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Megan Thee Stallion sued for forcing her cameraman to watch her sexual act.

According to reports, a lawsuit has been filed against American rapper, Megan Thee Stallion by her personal photographer for forcing him to watch her sexual act and threatening him against telling anyone what he saw. This alleged incident was reported to have taken place in a Spanish Island in June 2022. The plaintiff, Emilio Garcia who has worked for the star since 2018, stated that this was a part of the bigger pattern of abuse that he faced. Garcia is seeking an unspecified amount as compensation for what his lawyer described as sexual harassment conduct.

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Post Malone extends his record as the most certified Diamond artist in the US.

American singer and songwriter, Post Malone is extending his record as the artist with the most Diamond certified songs in history. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced that Posty’s “Wow” off his 2019 released album, “Hollywood’s Bleeding” has been certified Diamond for selling more than 10 million units in the country. This is his 9th song to attain this feat, including “Sunflower” with Swae Lee which has gone 2x Diamond for over 20 million sales.

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Rotimi says he took Afrobeats to America before Wizkid’s collab with Drake.

American singer and actor, Rotimi has been an instrumental figure in the acceptance of the Afrobeats genre in the United States. With hit songs like “Love Riddim” and “In My Bed”, he has been one of the biggest Afrobeats stars in diaspora, churning out big songs and featuring some of the genre’s local artists. In a new interview, the “Power” actor claimed that he took Afrobeats to the US way before Wizkid’s 2016 feature on “One Dance” with Drake. Many fans have come out to oppose this claim, noting that stars like D’Banj, Don Jazzy and even Wizkid with his Ojuelegba had had minimal success in the United States before his breakout Afrobeats song.

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Chance The Rapper previews new song, “Buried Alive” on social media.

Ahead of his upcoming “Star Line” mixtape, Chance The Rapper has revealing expected songs and collaborations with the likes of Lil Wayne, T-Pain and Lil Yatchy. The rapper, who did not want to leave fans overly expectant about his just announced mixtape, has just previewed a new song titled “Buried Alive” via his X account. He went on to ask for fans opinions about the sound and if he should release an official video for the song. This has got many hip hop fans talking, with expectations that the mixtape is going to be a great one.

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Taylor Swift’s new album earns her biggest ever first week pure sales in the US.

Billboard has revealed that Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department” has surpassed “1989 (Taylor’s Version” to become the singer’s biggest ever sales week in the United States, selling over 1.4 million copies in its first full day. Spotify also announced that the album has become the first in the platform’s history to garner over 1 billion streams in its first week. The album is now on pace to sell over 2.3 million units in its first week, the biggest since Adele’s “25”.

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