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T-Pain’s Music Catalog Sale Explained
Black artists have spent generations creating valuable music catalogs, but ownership has often been complicated. T-Pain recently sold his publishing catalog and master rights to HarbourView Equity Partners for an estimated $100 million. He explained that streaming devalued music from a dollar per song to fractions of a cent per play without artist consent, so selling secured his family's future. This trend includes Tina Turner, Future, and Dr. Dre selling catalogs for substantial sums. While selling represents a personal business decision, the broader conversation should focus on ensuring artists have knowledge and power to control their created work and benefit from their legacy.
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Guess The A-List Rapper: Bikini Strings Game
She's rockin' yellow, and her breakout song was also yellow. Love & Hip-Hop: New York was her entrance into superstardom and today she performs internationally. If you wanted to, you could untie the bikini babe in question.
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Diddy Spends $8M on Legal Defense in Criminal Case
Sean Diddy Combs paid between seven to eight million dollars to his high-powered legal team over nearly two years of his federal criminal case. His attorneys included Marc Agnifilo, Teny Geragos, Brian Steel, and Nicole Westmoreland, dating back to his September 2024 arrest. For most people this would be staggering, but Diddy reportedly has hundreds of millions in the bank.
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Rihanna Twerks on A$AP Rocky at Barbados Club
Here's Rihanna just twerk, twerk, twerk, twerk, twerking all over A$AP Rocky while partying in her home country of Barbados! The Grammy winner bent over and got low as she moved up on her man as they celebrated at what appeared to be a nightclub Tuesday night.
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Usher’s Atlanta Home: A Complete Tour
Usher is giving his fans the ultimate, intimate look inside his Atlanta home. But just like everything else in his world, his house tour had to be different. He teamed up with filmmaker Steven Klein and Architectural Digest to create a moody, short film of his home, which captures the beauty, memories and feelings that come with it. The Confessions singer's white brick Georgian-style home features a three-car garage, a hookah lounge, a golf simulator room, a barbershop, a yoga deck and enough artwork to rival a world-class museum.
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Diddy Rapping On Spend Dat Remix – 30 Days
Diddy's legal team has been working overtime behind the scenes to maximize every single administrative loophole available. By maintaining pristine behavior, working in the chapel library, and successfully completing the intensive Residential Drug Abuse Program, Diddy has locked in eligibility for a full 12-month reduction.
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Blueface Handcuffed During Police Stop With Chrisean Rock
Blueface and Chrisean Rock were pulled over by police in San Diego on Saturday night following his performance at Blu Temple, with the encounter captured during his livestream. Officers ordered the rapper and his crew out of their vehicle and temporarily handcuffed several people during the roadside stop. The reason for the traffic stop was not immediately clear from the video, and it was unknown whether any citations were issued.
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Rihanna on Elle USA: August 2026 Cover
Rihanna for Elle USA. Story by Roxane Gay. Stylist: Ill Jah Jah
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Paris Jackson Reveals Shocking Childhood Secrets
Paris Jackson revealed on the "Call Her Daddy" podcast that she didn't grow up playing at Neverland Ranch as many believed. The property was reserved for underprivileged children who couldn't afford major amusement parks. She was homeschooled there and could only enjoy the facilities on weekends after completing chores and homework. Jackson also shared that she didn't meet her biological mother, Debbie Rowe, until age fifteen, and explained that Michael Jackson made his children wear masks in public so they could experience normal activities anonymously. Following her father's death in 2009, she struggled socially after moving in with her grandmother, lacking peer interaction skills.
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Joe vs Donell Jones: 90s R&B Debut Breakdown
Joe got in the game first with 'Everything' in 1993, introducing himself with 'I'm in Luv.' Donell Jones answered in 1996 with 'My Heart,' flipping Stevie Wonder's 'Knocks Me Off My Feet' into his breakout moment. Two very different entrances. Swipe through, listen back, and tell us who took round one.
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Tyga Defends ‘$TARFACE’ Album After Pitchfork 0/10
Tyga stopped by TMZ Live to clarify that his album uses A.I. only for some synths and guitar solos. He spent three months in the studio, wrote every song, and performed every vocal himself. He blamed Gen Z for not reading his original comments and shrugged off Pitchfork's rare zero rating. When Harvey played Doja Cat's harsh review calling him a penis for making an A.I. album, Tyga laughed and fired back playfully, saying he loves Doja but she made a demonic album.