August 2016 Blog Posts (126)

Drake's new film is bound to get a lot of views.

The Canadian-born rapper announced his short movie "Please Forgive Me" will be released on Sept. 30.

The 29-year-old performer teamed up with director Anthony Mandler — who has worked with Rihanna on past music videos like "Unfaithful" — for the short film, he revealed in an Instagram post Thursday.

The…

Authorities have granted Nicki Minaj's brother a few more days to consider a plea bargain in his child sex abuse case.

Jelani Maraj, who was charged in December with raping a 12-year-old girl multiple times, will have four days to decide if he will take a plea deal after signing an adjournment in a Long Island court Thursday, Miriam Sholder of the Nassau County…

Move over Meek Mill, there are other rappers who want to shade Drake, and they probably have a better shot at it than you. If you’re interested in music at all, then you know we’ve all been living in desperate anticipation of Frank Ocean’s new album, Blond, and it’s finally, finally out.

Well, Andre 3000 did a verse with the lyrics:

"After 20 years in…

Viewers might’ve been glued to their screens during the first two episodes of Empire for season 2 after its remarkable success the previous season, concluding with a jaw dropping, two-hour finale. Little did they know what actually took place in order to film the scenes.

In season 2’s first two episodes, Lucious (Terrance Howard) was in a juvenile detention center,…

It’s a really interesting time to have beef with Drake. When you’re the biggest rapper in the game, there will be a target on your back–ask Hov–and everyone from Meek Mill to Pusha T has taken shots in recent years. More recently, Tory…

Birdman sat down with ESPN’s Cari Champion on her Be Honest podcast and opened up about his strained relationship with longtime artist Lil Wayne.

“I’ma heal that. He’s still my son. I don’t like how a lot of this shit went down, definitely don’t like a lot of shit he had said, but at the end of the day, I would never in my life say nothing negative about him,” he…

The 911 call placed as a result of Tamar Braxton and Vincent Herbert’s domestic dispute from this past weekend has been released.

In the audio obtained by TMZ, the man who made the call on behalf of Tamar explicitly lists Tamar & Vince as…

Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa are being sued for egging on concert-goers just before a railing collapsed at one of their concerts.

The two artists are being sued by 17 attendees, who claim they were injured when the fencing collapsed during "The High Road" tour in Camden, New Jersey, on Aug. 5, according to TMZ.

Snoop and Wiz reportedly yelled "Everybody in the…

French Montana‘s sophomore album, MC4, was set to drop on August 19. However, just two days before, French took to Twitter to reveal that the project had to be pushed back for sample clearances. It was quite strange, considering that the album had already been pressed up and shipped out, so it would result in a loss of money for the parent label, Epic Records. It’s also…

Boxing great Sugar Ray Leonard was knocked out by singer Usher Raymond, who plays him in the new film, “Hands of Stone.”

“When I first heard that Usher was portraying me I thought it was a joke,” the 60-year-old former champ told us at the film’s SVA Theater premiere.

Much like boxing critics didn’t think Leonard could beat Panamanian boxer Roberto Duran…

Ciara just 1, 2 stepped her way into a new high-profile gig.

The 30-year-old singer will be a judge on the Miss America beauty pageant in 2017, Entertainment Weekly is reporting.

The "1, 2 Step" artist joins a star-studded and eclectic panel that also includes Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, fan-favorite Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas, country star Cole…

On his debut album, the Toronto artist provides his origin story, and proves just how hard it is to escape from the long shadow of Drake.

Toronto singer and rapper Tory Lanez has his eyes fixed on mega stardom. “My name is Daystar Peterson. One day I’ma be the biggest artist in the whole world,” he says casually in the opening moments of his debut album, I Told You.…

He’ll always be her baby — that is, as long as he doesn’t pull this Beyoncé stunt again.

Mariah Carey chucked her casino mogul fiancé James Packer’s computer through a window and fled screaming after he played Queen Bey’s classic “Crazy in Love” to “get her in the mood” last month, according to Australian site The Fix.

“Seriously, just trashed it. She ran…

Apparently Meek Mill was on his "worst behavior" before his bitter rival Drake entered his hometown.

Meek — a Philadelphia native — made a concerted effort to block Drake from throwing an after-party in the City of Brotherly Love following his concert there Sunday evening, TMZ reports.

Members of Meek's team reportedly called multiple nightclubs in the area,…

McDonald's is grabbing the mic from Kanye West.

The fast-food giant had some beef with Yeezus' poem in Frank Ocean's "Boys Don't Cry" magazine, where he claimed that the company uses fake meat.

"Like the beef in our burgers our love for our fans' creativity is 100 % real," McDonald's said in a tweet.

West wrote a poem mostly praising Micky D's, but…

Tyga’s memory must have faded because it seems he keeps forgetting to pay his landlords.

For the second time this month, the “Faded” singer is in hot water as a result of landlord drama.

According to documents obtained by TMZ, the rapper owes F&S Properties $186,275 after he left a shop space he rented from them — to house his Egypt Last Kings…

Muva is about to show off her moves.

Amber Rose will reportedly be among the contestants competing on the upcoming season of "Dancing with the Stars, E! News reported Tuesday.

The former stripper turned talk show host will prove her footwork on the dance floor for the long-running show's 23rd season, which is set to premiere next month.

The full cast of…

An investigation into how rapper Fetty Wap was allowed to record a music video that included drug references and a pole dancer in his old New Jersey high school has concluded that the school's principal was solely responsible and should be disciplined, according to a published report.

Zatiti Moody was put on administrative leave in June after Paterson school officials…

Incarcerated hip-hop artist Kodak Black has been accused of sexual battery stemming from an alleged incident at a South Carolina hotel earlier this year, authorities said.

The 19-year-old rapper was set to be released from prison last week after his April arrest for a slew of other charges, but those plans changed after authorities discovered a pair of outstanding…

Rihanna is one person who’s certainly not crying over her own spilt Milk.

Earlier this week, Samsung announced it was shelving its anemic streaming service, Milk, after a very brief run. This is the same Milk that breathlessly inked a $25 million endorsement deal with Rihanna to promote the digital music app.

Twenty-five million dollars!

That’s a lot of…