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Music Akon Sets The Record Straight Amid Arrest Reports Earlier this week, it was reported that Akon was arrested in Georgia on an outstanding bench warrant and booked into the Smyrna City Jail. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Says He Relates To London: “I Lost My Queen Too” Kanye West says he can relate to the people of London because he's also lost his "Queen." By Cole Blake September 26, 2022
Tech Nicki Minaj, Billie Eilish, Stevie Wonder & More Call For Protection From AI "This assault on human creativity must be stopped," a new open letter reads. By Caroline Fisher April 03, 2024
Music City Girls And Kim Petras Announce "Flashy" Upcoming Collab "RAW" drops October 20. By Caroline Fisher October 18, 2023
Music Nicki Minaj Shares More "Pink Friday 2" Bars As She Promises To End Her Enemies "If you on my $h!t list, you will never EVER recover. The. Fkng. End," the Trinidadian MC expressed on Twitter amid other stern warnings. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 30, 2023
Music GloRilla Fights Back Amid Legal Battle Over Viral “No BBL” Catchphrase Earlier this year, GloRilla was sued by influencer Natalie Henderson over lyrics in her track "Never Find." By Caroline Fisher September 09, 2025
Music Gunna Previews A Vibey Wizkid Collab Off Of "The Last Wun" Gunna announced the release date for his last album with YSL yesterday (August 4) and he's going out with a bang. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Music Monica Believes The Music Industry Forgot About Her The Georgia singer sometimes feels like the underdog in the industry, but she's grateful for the chance to enjoy her career at her own pace. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 12, 2023
Music GloRilla Asks Fans To Pick The Release Date For Her New Project Fridays have become "Is Glo dropping today?" By Ben Mock March 16, 2024
Music Lil Uzi Vert Inserts Satanic Imagery Into His Twitter Bio Lil Uzi Vert is back on the devil shout outs. By Matt F August 07, 2017
Music Tony Buzbee Scoffs At The Rumors That He Cannot Practice Law In New York City Tony Buzbee, who has been involved with the former Jay-Z and Diddy lawsuit, is shutting down rumors that he can't practice law in New York. By Zachary Horvath February 24, 2025
Music Jay-Z Gets Major Help In His Lawsuit Against Tony Buzbee Jay-Z's legal pursuit of Tony Buzbee is still active thanks to a recent ruling by an Alabama judge to move the case elsewhere. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026