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Music 2021 Billboard Music Awards: List Of Winners & Nominees Here's the updated list of winners and nominees from the Billboard Music Awards. By Cole Blake May 23, 2021
Music Akademiks Falls Asleep Listening To Drake's "Certified Lover Boy" DJ Akademiks seemingly fell asleep a couple of times while live-streaming his reaction to Drake's "Certified Lover Boy." By Alex Zidel September 03, 2021
Music Quincy Jones Says He Wouldn't Work With Elvis, Alleges He Was Racist Quincy Jones says he wouldn't work with Elvis because he was racist. By Cole Blake May 23, 2021
Music Lil Durk & Lil Baby Take A Private Jet To Hit The Studio For Joint Mixtape Lil Durk and Lil Baby are hard at work. By Aron A. March 28, 2021
Music Driver Who Allegedly Killed Nicki Minaj's Father Denies Wrongdoing: Report The 70-year-old man allegedly responsible for the hit-and-run is denying any wrongdoing in the $150 million legal battle. By Madusa S. June 15, 2021
Music Saweetie Is Inspired By Tupac: "[He] Made You Proud To Be A Black Woman" The Bay Area rapper took a minute to find her answer, but she had to go with the West Coast icon. By Erika Marie June 15, 2021
Music Jack Harlow Delivers Energetic SNL Performance Alongside A Live Band Jack Harlow made quite the impression in his SNL debut. By Alexander Cole March 28, 2021
Reviews Grip "I Died For This!?" Review "I Died For This!?," Grip's Shady Records debut, is an impressive concept album that makes great artistic choices and offers plenty of thought-provoking sentiments. By Joshua Robinson September 03, 2021
Music OG 3Three Hints At Potential Drake & NBA YoungBoy Collab NBA YoungBoy's older brother confirms that NBA YoungBoy and Drake have a collab in the works. By Joshua Robinson October 01, 2021
Music Meek Mill Demands Same Respect As Kendrick Lamar & Mac Miller, Explains Drake Beef "Disadvantage" Meek Mill spoke to Apple Music 1 about his new album "Expensive Pain," being at a "disadvantage" during his feud with Drake, and why he demands the same respect as artists like Kendrick Lamar and Mac Miller. By Alex Zidel October 01, 2021
Music Drake Seemingly Takes Shots At Swizz Beatz On "CLB" Drake takes several retaliatory shots at Swizz Beatz on "You Only Live Twice," a standout posse cut off "CLB." By Mitch Findlay September 03, 2021
Music Nicki Minaj Corrects Jessie J After Rewriting "Bang Bang" History The singer said in an interview that Nicki heard "Bang Bang" and asked to be on it, but the rapper set the record straight with her version of events. By Erika Marie August 06, 2021