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Music Jay-Z Explains NFL's Decision To Have Bad Bunny Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show The NFL announced that Bad Bunny will be serving as the headliner for the next Super Bowl Halftime Show on Sunday. By Cole Blake September 29, 2025
Music DJ Vlad Fires Back At Yung Bleu Over Leaked Texts DJ Vlad says he wanted to have a conversation with Bleu over his previous comments. By Aron A. September 24, 2026
Music Blueface Gets Swatted Again, This Time With Nevaeh & Their Son Elsewhere amid this swatted stream, Blueface and Nevaeh Akira hashed out their relationship issues and their seemingly unclear breakup. By Gabriel Bras Nevares September 20, 2026
Music Sexyy Red Reacts To $5M Lawsuit Accusing Her of Asking Fans To Attack Her Child’s Grandma Sexyy Red's attorney said that she "categorically denies these allegations." By Aron A. September 11, 2026
Music Big Tigger Won’t Face Charges After Domestic Battery Arrest The Fulton County DA declined to charge Big Tigger after an arrest that put his marriage and legal troubles in the spotlight. By Erika Marie September 04, 2026
Music Big30 Performs Pooh Shiesty's "FDO" For High School Students With BenDaDonnn With Big30 set to go on trial alongside Pooh Shiesty for the alleged kidnapping and robbery of Gucci Mane, the artist is still showing love. By Alexander Cole August 31, 2026
Music Beyoncé Delivers Heartfelt Tribute To Dolly Parton Beyoncé was someone who worked with Dolly Parton, so it only makes sense that she would offer a tribute after the icon's passing. By Alexander Cole August 26, 2026
Music 50 Cent Drags Benzino's New Music Through The Mud: "The Worst S**t I Heard This Year" The feud between 50 Cent and Benzino is a hip-hop mainstay at this point, much like Fif's many other beefs. By Gabriel Bras Nevares July 31, 2025
Music Chris Brown & Live Nation Sued By Swimwear Company Over "Breezy Bowl XX" Tour Chris Brown announced his Breezy Bowl XX tour with Summer Walker and Bryson Tiller as supporting acts, earlier this year. By Cole Blake July 30, 2025
Music Drake Reflects On Days As Wheelchair Jimmy In New "Degrassi" Documentary Drake played the fictional character Jimmy on Degrassi from 2001 to 2009. He often raps about sleeping in between takes in his early music. By Bryson "Boom" Paul July 27, 2025
Music Kanye West's Ex-Assistant Accuses Him Of Swatting Her In Retaliation For Bombshell Lawsuit A representative for Kanye West has already denied Lauren Pisciotta's allegations as "absurd and outlandish." By Cole Blake July 25, 2025
Music Cardi B’s Attorney Slams Lawsuit Over Microphone Throwing Incident In 2023, an overzealous fan splashed Cardi B with a drink while she was performing, prompting her to hurl her microphone into the crowd. By Caroline Fisher July 24, 2025