Featured Blog Posts – January 2021 Archive (76)

Mason Durell Betha, 43, has officially been named the new pastor of Gathering Oasis Church, a non-denominational Christian church in Atlanta, after famously departing from the music industry to become an ordained minister in 1999. He dropped new music sparingly in the years since; his last official single was his track "Nothing," which he dropped in 2014. Last…

Following a brain aneurysm and attempted burglary on his home, Dr. Dre will pay his estranged wife $2 million in temporary spousal support.

According to legal documents obtained by The Blast, the money will be advanced to her by Monday and should be used to cover her living expenses such as her Malibu home.

The agreement also states that Young, 51, will…

The past 24 hours have been tough for Dr. Dre. On Tuesday night (Jan. 5) it was reported that the legendary producer was rushed to ICU after suffering a brain aneurysm. The world banded together through social media to pray for Dre. LL Cool J later informed us that he was set to make a recovery after immediately receiving the medical attention he needed.

The…

Kanye West’s failed presidential run was “the final straw” for Kim Kardashian, who up to then had battled to save their troubled marriage.

The couple is now heading for divorce after nearly seven years of marriage — and his bizarre presidential campaign made Kim realize that she “needed to end the marriage for the sake of her kids and her own sanity,” a source…

Fantasia Barrino revealed the sex of her first child with husband Kendall Taylor on Instagram on Tuesday.

“It’s A Girl,” she captioned a picture of a cartoon little girl surrounded by pink, white and blue balloons and white building blocks that spelled “Baby.”…

Dr. Dre was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Monday after suffering a brain aneurysm.

The music mogul, as of Tuesday, was in stable condition at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

Dre underwent several tests Tuesday as it was not immediately known what caused the condition.

The 55-year-old’s hospitalization, which was first reported by TMZ, comes as he is…

Lauryn Hill's debut album set the tone for how an artist can create an uncompromising project and still be recognized both commercially and critically. Although The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill made waves through the industry, Hill elected no to capitalize on this success. Instead, she retreated from the public eye and never produced another studio album. During a…

The Weeknd sure is embracing “new year, new you.”

The 30-year-old singer sports some disturbing alterations to his face — akin to extreme plastic surgery — in the video for his new song, “Save Your Tears,” which premiered Tuesday and is from his “After Hours” album.

“But then you saw me, caught you by surprise,” he aptly sings in the video, in which he…

The high-profile marriage between Keeping Up With the Kardashians star Kim Kardashian and rapper Kanye West has seemingly been on the rocks for some time, and now the couple is reportedly getting divorced after nearly six years of marriage. Less than a month after rumors circulated that they were living more or less separate lives, reports of their divorce cite some…

After the excitement behind Rowdy Rebel’s release from prison on December 15, many were left wondering when his co-defendant and GS9 crew member Bobby Shmurda would be released as well. According to a new report from NoJumper, the wait could be over.

Bobby Shmurda, whose real name is Ackquille Pollard, could be granted a conditional release date as early as…

Eminem revealed he had to relearn how to rap because of his drug addiction.

Opening up about his apology to Rihanna on his new song “Zeus” for leaked controversial lyrics about Chris Brown, the 48-year-old rapper admitted to SiriusXM’s Gray Rizzy that he had “zero recollection” of the verse and figured he was just rapping whatever rhymed because he was…

You could buy a fleet of little red Corvettes, and plenty of rasberry berets with the money from Prince‘s estate, if the IRS is to be believed.

The Internal Revenue Service insists the singer’s estate is worth a whopping $163.2 million and is accusing administrators of undervaluing his assets by $80 million, according to a report.

The singer died in his…

Naturi Naughton has an undercover lover.

The “Power” star got engaged over the Christmas break — but she won’t reveal the identity of her fiancé publicly.

“He will be revealed at the wedding,” she told Page Six, spilling only that he’s a “Southern gentleman” who works in the music industry, and that they were introduced by her “Power” co-star Omari…

Veteran talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized in Los Angeles with COVID-19.

The 87-year-old broadcasting legend has survived multiple health scares in the past, including a heart attack, a stroke, prostate and lung cancer and diabetes.

He spent his 87th birthday, in November, hospitalized with a blood-flow issue.

The former CNN…

It’s been three months since rap superstar Nicki Minaj gave birth to her first child, and she’s now sharing photos of her son with fans for the first time.

It appears the 37-year-old Queens artist is finally comfortable sharing photos of her baby boy, taking to Instagram Saturday to share several adorable pictures of the infant — her first child with husband…

After being targeted at his latest music video shoot, Lil Tjay was arrested on Wednesday for criminal possession of a weapon, marijuana possession, and grand larceny, according to TMZ.

The Bronx rapper was pulled over for switching lanes without signaling on Dec. 31st. The New York police officers were prompted to search the car after they allegedly smelled…