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Music Lil Uzi Vert Makes Up For Canceled Lollapalooza Set With New Birthday EP Not only did Lil Uzi Vert fans get the "Maverick 'Almost Forever'" EP, but they also got to see them perform at Lollapalooza after all. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 01, 2026
Music Jay-Z Throws Apparent Shade At Kanye West While Performing With Beyonce In Paris The move comes as Kanye West has made numerous headlines in recent months for speaking about Jay-Z and Beyonce. By Cole Blake June 23, 2025
Music Diddy Trial's Verdict Sheet For Jurors Releases To The Public The Diddy trial's jury will unpack five weeks of testimony, evidence, and arguments, and their decision could send Puff to jail for life. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 23, 2025
Music Kehlani Promotes New Single "Folded" With Summer-Ready Gym Bod That Can FOLD Y'all Boyfriend Kehlani toured the nation in 2024 with her latest album, Crash. It included the hit single "After Hours." It reached the top of the charts. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 22, 2025
Music Pluto Appears To Shade Latto After “WHIM WHAMIEE” Remix Gets Axed In Pluto's new track "Excuse Me," she refers to herself as "Big Mama," a nickname commonly used by her fellow femcee Latto. By Caroline Fisher June 22, 2025
Music Jeezy Reveals Jay-Z Canceled Their Music Video To Let Bobby Shmurda Shine Bobby Shmurda had just dropped his classic "Hot N***a," whereas Jeezy and Jay-Z had recently released the iconic "Seen It All." By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music R Kelly Seeks New Trial Due To Alleged Murder Plot, Witness Tampering, And More R Kelly and his legal team alleged they have evidence of witness tampering and obstruction of justice, and want his bond secured as well. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 22, 2025
Music Drake Sparks Uproar After Joining Morgan Wallen On Tour In Houston Drake and country singer Morgan Wallen previously collaborated on the song, "You Broke My Heart" back in 2023. By Cole Blake June 22, 2025
Music Deion Sanders Rushes To Lil Wayne's Defense Amid Poor Reviews For "Tha Carter VI" Deion Sanders and Lil Wayne have developed a strong bond with another, so it's nice to see Coach Prime showing love for Weezy right now. By Zachary Horvath June 21, 2025
Music Diddy Trial's Prosecutors Release Alleged Instructions For Male Escorts At "Freak-Offs" Other submissions of alleged evidence in the Diddy trial include the items seized during federal raids and his text messages with Cassie. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Rapsody Drops Two New Tracks With Madlib Exclusively On Her Website Rapsody and Madlib got together for the MadRaps EP, two new songs (and a first-time collaboration) for the duo. By Devin Morton June 20, 2025
Music Diddy's Alleged Drug-Running Assistant Granted Immunity For Trial Testimony Diddy's alleged "drug mule" Brendan Paul reportedly told the trial's judge that he was subpoenaed and planned to invoke the Fifth. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 20, 2025