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Photographer Saeed Bolden has filed a lawsuit against Kim Kardashian after claiming that she posted a picture he took onto Instagram without his authorization, according to TMZ.  This pic, featuring Kanye West and Kim, was posted onto the account in October 2018, and moved 2.2+ million people enough to get them to click the heart to indicate […]

Recently suspended Recording Academy president and CEO Deborah Dugan, who was the first woman to hold the title, says the voting system for the Grammys is “rigged.” In charge of discrimination documents filed with the Los Angeles district office for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Dugan alleged exactly how the Grammys voting process is “ripe [sic] […]

Two years ago, Tokyo’s Revenge was homeless. Today, the enigmatic rapper’s breakout single “GOODMORNINGTOKYO!” is a viral hit, having peaked on Spotify’s Global Viral 50 and Rolling Stone’s Trending 25 charts at No. 1 and 2, respectively. At the time of this article’s publication, the track has accumulated over 26 million streams on Spotify (six million in […]

Fresh off releasing the track’s official Anton Tammi-directed video, The Weeknd dropped in on Jimmy Kimmel Live proceedings on Wednesday night to deliver a live performance of the 2020 era cut. As has been the case thus far with other TV performances from this era of Abel, he was very much in character for the […]

The mother of Kodak Black has lawyered up. On Wednesday, Marlene Simmons conducted a news conference alongside famed attorney Benjamin Crump, the lawyer who represented Trayvon Martin’s family in their case against murderer George Zimmerman. Simmons told reporters she had become increasingly concerned about Kodak’s safety, as he claims to have endured continuous abuse while behind bars. The […]

Eminem‘s new album, Music to Be Murdered By, featured plenty of name drops, as Em referenced everyone from 50 Cent and Kanye West to JAY-Z and Beyoncé to Tyler, the Creator and Macklemore. But, of course, not every artist was thrilled with their mentions. Days after the surprise album arrived, Trippie Redd took to Instagram with a message that was seemingly directed toward Em.  […]

Day 1 of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump included a number of highlights; the most viral and unexpected which was a reference to the Notorious B.I.G. The moment occurred toward the end of Tuesday’s opening arguments, when Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) gave a speech calling for the subpoena of Mick Mulvaney. The Brooklyn-born congressman also took […]

A video surfaced on WorldStarHipHop Wednesday in which former That’s So Raven actor, Orlando Brown, claims Nick Cannon gave him oral sex. “Fine, you want me to tell everybody? You want me to let everybody know? Okay, fine. Nick, I let you suck my dick,” Brown said. “I let Nick suck my dick… Everybody knows you […]

Selena Gomez and Roddy Ricch have been duking it out for the top spot on the Billboard 200, and Gomez has prevailed. But it was a close one. Billboard reports the singer-songwriter’s third album Rare debuted at No. 1 with 112,000 equivalent album units earned. Roddy’s Please Excuse Me For Being Antisocial project, which has placed on the chart for five […]

By my math, a grand total of eight Canadian artists were nominated for Grammy Awards in 2020. And while some are already mainstays on the Grammy circuit—looking at you, Drake and Bublé—the 62nd annual Grammy Awards will see up-and-coming Canuck artists like Jessie Reyez (receiving her first-ever nomination) and Daniel Caesar (defending his 2019 Best […]