The first full week of Vanessa Bryant’s trial against Los Angeles County ended on Friday, August 19th, with the NBA All-Star’s widow and mother of […]
Author: Erika Becker
Tidal Launches Music School Learning Hub
Tidal celebrates the back-to-school season with a new playlist series. The streaming service fronted by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter launched the Music School on August 22. […]
YNW Melly Requests to Leave Jail to Treat Infection Caused by His Diamond Grill
YNW Melly is requesting to be allowed to leave jail to receive medical help for issues he's having with his teeth. On Tuesday (Aug. 23), YNW […]
Snoop Dogg Admits He “Froze Up” The First Time Dr. Dre Asked Him To Rap
Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre have provided the culture with some iconic collaborations over the years, starting with their joint offerings on the super producer’s […]
Megan Thee Stallion Adds $1M Demand To 1501 Lawsuit & Suggests Label Played A Role in ‘Traumazine’ Leak
Megan Thee Stallion is taking her legal battle with her record label up a notch, adding a demand for $1 million in damages claiming 1501 […]
Michael Jackson Fans Blast Rolling Stone For Crowning Harry Styles “King Of Pop”
Michael Jackson fans were fuming and took to Twitter in droves to blast Rolling Stone after the outlet called Harry Styles the “King of Pop” […]
Capitol Records Drops Virtual AI Rapper FN Meka Following Backlash
UPDATE (Aug. 23) Industry Blackout has released a statement to XXL in the wake of virtual AI rapper FN Meka being dropped from Capitol Records. […]
Jamie Foxx Turned Line Dave Franco Ad-Libbed On “Day Shift” Set Into Song
Jamie Foxx was inspired to write a song after hearing a line ad-libbed by Dave Franco on the set of “Day Shift.” In the new […]
Nicki Minaj Makes History With First Solo Female Rap Song To Debut At No. 1 Since 1998
Nicki Minaj’s “Super Freaky Girl” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, putting her in rare company alongside Lauryn Hill. The Republic Records […]
Tiffany Haddish Is Dating Her Ass Off
Tiffany Haddish is enjoying getting back into the dating scene and meeting “potential suitors.” During an interview for the September 2022 issue of Cosmopolitan magazine, […]