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YouTube star Yung Filly has been accused of raping a tourist in Magaluf.Per a report from The Mirror, the 29-year-old internet personality is being investigated by a judge in the Majorcan capital Palma over the alleged sexual assault.Today (March 24), it emerged that a British tourist had accused the ‘Grey’ rapper of forcing himself on her at an unnamed Magaluf hotel following a performance at an island holiday resort last summer.The woman, believed to be aged around 20, reported him to authorities in Britain who passed on details of the allegation to those in Spain. It is not yet clear if the alleged victim has already been questioned by the judge in charge of the ongoing criminal probe. The Majorcan court probe is being conducted behind closed doors as is standard in Spain, where only trials are held in public.It comes after Colombian-born Filly – real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos – pleaded not guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault only a fortnight ago.He has been on bail since last October, following accusations of three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm and four counts of sexual penetration without consent, with the alleged assault of a woman in her 20s taking place in a Perth hotel room on September 28, following the rapper’s performance at the Bar 120 nightclub on September 27.Now, according to various reports by BBC, The Independent and Sky News, new court documents have shown that the rapper – real name Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos – pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm.

Hozier, LCD Soundsystem, Blink-182 and Lenny Kravitz among others.Other acts scheduled to play include Alabama Shakes, ZZ Top, Remi Wolf, Royel Otis, De La Soul, UB40, Sublime, Public Enemy, TV On The Radio, Spoon, 4 Non Blondes, Inhaler, Mannequin Pussy and more.Sea.Hear.Now 2025 is due to take place on September 13 and 14, tickets are on sale now – you can purchase tickets here.Saturday, September 14:HozierLCD SoundsystemAlabama ShakesZZ TopRemi WolfRoyel OtisDe La SoulUB40Gigi PerezTrombone Shorty & Orleans AvenueInhalerMondo CozmoBumpin UglieNot Yer BabySunday, September 15:Blink-182Lenny KravitzSublimePublic EnemyTV On The RadioSpoonPhantogram4 Non BlondesHot MulliganMannequin PussyGrace Bowers & The Hodge PodgeLandon McNamaraNeal FrancisSurfing For DaisyThe Tide BendsA post shared by Sea.Hear.Now (@seahearnow)The 2024 edition of Sea.Hear.Now was headlined by Noah Kahan and Bruce Springsteen – the latter of whom has released a live album of his performance at the festival. Springsteen headlined the annual New Jersey music bash on September 15, delivering a 30-track set spanning his extensive career and a select number of covers.Other acts who have played at the festival in the past include The Black Crowes, Norah Jones, The Killers, Foo Fighters, Weezer, Stevie Nicks, Green Day, Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins and more.In other news, New York band LCD Soundsystem are set to return to London in June for a run of eight shows at the O2 Academy Brixton.

TMZ report, rapper Sauce Walka has been confirmed was a victim who was transported to the hospital for the “non-critical condition”, adding that he was only shot in the leg.As for the other man who was shot dead, his identity has not been made public, but was a friend of Sauce Walka. The police have also shared that they believe the incident “was not a random act of violence” and that the victims and suspects likely knew each other.

drill rapper Kay Flock was found guilty of several federal charges this week in relation to a 2021 fatal shooting in the Bronx, including attempted murder — but found plenty to brag about. “I beat the top count,” the rapper, born Kevin Perez, boasted in an Instagram post.

Beyoncé’s father Matthew Knowles has responded to Kanye West’s “stupid” comments about his grandchildren.Earlier this week (March 18), Ye made a series of posts on X/Twitter that included attacks on the twin seven-year-old children of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Rumi and Sir Carter. He alleged the couple used in vitro fertilisation to conceive the children and threw their cognitive development into question.“Wait has anyone ever seen Jay-Z and Beyonce’s younger kids they’re r*******,” he wrote.

Megan Thee Stallion has shared that she would love to collaborate with Doechii for her next album.The ‘Savage’ rapper brought up the topic of a potential collaboration during a recent TikTok live, where she gave an update on her upcoming album ‘Megan: Act III’.“Act III is being made,” she told fans on the live. “I’m really just trying to figure out who do I want to do features with at this point in life.

