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Music Country Artist Gavin Adcock Calls Out Beyonce Over "COWBOY CARTER" And Labels It As Inauthentic Country Music There has been a lot of chatter from people all over the music world about Beyonce's "COWBOY CARTER" and how controversial it really is. By Zachary Horvath June 30, 2025
Sports Frank Ocean Stirs Up Dating Rumors With UFC's Payton Talbott Again After Reacting To His Win Payton Talbott and Frank Ocean have been linked to one another since summer 2024 when they were spotted on a lunch date. By Zachary Horvath June 30, 2025
Music Cardi B Gets Attacked By A Murder Of Crows In Transformative New "Am I The Drama?" Teaser Cardi B is not shying away from giving up more details about her upcoming album, whether that's the tracklist or its tour. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 30, 2025
Music UMG Attempts To Explain Kendrick Lamar’s “Certified Pedophiles” Drake Diss In Court Universal Music Group is trying to get Drake's latest amendment to his defamation lawsuit dismissed in court. By Cole Blake June 30, 2025
Music Cam'Ron Signs 6-Figure Book Deal With Publisher Simon & Schuster Cam'Ron joins Gucci Mane over at Simon & Schuster as the Atlanta rap star is set to release his second memoir in October. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 30, 2025
Music Offset Gives Fan The Night Of Their Life By Inviting Them Onstage Offset may be dealing with a new album on the way and the Cardi B drama, but he's even more passionate about spending time with fans. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Elliott Wilson Claims Hip-Hop Hasn't Had A Hit Song Since Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" Many folks clapped back with counters to Elliott Wilson's claim, including recent successes from Kendrick Lamar's rival Drake. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Young Thug Fans Grow Impatient As Rapper Hits The Studio Again Ahead Of "UY SCUTI" June is almost over, which means the teased release window for Young Thug's new album "UY SCUTI" is about to fully close. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 29, 2025
Music Chris Brown Wants The Comparisons & Versus Talk To Stop Now Chris Brown is often compared to Michael Jackson or Usher. Brown and Usher have collab on hit songs while Brown recreated MJ dance routines. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 28, 2025
Relationships DDG Reportedly Granted Permission To Visit Halo With Halle Bailey In Italy DDG sought permission to travel to Italy with Halle Bailey and Halo earlier this week. There will be a lot of restrictions, however. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music 50 Cent Puts Diddy's Lawyer On Blast Once Again Following His Closing Argument Despite 50 Cent's history with Diddy, he showed some sympathy for the mogul as he felt that his lawyer did a poor job in court on June 27. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025
Music Drake Confirms That "Iceman" Is Dropping This Year A title that was once speculated by fans is now becoming reality as Drake has just said that "Iceman" is coming in 2025. By Zachary Horvath June 28, 2025