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LL COOL J to Host the 2025 MTV VMAs

LL COOL J to Host the 2025 MTV VMAs

“Don’t Call It a Comeback!” According to PEOPLE, LL COOL J is returning to host the 2025 MTV VMAs. This marks the second time LL will host the ceremony. In 2022, he co-hosted with Nicki Minaj and Jack Harlow. The “Mama Said Knock You Out” has a long history with MTV. In 1991,  he won his first Moon Person in for Best Rap and was the first rapper ever to receive the Video Vanguard Award in 1997. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Video Music Awards (@vmas) Uncle L and MTV go w


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Bruno Mars Sees “Die With a Smile” Reach A Major Landmark

Bruno Mars Sees “Die With a Smile” Reach A Major Landmark

Bruno Mars claims two hit songs in the United Kingdom this week, as a pair of his 2024 collaborations with two of the most successful women in the global music industry — Rosé and Lady Gaga — find space on the Official Singles chart. His throwback duet with Gaga, “Die With a Smile,” reaches a landmark as it refuses to budge and once again ranks as one of the most successful tracks in the country. “Die With a Smile” Holds as it Reaches One Year “Die With a Smile” is steady at No. 54 on the Off


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Lil Nas X Hospitalized After Possible OD; Seen Roaming L.A. Streets At 4am

Lil Nas X Hospitalized After Possible OD; Seen Roaming L.A. Streets At 4am

Rapper Lil Nas X was hospitalized early Thursday morning (Aug. 21) after being spotted roaming the streets of Los Angeles in the early hours, sparking concerns about a possible overdose. According to reports, the 25-year-old star was seen around 4 a.m. wandering near Ventura Boulevard in Studio City, dressed only in white underwear and cowboy boots. Witnesses say he appeared disoriented, at one point placing an orange traffic cone on his head and telling a passerby he was “headed to a party.”


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Elon Musk Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Fake $1 Million Lottery During 2024 Campaign

Elon Musk Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Fake $1 Million Lottery During 2024 Campaign

Voters’ accusations that Elon Musk defrauded them during the 2024 election campaign will now be tested in court after a Texas judge allowed their lawsuit to proceed. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman in Austin said Jacqueline McAferty plausibly alleged in her proposed class action that Musk and his political action committee, America PAC, wrongly induced her to provide personal identifying information as part of the giveaway, Reuters reports. McAferty, an Arizona resident, said Musk and Americ


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Cardi B Ties Kendrick Lamar With New No. 1 Smash “Outside”

Cardi B Ties Kendrick Lamar With New No. 1 Smash “Outside”

Cardi B’s “Outside” rises to No. 1 on Billboard's Rap Airplay and Rhythmic Airplay charts, tying Kendrick Lamar for eight leaders on the former ranking. For the past eight years, Cardi B has ranked as not just one of the most successful women in hip-hop, but a reliable hitmaker. As she prepares to finally deliver her long-awaited sophomore album Am I the Drama? next month, one of the singles from the project shoots to No. 1 on multiple Billboardrankings, and it helps her match the man who may b


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Blueface’s Shocking New Jail Photos Leaves Fans Shocked

Blueface’s Shocking New Jail Photos Leaves Fans Shocked

Social media users have a lot to say about Blueface's bold new look, which he debuted in one of his latest Instagram posts. It goes without saying that it's been a rough couple of years for Blueface. At the beginning of 2024, the "Thotiana" rapper turned himself in. This was just a few months after the birth of his third child, and he's been behind bars ever since. This weekend, he gave supporters an update in the form of an Instagram post,which features a few recent photos of him.He seems to


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Soho House Acquired for £2 Billion as Ashton Kutcher Joins Board

Soho House Acquired for £2 Billion as Ashton Kutcher Joins Board

Private members' club chain Soho House has been snapped up for $2.7bn (£2bn) by a consortium involving Hollywood actor turned investor Ashton Kutcher.  The group opened its first club in London in 1995, and now has 46 Soho Houses in Europe, North America and Asia, as well a string of other up-market hospitality businesses.  It is widely regarded as being a popular haunt of A-list celebrities, and one of its London venues was reportedly where Prince Harry and Meghan Markle had their first date.


