Full audio of Tory Lanez‘s jail call with Megan Thee Stallion’s former friend Kelsey Harris — a key piece of evidence in his recent shooting conviction — has emerged following the conclusion of the trial last week. Lanez (real name Daystar Peterson) reportedly placed the call to Harris about five …
Read More »It's a New Year, Let's Leave 'Alpha Male' Rap Fandom Behind
Hip-hop has something for everyone. That’s the beauty of the genre — but in some instances, it reflects ugly realities. Future’s I Never Liked You and Drake and 21 Savage’s Her Loss are two 2022 rap albums that lean on misogynistic tropes, in their marketing and lyrical content, to great …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Wins Early Round in Contract War With Houston Label
A Texas judge sided with Megan Thee Stallion on Wednesday when he denied her estranged Houston label’s request that her 2021 album Something for Thee Hotties be declared something less than an album under her contract. The Harris County judge rejected 1501 Certified Entertainment’s motion for the pre-trial ruling, known …
Read More »How a Southern Rapper and a Country Music Producer Created the Sleeper Rock Album of 2022
At the end of every tour of Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, country music fans have the opportunity to ascend a small staircase and have their photo taken on the very stage where legends like Hank Williams and Johnny Cash once stood. On this November afternoon, a few gray-haired stragglers of the …
Read More »Eight-Minute Freestyles, Rumored Onstage Sabotage, and Homophobic Crybabies: The Year In Reggaeton Feuds
The diss track is ubiquitous in music, and it’s an especially common fixture in reggaeton. The genre, which flourished in Puerto Rico’s underground in the Nineties, drew heavily on hip hop and dancehall, two genres in which feuds between artists and crews erupt regularly. In reggaeton, those influences, along with …
Read More »Modest Mouse Drummer Jeremiah Green Diagnosed With Cancer: Treatment Is 'Making a Positive Difference'
Jeremiah Green, founding drummer of Modest Mouse, is battling cancer, his bandmate Isaac Brock confirmed. “Some of you may have already heard, but I figured it would be good to hear the news directly from our camp,” Brock wrote on Instagram Wednesday. “Jeremiah was diagnosed with cancer a short while …
Read More »Jennifer Lopez Reveals Symbolism on New Song 'Hummingbird': It's 'Going to Be OK'
Jennifer Lopez is sharing nuggets of information about the new music that’s on the way in 2023. In her On the JLo newsletter this week, the singer revealed the inspiration behind her upcoming song “Hummingbird” and the symbolism behind the This Is Me… Now track. “To me, hummingbirds are messengers …
Read More »Rapper Theophilus London Reportedly Found: 'He is Safe and Well'
After rapper Theophilus London was reported missing in December, his cousin Mikhail Noel announced on Wednesday that he was reportedly found. “We have found Theo he is safe and well,” Noel posted to Instagram. “At this time the family would love prayers and privacy. Thank you all!!!” Police previouslytold the …
Read More »Miley Cyrus Adds David Byrne to All-Star New Year's Eve Bash With Latto, Sia
Miley Cyrus has announced the full lineup for her New Year’s Eve blowout, with Latto and Sia among the performers set to join the party, and now David Byrne has been added to the all-star lineup. Joining Latto and Sia as musical guests on Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party are …
Read More »Judge Upholds Cardi B's Victory at Back Tattoo Trial, Orders Plaintiff to Pay Her Legal Fees
A federal judge in California has upheld Cardi B’s sweeping victory at the recent civil trial in Santa Ana where jurors found her not liable for using a portion of a man’s back tattoo on the cover of her early mixtape Gangsta Bitch Music Vol. 1. U.S. District Judge Cormac …
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