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It looks like Billie Eilish, The Killers, Tame Impala, and Lizzo will be headlining the 2021 Firefly Festival later this year.

Going down September 23-26th, the festival returns to The Woodlands in Dover, Delaware for a 4-day event with performances from the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, Wiz Khalifa, Machine Gun Kelly, Diplo, and Roddy Ricch to name a few. Other acts include Cage The Elephant, Portugal The Man and even St. Louis rapper Nelly. Check out the full lineup (below) and be sure to try and cop tickets this Friday at 10AM EST when they go on pre-sale at fireflyfestival.com.

The return of the Firefly Festival comes more than a year after last year’s cancellation due to Covid. “We are deeply disappointed by this difficult decision, one that impacts our fans and our incredible team of performers, crew, vendors and our community in Dover, Delaware,” the statement announcing the event’s cancelation read last year.

This isn’t the only festival going down that weekend however. The Governors Ball is also set to happen that same weekend in New York City, which Billie Eilish is also headlining as well. It’s finally nice to see that Festivals are coming back and normal life that we once knew it as is shaping form.

The Ellen Show has been a staple in daytime talk shows, inviting the biggest celebrities on board for light-hearted conversations that can sometimes get messy. And while she’s cemented her status in daytime television, it looks like The Ellen Show is finally coming to an end in 2022.

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According to The Hollywood Reported, Degeneres informed her staff on May 11th that the show would be coming to a close. She’ll be sitting down with Oprah tomorrow for a full interview addressing why she’s calling it quits after 19 seasons. 

“When you’re a creative person, you constantly need to be challenged – and as great as this show is, and as fun as it is, it’s just not a challenge anymore,” DeGeneres said of the move for the first time publicly. 

The news shouldn’t come as much of a shock since Ellen has discussed the idea of departing the show. In a 2018 NYT profile, she said her wife Portia De Rossi encouraged her to move forward from the TV show while executives and her brother told her to renew her contract. 

The Ellen Show has taken a massive blow to its ratings since the 2018 scandal alleging that Ellen and executives created a toxic work environment. Ellen has since apologized publicly but it didn’t necessarily help the show boost its ratings to where it was in the past. 

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Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe went viral this week after he decided to unleash a racist tirade against his asian colleague. It all went down last week in Austin, Texas when the comedian, known for the Comedy Central Roast series and working on Joe Rogan’s podcast, did a set after being introduced by fellow comic Peng Dang (who is of Chinese descent). However, things quickly took a turn for the worse when Hinchcliffe went off the rails and started attacking Dang for being Asian.

Dang was more than courteous in the intro, telling the crowd to “give it up for the one and only, Tony Hinchcliffe” … but as soon as Tony grabbed the mic, he went right into excoriating Dang; calling him a “filthy little fucking ch*nk.” He then went on to call them “race traitors” for laughing at his jokes, before adopting a ‘comedy’ Chinese accent to say things like: “Oh, you want extra soy sauce.” Check out the incredibly rude rant (below).

Dang, who moved to the US from China a decade ago, at the age of 25, posted the footage on social media with the simple comment: ‘Last week in Austin, I got to bring up Tony Hinchcliffe. This is what he said. Happy Asian (AAPI) Heritage Month!”

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The clip has been viewed almost a million times on Twitter alone, and attracted more than 1,200 comments such as: ‘Wants so bad to be “canceled” so he can talk about it on rogan but is just racist and has no bits’.”

Hinchcliffe has not yet publicly responded to the widespread condemnation of his racist comments. He does have a show this week in Madison, WI. So we’ll see what happens there.

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Tristan Thompson’s relationship with Khloe Kardashian has long been one of the most scrutinized couplings in the entertainment industry, and over the past couple of weeks, their relationship has been tested once again as a woman named Sydney Chase has accused Tristan Thompson of having an affair with her. Following Chase’s allegations, Tristan allegedly ordered a cease and desist against the 23-year-old model, but she has since vocalized her disinterest in adhering to it.

As if the Celtics power forward wasn’t already up to his neck in public scrutiny as well as claims that he has a baby on the way, his ongoing drama with Sydney Chase has now gotten even more serious. According to Page Six, Thompson’s alleged mistress has now reportedly sought legal counsel from high-profile attorney Gloria Allred.

According to Page Six, the Instagram model is fighting back against claims made by Thompson that she “lied” about having a months-long sexual relationship with the NBA star by hiring Allred, who is known as a prominent women’s rights lawyer.

In a release to the outlet, Allred stated, “[Chase] has retained my law firm, Allred, Maroko & Goldberg, to represent her and to conduct a full investigation which she believes will substantiate the relationship between her and Tristan Thompson. If Mr. Thompson has nothing to hide, then we would expect that he will make himself available for questioning by me and that he will voluntarily provide the documents. Sydney would be willing to be present at this meeting to answer questions and provide documents.”

Stay tuned to see how this messy dispute between Tristan Thompson and Sydney Chase translates into the courtroom.

