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Music Azealia Banks Goes Off On JK Rowling For Transphobic Views JK Rowling, the author of "Harry Potter," has faced public backlash for expressing transphobic views for a number of years now. By Cole Blake March 17, 2025
Viral The Weeknd Performs "Timeless" With Kai Cenat During Playboi Carti's Rolling Loud LA Set Fellow streamer Young Dabo accompanied Kai Cenat at Playboi Carti's performance, where The Weeknd showed both of them love. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 17, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Tosses Kai Cenat & Dabo New YVL Chain At Rolling Loud: LA Playboi Carti's new album, I AM MUSIC, is predicted to be the biggest hip-hop release of the year. The album includes new hit "Good Credit." By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 17, 2025
Pop Culture DJ Akademiks Defends Adin Ross After Playboi Carti Admits They Didn't Vibe Playboi Carti recently unleashed his new album "MUSIC," which racked up a whopping 139 million streams in its first day. By Caroline Fisher March 16, 2025
Music Kanye West Creates Chaos Debating Should He Pair Timberlands or Jordan 6's With Klan Sheet Kanye West's Nazi remarks have lost him partnerships with several major brands, including Adidas and Def Jam Recordings. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 16, 2025
Music Playboi Carti's New Album "MUSIC" On Pace To Achieve Historic Spotify Opening Week Playboi Carti reportedly denied the use of AI technology on this new album "MUSIC," which is one of its biggest controversies. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2025
Music Stunna Girl Puts Her Bullet Wound On Full Display While Clapping Back At Her Haters Stunna Girl also recently went off on her ex husband, painting him as an allegedly jealous and cowardly partner. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 16, 2025
Music ASAP Rocky Denies Siding With Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Or J Cole On Upcoming Song While a release date for ASAP Rocky's album "Don't Be Dumb" has yet to be confirmed, he recently claimed he was in the mixing stage. By Caroline Fisher March 16, 2025
Music Playboi Carti Previews The First Music Video For I AM MUSIC, "OPM BABI," From His Burner Playboi Carti's I AM MUSIC album is the biggest hip-hop release of 2025 so far, solidifying himself as the biggest rapper right now. By Bryson "Boom" Paul March 16, 2025
Music Kanye West Mingles With Bianca Censori Lookalike During Sunday Service Auditions Last month, rumors that Kanye West and Bianca Censori were getting a divorce began to circulate, but they've since been debunked. By Caroline Fisher March 15, 2025
Music Stevie J Breaks Down Why Diddy's "Empty Promises" Led Him To Leave Bad Boy Stevie J has been one of Diddy's biggest supporters amid his legal scandal and has worked with many more artists outside of Bad Boy. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2025
Music Tyler Perry Condemns The Music Industry For Exploiting Angie Stone At Her Memorial Service Tyler Perry joins Anthony Hamilton, Kirk Franklin, and many other stars who paid tribute to Angie Stone during various memorial services. By Gabriel Bras Nevares March 15, 2025