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Music Doechii's "Anxiety" Has Reportedly Led To A Major Pay Day For Gotye Doechii's popular single, "Anxiety," famously samples Gotye's iconic 2011 song, "Somebody That I Used to Know." By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music "Jane" Reveals How Diddy Dating Yung Miami Impacted Their Relationship One of Diddy's alleged ex-girlfriends has been testifying in his criminal trial for several days under the name, Jane Doe. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
Music Ice Spice Will Have Role In Forthcoming "SpongeBob" Film Ice Spice has shown her affinity for the "SpongeBob" franchise on numerous occasions, so this has to be a full-circle moment for her. By Zachary Horvath June 10, 2025
Music Swizz Beatz Comes To Timbaland's Defense After Launching His AI Label Timbaland upset a lot of people by starting this AI music endeavor, but his close friend Swizz Beatz sees the vision. By Zachary Horvath June 10, 2025
Music Kevin Hart Delivers Hilarious Freestyle Over Kendrick Lamar's "squabble up" Kevin "Chocolate Droppa" Hart made a surprise appearance at the BET Awards and dropped some bars over one of Kendrick Lamar's "GNX" cuts. By Zachary Horvath June 10, 2025
Music Chris Brown Extends Staggering Record At The BET Awards Chris Brown is the most victorious and nominated artist in this BET Awards category's history, something he already boasted before 2025. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 10, 2025
Music Jamie Foxx Breaks Into Tears During Emotional BET Awards Speech Jamie Foxx spoke on stage at the BET Awards on Monday, while accepting one of the ceremony's Ultimate Icon Awards. By Cole Blake June 10, 2025
TV Fans Accuse Kendrick Lamar & Druski Of Ignoring Each Other At The BET Awards Kendrick Lamar was a big winner at the BET Awards last night as he came home with five awards after being nominated in six categories. By Alexander Cole June 10, 2025
Music Kendrick Lamar Beats Drake For Album Of The Year At The BET Awards Kendrick Lamar remains one of the best artists in the world, so it should come as no surprise that he would win big at the BET Awards. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2025
TV Kevin Hart Kicks Off BET Awards With A Bang, Takes Aim At Diddy, Cardi B, & Kanye West Kevin Hart is hosting the BET Awards tonight, and during his monologue, he made sure to make jokes about the event's biggest stars. By Alexander Cole June 09, 2025
Music "Jane" Alleges She "Fainted" After Reading Cassie's Sexual Assault Lawsuit Against Diddy "Jane Doe" has now testified for three days and things got quite emotional for her as she recalled reading Cassie's suit against Diddy. By Zachary Horvath June 09, 2025
Music Lord Jamar & DJ Vlad Reflect On Their Fallout Over Louis Farrakhan Comments Lord Jamar explained how he took issue with how DJ Vlad misquoted and criticized Minister Louis Farrakhan and his comments on Jewish people. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 09, 2025