The South African Music Awards dropped details about their upcoming ceremony with a theme built around giving artists their flowers while they can still smell them. Spokesperson Unati Gwija said the whole vibe centers on appreciating the musicians and producers who keep the country's sound alive, and the event will stream online since regular people cannot show up in person.
Scoop Makhathini and Pamela Mtanga are hosting the show together, and they represent two different generations of entertainment talent. Makhathini has been grinding in the industry for years as a writer and producer, while Mtanga made her name on Channel O before branching into digital media. The stage setup will feature floral art made by local creators, and each...
Black Coffee dragged music executive Nota Baloyi to court after the guy spent weeks posting wild accusations online about the DJ hanging with criminals and doing shady financial stuff. The Grammy-winning producer wants the posts yanked down and is demanding a written apology that he gets to dictate word for word, plus he wants Baloyi to cover legal costs at the highest rate possible.
Baloyi fired back, saying this whole thing is about shutting down free speech rather than actual defamation, and he claims everything he posted was either true or fair commentary. The music exec also accused Black Coffee of trying to intimidate him by reaching out directly to his mom, and he wants the court to toss the case while ordering the DJ to pay him...
South African content creator Sabelo Hadebe went online to deny a bunch of sexual assault claims after someone named PIERRE-O and other anonymous accounts started dragging him. The guy said he has zero clue who any of these people are and never met them at university or anywhere else, and he shut down the idea that anything happened a decade back, as they claimed.
Hadebe told anyone who thinks he hurt them to file actual police reports instead of posting on the internet, and he said he would turn himself in if cops got involved. He made it clear that the denial does not mean he is brushing off the seriousness of gender-based violence, but he wants the accusations tested through proper legal channels instead of random social media callouts.
DStv is pulling the plug on BET Africa, MTV Base, CBS Justice, and CBS Reality when the new year hits, and people who actually watch those networks are pretty upset about losing them after all this time. The pay-TV company confirmed the shutdown will happen right at the start of the year, and temporary replacement channels are getting slotted into those spots instead.
BET Africa tried calming everyone down about Black Gold ending weirdly by saying double episodes will run through late next month, so the whole series gets aired before the channel dies. The network started up a decade ago, and MultiChoice is swapping it out with stuff like The Holiday Channel and FliekNet across both DStv and GOtv platforms.
Disney just launched the Destiny cruise ship out of Fort Lauderdale, and the Tower Suite on board is basically a flex for rich families who want to blow 38 grand on a four-day trip. The two-story setup sits inside the forward funnel and fits eight people across four bedrooms, with the kids' room featuring a ceiling projection of Iron Man flying overhead when the lights drop.
The place comes loaded with a full bar, a Sub-Zero wine cooler, a dishwasher, and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the ship. Guests can order food from any restaurant on the vessel and have it delivered straight to their private dining room. Lisa Pickett, who runs hotel operations, pointed out that the suite blends Marvel theming with high-end finishes like a...
Toosii just locked in a spot with Syracuse football for their 2026 class, and the multi-platinum rapper is trading studio time for practice reps at age 25. The guy was born in Syracuse before moving to North Carolina as a kid, and he said Coach Fran Brown reaching out felt like divine timing. He spent the summer training at NC State and posting clips of himself running routes while announcing plans to be the first charting artist to suit up for Division I ball.
The move gives him four years of college eligibility to chase a childhood dream while his music career sits on pause. Syracuse coaches are treating this like a massive recruiting flex and a feel-good homecoming story rolled into one, and Toosii is framing the whole thing as...
Megan Thee Stallion won her defamation case against blogger Milagro Gramz in a Miami courtroom, and she kept it short when talking to reporters outside by just saying she felt happy. The jury decided Gramz was guilty of spreading lies and pushing a fake porn video while teaming up with Tory Lanez to trash the rapper after the shooting went down. The payout landed at 59 grand after a judge tweaked the original 75k award.
The whole mess traces back to when Lanez shot Megan after leaving a party at Kylie Jenner's house, and he's currently doing 10 years behind bars for it. Megan has been vocal about how the years of online attacks and deepfakes wrecked her mental health, and the verdict finally gave her some financial compensation for...
A jury in Florida sided with Megan Thee Stallion after she sued blogger Milagro Gramz for defamation, and the rapper walked away with a payout that got adjusted down to 59 grand. The case revolved around Gramz pushing fake stories about Megan and sharing a doctored sex tape to her followers after the whole Tory Lanez shooting situation went down. Megan's lawyers painted the blogger as someone working overtime to defend Lanez online and trash the victim.
The shooting happened after a party at Kylie Jenner's place, and Lanez ended up catching a 10-year prison sentence for it. Megan has been open about how the nonstop harassment messed with her mental health, and the court decision basically told people there are consequences for dragging...
Netflix is about to drop a four-part docuseries from 50 Cent about Diddy, and his legal team is losing it over footage they claim was never approved for release. The show apparently uses private video from right before Diddy got arrested, including hotel recordings and random outings that were supposedly meant for a different project he was working on. His people are calling the whole thing unauthorized and say it even has clips discussing legal strategy.
The streaming platform and the documentary crew have stayed quiet about where they got the material, but 50 Cent and director Alexandria Stapleton are standing by their decision to use it. The series drops soon, and nobody knows if it'll get delayed over this mess.