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Regardless of how things might have concluded for the once-mighty label, Death Row Records will forever remain one of hip-hop’s most iconic musical dynasties. Having spawned classic albums like Dr. Dre’s The Chronic, 2Pac’s All Eyez On Me, The Lady Of Rage’s Necessary Roughness, Snoop Dogg’s Doggystyle, and Tha Dogg Pound’s Dogg Food, their output will forever remain a beloved and revisited chapter of rap history.

As such, the label has officially launched a virtual museum tour titled The Death Row Experience, available to check out right here. In addition to the virtual tour, a specially curated soundtrack lined with hits from the label’s repertoire provides the soundtrack. Visually, the Experience was brought together by Flux88 Studios and TillaVision, who incorporated thirty easter eggs for fans to unpack in honor of the label’s 30-year history. 

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Sean Stevenson, eOne’s EVP & GM, offered a few words on the digital tour. “Death Row is one of the most influential labels in hip hop,” he explains. 30 years later, its musical legacy continues to make an impact in music and beyond. We are excited to celebrate this anniversary and highlight the label’s seminal albums and accomplishments throughout the year.” And that’s only the beginning — on the 30th day of every applicable month, the virtual exhibit will incorporate additional easter eggs and areas, with a floor plan hinting at what’s to come. 

“We’re laying the groundwork for infinitely explorable space fans can enjoy their favorite Death Row Records music and memories,” explains TillaVision, the company behind the museum. “We’ve gamified the site by adding a scavenger hunt and incorporated NFT sales, exclusive merch, and even working phone lines that fans can call. We created the Death Row experience to honor the artists and entertain the fans. Enjoy this first look into the expanding Death Row virtual universe.”

Check out The Death Row Experience right here, and share your thoughts on the museum below.

50 Cent’s hip-hop’s biggest troll but it feels like his efforts have died down a bit in recent times. Perhaps it’s partially due to his endorsement of Donald Trump ahead of the 2020 elections but every so often, he pops up on the timeline with a new victim to roast. However, it seems that he’s now on the receiving end of the jokes. 

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The tables have turned on him and it appears that his girlfriend Cuban Link is making up for the lack of trolling on Fif’s end. Last night, she took to TikTok where she did the “This Is Your Man” challenge along with a photo of 50 Cent from his role in 2012’s All Things Fall Apart where he lost a significant amount of weight for the role of a terminally ill man. To this day, it remains one of Fif’s low points in his career and it’s frequently brought up whenever he’s engulfed in an online feud.

While many have got a few laughs off from Cuban Link’s TikTok video, 50 Cent hit the ‘Gram with his reaction to the video. Apparently, Cuban Link might not have a phone after the next time they’re driving together. “This mother fucker done lost her mind,” he captioned the post. “I’m a throw her fucking phone out of the highway.”

Check out Cuban Link’s TikTok video below. 

Russell Westbrook made history earlier this week when he broke the all time triple-double record that was previously held by NBA legend Oscar Robertson. Russ ended the evening with a stat line of 28 points, 21 assists, and 13 rebounds, marking it the 182 triple-double of his career. The record, 181, had previously been held by Robertson for the past 47 years.

“It’s just a blessing,” said Westbrook, who singled out his first triple-double against Dallas as the one that stands out the most to him. “You put so much into the game, so much time, you sacrifice so much, to be able to just be mentioned with guys like Oscar, Magic [Johnson] and Jason Kidd, those guys, is something I never dreamed about as a young kid growing up in L.A. Truly grateful for moments like this.

“Normally I don’t like to pat myself on the back but tonight I will. Just because I am so grateful for the ones before me and so blessed.”

The Washington Wizards then released a video featuring reaction and congratulations from some of the greatest to ever play the game, starting with Oscar Robertson himself. “I’m very happy for you,” Robertson said in the video. “Your family is very proud of you. And I salute you for all your accomplishments in the game of basketball.”

Congrats to Russ on the new NBA record.

Mulatto has been widely regarded as one of the most exciting new artists in the game right now, and many have been eager to see how she transitions into the next phase of her career. Evidently, that phase happens to include a new name change, with Big Latto seemingly a likely candidate given its presence on her social pages.

Now, the artist-soon-to-be-formerly-known-as-Mulatto has come through to preview an upcoming banger, one that will be presumably included on her upcoming studio album. In the clip, it’s clear that she’s got a few things to say. “The blogs want to know who I’m fuckin‘,” she begins, over a hard-hitting build-up. “Rap bitches ain’t talkin’ bout nothin, fuck it / I changed my name but I bet they still gon’ find something / try to bully me out my shit? / drop hits, I still ain’t miss.” 

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“New money, new crib, new whip, new name,” she lists off. “I’m still that bitch!” Alas, the clip ends before the beat can truly explode, but it’s likely that Mulatto will continue to bring that defiant energy to the table.

Clearly, there are a few things she’s looking to get off her chest, and it should be exciting to see how her next musical endeavor plays out. Whether she opts to move forward as Big Latto, Latto, Mule, Lil Latto, Big Mule, or a different direction altogether, rest assured that she’ll be coming out swinging. Especially if she actually secures that Nicki Minaj collaboration she really imagined. 

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