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The 2025 Kennedy Center Honors Featured Garth Brooks Covering KISS, Trump Cosplaying as Johnny Carson
Trump emceeded the evening which celebrated a hand-picked group of conservative-leaning honorees. The 2025 Kennedy Center Honors Featured Garth Brooks Covering KISS, Trump Cosplaying as Johnny Carson Alex Young
24 Hours After: Miami Art Week with Ferg
“Renaissance Man” has become such a washed term nowadays, but I have to use it when describing Ferg. The music-dominant, multi-hyphenate’s big Miami Art Week is the epitome of why I chose to use the clichéd term to describe Harlem’s very own.When I first met up with Ferg in Miami, it was on Wednesday evening at SCOPE, one of the centerfold events of the week, for the unveiling of his debut exhibition. Just about an hour prior, he spoke on a wellness panel. About 48 hours later, he led a “FERG STRONG” 5K run – at 8:30 in the morning, nonetheless – and that night, hosted the first screening of his FLIP PHONE SHORTY short film, followed by an A-list afterparty.Showing at SCOPE is a full-circle moment for Ferg to close out the year, having showcased (and spoken with our Hypeart team) at his fi...
Nipsey Hussle Docuseries Getting Pitched To Platforms
According to a new report, the producers of a docuseries featuring the late Nipsey Hussle are seeking platform partners.
Trump’s Bandaged Hand Caught On Camera Again
The health of President Donald Trump is in the spotlight again after a picture of his bandaged right hand is circulating across social media, making it two days in a row. It’s spurred more conversations about the health of Trump, who had made it a point to disparage former President Joe Biden about his age […]
50 Cent Insists No Personal Agenda Behind Diddy Docuseries
50 Cent says his involvement in Netflix’s Diddy documentary isn’t about settling old scores. The rapper insists he had no personal agenda and was simply helping tell a story the world already wanted to see.
Young Miko Doesn’t Want To Be Disturbed
Puerto Rican superstar Young Miko is living out her dreams with her second studio album. With maturity and leadership, she continues to break barriers, as evidenced by her two sold-out nights at El Choli in Puerto Rico.“It’s important for me to challenge myself as an artist to keep doing what I love. And I feel like we also set ourselves the challenge of taking the listener to a world they can immerse themselves in with us,” Young Miko tells us about Do Not Disturb.From defining the project’s black-and-white visuals to featuring her only collaboration with rapper Eladio Carrión, Do Not Disturb marks a turning point in her career as she continues to position herself as a top-ranking artist worldwide. After touring with Billie Eilish and traveling to Mexico for her headlining set at Coca-Col...
India Love Reportedly Booed Offstage At Streamer Awards
According to reports, India Love crashed the stage at the Streamer Awards, and was promptly greeted to jeers and was escorted out.
DJ Quik’s Son Convicted Of Second-Degree Murder
David Marvin Blake Jr., the son of producer and rapper DJ Quik, is facing 40 years in prison over a 2022 case.
Gene Simmons Says Ace Frehley’s Death Was Due to “Bad Decisions”
"Falling down the stairs — I'm not a doctor — doesn't kill you," claims Simmons Gene Simmons Says Ace Frehley’s Death Was Due to “Bad Decisions” Alex Young
Sounds About White: Donald Trump Removes MLK Day & Juneteenth As Free-Entry Days Into US National Parks & Adds His Birthday To The List
Donald Trump isn’t beating the racism allegations thanks to this latest bonehead move. As part of his “modernisation” of the US National Park Service (NPS), Donald Trump is removing Martin Luther King Jr Day and Juneteenth from the list of days that allow free entry into national parks across the country. To further prove how […]
He Did It: Fyre Fest’s Billy McFarland Actually Put On a Music Festival
How successful it was definitely depends on your definition of the word. He Did It: Fyre Fest’s Billy McFarland Actually Put On a Music Festival Alex Young
Everything We Loved in Music This Week: December 6
2025 is coming to an end, but the music headlines are doing the exact opposite.With new releases from Niontay, SAILORR, and redveil, shocking links came from the likes of Leon Thomas and Disclosure, as well as Yeat and Joji. Our December playlist is now live with all the new additions thus far, and find all of our favorite music moments from the week below. Niontay Announces New Tape10k’s output this year has surely been solid and consistent, with longform releases coming from a majority of the label’s lineup; Niontay, duendita, Anysia Kym and Tony Seltzer, MIKE and Tony Seltzer, and duendita all dropped projects. As one of 10k’s ascendant rappers, the budding Brooklyn-based, Florida-raised Niontay shared the news of yet another longform release coming this year. Preceded by sharp new sing...
