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Music Cardi B & Drake Lead iHeartRadio Music Awards Nominations In A Big Way Ariana Grande and Post Malone follow with five nominations. By Alex Zidel January 09, 2019
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine's Livestream Has Begun Just when you thought 2020 couldn't get any more bizarre, Tekashi 6ix9ine decided to load up Instagram Live. By Mitch Findlay May 08, 2020
Numbers Kanye West's "DONDA" Final Sales Numbers Are Here Kanye West has done it again, securing another number one album as "DONDA" debuts at the top of the charts. By Mitch Findlay September 03, 2021
Music Drake & Future Continue Teasing New Collaboration "Life Is Good" Drake said what he had to and did what he did. By Mitch Findlay January 08, 2020
Music Kanye West's "Jesus Is King" Was Turned In At 4 A.M., Says Consequence "Jesus Is King" should be arriving this afternoon. By Aron A. October 25, 2019
Music Salt-N-Pepa's Federal Recording Lawsuit Against UMG Has Been Dismissed Salt-N-Pepa's federal suit against UMG was a long battle, one that started to grow legs in 2022. However, they didn't emerge victorious. By Zachary Horvath January 09, 2026
Music TDE's Christmas Charity Event Tallies $2 Million In Donations TDE's 12th annual Christmas event was another big success for the label with big-time surprises, but most of all, happy faces. By Zachary Horvath December 26, 2025
Music Kanye West Secures Promising First Day Spotify Streams For New Album "Bully" Although Kanye West took more time to drop his new album "Bully" on Apple Music after its Spotify release, it still sits at number one there. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 29, 2026
Music Rihanna's House Shooter Pleads Not Guilty To Attempted Murder Ivanna Lisette Ortiz is facing tons of charges, including attempted murder, assault with a semiautomatic firearm, and more. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Kodak Black Gets Major Update In Super Bowl Shooting Lawsuit Kodak Black's lawyer has confirmed that there was no settlement in the case, which stems from an incident in 2022. By Cole Blake March 02, 2026
Music Peter Rosenberg Jokes That Ebro Should Sue Drake Over “Threatening” DMs Recently, Ebro Darden leaked some of his DMs with Drake on his new show with Peter Rosenberg and Laura Stylez. By Caroline Fisher December 16, 2025
Music Smokey Robinson Files $500 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against Sexual Assault Accusers Smokey Robinson responds to the lawsuit filed against him earlier this month with a countersuit worth $500 million. By Devin Morton May 28, 2025