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Streetwear Lizzo Turns Heads For Her Weight Loss At Vanity Fair Oscars Afterparty Lizzo may not have been up for anything at the Oscars this year, but if her new single shows anything, she could snag some Grammys in 2026. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Fort Worth Rapper G$ Lil Ronnie & His Five-Year-Old Daughter Reportedly Shot & Killed This is still a developing story, so details are scarce as of right now, but our thoughts go out to the loved ones of G$ Lil Ronnie. By Zachary Horvath March 03, 2025
Music Doja Cat Divides Fans With "Diamonds Are Forever" Cover During James Bond Oscars Tribute RAYE and LISA also joined Doja Cat for this James Bond Oscars segment, likely to promote their new single "Born Again." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Young Thug's New Snippet Has Fans Begging For An Official Release Young Thug has been mostly quiet when it comes to releasing new music in the time since getting out of jail. By Cole Blake March 03, 2025
Music Angie Stone's Family Issues A Statement As More Details About Fatal Car Crash Emerge Angie Stone is one of the most crucial artists in the bond between hip-hop and R&B, cementing her musical legacy for the rest of time. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Drake Admits iHeartMedia Did Nothing Wrong As Both Sides Finalize Their Settlement Drake had accused iHeartMedia of accepting illegal payola payments from UMG to boost the radio airplay of Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" diss. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Continues His Dominance Over Drake As The Latter Falls Out Of The Billboard Top 10 Kendrick Lamar and Drake both dropped albums that have been competing on the charts in recent months. By Cole Blake March 03, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Sets Bold Expectations For New Album "I AM MUSIC" And Fans Are Almost Convinced Some Playboi Carti fans think that he hasn't dropped his new album "I AM MUSIC" yet because of A$AP Rocky's own rollout struggles. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar & SZA's "luther" Retains The Top Spot On Hot 100 For Second Consecutive Week At this point, it's becoming more and more difficult to name Kendrick Lamar and SZA's best collaboration overall. By Zachary Horvath March 03, 2025
Music Diddy's Legal Team Reportedly Blasts Aubrey O'Day For "The Masked Singer" Shade Aubrey O'Day was vocal about some of Diddy's alleged misdeeds and shady business moves before his scandal really took off. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 03, 2025
Music Ray J Reflects On How He "Irresponsibly" Handled His Conflict With Kodak Black Ray J has had his fair share of rough decision making, so him taking some accountability for this spat is definitely a good look. By Zachary Horvath March 03, 2025
Music Ray J Clarifies His Comments On Diddy Having A "Demon" Inside Of Him Diddy is currently residing behind bars on charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake March 03, 2025