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TV Aaliyah Will Be The Subject Of ABC News Special "Superstar" There's an upcoming special on the influential R&B legend. By Lavender Alexandria June 08, 2023
Music Childish Gambino Promises Fans “Best Live Show” They've Ever Seen Or Their Money Back Childish Gambino doesn't take his promise lightly. By Caroline Fisher September 12, 2024
Music Jay-Z Gifts Fan His Champagne At Renaissance Tour Stop A fan who asked Jay-Z for a fist bump got something they definitely weren't expecting. By Lavender Alexandria July 12, 2023
Music Pras Fails To Earn Retrial After AI Mistakenly Ropes Diddy Into Political Conspiracy Case Pras suffered a legal setback in the case. By Cole Blake September 01, 2024
Politics Lil Pump Gets Shoutout From Donald Trump At Florida Rally: Watch Trump still loves Pump. By Alexander Cole November 10, 2023
Music Doja Cat Brings The Red Lights To BBC Live Lounge Doja delivered an electric performance. By Lavender Alexandria October 26, 2023
Music Travis Scott Announces He's Been Making New Music While On Tour Scott is teasing fans with the potential for new material sooner rather than later. By Lavender Alexandria November 22, 2023
Music Polo G Settles Legal Dispute Over Canceled 2023 European Tour Polo G accused a booking agency of using his name without permission, whereas they accused him of breach of contract. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 21, 2025
Music Spotify Hit With Yet Another Lawsuit, This Time Alleging "Modern Payola" Earlier this week, Spotify was sued for allegedly turning a blind eye to streaming fraud, which the company denies. By Caroline Fisher November 05, 2025
Pop Culture Keith Lee Praises Cardi B After The Pair Collab Lee said the rapper is "exactly who she says she is". By Ben Mock March 22, 2024
Music Busta Rhymes Will Receive Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star With Several Icons In Attendance LL Cool J, Chris Rock and Chuck D have all already confirmed they'll be attending as guest speakers at the ceremony. By Cole Blake July 29, 2025
Music SZA & Travis Scott's "Love Galore" Now Eligible For Diamond Certification SZA and Travis Scott's collaboration off of the former's 2017 album "Ctrl" also recently surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. By Gabriel Bras Nevares October 18, 2025