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Music Twitch Shamelessly Replaces Audio Of Metallica's BlizzCon Show To Avoid DMCA Twitch replaced the audio from Metallica's performance during BlizzCon 2021 with non-copyrighted music in order to avoid a DMCA strike. By Cole Blake February 20, 2021
Music Kanye West Shares Outline Of His Philosophy Book In Twitter Rant Kanye drops a few gems in Twitter splurge. By Devin Ch April 18, 2018
Music NBA YoungBoy Warns People To Quit Trying To "Hurt" Him: Watch Could this be aimed at recent critics of his work like Joe Budden, or is it just another one of his vague social media threats? By Gabriel Bras Nevares December 04, 2023
Music Playboi Carti Hints At A Fresh Sound For Upcoming Album "BABY BOI" In New Snippet It's unclear where this snippet came from, but it joins DJ Swamp Izzo and other Playboi Carti affiliates' "BABY BOI" teases so far. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Pop Culture Taylor Swift & Nicki Minaj Collab Hints Seemingly Appear Online If the rumours are true, T-Swift will be in her rap bag after already teaming up with Ice Spice on the "Karma (Remix)." By Hayley Hynes September 19, 2023
Music Chance The Rapper Goes Undercover As A Lyft Driver For Charity Chance has "No Problem" getting in the driver's seat for charity. By Chantilly Post October 15, 2018
Music Ludacris Reveals He Still Has His Car From The '90s Ludacris' 1993 Acura Legend is still his "favorite car." By Caroline Fisher August 11, 2023
Music Cardi B Delivers Scintillating NPR Tiny Desk Performance Cardi B delivered her NPR Tiny Desk concert on Monday, and it was filled with some of the biggest hits of her career. By Alexander Cole October 19, 2026
Music Justin Bieber Honors The Passing Of His Grandfather, Bruce Dale, Dead At 80 Justin Bieber has been frequently clashing with the paparazzi in L.A. He hasn't released a new album since 2021. By Bryson "Boom" Paul April 28, 2025
Relationships Hunxho Serenades Keyshia Cole After Gloss Up Scandal: Watch Earlier this month, Hunxho got called out for his flirty photos with Gloss Up. By Caroline Fisher May 09, 2024
Music Montreal Festival Osheaga Lineup Revealed: Childish Gambino & More Osheaga's 2019 edition brings a few notable hip-hop talents into the fold. By Mitch Findlay March 26, 2019
Pop Culture Ray J Clowned Over Bizarre Comments During Nightclub Appearance Ray J admitted that he was looking for love, but also was on a strict financial budget for the late night out. By Cole Blake March 18, 2025