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Music Kanye West Drops “White Lives Matter” T-Shirts & Teases Swastika Merch Social media users aren't happy with Kanye West. By Caroline Fisher February 08, 2025
Music The Weeknd's First Week Sales Projections For "Hurry Up Tomorrow" Are Eye-Opening To Say The Least The Weeknd is dominating the charts. By Cole Blake February 04, 2025
Music Beyonce Projected To Rake In $300 Million For Her Upcoming "Cowboy Carter" Tour Beyonce announced her supporting world tour moments after her GRAMMY wins. By Zachary Horvath February 03, 2025
Politics San Antonio's Mayor Calls For Cancelation Of Kanye West's Concert Kanye West's upcoming shows in the United States are in Tampa, Chicago, and San Antonio, which Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is not happy about. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2026
Music Police Issue Statement On Tay Keith's Death, Friends & Collaborators React Nashville police have revealed details regarding beloved Tay Keith's passing as the producer's friends flood the internet with tributes. By Erika Marie June 18, 2026
Music Verzuz Gears Up For B2K & Pretty Ricky By Erika Marie June 17, 2026
Music Lil Nas X Confirms Bipolar Diagnosis, Reveals If New Music Is Coming Following an arrest last Summer, Lil Nas X shied away from the limelight, but now, he is back with an update on his life. By Alexander Cole June 17, 2026
Music Dawn Richard's Lawsuit Against Diddy Has Been Dismissed Dawn Richard filed a lawsuit against Diddy back in 2024, alleging abuse, intimidation, and mistreatment. Today, the lawsuit was thrown out. By Alexander Cole June 15, 2026
Numbers Drake Continues His Chart Dominance With Eye-Popping Fourth-Week Sales Projections For "ICEMAN" Drake's "ICEMAN" album was the most anticipated of the entire year, and so far, it is living up to the hype, at least on the charts. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2026
Music DJ Akademiks Addresses Theory That Drake Was Involved With Baby Keem's Girl DJ Akademiks is always being presented interesting theories on his streams, and recently, he dealt with one involving Baby Keem and Drake. By Alexander Cole June 02, 2026
Music Boosie Badazz Hit With Aggravated Assault Charge In Houston Boosie Badazz is going to court on Monday over an aggravated assault charge stemming from an alleged incident at a Houston nightclub. By Alexander Cole June 01, 2026
Music Kai Cenat Reveals His Favorite Song From Drake's "ICEMAN" Drake and Kai Cenat haven't linked up in a while, but the streamer still has love for the rapper amid his content break. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 29, 2026