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Nicki Minaj has come forward in defense of Jesy Nelson, who is facing “blackfishing” accusations. Former Little Mix singer Nelson has been accused of “blackfishing,” a term that is used to describe someone pretending to be black on social media by using makeup and hair products. Nelson was accused of “blackfishing” after she released her…

Megan Thee Stallion slammed the new Texas Abortion Law during her performance at the Austin City Limits festival on Saturday. Megan took the opportunity to speak out against the state’s controversial bill that prohibits abortions as early as six weeks. The law went into effect on September 1. Meanwhile, last week, a federal judge had…

Cardi B officiated a same-sex couple’s wedding in the latest episode of her new limited series, “Cardi Tries.” The episode, titled “Cardi Tries Tying The Knot,” features a pregnant Cardi along with actress Raven Symone helping the couple Brandi and Shannon with their dream wedding. Cardi came as a surprise at the altar, telling the…

The Kid LAROI and Justin Bieber’s “Stay” has reclaimed the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 songs chart, reigning the all-genre chart for a seventh overall week. The song, which dropped on July 9 via Raymond Braun/Columbia Records/Def Jam, rose from No. 2 to the top position on the chart dated October 16. The…

Lana Del Rey recently released an alternate video for her latest single, “Arcadia.” The video, directed by Del Rey, shows her rocking on a swing and staring patiently at the camera, while frolicking around a hillside cottage. Lana had released the original video for the song on September 8. The song, which Del Rey co-produced…

BMI on Monday honored the top U.K. and European songwriters, composers and music publishers of the most-performed songs of the previous year at the 2021 BMI London Awards. Elton John and Ed Sheeran were among the honorees who won the BMI Million-Air Award. BMI Million-Air Awards recognize the iconic songs that have reached a million…

Lindsey Buckingham joined Halsey on the latest episode of “Saturday Night Live” on October 9 for a stellar performance of “Darling” from Halsey’s latest album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. Legendary singer-songwriter Buckingham joined Halsey for the beautiful acoustic ballad “Darling.” Halsey wore a black gown with a black top hat and…

Drake recently celebrated his son Adonis’ fourth birthday by throwing him a big party. The 34-year-old rapper shared two pictures on Instagram of his son’s birthday celebration. In one image, the father and son posed against a race car-themed birthday background, smiling before a sign that read “Adonis races into 4.” “TEACHA MORE LIFE KID”…

Lil Wayne released a new song, “Ya Dig,” via Young Money Records/Republic Records last Thursday (October 7). Wayne announced a day later that the song will be part of Tha Carter Singles Collection box set, which will feature 19 of his biggest Tha Carter series hits. STREETRUNNER and Tarik Azzouz co-produced “Ya Dig.” The song…

Ariana Grande has promised to donate up to $5 million, in collaboration with the therapy platform Better Health, to provide free mental health therapy to her fans on World Mental Health Day. Grande announced the humanitarian gesture on Instagram, saying, “I acknowledge that there are very real barriers when it comes to accessing mental health…