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Music Offset & Cardi B Go Head To Head On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update "Fire Emoji" has a brief but blazing update for you thanks to new music this week from Cardi B, Offset, JID, Rob49, Fred again.., and more. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Billboard's Top 75 R&B Singers Of All Time List Sparks Massive Social Media Debate Billboard ranked 75 of the greatest R&B singers of all time, including Beyoncé, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, and Stevie Wonder. By Cole Blake June 19, 2025
Music Kanye West Accuses Shopify Of Allegedly Owing Him $4 Million Kanye West has been feuding with Shopify since the company took down his Yeezy merchandise store, earlier this year. By Cole Blake June 01, 2025
Music Keyshia Cole & Maino Reflect On Their Past Beef Over A Lewd Song Lyric Keyshia Cole and Maino became good friends after this rift, even thought she pelted lemons at him at a nightclub. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music Beyonce’s “Cowboy Carter” Tour Smashes Major Country Music Record This Saturday (July 26), Beyonce put on her final "Cowboy Carter" tour performance at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. By Caroline Fisher July 28, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar And SZA Make Surprise Appearance At TDE Christmas, Perform "30 For 30" Kendrick & SZA took the stage for a surprise appearance. By Tallie Spencer December 18, 2025
Music A$AP Rocky's "Don't Be Dumb" Vinyl Allegedly Appears On Target Shelves Before Release This report led to fears about A$AP Rocky's new album "Don't Be Dumb" leaking, but no such leaks have occurred at press time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 11, 2026
Music Bad Bunny Hit With $16 Million Lawsuit Over Allegedly Stolen Vocal Sample Bad Bunny received a similar lawsuit in 2023 from his ex girlfriend, alleging that he and his team used her vocals without permission. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Diddy Must Hand Over His "Freak-Off" Tapes & Recording Devices This part of Diddy's recent prison sentence for prostitution charges relates to items that federal authorities seized back in March of 2024. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 10, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Claims Jim Jones, Maino, Fabolous, & Dave East Launched A Podcast Based On No Money In Music DJ Akademiks began livestreaming after achieving success on YouTube and Instagram with his self-made hip-hop exposés. By Bryson "Boom" Paul September 28, 2025
Music Memphis Bleek Details Falling Out With Kanye West Memphis Bleek opens up about a vague encounter in "Vegas." By Devin Ch May 03, 2018
Music Travis Scott Files Motion To Dismiss Trespassing Charge After Miami Arrest Travis Scott is trying to put his Miami arrest behind him. By Caroline Fisher August 21, 2024