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Photo by Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images for Sean “Diddy” Combs) Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday sought to quash a subpoena from defense attorneys for Sean Combs seeking outtakes from interviews with two persons featured in the docuseries The Fall of Diddy. Warner Bros. Discovery argued the subpoena is too broad, “amounting to a general fishing expedition,” […]

MCA Records Inc/UMG Recordings Mary J. Blige‘s 1994 album, My Life, is one of the 25 sounds selected by the National Recording Registry for preservation, coming in the top 10 of public nominations. “My favorite lyric from the ‘My Life’ album is ‘Life can be only what you make of it,’” Mary told the Library […]

Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images Ice Cube has made a mark in both hip-hop and Hollywood, and now, he’ll literally leave his mark in TCL Chinese Theatre’s forecourt.  Cube will be immortalized at the venue, which has been home to some of the biggest movie premieres and events. His handprint-footprint ceremony is set to take place on Tuesday, April […]

Dalvin Adams Independent record label Top Dawg Entertainment has curated a playlist for the season 6 soundtrack accompanying the video game NBA 2K25, and it features songs from artists on TDE’s roster. SZA appears on the 13-track playlist, with her song “Low” and her “30 for 30” collab with Kendrick Lamar. Doechii has three songs on the […]

ABC/John Argueta Nearly two months after Nike named Tyla a brand ambassador, Pandora has announced it’s done the same. In a new campaign for the jewelry brand, titled Pandora Styled by Tyla, she rocks pieces from the collection, including a chain with her fan group’s name spelled out in charms. The collection reflects her “journey, passions […]

Kara Durrette/Getty Images Shawn “Jay Z” Carter’s civil lawsuit against the woman who accused him and Sean “Diddy” Combs of rape should be dismissed because it is “retaliatory” and filed in bad faith, the woman’s attorney said in a new court filing Monday. The attorney, Tony Buzbee, who is also named as a defendant in […]

d4vd was such a fan of SZA, he once tried to be the male version of her. “I took it two steps too far when I was watching SZA and listening to SZA’s music and listening to SOS over and over and over again. I was like, ‘You know what? I want to be SZA at this. […]

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar and SZA are not letting up, as they maintain their #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Luther.” It’s the song’s seventh consecutive week on the chart, continuing to be their longest career Hot 100. “Luther” has the longest Hot 100 run a rap song since 24kGoldn’s “Mood” featuring iann […]

Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images The fifth and final iteration of J. Cole‘s Dreamville Festival took place over the weekend. He closed it out with a set featuring performances of hits and deep cuts, including “Too Deep for the Intro” with Erykah Badu. It was their first time ever performing the song together, which samples Badu’s 2000 […]

Normani‘s debut album was released in 2024, but her Dopamine era may not yet be over: She said on The Jennifer Hudson Show Friday that she and her team have been talking about a deluxe album. “[But] I got the visuals coming as well. I hear y’all.” A visitation was held for Young Scooter in Atlanta Sunday, days […]