Megan Thee Stallion has hopes to collab with Doechii!

Anderson .Paak has teamed up with whiskey brand Jameson on a bespoke new bottle design, Fender guitar and amp – see the details below.The Grammy-winning musician has joined forces with the Irish distillers to create a Player II Telecaster electric guitar and Tone Master Princeton Reverb amplifier, both custom-designed in Jameson’s signature green.They have also worked together on a special limited edition bottle design too, to mark this week’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

Doja Cat and Jack Harlow have shared a star-studded video for ‘Just Us’. Check it out below.Shared today (March 21), the track marks the latest collaboration from the two artists, and comes after they began dropping hints about an upcoming music video earlier this week.Teasers first came when Doja Cat shared a photo of her and Harlow in a restaurant’s kitchen, with her wearing a red latex dress and talking to him up against a wall.

Kanye West has now threatened to end Playboi Carti‘s career as he continues his recent tirade on X/Twitter.The controversial rapper has recently started another slew of misogynistic, anti-Semitic and other defamatory tweets, seemingly triggered by Carti’s new album ‘Music’ and Kendrick Lamar’s involvement in the record. Later, Ye revealed he was upset that Carti removed ‘Different Day’ – a promotional single released back in 2024 which he produced – from ‘Music’ and made it a bonus track on the online paid version of the album.West went on to share more irate tweets aimed at Carti, claiming he gave the Atlanta star his “biggest song and co-sign” (via E! News) – referring to the 2024 single ‘Carnival’ from ‘Vultures 1’, which became Carti’s first Number One on the Billboard Hot 100. He even said he and Carti “beat women” – citing the latter’s 2023 arrest for domestic violence, causing Carti to finally hit back with a succinct tweet: “Ye STFU”.Beneath one of Ye’s tweets, a fan wrote: “Kanye can end Carti career fr [sic] but he won’t do that” – to which West agreed, replying: “I will and I am going to.”Ye, fka Kanye West, says he will end Playboi Carti’s career “I will and I am going to” pic.twitter.com/l3EcYi01aL— Kurrco (@Kurrco) March 19, 2025Ye continued to berate Carti in a separate tweet: “Carti, you a child.

Drake‘s lawyers have claimed that “millions of people” believe Kendrick Lamar was literally calling him a pedophile.Last November, the ‘Hotline Bling’ hitmaker filed a dispute against Universal Music Group in New York, alleging that the publisher and label had “artificially inflated” streams for ‘Not Like Us’, among other allegations.In the filing – which can be viewed here – Drake’s Frozen Moments LLC accused UMG and Spotify of “illegally” aiding and boosting ‘Not Like Us’ streams in favour of Lamar – who entered a viral rap feud with Drake last year.More recently, UMG filed a motion to dismiss the Canadian rapper’s suit, stating that he had sued the corporation because he “lost a rap battle”. They went on to say that “instead of accepting the loss like the unbothered rap artist he often claims to be”, Drake had “sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds”.UMG also cited a 2022 petition in their filing which noted that Drake, along with various other musicians, had urged prosecutors to stop citing rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials.

Beyoncé and Jay-Z are reportedly considering taking legal action against Kanye West after he launched a verbal attack on their two youngest children.The incident took place earlier this week (March 18), when Ye made a series of posts on X/Twitter and fuelled rumours that the couple used vitro fertilisation to conceive their seven-year-old twins. He then threw their cognitive development into question.“Wait has anyone ever seen Jay-Z and Beyonce’s younger kids they’re r*******,” he wrote (via The Independent).

The Notorious B.I.G. has sold a stake in the late rapper’s music publishing and recordings and certain name, image, and likeness rights to Primary Wave Music.While terms of the deal were not disclosed, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (March 20) that Biggie Smalls’ mother, Voletta Wallace, had reached the deal with Primary Wave shortly before her death earlier this year, with sources saying she was involved in nearly every aspect of the negotiations.Wallace, who passed away in February, had been instrumental in carrying on her son’s legacy and overseeing his estate, following his murder at the age of 24 on March 9, 1997.

