Amid rising tensions between India and China, India bans TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps. A government notice circulating in India turned out to be true – the Indian government has banned TikTok. The government says TikTok and other Chinese apps were …
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Sacha Baron Cohen Crashes Right-Wing Rally with Racist Sing-along
Sacha Baron Cohen infiltrated a right-wing event in Washington and led a racist sing-along. The comedian crashed a meeting of the Washington State Three Percenters in Olympia. He was dressed as a country singer and led the group in a round of racist ly…
TikTok Just Licensed the Entire Prince Catalog – What U.S. Gov. Investigation?
TikTok has inked a deal with the Prince estate to bring his full catalog of songs to the short-form video app. Prince was notoriously protective of his works when he was alive. The singer pulled his music from streaming services like Spotify and Apple …
Country singer Chase Rice Shares Video of Packed TN Concert – Backlash Ensues
Country singers Chase Rice and Chris Janson are taking heat online for packed concerts in Tennessee. As coronavirus cases are rising throughout the South, Rice shared a video of his audience in Tennessee. The video was taken from the stage and panned o…
Rolling Stones Threaten Litigation Against Donald Trump – BMI Offers to Help
After sending several cease-and-desist orders, the Rolling Stones threaten legal action against Trump. President Trump played the Rolling Stones song, “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” during his Tulsa rally. The song’s usage…
Gucci Mane Is Releasing a New Fashion Line – In Partnership with Gucci
Rapper Gucci Mane has tweeted he’s getting his own Gucci brand in a new fashion partnership. The rapper then followed up with a joke referencing his upcoming contract renewal with Atlantic Records. “Should I renew my contract with Gucci, or…
Taylor Swift Blasts US Census for Not Counting Transgender, Non-Binary People
Taylor Swift blasts the US Census during a Stonewall Day speech, condemning only two gender choices. The singer spoke on Friday during a live-streamed event to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising. Many people regard that uprising as the spark that …
16-Year-Old TikTok Star Siya Kakkar Commits Suicide
A 16-year-old TikTok star in New Delhi with more than 1.1 million followers has committed suicide. The news broke on social media, where fans mourned Siya Kakkar’s death. Her manager shared that she recently secured a song collaboration and seeme…
YouTube Blatantly Copies TikTok With New 15-Second Video Feature
YouTube copies TikTok in new test features, experimenting with short-form video editing tools. YouTube’s product team is rolling out a new test tool for some YouTubers to experiment with short-form video. The feature sounds suspiciously similar t…
‘Pop, Lock & Drop’ Rapper Huey Killed In St. Louis at 31 – No Suspects Named
Famous Saint Louis rapper Huey was shot and killed on June 25. No suspects have been named. Rapper Huey, real name Lawrence Franks Jr. – was shot at least once at around 11 pm on June 25. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch says the rapper was pronounced dead …