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The state of Ohio will pay $1.3 million to Ralph Blaine Smith, a 49-year-old Black man who was wrongly imprisoned for more than two decades. According to the Columbus Dispatch, the Columbus resident received a 67-year prison sentence in 2000, after he was accused of carrying out an armed robbery in Lancaster. Prosecutors claimed Smith and […]
Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny made serious bank last year. The Grammy-winning artists were among Forbes’ top 10 highest paid entertainers of 2022—a somewhat surprising list that included directors, showrunners, actors, and pioneering rock stars. Swift and Bad Bunny came in at the No. 9 and No. 10 spots, respectively. The former reportedly earned $92 million last year, […]
Drake revealed his picks on the cryptocurrency betting platform Stake for Super Bowl LVII. The Toronto native is taking the Kansas City Chiefs to win this Sunday, even though the Philadelphia Eagles are currently 1.5-point favorites, according to the latest odds from Caesars Sportsbook. Drake also placed bets on who would score a touchdown, choosing Chiefs […]
Quality Control has been acquired for a reported $300 million by the Scooter Braun-headed HYBE America. “The company is a division of the South Korean entertainment firm HYBE, which dominates the K-pop world through its management of the superstar group BTS,” writes the New York Times, noting the official purchase price wasn’t made public. “QC is […]
The opening day of the trial for the three men accused of fatally shooting XXXTentacion began Thursday. In court, one of the South Florida rapper’s friends detailed how he and the artist were ambushed while driving in his BMW. “If I run, I can get shot, but I can live. If I sit…” Leonard Kerr began […]
Elon Musk is offering more incentives for Twitter Blue sign-ups. The billionaire tech mogul announced on Friday that the platform would start sharing ad revenue with eligible users. Musk said those who are subscribed to Twitter Blue Verified will receive a cut of the revenue from ads that appear in their reply threads, but failed to provide […]
After hitting 75 billion streams on the platform, Drake has proposed that artists should get bonuses from Spotify. Drake made the proposal in an Instagram Stories update on Wednesday, notably after it was revealed that he had become the first artist to hit that number across all credits. “We should get bonuses like athletes to […]
A Michigan man was confused when a food delivery from Grubhub arrived at the front door of his family’s home around 9 p.m. Saturday night. He never placed an order. Then there was another, and another, and another. According to CNN Business, Keith Stonehouse eventually figured out what was going on. He allowed his six-year-old […]
Dame Dash has shared more details about his NFT lawsuit involving Jay-Z. During a recent sit-down with VEUIT TV, the hip-hop mogul addressed his decision to enter the blockchain space, and how it was motivated by a lowball offer. In 2021, Dame attempted to sell his shares of the iconic music imprint Roc-A-Fella, which he and Jay co-founded nearly […]
Flavor Flav is looking back on the height of his addiction, saying in a recent podcast interview that he spent as much as $2,600 per day on drugs at one point in his life. On an episode of Spotify’s Off the Record with DJ Akademiks initially shared last week, Flav reflected on how he “maintained” himself […]
