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Music Rihanna's Spotify Streams Spike By Nearly 2600% After Super Bowl Rihanna's catalog saw a massive boost in streams in the hour that followed her halftime show performance at the Super Bowl. By Aron A. February 13, 2023
Music The Notorious B.I.G. & Whitney Houston Join Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame The Class of 2020 is in session. By Mitch Findlay January 15, 2020
Sports Ice Spice's Reference-Filled Super Bowl Commercial May Include Ex Reveal Punchline or tea? All will be revealed February 11. By Ben Mock January 25, 2024
Music Conway The Machine & Swizz Beatz Have A Collab On The Way, Griselda Alum Shares The Drumwork label boss is Ruff Rydin' all over a grimy instrumental in this new snippet, linking him up with another legendary producer. By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 31, 2023
Music Adam22 Weighs In On Chris Brown & Quavo Conspiracy Theories Adam isn't buying what some are selling. By Alexander Cole April 30, 2024
Music Travis Scott Will Have To Face Jury Trial For Astroworld Lawsuits Scott had tried to be dismissed from the case. By Alexander Cole April 25, 2024
Music Pharrell & Bono Turn "Stayin' Alive" Into A Lounge Piano Duet Bono and Skateboard P harmonize like old friends. By Mitch Findlay November 20, 2018
Music Freddie Gibbs Reveals 50 Cent & Scarface Were His Earliest Rap Inspirations Freddie Gibbs is one of the premier gangsta rap voices of our time and we have 50 Cent and Scarface to thank for his career existing. By Zachary Horvath August 23, 2025
Pop Culture Kevin Gates Talks Splitting Finances, Calls Wealth "Of The Heart" His Priority The rapper shared his thoughts on going 50/50 in a relationship. By Caroline Fisher May 17, 2023
Music Lil Kim Becomes The Most Recent Celeb To Attend A Drake Show Lil Kim showed up at one of Drake's recent New York stops. By Lavender Alexandria July 28, 2023
Music Taylor Swift's 2023 Spotify Earnings Are Over $100M: Report Taylor Swift had a busy year, to say the least. By Caroline Fisher December 02, 2023
Politics Fat Joe Teams Up With Busta Rhymes, French Montana, & Rick Ross For Hospital Price Transparency Fat Joe is bringing a star-studded lineup of artists to D.C. to advocate for transparency in hospital billing. By Cole Blake April 24, 2023