Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing another legal development after attorneys from New York law firm Sher Tremonte LLP asked the court for permission to withdraw from representing him in his $100 million defamation lawsuit, citing more than six months of unpaid legal fees and a breakdown in communication. The firm filed a motion on September…

Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, is facing a potential $23 million damages claim from a former Donda Academy security employee who alleges that he was subjected to racial and religious discrimination while working for the school. The former employee, Benjamin Provo, filed his lawsuit in 2024 against West, Yeezy LLC and Donda Academy.…

Macklemore has been removed from the remaining dates of Ed Sheeran’s U.S. Loop Tour following backlash over his outspoken support for Palestine during a recent performance. The rapper made the comments on September 4 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, where he was performing as an opening act for Sheeran. During his set, Macklemore told…

T-Pain has filed a new lawsuit against Akon’s Konvict Entertainment, accusing the record label of failing to pay him $489,047 in royalties from his music and allegedly breaching the terms of both his original recording agreement and a settlement reached in 2025. The Grammy-winning singer and rapper, whose real name is Faheem Rashad Najm, filed…

Solange Knowles is expanding her cultural work beyond music with the launch of the Saint Heron Digital Archive Library, a free platform created to preserve and provide access to rare, out-of-print and first-edition works by Black and Brown authors, poets and artists. The initiative, launched in September 2025 through Solange’s multidisciplinary organization Saint Heron, gives…

Beyoncé is once again using her platform to support communities facing disaster, with her BeyGOOD Foundation donating $200,000 toward flood relief efforts in Indiana. The foundation announced the contribution on August 31, saying the money will be distributed to City Life Center and Angel by Nature, two organizations working directly with communities affected by the…

Nearly three decades after the death of hip-hop icon Tupac Shakur, a Las Vegas jury has found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of first-degree murder in connection with the rapper’s 1996 killing. The 63-year-old former South Side Compton Crips leader was convicted on Monday, August 31, 2026, marking the first conviction in the nearly 30-year-old…

Nashville International Airport could soon carry the name of one of Tennessee’s most beloved cultural icons, as state officials move forward with plans to rename the airport in honor of Dolly Parton. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Nashville International Airport announced their intention on August 28 to pursue the renaming of the airport following Parton’s…

J. Cole has canceled his scheduled Sacramento concert following the tragic death of a member of his touring crew in a highway crash. The rapper was due to perform at Golden 1 Center on August 27, 2026, as part of his The Fall-Off World Tour. The concert was called off just hours before it was…