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Four Key Takeaways from the Ukraine Talks in Washington

Four Key Takeaways from the Ukraine Talks in Washington

President Volodymyr Zelensky returned to the White House on Monday to meet US President Donald Trump for fresh talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Several European leaders also flew to Washington to attend the meeting, days after Trump met Russia's President Vladimir Putin in Alaska for a summit that failed to result in a ceasefire.  Despite optimistic words by Trump and some more lukewarm assessments from his European partners, by Monday evening there were no concrete commitments to sec


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Meagan Good Proudly Shows Off Tattoos Dedicated to Husband Jonathan Majors

Meagan Good Proudly Shows Off Tattoos Dedicated to Husband Jonathan Majors

Meagan Good is wearing her love for Jonathan Majors proudly—literally. The actress recently revealed not one, but two new tattoos dedicated to her husband, putting their bond on permanent display. During an interview on LA’s 92.3, Good shared that one tattoo, placed on her arm, features Majors’ handwriting, which reads “love her but leave her wild.” Another, more intimate design on her rib cage, boldly reads “Johnny’s girl.”  She also showed off additional tattoos, including tributes to her L


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Terence Stamp, Actor Who Played Superman’s General Zod, Dies at 87

Terence Stamp, Actor Who Played Superman’s General Zod, Dies at 87

Terence Stamp, actor famous for his role as the villain in the 1978 film ‘Superman’, has died at age 87. In a statement to Reuters news agency, the actor’s family confirmed that he passed away on Sunday morning. The family said they take comfort in the impact he left throughout his career. However, the cause of death was not disclosed. “He leaves behind an extraordinary body of work, both as an actor and as a writer, that will continue to touch and inspire people for years to come. We ask for


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Nipsey Hussle’s Legacy Memorialized With New Los Angeles Metro Campaign

Nipsey Hussle’s Legacy Memorialized With New Los Angeles Metro Campaign

To help celebrate what would’ve been Nipsey Hussle’s 40th birthday (Aug.15), the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority launched a new campaign, aiming to honor the late rapper’s legacy. ABC7 Los Angeles reports along with temporarily renaming Hyde Park Station to “Nipsey Hussle Station,” LA Metro will also offer two limited edition TAP cards featuring the rapper.  The effort is part of a new initiative — Metro x Culture — which aims to “connect the agency with the heart of Los Angel


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10-year-old British chess prodigy becomes youngest female to defeat a grandmaster

10-year-old British chess prodigy becomes youngest female to defeat a grandmaster

A 10-year-old British girl has made chess history by becoming the youngest female player to ever beat a grandmaster. Bodhana Sivanandan, from northwest London, defeated 60-year-old grandmaster Pete Wells in the final round of the 2025 British Chess Championships in Liverpool on Sunday. At 10 years, five months and three days, Sivanandan broke the record set by American Carissa Yip, who was 10 years, 11 months and 20 days old when she defeated a grand master in 2019, according to the Internatio


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The Weeknd Eclipses Beyoncé, Bruno Mars For Highest Ranking R&B Tour

The Weeknd Eclipses Beyoncé, Bruno Mars For Highest Ranking R&B Tour

The Weeknd’s native’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour has grossed over $600,000,000 and sold nearly five million tickets, according to Billboard. The outlet reports the singer-songwriter’s tour broke a Boxscore record, earning the title of “the biggest R&B tour in history.” Since kicking off nearly three years ago in July 2022, the After Hours Til Dawn tour has raked in $635.5 million. The outlet reports that this is the “ninth tour to hit this benchmark, and the only one by an R&B artist or a Black


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Trump says 'No deal until there's a deal' after Ukraine talks with Putin

Trump says 'No deal until there's a deal' after Ukraine talks with Putin

A highly anticipated summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin yielded no agreement to resolve or pause Moscow's war in Ukraine, although both leaders described the talks as productive before heading home. During a brief appearance before the media following Friday's nearly three-hour meeting in Alaska, the two leaders said they had made progress on unspecified issues. But they offered no details and took no questions, with the normally loquacious Trump ign


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Jeff Bezos' mother, Jacklyn Gise Bezos died at 78

Jeff Bezos' mother, Jacklyn Gise Bezos died at 78

Jeff Bezos announced on social media the death of his mother, Jacklyn "Jackie" Bezos, who passed away at the age of 78 surrounded by family at her home in Miami. The billionaire remembers her as a person whose love and resilience accompanied him throughout his life, and also that she made the first investments in Amazon. As stated, Jackie died at home in Miami on Thursday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by New Dope (@newdopehq) "After a long battle with Lewy body dementia, L


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Louisiana Attorney General Sues Roblox, Calls Platform “Perfect Place for Pedophiles”

Louisiana Attorney General Sues Roblox, Calls Platform “Perfect Place for Pedophiles”

Louisiana’s top prosecutor is suing Roblox, accusing the platform of failing to safeguard children from online predators and referring to it as the “perfect place for pedophiles.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by New Dope (@newdopehq) Attorney General Liz Murrill filed the suit on Thursday in Louisiana’s 21st Judicial District, accusing the Roblox Corporation of recklessly designing its platform without a robust age verification process. According to the 42-page filing, tens


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