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Music Summer Walker Remixes Her Heart On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update Summer Walker, kwn, Savannah Ré, and Rema filled up our "R&B Season" playlist update this week. Which release was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 13, 2025
Music Sada Baby Explains The Backstory Of His Viral Mushot Sada Baby says police arrested him after a minor traffic violation in Detroit and he had to pay a small fine. By Cole Blake April 13, 2025
Music Judge Throws Out Jay-Z's Defamation Lawsuit Against Attorney Tony Buzbee Jay-Z's attorney, Alex Spiro, has already confirmed that the rapper intends to file an appeal of the decision. By Cole Blake July 01, 2025
Music Pusha T Shouts Out Ken Carson, Destroy Lonely, & Playboi Carti Pusha T discussed the Opium collective ahead of the release of Clipse's highly-anticipated new album, "Let God Sort Em Out." By Cole Blake June 25, 2025
Music Jay-Z Joins Beyonce Onstage In Paris For Surprise Performance During “Cowboy Carter” Tour Beyonce is expected to return to the United States this week for shows in Houston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Las Vegas. By Caroline Fisher June 22, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Believes Gunna's "The Last Wun" Will Outsell Young Thug & Lil Baby's Upcoming Projects Gunna just released his last album under YSL Records fittingly titled "The Last Wun" yesterday costarring Offset, Burna Boy, and more. By Zachary Horvath August 09, 2025
Music Akon Labels Former Friend Be.I A "Scammer" In Fiery Exchange Be.I has since responded to Akon's fiery comments, calling out Akon City and accusing him of also being a scammer as well. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Akon Wants To Fight Someone In A Celebrity Boxing Match The news comes after Akon shut down rumors about his "Akon City" project getting scrapped by the Senegalese government. By Cole Blake July 24, 2025
Music Sean Kingston’s Mother Seeks Light Prison Sentence In Fraud Case Earlier this year, Sean Kingston and his mother Janice Turner were found guilty of multiple fraud charges. By Caroline Fisher July 21, 2025
Streetwear "I'm Feeling Myself": Nicki Minaj & Beyonce Fans Come To Blows Over New Cécred Ad The Beyhive and the Barbz continue to debate over the state of Beyonce and Nicki Minaj's relationship, as this Cécred ad sparked a fire. By Gabriel Bras Nevares February 21, 2025
Music R Kelly's Appeal In Sex Trafficking Case Gets Firm Rejection R. Kelly will remain behind bars. By Cole Blake February 12, 2025
Music UMG Accused Of Conspiring Against Drake With Sabrina Carpenter Album More conspiracy theories. By Elias Andrews February 04, 2025