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Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ former chief of staff has denied accusations against her after being named in multiple lawsuits associated with the disgraced rap mogul.Kristina Khorram – also known as KK – worked for the rapper for over a decade, joining Combs Enterprises in 2013 and eventually becoming his chief of staff in 2020. It’s not clear when she left Combs’ employment.Now, she has denied that she ever “aided and abetted the sexual assault of anyone” in a new statement to Rolling Stone.

Kanye West has dropped his new album ‘Bully’ as a short film.The controversial rapper took to X (formerly Twitter) to share the album today (March 19). The album is only available in the format of a short film that spans between 30 and 45 minutes.

Lil Durk is releasing a new album from prison.On Monday (March 17), the rapper’s team shared a trailer and artwork for the album, called ‘Deep Thoughts’, on his social media accounts. It’s scheduled for release on March 28.Accompanied by the caption “The streets still need me,” the trailer shows Durk’s producers in the studio working on music while talking to the rapper – who is currently incarcerated – on the phone.He can be heard saying he likes “the energy” of particular songs and thanks his team for “bigger and better changes” to the record.

Drake‘s lawsuit against them over Kendrick Lamar‘s ‘Not Like Us’.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.Now, as reported by Variety, UMG has filed a motion to dismiss the Canadian rapper’s suit, stating that he sued the corporation because he “lost a rap battle” and used the legal action as a way to “salve his wounds.”A post shared by champagnepapi (@champagnepapi)It also claimed that Drake had “lost a rap battle that he provoked and in which he willingly participated. Instead of accepting the loss like the unbothered rap artist he often claims to be, he has sued his own record label in a misguided attempt to salve his wounds.

Universal Music Group (UMG) has launched a broadside against Drake, one of the label's biggest artists, in its motion to dismiss the Canadian rapper's defamation lawsuit over the release of Kendrick Lamar's diss track "Not Like Us." The motion, obtained by independent journalist Meghann Cuniff, was filed on March 17 in the Southern District of New York. Drake sued UMG for defamation and harassment in federal court in January over lyrics in "Not Like Us" accusing him of pedophilia.

Will Smith has announced his first-ever headline tour, with shows set to take place in the UK and Europe this summer. Find all the details below.The rapper and actor is hitting the road in support of ‘Based On A True Story’ – his first studio album in 20 years – which is due for release next Friday (March 28).

Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Rodrigo, KoRn, A$AP Rocky and more have been announced as headliners for this year’s Lollapalooza festival.The annual Chicago music bash will be returning to its home of Grant Park from July 31 throughout August 3. The likes of Tyler, The Creator, Gracie Abrams, Rüfüs Du Sol, Luke Combs, Twice and Doechii will also serve as headliners.Other acts set to perform at the festival include Dom Dolla, Djo, The Marías, Martin Garrix, Cage The Elephant, Clairo, Mk.gee, Mau P, Barry Can’t Swim, Magdalena Bay, Wunderhorse, NME cover star alums Fcukers and Royel Otis, The Dare, Finneas, Role Model, Del Water Gap and more.A ticket pre-sale which will feature discounted 4-Day Tickets for the festival – including general admission, GA+, VIP and platinum tickets – will be available Thursday (March 20) at 10am CT for one hour only.

Wretch 32 has announced details of a new album called ‘Home?’. Check out the latest single ‘Like Home’ below.The new record marks the highly anticipated sixth album from the singer, songwriter and rapper, and is set for release on May 2.The record will see Wretch 32 venture on a profound exploration into identity and belonging, as well as the Black British experience.

Benson Boone, Taylor Swift and Gracie Abrams are among the big names taking home trophies at the 2025 edition of the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Find a full list of winners below.This year’s edition of the awards ceremony took place last night (March 17) at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, and saw countless artists take home wins for their huge hit singles and albums from across the past 12 months.Among the winners was Lady Gaga, who took home the prestigious Innovator Award on the night and used her speech to both call out “ageism” in the pop music industry and reassure fans that she is only just getting started in her career.Another memorable moment on the night came from Benson Boone, who swept up the award in the Song Of The Year category with his massive hit ‘Beautiful Things’.

