Drake makes another legal move against Universal over Kendrick Lamar diss track ‘Not Like Us’
For the second straight day, Drake has taken legal action against Universal Music Group, this time in Texas, over Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us.” It follows a similar filing in New York on Monday, in which Drake alleges UMG falsely pumped up the popularity of “Not Like Us” on Spotify and other streaming services. The two court moves have […]
Wendy Williams is ‘permanently incapacitated’ after ongoing battle with dementia
New updates have surfaced about the health of former television personality Wendy Williams. Recently, Williams’ legal guardian, Sabrina Morrissey, revealed the star is now “permanently incapacitated’ in new court filings, per The Independent. “[Wendy Williams is] an acclaimed entertainer who, tragically, has been afflicted by early-onset dementia and, as a result, has become cognitively impaired […]
Diddy’s Thanksgiving dinner in jail will consist of peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches
Just as he did his birthday earlier this month, Sean “Diddy” Combs may be celebrating Thanksgiving as an inmate at Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. On Friday, the 55-year-old rapper appeared in court for a hearing as he and his attorneys made a third attempt to have him released before his trial, this time on a […]
Shaboozey ties Lil Nas X’s record for longest-running No. 1 hit
This week, country artist Shaboozey reached a new milestone. On its 19th week in the No. 1 slot, the breakout star’s song “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has tied the record for most weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Shaboozey has now matched the record set by Lil Nas X, whose chart-topping track “Old Town […]
Jordan Chiles announces memoir ‘I’m That Girl’ with a foreword by Simone Biles
A memoir by Jordan Chiles is officially forthcoming. The 23-year-old Olympic gymnast has announced she’s gearing up to publish “I’m That Girl” in the spring of 2025 through Harper Influence, an imprint of HarperCollins. It will include a foreword by fellow Olympic gymnast Simone Biles. According to People magazine, the memoir will chronicle Chiles’ Olympic […]
What Black Friday’s history tells us about holiday shopping in 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — The holiday shopping season is about to reach full speed with Black Friday, which kicks off the post-Thanksgiving retail rush later this week. The annual sales event no longer creates the midnight mall crowds or doorbuster mayhem of recent decades, in large part due to the ease of online shopping and habits forged during the […]
Culturally and optically, Drake called the cops on Kendrick Lamar
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. In a world as obsessed with fame and celebrity as hip-hop is, optics are everything. One minute, you can be up; the next minute, you can be down, not even necessarily because of something […]
‘It is on and poppin’: Leaders prepare for battle against Trump administration hostile to civil rights
During his first and successful run for president in 2016, Donald Trump asked Black Americans, “What do you have to lose?” Lawyers and civil rights leaders say they stand to lose a lot in Trump’s second presidential administration. In anticipation of what Trump has already vowed to do, groups are gearing up for a fight to […]
Drake will open his Australia tour the same day rival Kendrick Lamar performs at the Super Bowl
TORONTO (AP) — Drake has announced that his first tour of Australia in eight years will begin on the same date as rival Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance. The Toronto rapper announced the tour during a livestream Sunday night with Félix Lengyel, a Quebec streamer. Drake said the tour will begin on Feb. 9, the same date Lamar is due […]
Don’t wash your turkey?! Thanksgiving tips to make your feast safer
Ready or not, the holidays are here. It’s a time when many Americans accustomed to preparing simple meals find themselves responsible for safely serving multi-dish feasts. It’s no easy task. Outbreaks of some types of food poisoning tend to rise in November and December, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tainted turkey, undercooked stuffing and germ-laced gravy […]
