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Music Man Who Allegedly Stole Beyoncé's Music Officially Faces Trial Kelvin Evans rejected a plea deal after prosecutors hit him with felony and misdemeanor charges for the alleged theft during Beyoncé's tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 08, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Withdraws From Rolling Loud Orlando, Ken Carson Named As Replacement NBA YoungBoy was set to headline Rolling Loud Orlando this weekend, although that is no longer going to be happening. By Alexander Cole May 07, 2026
Music Ludacris To Receive His Rightful Flowers As Black Music Hall Of Fame Inductee Davido, Organized Noize, Jack The Rapper and more will alsobe inducted. By Aron A. May 07, 2026
Music Drake Reacts To Lil Baby's Pledge Of Allegiance Lil Baby recently revealed how he feels about Drake, and earlier today, the artist decided to give his subtle response. By Alexander Cole May 04, 2026
Music Gamma Claps Back At Pitchfork's Brutal Review Of "Bully" Kanye West's "Bully" fell flat for "Pitchfork," and the album's distributor, gamma., has some words for their poor review. By Zachary Horvath April 01, 2026
Music Diddy Hit With Yet Another New Prison Release Date Diddy was convicted on two counts of transportation for prostitution during his criminal trial, last summer. By Cole Blake April 01, 2026
Music Yeat Announces "The Love/Lyfe Tour" To Promote New Album "ADL" Yeat will be stopping in Toronto, Chicago, New York City, and several other cities across North America for the tour. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Music Kanye West Pays Tribute To Mother Donda On "Bully" Kanye West has always paid homage to his late mother, Donda, and with Ye on this healing journey, it was only right to sample her on "Bully." By Zachary Horvath March 30, 2026
Music Rihanna Reportedly Breaks Silence On Home Shooting Details In Police Report Rihanna's reported testimony about the shooting at her home with A$AP Rocky emerged this week amid suspect Ivanna Ortiz's not guilty plea. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 28, 2026
Music J. Cole Doubles Down On His Apology To Shane Battier Shane Battier revealed that J. Cole apologized to him in 2024 for dissing him on "Cole World: The Sideline Story." By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 27, 2026
Music Doja Cat Pranks Her "Deadbeat" Dad After He Refused To Make Her Show Doja Cat and her dad have been apart for practically her whole life, and it seems they are no closer to making things work. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026
Music Kanye West Adds Yet Another Southern European Show To His World Tour Kanye West has proven so far that he's still an industry titan and he's seeing no reason to stop adding more shows to his world tour. By Zachary Horvath March 20, 2026