Kanye West‘s recent comments about old signee, Kendrick Lamar.Playboi Carti finally dropped his long-awaited third album ‘Music’ last Friday (March 14). Lamar featured on three songs: he did ad-libs for ‘Mojo Jojo’, rapped a full verse on ‘Good Credit’ and helped with the chorus for ‘Good Credit’.Hours after the release, Kanye West (now known as Ye) tweeted his thoughts on Lamar being on ‘Music’. “I don’t like Kendrick Lamar’s music,” he wrote in all caps.

Playboi Carti played his long-awaited third studio album ‘Music’ for the first time at Rolling Loud California last weekend, with The Weeknd making a guest appearance.‘Music’ was released last Friday (March 14) via AWGE/Interscope Records. Last Sunday (March 16), the Atlanta trap star headlined the final day of this year’s Rolling Loud California. Carti took over the main stage for nearly two hours, performing his new album in its entirety for the first time.He also invited The Weeknd to perform their newest collaboration ‘Rather Lie’, which was first teased during Carti’s Camp Flog Gnaw set last November.

The Snowfall spinoff series we exclusively revealed to be in early development in 2023, has officially received a pilot order by FX, Deadline has confirmed. Gail Bean and Isaiah John are set to reprise the roles of Wanda and Leon Simmons, respectively.

Dreamville Festival at Raleigh, NC’s Dorothea Dix Park on April 5-6 and enlisted some of the heaviest hitters in music to ring in the occasion with him.Headliners confirmed to perform alongside the “No Role Modelz” rapper this year include sizzurp sipping legend Lil Wayne, R&B giant Erykah Badu, trap pioneer 21 Savage, party-starter Partynextdoor and hitmaker Ludacris.They’ll be joined by Keyshia Cole, BigXThaPlug, Ari Lennox, GloRilla and Wale among others.In total, 25 acts are set to perform over the two-day weekend.“What a ride it’s been… We can’t thank y’all enough for all the memories we’ve shared,” festival organizers wrote on Instagram.“From the very beginning, the idea behind the fest was creating a place where our fans, the Dreamville community, could spend time together, a place where they could see themselves reflected, a place to share in experiences. Let’s run it back one more time in April!”As of now, single and multi-day Dreamville passes are available for purchase.Based on our findings, the lowest price we could find on two-day passes was $350 before fees on Vivid Seats at the time of publication.Single-day passes start at $592 before fees (thus, making multi-day passes a true steal).For more information, our team has everything you want to know and more about the 2025 Dreamville Festival below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on single and multi-day Dreamville Festival tickets can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and, if it isn’t noted, will include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor The federal criminal charges and civil lawsuits against Sean “Diddy” Combs are the focus of a forthcoming podcast series from ABC News, one of the shows in its audio division’s new programming slate focused on true crime. “Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy,” hosted by ABC News legal contributor and attorney Brian Buckmire, will premiere Tuesday, March 25. The podcast will be supported by “20/20” and ABC News’ global newsgathering team.

Little Simz has reportedly sued the producer and SAULT member Inflo over a £1.7million loan.The UK rapper – real name Simbiatu Ajikawo – first filed the claim against her former producer in January. This saw her accuse him of withholding loans she had made to him for over a year, as well as claiming that he did not properly account for funds provided by Sony to cover recording costs.According to Law360, the loans allegedly total £1.7million.The producer’s real name is Dean Cover and he also helms the music collective SAULT.

Jay Rock has reportedly been arrested for the alleged illegal possession of a firearm.Per an NBC 4 report, Rock was initially stopped by law enforcement officers in Los Angeles on Thursday (March 13) on suspicion of public drinking and trespassing. The incident took place near the Watts public housing complex where he grew up.After being stopped by local authorities, Rock – real name Johnny Reed McKinzie – reportedly fled from his vehicle.

