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Music Recording Academy CEO Addresses The Weeknd's 2021 Grammys Snub Harvey Mason Jr. revisited The Weeknd being left of the 2021 Grammy nomination list. By Taylor McCloud December 09, 2021
Pop Culture Nas Partners With Royal To Sell Streaming Royalty Rights To Two Songs As NFTs Nas has teamed up with Royal to offer half of his streaming royalty rights for his songs, "Ultra Black" and "Rare" as NFTs. By Brianna Lawson January 06, 2022
Music B.B. King's Estate Responds To Lil Wayne & Drake's Freestyle Lil Wayne and Drake get the stamp of approval from the late blues legend's estate for "B.B. King Freestyle." By Aron A. December 08, 2020
Music Macklemore Speaks On Winning Grammy Over Kendrick Lamar Macklemore speaks on how his message to Kendrick Lamar after winning the 2014 Best Rap Album GRAMMY Award was viewed as "white guilt". By Alex Zidel February 02, 2021
Music Jack Harlow Aims For A Classic With Cinematic Album Trailer Jack Harlow expresses interest in crafting a classic record with the release of his upcoming debut album "That's What They All Say." By Mitch Findlay December 08, 2020
Music DaBaby References Protests & COVID-19 With VMA Performance DaBaby performed three of his most popular songs for the virtual VMA's, Sunday night. By Cole Blake August 30, 2020
Music Videos Yelawolf & Caskey Enlist DJ Paul For Latest Collaborative Music Video "Open" In preparation for their upcoming collaborative album "Black Sheep," Yelawolf & Caskey link up with Three 6 Mafia's own DJ Paul for a new single and video titled "Open." By Keenan Higgins February 15, 2021
Music YBN Nahmir Announces New Album Title & Release Date YBN Nahmir is gearing up to release a new project. By Alexander Cole August 30, 2020
Music Plies Breaks Down Stance On The COVID-19 Vaccine Plies takes a moment to explain his stance on the COVID-19 vaccination, maintaining that he'll be taking it at the first opportunity. By Mitch Findlay February 01, 2021
Music A$AP Ferg Announces "Floor Seats 2" With Lil Wayne, Marilyn Manson & More A$AP Ferg teams up with Dennis Rodman to announce his upcoming album "Floor Seats 2," featuring Lil Wayne, Tyga, Marilyn Manson and more. By Mitch Findlay September 17, 2020
Music Lil Baby Wants To Drop Another Album Never one to lose a minute, Lil Baby recently confirmed that he's ready to follow up "My Turn" with another brand new album. By Mitch Findlay August 27, 2020
Music Wale Expresses Disappointment Over MTV VMA Snub: "I Failed Again" Wale is a celebrated artist in hip hop, but he took to Twitter to share that he's disappointed that he wasn't nominated for an MTV VMA. By Erika Marie July 30, 2020