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Music Drake Finally Cancels His Australia & New Zealand Tour Dates After Months Without Updates Live Nation Australia says Drake will still be returning to Australia and New Zealand at some point in the future. By Cole Blake July 29, 2025
Music Diddy's Ex Assistant Recalls Dream In Which Mogul Saved Her From R. Kelly An anonymous alleged victim referred to as "Mia" faced more questions on the stand from Diddy's defense team during the mogul's trial. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 02, 2025
Music Boosie Badazz Has A Message For Fans Flaming Him Over VladTV Controversy DJ Vlad and Boosie Badazz recently traded blows after the VladTV host refused to give Boosie a pay raise for their interviews. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 24, 2026
Music NBA YoungBoy Threatens Heckler For Throwing Object At Him Onstage NBA YoungBoy's tour has been riddled with violence and cancelations and now he's getting roped into tense interactions with his fans. By Zachary Horvath October 10, 2025
Music Joe Budden Takes Issue With Jay-Z's Hot Take On Rap Battles Jay-Z explained his issue with modern rap battles during an interview with Frazier Tharpe for GQ on Tuesday. By Cole Blake March 25, 2026
Music Ray J Blasts Suge Knight For Alleging He & Diddy Were “Lovers” Suge Knight had a lot to say about the alleged nature of Diddy and Ray J's relationship on "Piers Morgan Uncensored." By Caroline Fisher May 31, 2025
Music Fans Have Mixed Reactions To Actress Parker McKenna's Move To Music With "Daddy Atlanta" Parker McKenna's "Daddy Atlanta," set for her Just a Girl debut EP, is a bold statement of independence. The song is amazing. By Bryson "Boom" Paul June 27, 2025
Music Diddy’s Ex-Employee Alleges He Set Up Hotel Rooms With “Freak Off” Essentials Diddy's long-awaited sex trafficking trial continued today, and his former employee George Kaplan took the stand. By Caroline Fisher May 21, 2025
Music Sneako Presses Diddy Trial Reporter For Not Calling Kanye West "Ye" Sneako and Kanye West have been linking up a lot as of late, and the two of them made it to the Diddy trial's courthouse on Friday. By Gabriel Bras Nevares June 13, 2025
Music Melyssa Ford Checks "The Joe Budden Podcast" For Criticizing Her Response To Drake's Shoutout Melyssa Ford stood firm on "The Joe Budden Podcast," sticking up for her independence and calling out a double standard in the Drake debacle. By Gabriel Bras Nevares April 07, 2025
Music Offset's First Time Going Live On TikTok Results In Fans Sending Him Money Offset had never been on TikTok Live prior to this, and for whatever reason, fans felt inclined to gift him cash. By Zachary Horvath July 23, 2025
Music DJ Akademiks Surprisingly Gives Major Props To Kendrick Lamar For His "Grand National Tour" DJ Akademiks, who has defended Drake throughout his feud with Kendrick Lamar, took a nuanced position on the tour. By Cole Blake April 28, 2025