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Music US Revokes Bob Vylan's Visas Over Controversial Glastonbury Set Police in the United Kingdom are investigating the performances of both Bob Vylan and Kneecap at Glastonbury. By Cole Blake June 30, 2025
Politics Nelly Calls Out Kamala Harris For Marrying A White Man Amid Donald Trump Performance Backlash Nelly recently suggested that he's more pro-Black than Kamala Harris because of who they each decided to marry. By Caroline Fisher June 30, 2025
Music Kanye West Ex-Staffer Granted Attorney Fees For Fighting "Frivolous" Motion In Antisemitism Lawsuit Kanye West's attempt at dismissing an early 2025 lawsuit is backfiring as his legal team is being awarded for defending a waste of a motion. By Zachary Horvath August 05, 2025
Music FKA twigs & Shia LeBeouf Settle $10 Million Abuse Lawsuit In 2020, FKA twigs sued Shia LeBeouf, alleging that he abused her physically and emotionally throughout their relationship. By Caroline Fisher July 22, 2025
Music Quavo Appeared To Be Having A Blast At The Backstreet Boys' Las Vegas Concert The Backstreet Boys are performing a total of 21 shows at The Sphere in Las Vegas between July and August. By Cole Blake July 21, 2025
Music Rick Ross Denies His Friendship & Beef With Drake Were Fake On "The Joe Budden Podcast," Rick Ross pushed back on Joe's claim that either his friendship or his feud with Drake was farcical. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 17, 2026
Music Clayton Howard Denies Threatening Cassie In New Court Filing The latest legal dispute involving Cassie centers on Clayton Howard's insistence that his online remarks were never threats. By Erika Marie July 07, 2026
Music Prosecutors In Lil Durk's Case Want To Hear Grand Jury Testimony Before Trial Lil Durk's lawyers reportedly did not object to this motion from prosecutors, and both sides would be able to review grand jury testimony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 04, 2026
Music TDE’s Punch Laughs Off Isaac Hayes III’s Take on GloRilla Grammy Debate Fans debate whether Glorilla should have won over Kendrick Lamar. By Tallie Spencer February 05, 2026
Music Nicki Minaj Slammed By Photographer Over Nightmare Cover Shoot Several of Nicki Minaj's peers have called her out in recent weeks following her public support for Donald Trump. By Caroline Fisher February 03, 2026
Music “Billboard” Names Bad Bunny The Greatest Pop Star Of 2025 Bad Bunny has come in ahead of Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, and more on Billboard's list of the 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2025. By Caroline Fisher January 30, 2026
Music Lil Durk Demands Removal Of His Music As Murder-For-Hire Trial Evidence This new brief from Lil Durk's legal team comes as prosecutors are elaborating on their accusations in his murder-for-hire trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 25, 2026