January 14, 2022
Kanye West named as suspect in criminal battery investigation
Kanye West was named as a suspect in the report of a battery to the Los Angeles Police Department Thursday morning. The Donda rapper was not arrested, KABC reports The incident occurred at about 3 a.m. at South Santa Fe Avenue and Bay Street in…
January 14, 2022
Cardi B testifies she felt “extremely suicidal”
Cardi B is opening up about the mental toll she suffered after YouTuber Tasha K spread alleged lies about her. Cardi appeared in court on Thursday, January 13 to give an impassioned testimony expressing to a Georgia jury that Tasha, who boasts one…
January 9, 2022
John Legend makes deal to sell his music catalog
Add John Legend to the list of stars who are cashing in by selling the rights to their catalogs of songs and recordings. Bloomberg reports that according to a public filing, back in September, John sold both his copyrights to and his royalties from…
January 9, 2022
Jamaica’s Entertainment Minister, Olivia Grange pays tribute to Sidney Poitier
Jamaica’s Minister of Entertainment and Culture, Olivia Grange, has hailed the life of the late Sir Sidney Poitier saying that he was “Hollywood’s first Black star” who “created history while portraying on-screen Black people as talented, strong and…
January 5, 2022
2022 Grammy Awards are officially postponed because of COVID-19
For a second year in a row, the Grammy Awards will not take place on January 31 as originally planned because of the COVID-19 pandemic.ABC News confirms the Recording Academy has delayed this year's ceremony, which was to be hosted again by Trevor…
January 5, 2022
Mariah Carey keeps Christmas atop the Billboard Hot 100 for record-breaking 8th week
The holidays may be over, but Christmas is still very much alive on the Billboard charts, thanks to Mariah Carey. Her 1994 hit single, "All I Want for Christmas Is You," remains the number-one song in the country for a record-breaking eighth week.…
January 4, 2022
Drake, Snoop Dogg, Future and Ne-Yo featured on Aaliyah’s posthumous Unstoppable album
Following the release two weeks ago of "Poison," featuring the late Aaliyah and The Weeknd, the former's posthumous Unstoppable album will be released later this month with more all-star collaborations. Aaliyah's uncle, Barry Hankerson, confirmed…
January 4, 2022
Drake sues jeweler for allegedly using his image without permission
Drake brought in 2022 by filing a lawsuit. The "God's Plan" rapper is suing the Hong Kong jewelry company Gemma LTD and its owner, Ori Vechler, of using photos of him to promote their company without his permission, according to RadarOnline. Drake…
January 4, 2022
Kodak Black arrested for trespassing on New Year’s Day
It was not a Happy New Year for Kodak Black, who was arrested for trespassing on New Year's Day. The "Zeze" rapper, whose birth name is Bill Kapri, was taken into custody by deputies from the Broward Sheriff's Office at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday in…
December 31, 2021
‘Golden Girls’ star Betty White dies at 99
Betty White, the award-winning actress and comedian famed for her roles on "The Golden Girls" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," has died at age 99, according to The Associated Press. White died less than three weeks before her 100th birthday, on Jan.…