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Music Grammys Remove Secret Voting Committees Following The Weeknd Backlash: Report Several changes have been made to the voting process to ensure that the Grammys are "peer-driven and peer-voted." By Erika Marie April 30, 2021
Music Lil Nas X Reacts To Passing DaBaby In Monthly Listeners Lil Nas X passed DaBaby to become Spotify's most listened-to male rapper. By Alex Zidel August 11, 2021
Music Yung Bleu Apologizes To Coi Leray: "U Talented As Hell!" There seemed to be some confusion over if Bleu was shading Leray when he called out BET over their award nominations. By Erika Marie May 27, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj Questions People Sharing Texts & DMs: "Y'all Don't Feel Corny" She also dropped off some wisdom about staying the course even when people use you. By Erika Marie May 27, 2021
Music G Herbo Wants To Be A Stay-At-Home Dad G Herbo wants to spend as much time as he can with his kids. By Alex Zidel July 15, 2021
Music Macklemore Is Back Working With Ryan Lewis, Says His New Album Will Drop Next Spring Macklemore says the follow up to 2017's "Gemini" is on the way. By Taylor McCloud November 01, 2021
Music Kanye West Accused Of Stealing "DONDA" Merch Design From Up-And-Coming Brand Up-and-coming brand Infinity G8ds sent him their line & were invited to Atlanta only to see that Ye allegedly used their design in his "Donda" merch. By Erika Marie August 10, 2021
Music Lil Xan Opens Up About Addiction: "If I Keep Doing This, I'm Gonna Die Soon" The rapper spoke candidly about his addiction to prescription medication and how he's managing his recovery. By Erika Marie August 10, 2021
Pop Culture Shyne Met With Phylicia Rashad While Visiting The U.S. During his trip to the U.S., Shyne met with Phylicia Rashad at Howard University to discuss the importance of the working class. By Joshua Robinson September 08, 2021
Original Content Yelawolf Reflects On His Final Hip-Hop Album, His Favorite Era Of MCs & His Distaste For TikTok Yelawolf opens up about why "Mile Zero" is among his most important projects, the next chapter of his career, and how TikTok has come to impact the way music is consumed. By Mitch Findlay May 05, 2021
Music Benny The Butcher Announces "Plugs I Met" NFT Collection Benny The Butcher announces his first NFT collection in celebration of "The Plugs I Met." By Mitch Findlay August 10, 2021
Music Diddy Remembers Chucky Thompson: “One Of The Greatest Humans That I’ve Ever Met” Diddy shared a tribute to the late producer on Instagram. By Taya Coates August 10, 2021