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Music Kanye West Breaks 2026 Spotify Streaming Record With "Bully" Following the release of "Bully," Kanye West has lined up concerts in Los Angeles, Italy, and more locations. By Cole Blake March 30, 2026
Music Snoop Dogg Reveals Who Is Playing Him In An Upcoming Biopic Snoop Dogg is getting his very own biopic in 2027, and an actor has already been chosen to play the legendary pop culture icon. By Alexander Cole April 16, 2026
Music Toronto's Fire Department Is Melting Drake's "ICEMAN" Installation Fans finally found the release date for Drake's album, "ICEMAN," buried within the ice on Tuesday afternoon. By Cole Blake April 22, 2026
Music Latto Twerks While Pregnant During Guest Slot At Mariah The Scientist Show Latto popped out for her first pregnant performance alongside Mariah The Scientist after showing off a lavish baby shower. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 11, 2026
Music 6ix9ine Uses Drake's "Laugh Now Cry Later" To Diss Lil Durk Lil Durk has been behind bars since his arrest in 2024, when authorities charged him in an alleged murder-for-hire scheme. By Cole Blake April 06, 2026
Music Eminem Celebrates Being Sober For 18 Years Eminem famously suffered a near-fatal overdose back in 2007 and has been sober for the last 18 years as a result. By Cole Blake April 21, 2026
Music Kanye West Postpones Concert In Marseille And Offers Yet Another Apology For His Past Kanye West is looking to go on a world tour, but with numerous countries refusing to grant him entry, the artist is speaking out. By Alexander Cole April 15, 2026
Music Several Artists Pull Their D4vd Collabs From Streaming Amid His Arrest D4vd was becoming a breakout superstar thanks in part to some massive collaborations. But artists and labels are now disassociating. By Zachary Horvath April 23, 2026
Sports We Now Know When J Cole Will Make His Chinese Basketball Association Debut J Cole has some big priorities on deck. But first, he's got a side quest to complete with the Chinese Basketball Association. By Zachary Horvath April 09, 2026
Music Police Bodycam Footage Shows King Harris Getting Arrested On Drug Charge Over the weekend, 21-year-old King Harris was arrested in his home state of Georgia while wearing a Pikachu onesie. By Caroline Fisher April 15, 2026
Music JAY-Z Gives Sage Songwriting Advice For Aspiring Artists "The New York Times" named JAY-Z as one of the 30 greatest living American songwriters for a new list published on Tuesday. By Cole Blake April 28, 2026
Music Gunna Cops Luxury Cars For His Manager & Friends Gunna decided to bless his manager and close friends with some incredible gifts in the form of a Ferrari and other assorted luxury cars. By Zachary Horvath April 10, 2026