Kelly Clarkson’s quarantine productivity is putting the rest of us to shame. She’s been recording new Kellyokes from her Montana ranch for her talk show, while also managing the premiere of her new movie, Trolls World Tour, and figuring out how to adapt the rest of this season of The Voice, on which she’s a […]
The coronavirus pandemic has affected nearly every industry thought of, including the music community. With COVID-19 safety precautions put into place, Alex Heiche, CEO of Sound Royalties, has remedied a way for artists, producers, and songwriters to still be able to thrive. Sound Royalties is a specialty music-finance firm that is looking to enable creatives with […]
Siblings of the late Prince hit another roadblock in their attempt to receive money from his estate. A judge denied a petition for compensation filed by Prince’s heirs — Sharon, Norrine and John Nelson — according to documents obtained by The Blast. The group claimed estate representative Comerica Bank has paid $20 million to lawyers […]
Harris County, TX – Megan Thee Stallion has secured another victory in her legal battle against 1501 Certified Entertainment. According to Billboard, Judge Robert Schaeffer denied the label and its owner Carl Crawford’s motion to send the case to arbitration. The Harris County, Texas judge also refused Crawford’s request to stay the case, allowing legal […]
New York, NY – The Breakfast Club dubbed YBN Almighty Jay “Donkey of the Day” on Wednesday (April 15). Why? Because the 18-year-old rapper admitted he wasn’t practicing social distancing and was telling girls to “pull up” despite the rampant coronavirus pandemic. Charlamagne Tha God explained what led him to the conclusion while bequeathing the […]
The rapper who accused 2 Chainz of ripping off his music for the 2018 single “Proud” has reportedly dropped his lawsuit against the song’s creators. According to The Blast, Solomon Clanton (a.k.a. Slugga) dimissed his entire case against 2 Chainz, Offset and YG. All three were named defendants in a suit that alleged their collaboration […]
Broward County, FL – Double homicide suspect YNW Melly (real name Jamell Demons) allegedly tested positive for the coronavirus earlier this month and was desperate to get out of jail. But despite his pleas, he won’t be leaving the Broward County jail anytime soon. According to TMZ, a judge shot down his legal team’s request on […]
Damon Dash will reportedly have to pay a six-figure sum after losing a recent lawsuit. According to TMZ, the Hip Hop mogul has been ordered to cough up $300,000 plus interest to author Edwyna Brooks after she claimed they’d made a deal in 2015 for Dash to direct a mafia film called Mafietta that was based […]
What can’t Lady Gaga do? With ample free time after delaying new album Chromatica, the star put on her glasses to organize a star-studded first-of-its-kind coronavirus special, One World: Together at Home. She’s already brought together the three major late-night hosts to emcee and worked with Global Citizen to raise a nice $35 million for […]
Boosie Badazz has returned with a video for “Who Am I To Judge” shortly after refusing to apologize for the transphobic comments he made about Dwyane Wade’s child. Throughout the duration of the track, he defends his position and insists allowing a 12-year-old child to choose their gender is a profound mistake. “Mama told me […]
Young Thug has turned down Sauce Walka’s offer to settle their beef in a boxing match. After the Sauce Twinz member issued a challenge Instagram on Saturday (April 11), Thugger commented on the post to reject his rival’s invitation. “U need to put that money into ya homies, build your label up,” Thug wrote in […]
Drake has added his name to another spot in Billboard’s record book. The OVO Sound rapper’s “Toosie Slide” single debuted at the top of the latest Hot 100, tying Mariah Carey’s record for most No. 1 debuts on the chart. Carey originally set the record in 1997, earning her third No. 1 debut with “Honey” […]
Wu-Tang Clan luminary Method Man and his son PXWER have linked up on wax for the first time ever on the 2nd Generation Wu remix “New Generation.” Along with inTeLL, the son of U-God, Meth and PXWER effortlessly swap bars over YODI and intelligent’s dark, keyboard-laced beat. “It’s dope to work with my pops,” PWXER […]
Houston, TX – Iyanna Mayweather is reportedly facing a hefty sentence if convicted of stabbing Lapattra Jacobs, the mother of Young Boy Never Broke Again’s child. Subsequently, BOSSIP reports she’s seeking the best possible legal counsel and hired famed attorney Kurt Schaffer, who once successfully defended Rap-A-Lot Records founder J. Prince, to take her case. Mayweather stands accused of […]
Joyner Lucas’s tribute video to Will Smith brought them together over Snapchat – thanks to Jaden Smith. On Wednesday (April 8), Will hosted Joyner on his new Snapchat series Will From Home. The pair chopped it up at length about the video for “Will,” in which Joyner paid homage to his role model by recreating […]
