It's wild to think about what a gargantuan star Lil Nas X was before he ever released an album. On September 17, the beloved musical artist finally "gave birth" to his first record, Montero, after building anticipation with a quirky and entertaining…

Let's get one thing out of the way: Nicki Minaj is wrong about the Covid-19 vaccine causing impotence. Unlike a regular person with some reservations about getting the shot, however, the megastar has major sway over legions of fans. The Barbz have…

VERZUZ is not just an event, it's an energy that is unmistakable. Following Fat Joe and Ja Rule's sonic slugfest at The Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden, legendary hitmaker Jermaine Dupri took to his personal Instagram account to challenge Sean…

A new documentary about '90s indie pop icon Alanis Morissette premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on Tuesday night, but the singer wasn't in her native Canada to celebrate the occasion. One one hand, she skipped the screening…

It's always fun to think celebrities are just like us...until they act just like one of us. Last night, Nicki Minaj decided to be transparent with her fans about her vaccination status and ended up spreading harmful misinformation in a reprehensible…

Two decades after I first watched Mariah Carey's debut feature film Glitter, one scene remains locked in my mind. Carey's character Billie Frank stares sheepishly into the eyes of producer and boyfriend Julian "Dice" Black before delivering an…

In a new documentary, Jagged, premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival this week, Alanis Morissette says she was the victim of multiple statutory rapes when she was a teenager. The Washington Post first reported that the musician…

The news you might hear the most about last night’s VMAs is that Conor McGregor and Machine Gun Kelly got into a little bit of a spat. The nature of the incident is unknown, but the UFC champion appeared to have thrown his drink at the…

It's another indication that Britney Spears is reclaiming control over her future. Over the weekend, the pop star announced she's engaged to her longtime boyfriend, Sam Asghari. The couple shared posts on Instagram on Sunday to share their happy…

Drake never really goes away. Since his star turn in 2009 with his So Far Gone mixtape, the Toronto titan has turned himself into a one-man factory of music. Whether it’s via official albums (Thank Me Later, Take Care, Nothing Was The Same, Views,…

There have been many moments this summer when it seemed like the liberation of Britney Spears was imminent. First, there was the explosive testimony she gave in court on June 23: "I've told the world I'm happy and OK," the pop star said about the…

Lil Nas X has opened up his baby registry to the public, though it might not be what you’d expect. Last week the artist announced the release date of his upcoming album with by declaring the arrival date of his “baby” with accompanying pregnancy…

You can't turn on the radio these days without hearing an Olivia Rodrigo song. Lines from "Deja Vu" about strawberry ice cream and Billy Joel have been stuck in my head all summer. Even when her tunes weren't being piped over the airwaves into my…

According to Britney Spears' new lawyer, Mathew Rosengart, her father is trying to weasel an additional $2 million away from the pop star before he agrees to step down as her conservator. You see, Jamie Spears filed legal documents in early August…

The return of music festivals — one of the final markers of a true exit from the pandemic, in all its sweaty claustrophobia — might be doubling back on itself, but music itself made a big clamor this summer. Some big releases are still stewing:…

After three stadium-sized listening sessions, crowd sourcing album help on Discord, and multiple different versions of the album digitally passed around with reckless abandon like COVID-19, we finally got our ears on Kanye West's 27-track 10th…

Before the pandemic, Yung Baby Tate was a consummate performer. Before she was putting immersive summer camp-inspired concerts with Red Bull or doing splits at Rolling Loud Miami 2019, the singer-rapper-songwriter-producer had been honing her live…

The sudden death of 22-year-old singer and actress Aaliyah Houghton on August 25, 2001 garnered loads of memoriams for the tragic loss of one of entertainment’s most promising stars. Fans gathered for a candlelight vigil, created makeshift memorial…

In what appears to be a misguided critique of cancel culture, Kanye West featured two controversial figures at last night's DONDA listening party in Chicago at Soldier Field. He brought accused rapist Marilyn Manson and unapologetic homophobe DaBaby…