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Nicki Minaj deletes Instagram account following AmericaFest appearance

Nicki Minaj appears to have deleted her Instagram account following backlash over her appearance at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest.A general search for her account, @nickiminaj, currently yields no results. Fans who previously followed her see "no users found" when searching her name within their ...
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The Year in Music 2025: Hip-hop and R&B legacy acts hit the road

Out with the old and in with the new didn't apply in 2025. While rising stars like Leon Thomas, Doechii and Mariah the Scientist continued to break through, a wave of legacy artists launched tours that celebrated decades of music and brought together fans ...
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Nelly shares his holiday tradition with Ashanti is ‘really just being together’

"It's Christmas time again/ Can't wait to hear those sleigh bells ringing," sings Ashanti on her 2003 holiday song "Christmas Time Again." With the holiday falling on Thursday, her husband, Nelly, says the couple is simply looking forward to spending time together, noting that ...
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Music Notes: Jill Scott, Ice Spice and more

Jill Scott has had her share of hardships, some of which have cost her lots of money. While on Million Dollaz Worth of Game, she said those tough times helped make her the person she is today. "It's like all the lessons that you ...
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Kendrick and SZA have highest-grossing rap tour of 2025

Coldplay may have had the highest-grossing tour of 2025 overall, but when broken down by genre, Kendrick Lamar and SZA claimed the #1 spot in rap.Billboard released its list of the top 10 tours from Oct. 1, 2024, through Sept. 30, 2025, based on ...
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Lil Uzi Vert is a fashion designer in ‘What You Saying’ music video

Lil Uzi Vert taps into the fashion world with the new music video for single "What You Saying."Taking on the role of a fashion designer, Uzi is captured creating designs and dancing in a design studio, which appears to be backstage at a fashion ...
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Snoop Dogg to make debut as NBA game analyst

We've seen Snoop Dogg provide commentary for boxing and Olympics games, but now, he'll be doing it for an NBA matchup.Snoop will be making his debut as a NBA game analyst on Jan. 5, when the LA Clippers take on the Golden State Warriors ...
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ICYMI: Max B, Pharrell, Da Baby and more

Max B has dropped the seventh installment of his Public Domain series, Public Domain 7: The Purge. It's the followup to 2021's Negro Spirituals and his first album since being released from an over 15-year bid in prison. The 25-track project features A$AP Rocky, ...
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The Year in Music 2025: Diddy’s reckoning

Cardi B went viral for her courtroom drama in 2025, but she wasn't the only major figure forced to face a judge. One of the most defining legal moments of the year came when Sean "Diddy" Combs stood trial in a high-profile federal case ...
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21 Savage’s ‘What Happened to the Streets?’ opens at #3 on ‘Billboard’ 200

21 Savage debuts at #3 on the Billboard 200 with his latest release, What Happened to the Streets? The album earned 73,000 equivalent album units in the week ending Dec. 18, according to Luminate, with 48,000 units from streaming and 25,000 from album sales.With ...
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