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Music The Grammys Announce New Best Album Cover Category For 2026 Ceremony The Recording Academy also announced key dates for the 2026 Grammys, such as the nominations announcement occurring on November 7 this year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Snoop Dogg Gives Jonathan Daviss His Flowers For Portraying The Rapper In Upcoming Biopic The upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic is currently in development under direction from Craig Brewer and Death Row Pictures' production. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 12, 2025
Music Eminem Allegedly Infuriated Mariah Carey By Trying To Cast Her As His Mom In "8 Mile" The role Eminem offered Mariah Carey ended up going to Kim Basinger, whose performance helped make "8 Mile" a massive success. By Cole Blake June 12, 2025
Relationships Jeezy Reflects On Shooting His Shot With Nia Long After Jeannie Mai Divorce Jeezy famously remarked, "real men don't cheat," while speaking with Nia Long for an interview after his divorce in 2023. By Cole Blake June 11, 2025
Music 50 Cent Mocks Elon Musk’s Black Eye After Donald Trump Spat 50 Cent recently took to Instagram to do even more trolling, this time targeting none other than Elon Musk. By Caroline Fisher June 11, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj Takes Aim At Shannon Sharpe & Jay-Z On Lil Wayne's “Banned From NO” Remix Nicki Minaj was left off the original version of Lil Wayne's "Tha Carter VI," but now, she has her very own remix with "Banned From NO." By Alexander Cole June 11, 2025
Music “Jane” Recalls Alleged Freak Off At Diddy’s Mansion The Month Before His Arrest One of Diddy's ex-girlfriends took the stand in his federal trial today, detailing her experience participating in his alleged freak offs. By Caroline Fisher June 06, 2025
Music Streamer Trolls Megan Thee Stallion's Team At Dream Con By Saying "Free Tory Lanez" Tory Lanez's legal team has reportedly not yet filed their evidence in the Megan Thee Stallion case that they recently flaunted online. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Music Fat Joe Reveals How Ruff Ryders Saved Him From Man With Machine Gun According to Fat Joe, he was attending the Grammys with Big Pun one year when their Los Angeles visit took a frightening turn. By Caroline Fisher May 30, 2025
Streetwear Megan Thee Stallion Flaunts Her Curves On Miami Swim Week Runway Megan Thee Stallion has been having a very turbulent 2025 so far, but she continues to follow her career moves despite the ruckus. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 30, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex Assistant Alleges Prince's Security Once Stopped Him From Attacking Cassie This anonymous alleged victim also spoke on Diddy's alleged reaction to Cassie and Kid Cudi's romance during her trial testimony. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2025
Music Cassie Allegedly Considered Jumping From A Hotel Balcony To Flee From Diddy Cassie's relationship with Diddy has continued to be a focus for witnesses testifying in the Bad Boy mogul's criminal case. By Cole Blake May 29, 2025