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Music Lil Yachty & James Blake Talk Joint Album "Bad Cameo" With Zane Lowe The two hitmakers have collided their talents & detail how it inspired some of the best songwriting of their careers. By Erika Marie June 25, 2024
Music Alicia Keys Refutes Being Pro Hamas After Fan Backlash Keys is insisting its all just a coincidence. By Lavender Alexandria October 17, 2023
Music Prince's Handwritten Lyrics To "Nothing Compares 2 U" Auctioned Off For $151K A sheet of notebook paper containing Prince's handwritten lyrics to "Nothing Compares 2 U" recently sold for $150,986. By Joshua Robinson June 26, 2021
Music Janet Jackson & LL Cool J Lead 2019 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Nominees The 2019 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominees have been announced. By Alex Zidel October 09, 2018
Music Trey Songz Squares Up With Fan For Running Up On Him Onstage Crazed fans are nothing new at concerts, but getting right up next to the artist and touching them is on a whole other level. By Zachary Horvath March 25, 2025
Music Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, & More Albums Added To National Recording Registry Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest, and Alicia Keys all have albums being inducted into the National Recording Registry. By Cole Blake April 13, 2022
Music James Blake Teases Lil Yachty's Vulnerable Side On New Collab Album The collab 2015 fans never saw coming. By Elias Andrews June 05, 2024
Music Waka Flocka Reveals How Sign Language Interpreter Mix-Up Has Taught Him About The Deaf Community "I learned a lot from that community off vibes and everything else," Waka Flocka says. By Caroline Fisher December 27, 2023
Music Rich The Kid Reveals The Roles For Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign On Upcoming LP "Life's A Gamble" Rich The Kid is pushing all of his chips to the center of the table for his next record. By Zachary Horvath March 13, 2024
Music LL Cool J Pulls Out Of Wawa Welcome America Event In Philadelphia, Citing Ongoing Union Strike LL Cool J was scheduled to perform at the concert but decided against it because of the ongoing worker's strike taking place. By Devin Morton July 04, 2025
Music Drake Gets Escorted On-Stage By Jayson Tatum At Boston Show Drake got an assist from a Boston favorite at his show last night. By Lavender Alexandria July 13, 2023
Music Diddy Prosecutors Want Cassie’s Testimony Completed Today Due To Her Pregnancy Despite being in her third trimester of pregnancy, Cassie has taken the stand every day of Diddy's trial so far. By Caroline Fisher May 16, 2025