50 Cent‘s ‘In Da Club‘ Las Vegas residency found the hitmaking rapper in da headlines for all the wrong reasons after a Sin City influencer’s detailed negative review went viral.

Slammed for poor set design and sound as well as lack of energy and crowd interaction, the social media star and travel expert (Vegas Star Fish) branded the limited engagement “the worst show that’s ever come to Vegas.”

Once news of the trashing landed on Ja Rule‘s desk, he wasted little time joining the chorus of those ridiculing 50 (born Curtis Jackson).

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The Queen Bey had the music industry buzzing all 2024 long thanks to her latest chart-topping album ‘Cowboy Carter‘ – albeit for different reasons.

That trend seems poised to continue into 2025.

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Before she took to the stage during the Detroit stop of the ‘Pink Friday 2 Tour‘ to deliver some of her greatest hits to her adoring fans (affectionately called #Barbz), one of Nicki Minaj‘s employees is alleging she gave him a hit or two during a heated dispute.

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Cop a gander at Mariah Carey!

The legendary songbird glowed as she ushered in the New Year.

And understandably so.

Mimi is basking in the success of her holiday hit, ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You,’ which broke new records and became the longest-running #1 of her illustrious career.

The new snaps also arrive as speculation mounts surrounding Carey’s relationship with Anderson,Paak, after the were spotted hand-in-hand multiple times in Aspen over the festive season. Official word is that the stars are working on new music.

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Kirk Franklin has expressed regret while reflecting on his performance in Jamaica.

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Drake is back!

The rapper has kept a relatively low profile following his seismic lyrical spar with Kendrick Lamar. A beef that brought with it K.Dot’s TKO, ‘Not Like Us’ and a series of legal letters fired off by Drizzy.

Moments ago, the Canadian MC returned with the ‘Fighting Irish’ Freestyle helmed by Conductor Williams.

And he seized the track to take aim at those he says turned on him.

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Ciara is opening up about the secret of her happy marriage to Russell Wilson.

The GRAMMY winner sat down with Summer Walker on her Apple Music-anchored show, Over It Radio. 

During the candid conversation (which forms part of the promotional push for Walker’s incoming album ‘Finally Over It’), the ‘Level Up’ singer dished on what keeps her union with the footballer “fresh.”

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Jade is kicking off the New Year with new music.

The Little Mix alum excited fans in earnest with the recent announcement of her incoming single ‘It Girl.’

And now she’s ignited a fresh wave of buzz by lifting the lid on the track’s release date.

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Chance the Rapper has reached another major career milestone.

And this time it’s thanks to ‘I’m The One’ – his collaboration with DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne, and Quavo.

The track has hit Diamond status, and the MC has made history in the process.

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With 15 songs lining its tracklist, Lil Baby finally lifted the lid on his amply teased new album ‘WHAM‘ on Friday (January 3).

Kicking off 2025 with a bang, the star-studded set boasts appearances from some of Hip Hop’s biggest names including GloRilla, Rod Wave, Young Thug, Future, 21 Savage, Travis Scott, and more.

The follow-up to 2022’s chart-topping ‘It’s Only Me,‘ ‘WHAM’ – an acronym for ‘Who Hard As Me’ – arrives to digital shelves just weeks after Baby dropped the videos for ‘Touchdown,’ ‘Insecurities,’ and ‘5 AM.’

Stream the LP inside courtesy of Apple Music and Spotify.

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Teedra Moses turned up the temperature on a fan following a remark about her perceived support of R. Kelly.

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Diddy’s woes are set to be televised by way of a new Peacock documentary.

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