Thania Garcia The Novo in Downtown Los Angeles has long been recognized by locals as a theatre for emerging musical acts to make their mark. Its staging is not over-the-top, nor is it undersized, but on Saturday night, the indoor club transformed into a portal of opulence for one woman: Argentine singer-songwriter Nathy Peluso, who made the most of this space, and very clearly demanded more of it.

A$AP Rocky opened his headline set at Rolling Loud California by performing new songs aboard a helicopter – watch footage below.The rapper topped the bill at the Inglewood festival on Saturday (March 15) and showed up on a helicopter with the words ‘Don’t Be Dumb’ emblazoned across it, in reference to his upcoming studio album of the same name.He opened with the unreleased song ‘All Black (Stole Ya Flow)’ and a second track that sampled Coolio’s ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’, before being lowered to the stage during a rendition of ‘A$AP Forever’.Rocky’s set also included an appearance from Skepta on ‘Praise The Lord (Da Shine)’, and performances of 2024 single ‘Tailor Swif’ and new songs ‘Your Honor’ and ‘Stop Snitching’.Watch the whole performance here:‘All Black (Stole Ya Flow)’ ‘(Unknown)’ (new song) ‘A$AP Forever’ ‘Grim Freestyle’ ‘Stop Snitching’ ‘RIOT (Rowdy Pipe’n)’ ‘Praise The Lord (Da Shine)’ (with Skepta) ‘Tailor Swif’ ‘American Sabotage’ ‘Highjack’ ‘Your Honor’ ‘Yamborghini High’ ‘Lord Pretty Flacko Jodye 2’ ‘Don’t Be Dumb’ had been scheduled for an August 2024 release, but likely due to his high-profile court battle, that date has been pushed back multiple times. It is expected later in 2025.Last month, he said: “I think quite frankly, people are tired of hearing about updates about the album.

Lil Nas X has released his latest single – the seductive pop banger ‘Hotbox’. Check out the song’s video below.The rapper continues to usher in the ‘DREAMBOY’ era of his career with the new song, which comes complete with an Elias Talbot-directed video that sees Nas immersed in a bubblegum pink world that could have been ripped straight from the set of Barbie.Nas takes a dip in a hot pink pool, takes a punch in a pink-roped boxing ring and becomes a pink transformer in the video – watch here:‘DREAMBOY’ is set to be Nas’ second studio album and is expected to be released later this year via Columbia Records.

Iggy Azalea has slammed “criminals” at Universal Music Group (UMG), and has claimed she is owed millions of dollars.The ‘Fancy’ artist, real name Amethyst Amelia Kelly, claims that the company owes her “millions of dollars in back pay,” sharing that they recently offered her an $18,000 settlement instead of the amount “in the 8 figure range” that she claims she is owed.“I’m told this is a normal response from their lawyers and after appearing in court they end up paying millions as they’re supposed to,” the rapper and singer wrote in a post shared to X/Twitter yesterday (March 15).“Thankfully I’m well off and can and will pursue this issue until they pay me what they owe.”The ‘Black Widow’ musician became more incensed in follow-up post, writing: “Universal music mark my words you ugly bitch – You will pay me what’s owed.”NME has reached out to Universal Music Group for comment.Crazy how in my entire career I was never paid a single royalty by universal music for anything outside of the USA. They owe me millions of dollars in back pay, that they technically stole from me, as per my contract Iam due payment.

Kanye West is reportedly at “war” with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian after he dropped a song that apparently features Sean “Diddy” Combs and their daughter North.Kanye West – now legally known as Ye – dropped the new song, ‘Lonely Roads Still Go To Sunshine’ on X/Twitter yesterday (March 15). In the post, he claimed it featured disgraced rap mogul Diddy, his son Christian “King” Combs, Yeezy artist Jasmine Williams and West’s own 11-year-old daughter, North.Just a day earlier, Combs spoke to a court for the first time since his arraignment on sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transportation to engage in prostitution charges, and pleaded not guilty.It opens with a voice that appears to be Diddy’s – who Ye billed as Puff Daddy – saying: “I just want to thank you so much just taking care of my kids, man,” he says.