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Music 2023 BET Awards: Best New Artist Nominees From Top Dawg Entertainment's Doechii to iconic London trio FLO, we're looking at the nominees for BET's 2023 Best New Artist award. By Caleb Hardy June 14, 2023
Music Jay-Z Sexual Assault Accuser Begs To Keep Identity Secret, Citing Potential "Psychological Harm" Jay-Z is continuing his defamation lawsuit after a sexual assault allegation against him in late 2024. His accuser hopes to stay anonymous. By Devin Morton September 07, 2025
Music Kanye West Reportedly Hit With Heavy Legal Fees For Neglecting "Donda" Copyright Lawsuit Kanye West has kept things pretty low-key in recent months, at least when compared to his controversial start to the year. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 31, 2025
Pop Culture Halle Bailey Reveals Whether Or Not She’s In The Illuminati Recently, Halle Bailey did a short Q&A during a livestream, answering some of fans' most burning questions. By Caroline Fisher August 19, 2025
Music Gunna's New Album "The Last Wun" Gets Solid First Week Sales Projections This is reportedly Gunna's final album under YSL, and this end of an era resonated with many fans for various reasons. By Gabriel Bras Nevares August 16, 2025
Music Cardi B Pops Out For Surprise Performance, Teases "Wanna Be" Remix With Megan Thee Stallion & GloRilla Cardi B assisted Megan with performing their raunchy hit "WAP" at MSG. By Zachary Horvath May 22, 2024
Sports Kiké Hernández Trolls Drake During Dodgers’ World Series Celebration Drake had voiced his support for the Blue Jays on several occasions throughout their World Series matchup with the Dodgers. By Cole Blake November 04, 2025
Music Adin Ross Turned Away From NBA YoungBoy Concert Over Security Issues Adin Ross and his crew recently tried to attend NBA YoungBoy's concert in Miami, but their evening took a turn for the worse. By Caroline Fisher October 14, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Confirms New Album “I AM MUSIC” Is Finished Some of Playboi Carti's fans aren't convinced that his new album, "I AM MUSIC," will ever see the light of day. By Caroline Fisher March 09, 2025
Music Cardi B Mocks Nicki Minaj’s Message To Kulture With Backhanded Apology To Papa Bear Nicki Minaj and Cardi B's years-long feud was reignited on Twitter this week, and it got ugly, to say the least. By Caroline Fisher October 03, 2025
Music Diddy Wants To Block "Mia" Accuser From Speaking At His Sentencing Hearing Diddy will return to the courtroom for his sentencing on Friday, October 3, when he'll finally learn whether he'll have to stay behind bars. By Cole Blake October 01, 2025
Music Kodak Black Hilariously Checks Fan During Bizarre Livestream One of Kodak Black's latest interactions with a fan took a turn for the worse when they began arguing about Voodoo, prison time, and more. By Caroline Fisher September 29, 2025