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Chris Brown Arrested for Attack in Manchester Ahead of Tour

May 15, 2025

Photo Credit: Chris Brown by Pelpa Time Production / CC by 3.0 Chris Brown was arrested at a hotel in Manchester on suspicion of causing bodily harm to producer Abe Diaw at a London nightclub in 2023. Police... Read More...

Royalties Rift Resolved: Snoop Dogg and Spotify Patch Things Up Just in Time for ‘Iz It a Crime?’ Release

Dylan Smith

May 15, 2025

Snoop Dogg, who seems to have put his Spotify dispute in the rearview. Photo Credit: gcardinal Just in time for today's release of a surprise album entitled Iz It a Crime?, Snoop Dogg looks to have put his lo... Read More...

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Diddy Paid Cassie $20 Million In Hush Money, Testimony Reveals

Ashley King

May 14, 2025

Photo Credit: U.S. Attorneys SDNY Cassie Ventura, the R&B singer and former partner of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, delivered testimony on May 14th in the rap mogul’s ongoing trial. The testimony revealed a jaw-dr... Read More...

Diddy Trial Begins With Lurid Testimony from Cassie — Rapper’s Attorneys Scramble to Call It Consensual

Ashley King

May 13, 2025

Photo Credit: Casandra Fine’s Instagram (Cassie) Cassie, star witness for the prosecution in the sex trafficking case against Diddy, started off the trial with a lurid account of their time together. Singer ... Read More...

Tory Lanez Remains Alive After Being Stabbed 14 Times In Prison; Singer Battling Collapsed Lungs in Hospital

Ashley King

May 13, 2025

Photo Credit: Tory Lanez by The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 Rapper Tory Lanez is recovering after being stabbed 14 times in prison as he serves a 10-year sentence for shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the feet. T... Read More...

Far-Reaching Protective Order Issued in Drake v. Universal Music Battle — Discovery Tentatively Scheduled to Wrap in May 2026

Dylan Smith

May 12, 2025

Photo Credit: The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 With the ugly Drake v. Universal Music defamation lawsuit – and the discovery process – moving forward, both sides have requested and received a protective order cov... Read More...

First the Olympics, Now New Year’s Eve: NBC Taps Snoop Dogg for ‘Once-in-a-Lifetime’ Year-End Special

Dylan Smith

May 12, 2025

Snoop Dogg, who's officially set to host a live New Year's Eve special on NBC. Additionally, the Death Row owner is preparing to serve as a coach on the forthcoming 28th season of The Voice. Photo Credit: Tech... Read More...

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Diddy Attorneys Go On the Offensive Against Cassie, Accusing Her of ‘Domestic Violence’

Ashley King

May 9, 2025

Photo Credit: Tingey Law Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs plan to claim there was mutual violence between Combs and ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura, who is expected to testify as a star witness for the prosecuti... Read More...

Jay-Z Says Rape Accusations Have Cost Him Nearly $200 Million

Ashley King

May 7, 2025

Photo Credit: Giorgio Trovato Jay-Z says fighting rape allegations and pursuing his ongoing defamation suit against attorney Tony Buzbee has cost him $200 million. The latest move by Jay-Z against attorney T... Read More...

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André 3000 Deftly Leverages Met Gala Appearance to Release Latest Album

Ashley King

May 6, 2025

Photo Credit: Vogue / YouTube If Taylor Swift can name drop her newest album at the Grammys, André 3000 is right behind her with an album drop at the Met Gala. The rapper made an appearance at the Met Gala sp... Read More...

Rihanna Gets Dragged Into Chris Brown’s Legal Battle Against Warner Bros.

Ashley King

May 4, 2025

Photo Credit: Rihanna at Met Gala 2017 by Danilo Lauria / CC by 3.0 Warner Bros. says Chris Brown has no standing in suing them over their documentary about his violent history, citing his past with Rihanna t... Read More...

Diddy Rejects Government Plea Deal As Sex Trafficking Trial Gets Underway

Ashley King

May 2, 2025

Photo Credit: Wesley Tingey Sean “Diddy” Combs has rejected the government’s offer to plead guilty to reduce his potential prison sentence as his sex trafficking trial kicks off. Combs appeared in court on T... Read More...