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Music “Billboard” Names Bad Bunny The Greatest Pop Star Of 2025 Bad Bunny has come in ahead of Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga, and more on Billboard's list of the 10 Greatest Pop Stars of 2025. By Caroline Fisher January 30, 2026
Music A$AP Rocky Receives Solid Second-Week Sales Projections For “Don’t Be Dumb” A$AP Rocky's long-awaited fourth studio album, "Don't Be Dumb," moved roughly 123K album-equivalent units in its first week. By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Politics Democrats Label Kenneth Petty A Sex Offender To Address Nicki Minaj's Donald Trump Praise Nicki Minaj described herself as Donald Trump's biggest fan at a summit to promote "Trump Accounts" on Wednesday. By Cole Blake January 28, 2026
Music Fat Joe’s Ex-Hypeman Claims He’s Too Scared To Appear In Court Fat Joe's former hypeman, Terrance "T.A." Dixon, alleges that he's received "endless death threats" since suing him. By Caroline Fisher January 21, 2026
Music Charlamagne Tha God Calls Out A$AP Rocky For Dissing Drake On "Don't Be Dumb" Charlamagne Tha God is by no means a big Drake fan, but even he has gotten a little bored of A$AP Rocky's supposed shots at him. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 16, 2026
Music Max B Admits He “Took His D*ck Out” During Angela Yee Interview In November, Max B was released from prison after spending roughly 16 years behind bars for a robbery-gone-wrong. By Caroline Fisher January 13, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Will Not Go To Prison Over His Federal Gun Case Boosie Badazz reportedly received a sentence of time served, a $50,000 fine, and 300 hours of community service. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 09, 2026
Music Blueface Threatens Soulja Boy With Plans To Appeal His Debt To Child's Mom Soulja Boy has also popped off on Rich The Kid and DDG for taking Blueface's side in this beef involving the mother of Soulja's child. By Gabriel Bras Nevares January 02, 2026
Music Brian McKnight Jr. Shares Cryptic Message About A "Narcissist" Family After Niko McKnight's Passing Brian McKnight has allegedly had an estranged relationship with his sons for years after remarrying Leilani Mendoza in 2017. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 08, 2025
Music Ray J Alleges Suge Knight Sexually Assaulted Various Men And Women Ray J previously blasted Suge Knight for claiming that Ray and Diddy were "lovers," and he took things even further. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music Cam'ron Claims Mase Sent Him To Confront Diddy Over Publishing Rights Cam'ron and Mase have often spoken about their contentious relationship with Diddy, especially amid the mogul's federal trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 31, 2025
Music Nicci Gilbert Issues Public Apology To Tory Lanez Following Stabbing Incident Nicci Gilbert from the 1990s R&B group Brownstone apologizes to Tory Lanez for "jumping on the bandwagon." By Devin Morton May 28, 2025