UPROXX Studios Chief Visionary Officer will.i.am seems to always have a dozen balls in the air, whether he’s helming Uproxx’s Visionaries interview and performance series, making a new anthem for the Los Angeles Dodgers, or popping up on the ASAP Rocky album that just debuted at No. 1. He’s also the co-founder of the AI-powered […]
Chad Hugo has filed a lawsuit against Pharrell that accuses Skateboard P of withholding Neptunes and N.E.R.D royalties. On Jan. 23, attorneys for Hugo sued Pharrell in United States District Court for the Central District of California. The suit accuses P of breach of fiduciary duty and hiding the production duo’s accounting in a “systemic […]
Harry Styles has kept largely out of the public eye since releasing his 2022 album Harry’s House and touring in support of it. Finally, though, he has started to re-emerge. Last week, he announced Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally., a new album, and now, he has shared the lead single, the slow-burning “Aperture.” In […]
Drake refuses to let go of his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group over “Not Like Us” and has filed an appeal after the case was dismissed last year. On Wednesday (Jan, 21), Drake’s legal team filed an official appeals motion in the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. While the judge […]
It’s only been a few weeks since we’ve had a new Fred Again.. song, but given his ceaseless release schedule in the latter half of 2025, that feels like a long time. Fred unloaded a batch of USB002 songs to round out the year, but now he’s back with his first new song of 2026. […]
50 Cent teases a new scripted drama about top hip-hop lawyer Drew Findling titled Billion Dollar Lawyer. On Thursday (Jan. 22), the G-Unit boss shared a trailer for the forthcoming project on social media. Executive-produced by 50 in conjunction with Quality Control Music’s film arm, Quality Films, the drama will center around the Atlanta-based attorney […]
Kenia Os is very much a pop star of the times. In the past few years, the former influencer parlayed her massive social media following into a music career and a Latin Grammy nomination. Like a true pop princess, Os has also undergone several evolutions in both image and sound with each new album. Now, […]
21 Savage and Fivio Foreign are beefing after Fivio questioned the Atlanta rapper’s street cred in a recent interview. On Thursday (Jan. 22), Fivio was a guest on DJ Akademiks’ Off The Record podcast. During the sit-down, they talked about the drama surrounding 21 Savage’s movement to denounce the streets, when Fivio shot down the […]
Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor of New York City was historic for multiple reasons: He’s the youngest mayor in NYC history and the first Muslim mayor the city has ever had. As Uproxx’s Jeremy Hecht points out, he’s also the first mayor to reference a member of The Lox during his inauguration speech. Mamdani said: […]
UPDATE: (Jan. 22): Thomas Weidenmuller’s attorney, Paul Saso, has released the following statement to XXL regarding Nicki Minaj finally paying the $503,000 lawsuit judgment: “After the vicious attack that my client suffered, he is happy to put this behind him. We were disappointed that Nicki Minaj and her husband attempted to avoid responsibility for so […]