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Tech What Is Vault? James Blake Defends Unique Streaming Platform From OnlyFans & Patreon Comparisons The singer/producer is among the first artists to share exclusive content on Vault. For $5, music lovers can access three of his unreleased songs. By Hayley Hynes March 21, 2024
Numbers Drake Sets A Historic Record In Spotify History Following "Search & Rescue" Success Drake is officially the most streamed rapper on Spotify. By Aron A. May 26, 2023
Music Dame Dash Says It's "Painful To Watch" Kanye's Recent Behavior Dame Dash says that it's been "painful" to see the way Kanye's acted over the last month. By Cole Blake November 12, 2022
Music DJ Drama & Don Cannon Respond To Lil Uzi Vert Criticism Don Cannon and DJ Drama breakdown Lil Uzi Vert's criticism. By Jonathan Carey May 23, 2017
Music The Weeknd Flies Young Fan To Philadelphia Show After Toronto Postponement To make up for postponing a concert in Toronto, The Weeknd flew a disappointed young fan to another stop on the "After Hours Til Dawn" tour. By Cole Blake July 18, 2022
Music Rick Ross Is Eyeing An Ownership Role With The Miami Heat Rick Ross explains why the Miami Heat is the only NBA team that he wants to do business with. By Joshua Robinson May 23, 2022
Music Polo G Says He Has The #1 Album & Song Of The Year Polo G says he's got the best song and album of the year so far. By Alex Zidel June 23, 2021
Music Lil Yachty Reveals New Album Won't Be Rap & Instead "Alternative" Lil Yachty says his upcoming album won't be rap. By Cole Blake January 10, 2022
Sports The Weeknd To Perform Super Bowl Halftime Show From The Stands: Report The Weeknd finds a creative way to follow COVID-19 protocols for his Super Bowl halftime show. By Joshua Robinson February 04, 2021
Music Diddy & Kevin Hart Make Motivational Toasts At Roc Nation Brunch "We at a black billionaires brunch." - Diddy By Noah C January 26, 2020
Music Tory Lanez Leaves Interscope & Drops "New Toronto 3" In March Tory Lanez has been complaining about his label for months, but he recently shared that his next project will mark the end of his relationship with Interscope. By Erika Marie February 25, 2020
Music Drake "Detox" Reference Track For Dr. Dre Leaks Drake was writing songs for Dr. Dre's long-lost album "Detox" and one of his reference tracks leaked over the weekend. By Alex Zidel February 24, 2020