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Music Diddy Adds One More Lawyer To His Legal Team Mere Days Before Trial's Start Date Other last-minute efforts from Diddy's attorneys include gag order requests, evidence removals, and jury-related concerns. By Gabriel Bras Nevares May 02, 2025
Music Beyonce Reportedly Has Thousands Of Tickets Left To Sell For "COWBOY CARTER" Tour Opening Beyonce's "COWBOY CARTER" tour kicks off tonight at SoFi Stadium in California, and will follow with more U.S., U.K., and France stops. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 28, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Seemingly Teases Something Coming This September While On Tour Playboi Carti and The Weeknd are wrapping up their joint tour together and during his set in Miami he seemingly teased something coming soon. By Zachary Horvath August 16, 2025
Music Kodak Black’s Lawyer Reacts To Demand For $10.6M Default Judgment In 2023, Kodak Black was sued by two men who allege that he was responsible for a Super Bowl after-party shooting that he was also injured in. By Caroline Fisher August 07, 2025
Pop Culture Spike Lee Pours Praise On A$AP Rocky & Denzel Washington For "Highest 2 Lowest" Roles On "The Tonight Show" Spike Lee shouted out Denzel Washington and A$AP Rock for their acting work in his upcoming film, "Highest 2 Lowest." By Devin Morton August 01, 2025
Music Drake Teases "$OME $EXY $ONGS 4 U" Announcement With Cryptic Posts Drake flooded social media with photos brandishing specific phrases and the branding design from his last album. By Elias Andrews March 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Demands "Shaved Head" Vocalists For Sunday Service Choir Kanye West is relaunching the performance hub that generated so much goodwill for him in the late 2010s. By Elias Andrews March 13, 2025
Music Kanye West Surprisingly Shouts Out Jay-Z During Latest Twitter Rant Jay-Z recently broke a tie with Kanye West for the most awarded rapper in Grammys history, the latest chapter in their complicated story. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 10, 2025
Music Kanye West Labels Dave Blunts His Favorite Rapper And Offers To Get Him A Trainer Kanye West also clarified that while he loves Dave Blunts, Playboi Carti is his favorite "musician" overall. By Cole Blake March 10, 2025
Music Lil Baby Sparks Debate By Ranking His Top Five Atlanta Rappers Lil Baby is one of the biggest stars in Atlanta hip hop, but he made the decision to put four rappers above himself. By Elias Andrews March 06, 2025
Music Drake Gets Legal Win Over UMG After Attempting To Adjourn Discovery Motion It's a small victory for Drake right now, but it will have to do for now until things get more serious in court in the next couple of weeks. By Zachary Horvath March 04, 2025
Music Doja Cat Claps Back At Fans Who Dragged Her "Flat" Oscars Performance Doja Cat's James Bond tribute was heavily criticized by viewers, and the singer acknowledged how nervous she was. By Elias Andrews March 03, 2025