Doechii Talks ‘Industry Plant’ Rumors, Adin Ross + More In New Single ‘Girl, Get Up’

Doechii Talks ‘Industry Plant’ Rumors, Adin Ross + More In New Single ‘Girl, Get Up’

Ahead of the new year, Doechii set the tone with her latest track, “girl, get up (ft. SZA).” Coming in at over three minutes, the Florida native uses the track address all her naysayers, specifically, streamer Adin Ross, who’s been spearheading a recent hate campaign against the TDE rapper. Ross, who recently teased a diss track toward Doechii featuring 6ix9ine, has accused the rapper of being an industry plant. “All that industry plant sh*t whack/I see it on the blogs, I see you in the chats,”


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From Hiatus To Headline: BTS Sets A Date

From Hiatus To Headline: BTS Sets A Date

BTS is officially reuniting as a full group on March 20, 2026, with their first group album in almost four years, closing out the long military‑service pause that’s kept them from promoting together. All seven members have now finished South Korea’s mandatory service, so this is the first time since 2022’s Proof that BTS will be back on stage and in promotion cycles as a unit, not as overlapping solo eras. The comeback date first surfaced in handwritten New Year postcards sent through Weverse,


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Trump says Maduro will be taken to New York as EU, Russia, Brazil Condemn Action

Trump says Maduro will be taken to New York as EU, Russia, Brazil Condemn Action

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, had been extracted from Venezuela by US forces and would be taken to New York to face federal charges, as governments around the world condemned or expressed concern over Washington’s military action. Speaking in a telephone interview with Fox News from West Palm Beach, Florida, Trump said Maduro and his wife were removed by helicopter and transferred to a ship. “They’re on a ship bu


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Trump Claims US Strikes in Venezuela, says Maduro Captured

Trump Claims US Strikes in Venezuela, says Maduro Captured

US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that American forces had captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro following air strikes on Caracas and other cities, marking a dramatic escalation in a months-long confrontation between Washington and the Caracas government. In a rapidly unfolding sequence of events, residents of the Venezuelan capital were jolted awake by explosions and the sound of attack helicopters at about 2:00 am local time (0600 GMT). AFP journalists reported that the str


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One More Chapter: How 2026’s Movie Calendar Fills Itself With Sequels​

One More Chapter: How 2026’s Movie Calendar Fills Itself With Sequels​

2026 at the movies is less about surprise than scale, a year built from familiar worlds opening up one more time while a handful of new stories try to slip in between them. Looked at month by month, it’s basically a calendar of “oh, that again” — and then a few titles that might actually feel new. From spring, things start stacking quickly. May brings The Devil Wears Prada 2 and Mortal Kombat 2, plus The Mandalorian & Grogu on May 22, the Star Wars entry that pulls Baby Yoda and Din Djarin onto


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Zohran Mamdani Takes the Oath on a Quran in New York’s Hidden Subway Station

Zohran Mamdani Takes the Oath on a Quran in New York’s Hidden Subway Station

Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration was built around a simple, pointed image: New York’s first Muslim mayor taking the oath of office on a Quran, and not just any copy but a pair of books that tie his story to the city’s. The 34‑year‑old democratic socialist, a Ugandan‑born South Asian who ran on affordability, used a historic Quran from the New York Public Library alongside his grandfather’s and promised to govern “expansively and audaciously” without backing away from the platform that got him elect


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Anthony Joshua injured in Nigeria crash that claimed two lives

Anthony Joshua injured in Nigeria crash that claimed two lives

In late 2025, British heavyweight Anthony Joshua was injured in a car crash near Lagos that killed two of his closest friends and team‑mates. A BBC report, Anthony Joshua injured in Nigeria car crash that killed two team members, described how the Lexus he was riding in hit a stationary truck on the Lagos–Ibadan expressway, leaving Joshua with minor injuries and his long‑time colleagues Sina Ghami and Latif “Latz” Ayodele dead at the scene. An Associated Press piece, Concerns over Nigeria’s ro


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Trump Announces Withdrawal of National Guard Troops From Some US Cities

Trump Announces Withdrawal of National Guard Troops From Some US Cities

US President Donald Trump has said he is withdrawing National Guard troops from several US cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles, after a Supreme Court ruling last week undermined his authority to use troops for policing.  "We will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again," Trump wrote on Truth Social on New Year's Eve. Earlier on Tuesday, the Trump administration withdrew its legal attempts to keep control of troops deployed in LA. Last wee


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The Quiet Comeback of Physical Media

