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J. Cole Apologizes for Kendrick Lamar Diss Track

American rapper J. Cole has tendered unreserved apology to colleague Kendrick Lamar for dissing him lyrically

American rapper J. Cole has tendered unreserved apology to colleague Kendrick Lamar for dissing him lyrically.  J. Cole had fired back at Lamar on ‘7 Minute Drill,’ saying “he fell off like the Simpsons” after he dissed Cole and Drake on Future and Metro Boomin’s song, ‘Like That,’ which featured him. In review, J. Cole […]

Rema, Burna Boy win at 2024 iHeart Radio Music Awards

See full winners of the iHeart Radio Music Awards

SZA was the largest winner at the 2024 iHeart Radio Award, which took place in Los Angeles on April 1. She won three prizes, including Song of the Year for her song “Kill Bill.” Burna Boy saw off competition from Wizkid, Tyla, Tems, and Rema to win the Best African Music Act. Rema and Selena Gomez also won the award for Collaboration of the Year […]

Rapper Drake loses $615k on his Bet on Joshua vs. Ngannou

Drake loses $615k bet on Joshua vs Ngannou fight + other losses suffered by rapper

In the second round of the “Knockout Chaos” fight on Friday night, Joshua defeated Francis Ngannou via severe knockout (KO), according to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN). The well-known recording artist, who frequently makes large wagers on sports, announced earlier on Instagram that he was wagering $615,000 on Ngannou to defeat Joshua hands-down. Drake […]

TikTok Removes Taylor Swift and The Weeknd’s music

TikTok has removed music by stars including Taylor Swift, The Weeknd and Olivia Rodrigo from videos after a row with their record label, Universal Music Group (UMG). A licensing agreement between TikTok and the label expired on Wednesday, and a new deal could not be reached. UMG said TikTok wanted to pay a “fraction” of […]

Ghanaian Artiste Obrafour Sues Drake Over Copyright Infringement

Rapper Drake is being sued by Ghanaian musician Obrafour for using his song’s sample without his consent. In the 2022 song “Calling My Name” from Drake’s “Honestly, Nevermind” album, Obrafour’s “Oye Ohene” remix was sampled. The Ghanaian superstar claims that Drake had previously requested permission, which was denied, but the rapper still went ahead with […]

Tems takes home first Grammy Award , See Full List of Winners

Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems, won her first-ever Grammy Award at the 2023 Grammy Awards gala ceremony. Tems’ first Grammy came on Sunday night at the cryto.com Arena in Los Angeles for her featured song in the 2022 hit song by Future, “Wait for U,” which also included Drake. By virtue of this award, […]

French Montana Documentary Executive Produced by Drake is Set

French Montana has completed an autobiographical documentary, which has been executive produce by Drake and will offer fans insight into his journey as an immigrant. The rapper discussed his latest endeavor during a recent appearance on Hotboxin’ With Mike Tyson. While he didn’t provide details about when or where the film would be released, he […]