Shaniqua Tompkins has challenged a lawsuit filed by 50 Cent’s publishing company, G-Unit Books, alleging that she signed a life-rights agreement nearly two decades ago under coercion, intimidation, and severe financial pressure. The lawsuit, filed in July 2025, seeks to stop Tompkins from publicly discussing her past relationship with the... Read More »
The 2026 Writers Guild Awards nominations were announced this week, offering an early snapshot of how screenwriters across film and television are being recognized by their peers as awards season accelerates. Several high-profile films already positioned as Oscar contenders, including Sinners, One Battle After Another, Hamnet, and Marty Supreme, earned... Read More »
Chappell Roan centered her acceptance speech on community, generosity, and responsibility while receiving the Harmonizer Award at the 2026 Resonator Awards on Tuesday night. The second annual ceremony took place at Chaplin Studios in Los Angeles and recognized Roan for her cultural impact and advocacy. She accepted the honor from... Read More »
J. Cole released a surprise set of freestyles late Tuesday night, using the project to directly confront his widely discussed apology to Kendrick Lamar and his decision to step away from last year’s high-profile rap feud involving Lamar and Drake. The four-track collection, titled Birthday Blizzard ’26, arrived just hours... Read More »
Dave Grohl has confirmed that the Foo Fighters have completed work on a new studio album, signaling the band’s first full-length release since 2023’s But Here We Are. The news came during a concert in Tasmania over the weekend, where Grohl told the audience that new music is finished and... Read More »
Last fall, Abbey Road Studios hosted an unusual convergence of artists working toward a shared purpose. Over several days in late November 2025, musicians from across generations gathered to record HELP(2), a compilation album benefiting War Child UK. The project, set for release on March 6, features new songs and... Read More »
Charli XCX addressed the autobiographical elements of her new film, The Moment, and reflected on her growing acting ambitions during a press conference at the Sundance Film Festival, where the quasi-mockumentary premiered Friday. During a post-screening Q&A, Charli XCX was asked how closely the exaggerated version of herself depicted in... Read More »
Nicki Minaj has paid a long-outstanding civil judgment that nearly resulted in the court-ordered sale of her $20 million Hidden Hills mansion, resolving a legal dispute stemming from allegations of an assault involving her husband at a 2019 concert in Germany. The resolution came just before a Los Angeles Superior... Read More »
Pras Michel has been denied bail while he appeals his conviction and 14-year federal prison sentence stemming from a sweeping foreign influence and financial crimes case, according to a ruling issued Tuesday by a federal judge in Washington, D.C. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly concluded that Michel failed to meet... Read More »
Slipknot has voluntarily dismissed a federal lawsuit it filed against the owner of Slipknot.com, ending, at least for now, a legal dispute over a domain the band alleged was being used to sell unauthorized merchandise. According to court filings, attorneys for Slipknot, operating through its corporate entity Slipknot, Inc., submitted... Read More »
Renée Fleming has become the latest high-profile performer to withdraw from scheduled appearances at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, amid ongoing turmoil following a major leadership overhaul tied to President Donald Trump. The Grammy-winning soprano canceled her planned performances set for late May, where she was... Read More »
Francis Buchholz, the bassist whose steady, understated playing anchored the Scorpions through their most commercially successful era, died Thursday following a private battle with cancer. His family confirmed his death in a statement shared on social media. He was 71. “He departed this world peacefully, surrounded by love,” the statement... Read More »
Drake has formally appealed the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, arguing that a federal judge’s ruling shielding Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us” sets a troubling legal precedent for the music industry. In a 60-page appellate brief filed this week with the U.S. Court of... Read More »
Eagles have set a new benchmark in recorded music history. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced Thursday that the band’s 1976 compilation Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975) has been certified quadruple diamond, marking more than 40 million units sold in the United States. With that milestone, the album is... Read More »
Taylor Swift will be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this summer, a milestone that places her among the youngest honorees in the institution’s history and underscores the breadth and durability of her songwriting career. Swift, 36, will be honored as part of the Hall’s Class of 2026, alongside... Read More »
