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Music UMG Reportedly Files Motion To Dismiss Drake Defamation Lawsuit Over "Not Like Us" Drake isn't letting his legal battle slow his other efforts down, as he recently seemed to tease a new music video for "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Azealia Banks Goes Off On JK Rowling For Transphobic Views JK Rowling, the author of "Harry Potter," has faced public backlash for expressing transphobic views for a number of years now. By Cole Blake March 17, 2025
Music Jermaine Dupri Weighs In On Dawn Robinson's Precarious Living Situation Jermaine Dupri doubts Dawn Robinson's story, but elsewhere, her ex husband offered her another job from a more sympathetic perspective. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 14, 2025
Music Young Thug Ratchets Up Album Excitement By Clearing Instagram Young Thug appears to be capitalizing on his alleged Playboi Carti feature by drawing attention to his own album. By Elias Andrews March 13, 2025
Music Jay-Z's Accuser Denies Admitting He Never Assaulted Her Despite Bombshell Audio Clip Jay-Z's legal team released an audio recording of a conversation two private investigators had with Jane Doe, earlier this week. By Cole Blake March 13, 2025
Music Lawyer Alleges Streaming Services Are Hiding Tory Lanez's New Album "PETERSON" From Users Tory Lanez recorded his new album "PETERSON" entirely in prison, and used it to talk about his many trials and tribulations behind bars. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 08, 2025
Relationships Yung Miami Finally Reveals Her Relationship Status With Diddy Fans have been curious for a while now. By Alexander Cole August 09, 2024
Politics Amber Rose Shoots Down "Ridiculous" Claim She's Only Backing Donald Trump For A Pardon Amber Rose says her interest in Donald Trump is genuine. By Cole Blake August 07, 2024
Music DJ Akademiks Claps Back At Charlamagne Tha God For Taunting Him Over His Drake Coverage Drake and iHeartMedia have since reached an "amicable resolution" in their legal dispute as the Toronto rapper continues going after UMG. By Cole Blake March 04, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Drake Scrapped A Press Conference And Reveals "100 GIGS" Release Details DJ Akademiks told both stories to shed some alleged light on how Drake moves in the industry and what goes on behind the scenes. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 17, 2024
Music Snoop Dogg Unveils His Massive Olympics Earnings Snoop Dogg reposted a video breaking down his participation in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris... and his big payout. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2024
Music 50 Cent Suspects Alleged Diddy Tapes Are Keeping Peers “Quiet” Amid Legal Saga According to 50 Cent, he's not on the tapes, but the same can't be said for some of his celebrity peers. By Caroline Fisher August 14, 2024