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Music Major Labels Reportedly Pressuring Streaming Platforms To Raise Prices Per the Financial Times, Spotify announced that they will raise the prices for their United States subscriptions in 2026's first quarter. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Music Ray J Reveals NSFW Details Of His Prison Stay Following Princess Love Altercation Ray J also revealed he's been permanently banned on Twitch after streaming his nasty fight with Princess Love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 28, 2025
Music Lizzo Says The Body Positivity Movement Is Leaving Plus-Size Women Behind Lizzo is advocating for plus-sized women in a new Substack essay. By Tallie Spencer November 27, 2025
Music Summer Walker Secures Year’s Biggest Debut For A Female R&B Artist With 'Finally Over It' Summer Walker's 'Finally Over It' lands at No. 2 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. By Tallie Spencer November 27, 2025
Politics Is Pharrell Apolitical, Tone-Deaf Or Spineless? Pharrell's recent comments on politics and DEI paint him as selectively political, and those choices reveal contradictions shaped by financial privilege, corporate entanglements, and blind spots around structural inequity. By Aron A. November 27, 2025
Music Drake Is Reportedly Preparing To Take Aim At Kendrick Lamar With "ICEMAN" Tour According to DJ Akademiks, Drake is readying his highly anticipated ninth studio album, and has big plans for 2026. By Caroline Fisher November 27, 2025
Music Kanye West’s Latest Move Suggests Either An Album Or Meltdown Is Coming Although many people are excited about Kanye West's next album "BULLY," its constant delays had others feeling skeptical about this new move. By Gabriel Bras Nevares November 27, 2025
Music Grand Jury Hears Evidence Related To Celeste Rivas’ Mysterious Death In September, the corpse of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas was discovered in the trunk of an impounded Tesla registered to D4vd. By Caroline Fisher November 26, 2025
Music 50 Cent Labels Dame Dash Desperate For Attention In Brutal Instagram Jab 50 Cent used the holiday season as an excuse to take aim at the Roc-A-Fella Records co-founder on social media. By Cole Blake November 26, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Scores Huge Win Amid Court Battle With Ex-Superfan Nicki Minaj is currently being sued by Tameer Peak, a former superfan who accuses her of publicly humiliating him. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025
Music Travis Scott Reveals He Made An Entire Album While On Tour Travis Scott wrapped up his historically successful "Circus Maximus Tour" with a show in Mumbai, India, on November 19. By Cole Blake November 25, 2025
Music 50 Cent’s Diddy Docuseries Premiere Is Just Days Away 50 Cent has been teasing "Sean Combs: The Reckoning" for several months, and now, the Alexandria Stapleton-directed series is on the way. By Caroline Fisher November 25, 2025