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Music Ciara Flies High On Our New "R&B Season" Playlist Update This week's "R&B Season" playlist update is brought to you by Ciara, Rod Wave, SAILORR, and SiR. Which release was your favorite? By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music 21 Savage's DJ Marc B Prepares For Dreamville Set With Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, & Fun. Sing-A-Long 21 Savage has always showcased his love for R&B and Alternative music on social media. His top R&B artists are Usher, Monica, and SWV. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 06, 2025
Music Lil Yachty & Veeze Skate All Over Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update Our "Fire Emoji" inclusions this week came courtesy of Lil Yachty, Veeze, BossMan Dlow, Headie One, and Ray Vaughn. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music NAV Reportedly Loses Tens Of Thousands Of Units From "OMW2 REXDALE" First Week Sales We previously reported that NAV's new album outsold Lil Durk's, but it looks like Billboard called foul and scrutinized his numbers. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music G Herbo Sends Health PSA To Fans From The Hospital G Herbo recently released an expanded version of his app-exclusive "Greatest Rapper Alive" project, but can't celebrate its success right now. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Diddy Prosecutors Ask Court To Let Accusers Testify Under Fake Names In Criminal Trial Prosecutors' latest request in the Diddy trial comes amid reports that Cassie allegedly has no problem with testifying under her own name. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Lil Durk Scores Billboard Top 10 Debut Despite Divisive First Week Sales For "Deep Thoughts" Lil Durk recently thanked fans in a heartfelt message for supporting his new album "Deep Thoughts" amid his prison stay. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Kanye West Goes After Kai Cenat During Livestream During his latest stream, Kanye West also previewed his new song "Heil Hitler," which features a shot at Drake. By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2025
Music Gorgeous Doll Fires Back After Latto Seemingly Denies Jumping Allegations Earlier this year, influencer Gorgeous Doll accused Latto of having her jumped over rumors involving 21 Savage. By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2025
Music Strange Music CEO Believes Suge Knight's Harsh Decisions Were "Necessary" As Death Row Boss Travis O'Guin believes some of the tall tales around Suge Knight's ruthless Death Row management often get "blown out of proportion." By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2025
Music Cassie Is Willing To Testify Under Her Real Name In Diddy's Criminal Trial Diddy's criminal trial will be kicking off in May as he faces charges of alleged sex trafficking and racketeering. By Cole Blake April 06, 2025
Music Kanye West Takes A Shot At Drake In Bizarre New “Heil Hitler” Snippet Kanye West recently teamed up with Digital Nas on Twitch to work on his new album that was supposed to drop last week, "WW3." By Caroline Fisher April 06, 2025