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Music The Weeknd Wins Global Artist Of The Year At Apple Music Awards The Weeknd was selected as Global Artist of the Year for the Apple Music Awards. By Cole Blake December 02, 2021
Music Action Bronson Reveals New Apple Music Show "Live From The Moon" Bam Bam continues to diversify his portfolio. By Dominiq R. February 09, 2020
Music 50 Cent & Netflix Sued By Former Sex Worker Over Diddy Docuseries A former sex worker named Clayton Howard alleges that his story was misrepresented in "Sean Combs: The Reckoning." By Caroline Fisher January 28, 2026
Music The Weeknd's "Heartless" Performance Gets Trippy Backstage On Colbert The singer explored unchartered territories on the late night show. By Lynn S. December 06, 2019
Music Kanye West Seems To Speculate That Drake Wants To Get Rid Of Him Kanye West has been both hateful and praiseful towards Drake in recent months, which makes these new tweets even more unclear. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 12, 2025
Music Drake Capitalizes On "FOMO" Hype By Dethroning Bad Bunny On Spotify Drake released his "FOMO" short film on Tuesday, and he has already seen the benefits of creating hype for himself. By Alexander Cole September 17, 2026
Music Playboi Carti & The Alchemist Collab Leaks Online And Fans Are In Disbelief Playboi Carti is still running the charts with "MUSIC," whereas The Alchemist has even more heat coming after his 2 Chainz and Larry June LP. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 03, 2025
Pop Culture Smino Drops Cover Art For New Album, "Luv 4 Rent" The St. Louis native had hyped us up for his new drop with the J. Cole-assisted "90 Proof." By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 19, 2022
Music DJ Drama To Auction Off "Gangsta Grillz" Platinum Plaque DJ Drama is auctioning off his iconic "Gangsta Grillz" platinum plaque. By Cole Blake November 06, 2022
Music Spotify Comes Through With 2021 Song Of The Summer Predictions What's the song of the summer in your opinion? By Alex Zidel June 29, 2021
Music Russell Simmons Denies Ever Being Aggressive Or Violent With Women Russell Simmons issues another statement addressing those harassment allegations. By Matt F November 23, 2017
Music Teyana Taylor Announces Dates For "The Last Rose Petal 2… Farewell Tour" Teyana Taylor has announced her final farewell tour. By Cole Blake May 03, 2022