WORLD WRAP FEDERATION's Blog – September 2026 Archive (6)

A new mid-year report released by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Tuesday (Sept. 1), which shows that U.S. recorded music revenues for the first half of the year are up 6.9 percent when compared with the same period in 2025. For the first half of 2026, U.S. recorded music revenue has hit $6 billion. Streaming, expectedly,…

Notorious B.I.G's son CJ Wallace picked up a legal victory this week after a federal judge refused to overturn a default entered against producer Jonathan Hay. On  the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida denied Hay's motion to set aside the clerk's default in his case against Wallace, according to court documents. The decision…

A former Donda Academy employee Benjamin Provo, who filed a lawsuit against the rapper in 2024, filed a motion requesting the judge in the case to block Ye from claiming he was of “unsound mind” at the time of the alleged discrimination. Provo has accused Ye of pulling an insanity defense before the case has even made it to trial, and added that he’s…

In a recent episode of his show, Vlad claimed N.O.R.E. pressured him to drink alcohol when he was first invited onto the podcast in 2022. Vlad said he offered to drink soda and pretend it was alcohol, but N.O.R.E. allegedly rejected the idea. "He said, 'No, no, no. You got to drink. You got to drink. This is the show,'" Vlad recalled. "And I'm like,…

Judge Roberta A. Colton oversaw a hearing in Florida bankruptcy court, in which she agreed to a plan presented last month by the trustee overseeing the Roc-A-Fella co-founder’s bankruptcy. Dash filed for bankruptcy last September. Dame’s life rights will be auctioned off, with a deadline for bidders of September 23. Proceeds from the sale will go to…

A judge just threw out whaAt remained of the complaint filed by a wardrobe staffer against Lizzo's Big Grrrl Big Touring company A federal judge in California ruled in the company's favor against Asha Williams a former tour employee who worked on Lizzo's 2023 "The Special Tour" and sued the touring company with claims of sexual and…