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Pop Culture Diana Ross Explains Why She Sang Beyonce Happy Birthday She clarified the simple reason behind her choice. By Lavender Alexandria September 12, 2023
Music JID Takes Charge On Our New "Fire Emoji" Playlist Update We have some massive albums from JID, Gunna, and Young Nudy to celebrate on our latest "Fire Emoji" playlist update. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 09, 2025
Music Here Are The First Week Sales For Drake's "More Life" & Rick Ross' "Rather You Than Me" Drake's latest debuts at #1 and sets a new streaming record. By Trevor Smith March 26, 2017
Music T-Pain Gets His Own Street & Key In Tallahassee T-Pain gets his own street to ride down. By Bryson "Boom" Paul November 13, 2024
Music 6ix9ine Denies Staging Gym Attack, Calls Footage "Tough To Watch" The Bushwick-born rapper said that the attack was "cowardly," which is in line with his initial statement on the beatdown. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 06, 2023
Music DDG Asks His Fans: "3 Vlogs With DDG Or $100K" DDG set himself up with that one. By Alexander Cole October 25, 2023
Music 7 R&B Albums From 2023 We're Grateful For This Thanksgiving The feel-good season is upon us, and we’re reflecting on a few albums that we’re glad dropped this year. By Wyatt Westlake November 06, 2023
Music Beyonce Rents Out Private Island Villa For Her Birthday Beyonce wanted extreme privacy for her birthday. By Lavender Alexandria September 14, 2023
Music The Roots Celebrate "Do You Want More?!" Album's 30th Anniversary With NYC Residency The Roots celebrate their second turning 30. By Bryson "Boom" Paul January 19, 2025
Sports Big Boi Joins Broadcast Booth For Atlanta Braves Game Big Boi brought a little shine to Truist Park this week. By Ben Mock May 27, 2023
Sports Taylor Swift Cheers On Travis Kelce & The Chiefs As They Take On The Packers Taylor Swift was at Lambeau Field on Sunday night to support Travis Kelce and the Chiefs. By Cole Blake December 03, 2023
Music SZA Reveals That Fame Makes Her "On Edge," Says It's "Not Normal" The R&B queen isn't exactly comfortable with her level of fame. By Lavender Alexandria December 13, 2023