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Elaine just hit a million monthly Spotify listeners for the first time ever, which is wild considering she was stuck around 100k before things picked up a few years back. Her track Vele Uyena apparently did most of the heavy lifting to push her past the milestone, but You're The One has been...

Ukhozi FM dropped its top ten tracks for the 2025 Song of the Year competition after switching up how voting works to keep things cleaner. Listeners picked their favorites from a pre-approved batch of 20 songs instead of throwing out random nominations, which supposedly cuts down on rigging...

Dr Imogen Mashazi showed up at the Madlanga Commission hearing and got the internet spiraling over her lighter skin tone compared to old photos. The former Ekurhuleni Municipal Manager became the subject of viral comparison posts after people started accusing her of bleaching, with one user...

A Harare headmaster and school director got arrested after they blocked nine students from taking their ZIMSEC Family and Religious Studies exam over haircut violations. Minister Torerai Moyo confirmed authorities grabbed both officials after they forced the kids to leave mid-exam and get fresh...

Tbo Touch went on social media to hype up Stogie T's latest drop, Anomy, and said it might be the best hip-hop project he has heard in a decade. The media guy claims he cannot stop playing it, and there are zero tracks worth skipping, which sparked fans to jump in and call it the strongest rap...

Drake locked down the top spot for most-streamed artist on Apple Music this year, even though he still has not dropped his ICEMAN album. The whole thing came from people constantly replaying his old catalog and streaming his feature verses, which kept him dominating playlists across the...

Kirk Burrowes just went scorched earth on Diddy in the Netflix docuseries and claimed he got sexually assaulted multiple times while working as a Bad Boy Entertainment cofounder back in the day. The guy says the abuse went way beyond typical workplace toxicity and that he was forced into...

A judge wrapped up Megan Thee Stallion's lawsuit against blogger Milagro Elizabeth Cooper and ordered her to pay 59k after jurors sided with the rapper on emotional distress and deepfake porn claims. The defamation charge got tossed because Megan never sent the legally required cease-and-desist...

Rashida Nicole dropped a whole apology on Instagram aimed at Nikki Mudarris after allegedly getting tangled up with LiAngelo Ball while Nikki was pregnant with his kid. Rashida admitted she caused pain and said she got blindsided when Ball asked her to change their daughter's name because it was...

Two Cleveland Guardians pitchers just got handed a trial date after getting caught up in some sketchy gambling mess. Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz are looking at jury selection, kicking off next spring, with prosecutors claiming they took bribes from Dominican Republic gamblers who wanted to bet...

Sabrina Carpenter went off on the White House after they dropped a video with her track Juno playing over ICE enforcement footage without getting permission first. She posted that the clip was evil and disgusting, and told them to keep her work away from their agenda. Fans noticed the...

Prada Group just dropped 1.25 billion euros to snag Versace from Capri Holdings, which means the Milan powerhouse behind Prada and Miu Miu now controls another legendary Italian brand. Capri picked up Versace back in 2018 for around 2.1 billion, but the label's been struggling with declining...

Bow Wow went on Million Dollaz Worth of Game and broke down why dating him turns into a mess, even when he's trying to behave. He says women he dates watch crowds of fans and other girls constantly throw themselves at him, which makes his partners paranoid, no matter what he does. He mentioned...

Funky Dineva went off during a livestream and claimed he watched Tamar Braxton and Mendeecees hooking up behind Yandy's back. He said the two were making out in an Uber with Tamar sitting on his lap before heading upstairs at her place, and he made it clear the whole thing left him feeling weird...

The lawsuit between Megan Thee Stallion and Milagro Gramz hit pause even after the jury sided with Megan. Legal reporter Meghann Cuniff confirmed the judge still has to deal with post-trial motions before anyone can call this thing officially done, and the court loses power to act once a final...

TSA just dropped a new fee for anyone 18 and up who shows up at airport security without proper ID. Starting next year, if you roll through without a REAL ID-compliant license or something like a passport or military card, you're getting hit with a 45-dollar charge to use their identity...

Police in Harare nabbed a Chinese guy named Ke Ji Xiao after they raided his spot in Alexandra Park and found nearly 193k USD just sitting there. Cops say he was running an underground Hawala banking setup that dodged the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe by taking local cash from people and then having...

Zimbabwe lost three players from their AFCON squad after medical checks showed Tymon Machope, Xolani Ndlovu, and Andrew Mbeba were dealing with injuries. ZIFA sent them home early as a safety measure to protect their health long term, and the association thanked them while wishing them a quick...

DStv subscribers might lose 12 channels if MultiChoice, which Canal+ recently bought, can't lock down a deal with Warner Bros. Discovery before year-end. The potential casualties include Discovery Channel, CNN International, Cartoon Network, Food Network, Investigation Discovery, HGTV, TLC, and...

Zimbabwe just saw its inflation crash from 82.7% down to 19% over three months, and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's Monetary Policy Committee announced that Governor Dr. John Mushayavanhu expects single-digit inflation by early 2026. The ZiG local currency is stabilizing at a rate the country...