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Music Leon Thomas Enters His Funk Era On Our Latest "R&B Season" Update It was a quieter week for R&B this week, but quality always trumps quantity and Leon Thomas, Bryson Tiller, and more provided bops. By Zachary Horvath October 05, 2025
Music Tyler, The Creator, Clipse, Playboi Carti & More Submit For 2026 Grammys Kendrick Lamar and Drake are Grammy titans, but there are ton more heavy hitters looking to dethrone them and they have worthy submissions. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music Social Media Has A Field Day As Diddy's Courtroom Sketches From Sentencing Go Viral There have been sketches from Diddy's trial that generated some attention, but the batch from yesterday is going even crazier. By Zachary Horvath October 04, 2025
Music Aubrey O'Day Sends Loving Message To Cassie Before Diddy's Sentencing Aubrey O'Day has long been vocal about her disdain for Diddy, whether it's her own accusations or supporting the stories of folks like Cassie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 03, 2025
Music Doja Cat To Keep Impressive Charting Streak Alive With "Vie" Compared to her last couple of albums, there is a dip in sales, but Doja Cat is still slated to debut high on the Hot 200 with "Vie." By Zachary Horvath October 01, 2025
Music Lil Wayne's Son Lil Novi Claims His Dad Wrote Most Of Drake's Music Lil Novi was asked whether Lil Wayne or Drake is the better rapper during a recent interview that's circulating online. By Cole Blake June 17, 2025
Music Lil Tecca Achieves A New Career High With Spotify Debut For New Album "DOPAMINE" Lil Tecca's new album "DOPAMINE" has a lot of variety across its 17 tracks, which is perfect for the summer season. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 16, 2025
Music Diddy Juror Could Get Disqualified From Trial Over Alleged Dishonesty In court yesterday, tensions arose during Diddy's trial as prosecutors accused a juror of being dishonest during the jury selection process. By Caroline Fisher June 13, 2025
Music Diddy Allegedly Told "Jane" He Needed Her Friendship Days After Cassie's Lawsuit "Jane" previously alleged that she had a nasty physical altercation with Diddy not long after Cassie Ventura filed her lawsuit against him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Doechii Wins Best Female Hip-Hop Artist At The BET Awards, Makes Powerful Anti-Trump Speech Doechii was given the award for Best Female Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards, and her speech is absolutely going to resonate with people. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2025
Sports Doja Cat, Tems & J Balvin Headlining 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Final Halftime Show Doja Cat, Tems, and J Balvin will hit the stage at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Final halftime show in July. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025
Music Lil Baby Has Frightening Run-In With A Fan During Meet & Greet Lil Baby will continue to perform on his "WHAM World Tour" through October, concluding with shows in Australia and New Zealand. By Cole Blake June 09, 2025