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Music Shygirl And Tinashe Cancel Co-Headlining Tour Due To Health Concerns The tour has been cancelled just a week before it was set to kick off. By Tallie Spencer October 21, 2023
Pop Culture Nickleback Thank Lizzo After Passionate Defense Lizzo had some kind words for the often-mocked Canadian rockers. By Ben Mock April 12, 2023
Music Megan Thee Stallion's Defamation Lawsuit Could Be Hindered By A Case Against Bob Dylan Milagro Gramz is using a case against Bob Dylan and his song, "Hurricane." By Cole Blake December 26, 2024
Music R Kelly Fights To Remove Chicago Prosecutors From His Case Due To Alleged Corruption This move from R Kelly's legal team comes shortly after their demand for a new trial and the denial of his home detention request. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music Blue Ivy's "Renaissance" Performance Was Originally A "One Time Thing," Tina Knowles Says "To get in front of 70 thousand people at 11 is huge," Knowles says. By Caroline Fisher November 01, 2023
Music Drake's Yeat Collaboration, "IDGAF" Tops Billboard’s Streaming Songs Chart Drake and Yeat are on top of the Billboard Streaming Songs chart. By Cole Blake October 25, 2023
Music Hot 97's Summer Jam 2020 Postponed Indefinitely To nobody's surprise, Hot 97's legendary Summer Jam festival has been postponed indefinitely due to the coronavirus. By Mitch Findlay April 21, 2020
Music Boosie Badazz Commemorates Acquittal's Anniversary Amid Potential Legal Win An appellate opinion remarking that people with non-violent felony charges can possess guns for self-defense might help Boosie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 12, 2024
Music GloRilla Reacts To Second Death Following Concert Stampede Police confirmed a 35-year-old woman died following the concert. By Aron A. March 07, 2023
Sports Damian Lillard Says "Farewell" To Portland With New Single Dame D.O.L.L.A. with one last track in the PNW. By Ben Mock September 28, 2023
Pop Culture DaBaby Accused Of Withholding Evidence In Assault Case The rapper can't stay out of trouble. By Noah Grant April 13, 2023
Music Megan Thee Stallion Accuses 1501 Of Draining Funds The Houston MC claimed that Carl Crawford is getting a far more substantive cut of the label's budget than what he deserves- while leaving artists like her out of the equation. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2023