Stephen Colbert continued to pay tribute to John Prine on The Late Show on April 9, bringing on Dave Matthews to perform a song by the late songwriter, who died April 7 at 73. Matthews sang “Speed of the Sound of Loneliness,” off Prine’s 1986 album German Afternoons and later performed by Prine with Nanci […]
Freddie Gibbs has a new hat line. The Gary, Indiana-bred rapper quietly launched the Good Crack brand, which includes a website where fans can purchase two different dad hats. The minimalist website opens up with a lookbook for the two hats, hilariously named “Good Crack Dad-Cap” and “D’fuck Dad Cap.” The former is a black […]
YouTube – The music industry along with the world is in unprecedented times with the coronavirus pandemic. There has been much to say from artists about how to proceed in this climate. REVOLT TV is doing its part by broadcasting a live town hall Thursday (April 9) at 11 p.m. EST. The event titled STATE OF […]
The world could be ending and soft boys would still figure out how to make it about them. This week, Hustlers extra Usher and the Weeknd have discreetly started beefing about an eight-year-old song — clearly quarantine has brought some stuff up. In a new interview with Variety, the Weeknd recalled one of the first […]
Stephen Colbert and Brandi Carlile, who have both performed with John Prine at different career points, honored the legendary songwriter on The Late Show on April 8. Colbert recalled learning to play Prine’s songs on guitar after his wife gave him a mixtape with “Paradise” on it. “I learned to play ‘How Lucky’ and learned […]
Philadelphia, PA – Still actively promoting his four-song EP Respect Don’t Expect, Philly MC Privaledge drops a new visual for the KE on the Track-produced “Flip.” The visual treatment for the uptempo party track was directed by JR The Legend. “Flip” is the second video from the EP — following “Dunk Contest,” which was released […]
Instagram – While fans await a new date for the Teddy Riley versus Kenneth “Babyface’ Edmonds battle, Swizz Beatz has announced a new matchup that’s just as epic — RZA versus DJ Premier. “The paperwork is in,” Swizz wrote on Instagram. View this post on Instagram That paperwork is in!!!!!! #VERZUZ present @rza vs @djpremier this sat […]
Tory Lanez was banned from going live on Instagram earlier this week after the powers that be determined the content was inappropriate. In all fairness, having a woman stick a glass of milk between her bare butt cheeks might’ve been the tipping point. Nonetheless, Lanez’s Instagram Live show, Quarantine Radio, was bringing viewers in at […]
A woman is reportedly suing Fetty Wap for an alleged assault that took place in June 2019. As reported by The Blast, the suit alleges the incident happened after Fetty invited the woman to a house party. The woman claims Fetty, who she believes was intoxicated, became aggressive toward several attendees “without any justification.” After the woman made […]
Chicago, IL – A judge has reportedly denied R. Kelly’s request to be released from prison out of fear he’ll catch the coronavirus. According to TMZ, legal documents state the embattled R&B singer is considered a flight risk. “[Kelly] is currently in custody because of the risks that he will flee or attempt to obstruct, […]
Lord Jamar returned to his version of the bully pit, Vlad TV, to discuss the public spat between Jay Electronica and Hot 97’s Peter Rosenberg. Unsurprisingly, the Brand Nubian member wasn’t pleased with Rosenberg being offended by Jay Elec’s “synagogue of Satan” lyric from A Written Testimony track “Ghost Of Soulja Slim.” “I think he […]
Lil Yachty paid a fan $500 to drink their own urine on Instagram Live. A clip of the stunt was posted on Sunday (April 5) and finds the fan filling his glass with pee from the toilet instead of producing it on the spot. Lil Boat is genuinely excited by what’s about to go down, […]
Young Thug is teaming up with Chris Brown for a collaborative mixtape. Breezy unexpectedly revealed the two were working on a joint project in an Instagram post on Monday (April 6). “ME AND THUGGA THUGGA @thuggerthugger1 Got a mixtape coming soon,” he wrote. Thugger confirmed the announcement by reposting Brown’s declaration on his own Instagram […]
Brooklyn, NY – Royce Da 5’9 has brought two songs off his critically successful The Allegory album to Vevo’s Ctrl series. The veteran Detroit lyricist premiered live performance videos of “Overcomer” and “Thou Shall” last week. The latter was accompanied by a fiery feature from fellow Detroit MC Kid Vishis who appears on the original […]
Jeezy is on the road to being a married man. According to PEOPLE magazine, the veteran rapper just asked The Real co-host Jennie Mai to be his wife and she said yes — despite a botched proposal. The Snowman — real name Jay Wayne Jenkins — was originally planning to propose to Mai during a trip […]