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Kanye West‘s recent posts about Beyoncé and Jay-Z‘s children.The rapper launched an online attack against the children of the couple on X/Twitter earlier this week. In a series of posts, Ye fuelled rumours that the couple used vitro fertilisation to conceive their seven-year-old twins, before throwing their cognitive development into question.“Wait has anyone ever seen Jay-Z and Beyoncé’s younger kids they’re r*******,” he wrote (via The Independent).

Eminem has been charged over the alleged theft of unreleased music.Joseph Strange – who worked for Eminem from around 2007 until 2021 – was charged on Wednesday (March 19) with criminal infringement of a copyright and interstate transportation of stolen goods in connection with the sale of unreleased music.It comes after the FBI was alerted on January 16 by employees of Eminem’s studio in Ferndale, Michigan who discovered that some of the rapper’s unreleased music had leaked online and was available for sale, per the criminal complaint.The ‘Lose Yourself’ rapper’s employees recognised that an image used in a list of unreleased music uploaded to the internet was one taken from a hard drive in the studio.The FBI identified multiple individuals who had purchased the unreleased music, who then identified Strange as the person selling the music. According to a press release, the music “was still in the process of being developed by” Eminem.“Protecting intellectual property from thieves is critical in safeguarding the exclusive rights of creators and protecting their original work from reproduction and distribution by individuals who seek to profit from the creative output of others,” said Acting United States Attorney Julie Beck, who announced the charges against Strange.Strange faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 (£192,716) if convicted on the charge of criminal infringement of a copyright.

Erykah Badu is finally readying her first album in over a decade – find out more below.In a new interview with Billboard, Badu revealed that she’s bene hard at work in the studio, where she’s recording on her first studio album in 15 years. The album is being produced solely by The Alchemist, who has in the past worked with the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Ghostface Killah and more.While the album isn’t done and hasn’t received a title or release date, Erykah Badu has told Billboard that it’s “taking up most of her time” and that she “can’t wait” until it’s done.Elsewhere during the chat, Badu explained why it’s been so long between albums: “I tour eight months out of the year for the past 25 years. That’s what I do.

Stormzy is set to receive an honorary doctorate from Cambridge University.The grime pioneer was announced today (March 19) as being one of the eight distinguished individuals who will be awarded honorary doctorates by the university later this year.It comes as the eight chosen people were nominated for the honour by The University Council, and they are all expected to receive the doctorates while at a special Congregation in the Senate-House. It will be attended by alumni, staff and students, as well as a number of special guests, and takes place on June 25.For Stormzy, the honorary doctorate will be in the field of Law, and comes following the impact his philanthropic work has had across the community.His efforts have included the Stormzy Scholarship to Cambridge – an initiative that funds two Black British students to attend the university each year.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music In the latest pushback from Universal Music Group in Drake’s defamation lawsuit against the company over Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” diss track, UMG has asked a federal judge to stop all discovery in the case, which includes demands for “all contracts” between Lamar and UMG, as well as compensation and incentives — i.e. salary and bonuses — for Interscope CEO John Janick and other executives.

Kanye West has removed and then re-uploaded offensive tweets about Beyoncé and Jay-Z‘s children.The rapper launched an online attack against the children of the pop star Beyoncé and his former mentor Jay-Z while on X/Twitter yesterday (March 18). In a series of posts, Ye fuelled rumours that the couple used vitro fertilisation to conceive their seven-year-old twins, before throwing their cognitive development into question.“Wait has anyone ever seen Jay-Z and Beyonce’s younger kids they’re r*******,” he wrote (via The Independent).

Kae Tempest has shared a striking new single called ‘Statue In The Square’. Check it out below.Shared this morning (March 19), the track was first previewed on Nick Grimshaw’s BBC 6 Music show. It sees the artist, lyricist, poet, playwright and author take on a raw, honest approach.‘Statue In The Square’ features an eye-catching emphasis on rhythm, as Tempest delivers hard-hitting lyrics in a fast flow, making a nod to their early days as an open mic MC.Produced by Fraser T Smith (Stormzy, Adele, Dave) this marks their first track released since 2022’s ‘I Saw Light’ – a single that featured Grian Chatten of Fontaines D.C.