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Music Lawsuit Accusing Spotify Of Fabricating Drake's Streams Has Been Dismissed This is a separate lawsuit to the one from RBX, who also accused Spotify of boosting Drake's streams on the platform. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 01, 2026
Music PARTYNEXTDOOR Is "4" The Fans On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update: Stream Tems, Chenayder, Normani, and more also brought us some great tracks from the R&B realm this week. Which one was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2024
Music Boosie Badazz Says He Nearly Signed With Suge Knight Before Prison Sentence Boosie Badazz says Suge Knight heard he could've been the "next 2Pac." By Cole Blake January 22, 2024
Music Kevin Gates Spotted Attending Drake's LA Concert The Toronto rapper seemed to embrace the encounter. By Alexis Oatman August 16, 2023
Music Ty Dolla Sign Reacts To "Vultures" Keeping No. 1 Spot For Another Week Although a lot of hype around this collaborative series is around Ye, let's not forget who really carried this album. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 26, 2024
Music Jeezy Signs Up To Run A Race For Charity Alongside Atlanta's Mayor Jeezy gets in shape to help the kids. By Matthew Parizot June 19, 2018
Music Diddy’s Defense Clashes With Prosecutors Over His Potential Release After Jury Reaches Verdict The jury finally reached a verdict in Diddy's federal trial today, and found him guilty of two out of the five counts he was facing. By Caroline Fisher July 02, 2025
Music Meek Mill Seeking Major Distributor For "Dream Chaser Records" Maybe the Philly MC can hit up his old friend and frequent collaborator Rick Ross for some assistance on this matter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 02, 2023
Music Billy Porter Says He Was "Booted" From R&B For Being Gay The actor claims he was told him being queer was a "liability." By Alexis Oatman August 29, 2023
Music Doechii Concert Scam Leads To $180K Lawsuit Against Booking Agent An Atlanta-based event firm accused a New Jersey booking agent of never fulfilling his promise to book Doechii for a festival and repay them. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 15, 2025
Music Bow Wow's Tiny Desk Concert Garners Fans' Praise Bow Wow ran through some of his best hits for his NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert, and fans lamented how he didn't perform even more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2026
Original Content Lizzo Net Worth 2024: Updated Wealth Of The Megastar Singer Explore Lizzo's net worth in 2024 and learn about her journey, music career, and influence on modern society and hip hop culture. By Jake Skudder January 30, 2024