria May 09, 2024
Music Al Sharpton Voices Support For ASAP Rocky After "Ridiculous" Jury Selection Al Sharpton isn't happy about the demographics of the jury pool. By Cole Blake January 23, 2025
Music Quavo & DDG Ignite Beef Rumors During Kai Cenat Stream Some fans sensed tension between DDG and Quavo. By Caroline Fisher November 08, 2024
Politics White House Uses Usher's "Hey Daddy" To Welcome Donald Trump Back From NATO Summit NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte jokingly referred to Donald Trump as "Daddy" during a NATO Summit in The Hague. By Cole Blake June 26, 2025
Music Drake Officially Dismissed From Astroworld Lawsuits A similar request made by Travis Scott was rejected. By Lavender Alexandria April 11, 2024
Pop Culture Jay-Z & Yo Gotti Drop Lawsuit Against Mississippi Prison After the prison made upgrades, Team Roc dropped its lawsuits filed on behalf of 200 inmates. By Erika Marie January 24, 2023
Music Diddy’s Lawyer Shuts Down Misconceptions About Mogul’s Criminal Case During a recent podcast appearance, Diddy's lawyer Teny Geragos addressed some of the things people get wrong about her client's case. By Caroline Fisher March 01, 2025
Music Cardi B Makes Hilarious Appearance On Jimmy Fallon To Promote "AM I THE DRAMA?" Cardi B has been using this panhandling schtick all throughout the rollout for "AM I THE DRAMA?," doing anything she can to sell the album. By Zachary Horvath September 17, 2025
Original Content Coi Leray Talks "Bops," Body Shaming, & Her Sophomore Album With Apple Music 1 Coi chopped it up with Eddie Francis on Apple Music 1 where she discussed "Bops," her sophomore album, and wanting to inspire. By Erika Marie April 27, 2023