The Quiet Comeback of Physical Media

Contemporary media is built around streaming and subscriptions, but there is a small, noticeable backlash that treats physical stuff—DVDs, CDs, vinyl, even print books—as a kind of analog flex. Physical music sales are on track for their first overall increase in about twenty years, with vinyl still growing and CD declines slowing enough to nudge total album units up a few percent. Writers covering the trend point out that collectors, superfans and a lot of Gen Z buyers are driving that change,


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Cardi B Contacts Sweet 16 Victim Shot Multiple Times In Brooklyn

Cardi B Contacts Sweet 16 Victim Shot Multiple Times In Brooklyn

Cardi B offered words of comfort and encouragement to a teenage shooting victim following a violent incident that disrupted a Sweet 16 celebration in Brooklyn on December 14. The Grammy-winning artist reached out privately after learning the injured teen was the cousin of a close family friend, according to a video later shared online. Cardi B surprises her friend’s little cousin with a call and gifts after she was shot multiple times in a mass shooting at her Sweet 16 party in NY 🙏🏽💯 pic.t


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Isiah Whitlock Jr., ‘The Wire Star’, Dead at 71

Isiah Whitlock Jr., ‘The Wire Star’, Dead at 71

Hollywood is mourning a tragic loss. Isiah Whitlock Jr.—best known for his roles in The Wire, Your Honor, Veep and several Spike Lee films—has died, his manager confirmed Dec. 30. He was 71. "It is with tremendous sadness that I share the passing of my dear friend and client Isiah Whitlock Jr.," Brian Liebman wrote on Instagram alongside photos of the actor. "If you knew him - you loved him. A brilliant actor and even better person. May his memory forever be a blessing."  He concluded, "Our h


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From Mall Brands to Moodboards: Is Y2K Streetwear back ?

From Mall Brands to Moodboards: Is Y2K Streetwear back ?

Contemporary fashion campaigns increasingly draw on early‑2000s or “Y2K” aesthetics to appeal to younger audiences who relate to both nostalgia and irony. These campaigns remix familiar visual codes—like glossy tech imagery, logo‑heavy styling, and exaggerated silhouettes—to create a language that feels both retro and futuristic. That shift shows up clearly in mainstream fashion coverage from outlets like Vogue, whose piece “Y2K Fashion 101: How the Millennium Started Trending All Over Again” tr


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The Return Of The Long Tour

The Return Of The Long Tour

In 2025, the center of gravity in music has shifted back to the road, with long, high‑concept tours once again driving the biggest headlines in pop and beyond. Stadium shows, extended residencies, and multi‑leg world tours have turned live music into the main event again, not just a side promo for albums. The top tier of touring has become its own entertainment category. Pop and R&B giants like The Weeknd are staging elaborate stadium productions that feel closer to an IMAX‑scale 3D movie than


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TikTok Is The New A&R: How Viral Clips Decide The Hits

TikTok Is The New A&R: How Viral Clips Decide The Hits

Short‑form video has quietly become the most powerful gatekeeper in music, turning background sounds into career‑making singles. TikTok, Reels, and Shorts are now where many listeners first “discover” songs, often before they ever see a playlist or hear radio spins. Over the past year, TikTok‑driven moments have taken bedroom producers, deep‑cut catalog songs, and experimental mashups from niche corners of the app to global streaming charts. A track that works in a 10‑second loop—whether for a


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A$AP Rocky and Bilt Pays Tenants’ Rent In Old Harlem Apartments

A$AP Rocky and Bilt Pays Tenants’ Rent In Old Harlem Apartments

A$AP Rocky, teaming with Bilt, is leveraging his celebrity and personal history to address housing costs in Harlem, the neighborhood where he was raised.  The rapper has partnered with Bilt to pay the January 2026 rent for tenants living in his childhood apartment building. According to details shared as part of a new promotional campaign tied to his upcoming album, Don’t Be Dumb. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BILT (@bilt)  The initiative places Harlem at the center of th


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50 Cent Is The Most-Streamed NYC Rapper For Third Year In A Row

50 Cent Is The Most-Streamed NYC Rapper For Third Year In A Row

50 Cent is letting the numbers talk again, as it was revealed that the mogul crowned the most-streamed New York City (NYC) rapper of 2025 for the third straight year. The distinction came via music stats account Diverse Mentality, which dropped the news on December 30 after reviewing YouTube’s global streaming charts. Rather than popping champagne, 50 brushed it off like routine work. “I thought we got over this guys, it is the way it is. LOL @bransoncognac,” he wrote on Instagram.  The capti


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