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Music Watch YG, Kristen Bell & More Share Mom Texts On Kimmel In honor of Mother's Day this weekend. By Trevor Smith May 11, 2018
Music Big Daddy Kane Says Eminem "Surprised" Him With His Insight On Hip-Hop Big Daddy Kane recently reflected on speaking with Eminem for his upcoming documentary, "Paragraphs I Manifest." By Cole Blake June 28, 2023
Pop Culture Dolly Parton Wants To See Beyoncé Cover "Jolene" The country star hopes that Queen B would give the performance the same treatment that Whitney Houston gave Dolly's "I Will Always Love You" back in the day. By Hayley Hynes March 13, 2022
Music Jay-Z Joins Beyonce Onstage In Paris For Surprise Performance During “Cowboy Carter” Tour Beyonce is expected to return to the United States this week for shows in Houston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Las Vegas. By Caroline Fisher June 22, 2025
Relationships Rihanna Reflects On Parenting: "Being A New Mom Is Insane" Rihanna recently spoke about parenting with A$AP Rocky, admitting that she's discovering a new type of tiredness. By Cole Blake November 14, 2022
Music Wu-Tang Clan Brings Out Lil Kim, Slick Rick, & More For Star-Studded Final NYC Concert Wu-Tang Clan will be wrapping up their tour with two more shows in New Jersey and Philadelphia, later this week. By Cole Blake July 17, 2025
TV Drake & Jermaine Dupri Tapped By Starz To Executive Produce Latter's Magic City Docuseries Drake's DreamCrew Entertainment is one of the producers of Jermaine Dupri's Starz project about the legendary Atlanta strip club. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 22, 2025
Society Bun B, Jamie Foxx & One Love Manchester Organizers Plan Hurricane Harvey Telethon Bun B and Jamie Foxx will team up with "One Love Manchester" organizers for Houston telethon. By Aron A. August 30, 2017
Music Nicki Minaj Dropped By Lawyer Amid Legal Battle With Ex-Superfan Nicki Minaj is currently being sued by a former fan named Tameer Peak, who accuses her of publicly humiliating him. By Caroline Fisher November 13, 2025
Music Anderson .Paak Praises K-Pop, Says He's Open To BTS Collab Anderson .Paak says his son is a massive BTS fan. By Cole Blake March 13, 2021
Music Elliott Wilson Prefers Drake's "NOKIA" Music Video Over Kendrick Lamar's "luther" HipHopDX's "The Bigger Picture" debated around Elliott Wilson's Kendrick Lamar and Drake take, with DJ Hed saying they're hard to compare. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 19, 2025
Music Nicki Minaj & Tracy Chapman Seeking To Settle Lawsuit Nicki Minaj and Tracy Chapman are seeking to work out a deal in their case, which began last year after Tracy sued Nicki for copyright infringement. By Lynn S. February 26, 2020