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In an appearance on The Breakfast Club, Wiz Khalifa apologized to DJs worldwide following a video of a tense confrontation between him and two club DJs."Well, first of all, I want to apologize to all the DJs and the entire DJ community for my behavior," said Wiz right at the top of the interview. "I do realize that it was a bit much and I'm a big enough man to be like, 'Yo, that shouldn't happen. That shouldn't go down. That's not how business gets handled and that's not how you get your point across.’ I apologize…

Beyhives are buzzing over social media as Diane Warren seemingly criticized Beyonce. The Grammy-winning songwriter took to Twitter, and while referencing Beyoncé’s Renaissance track “Alien Superstar, Warren  asked, “How can there be 24 writers on a song?”  However, several Queen B fans interpreted her post as shade and informed her about the album’s prominent use of samples. Meanwhile, to calm down the fans, Diane apologizes to Beyonce. Warren, who collaborated with Beyoncé, on 2011’s “I Was Here,” wrote in one of a few…

Diane Warren found herself in the crosshairs of Beyoncé's mighty Beyhive — not to mention a heated culture war — on Monday after she questioned the number of songwriters on a track from Bey’s new “Renaissance” album.The Hall of Fame songwriter, best known for writing iconic ballads and film songs, took to Twitter to ask: “How can there be 24 writers on a song?” with an eye-roll emoji. Then she added, “This isn’t meant as shade, I’m just curious.” Although the Grammy winner (and repeat Oscar nominee) did not mention…

Diane Warren has issued an apology after facing criticism for her tweets that seemingly called out the songwriting credits listed on Beyoncé’s seventh studio album Renaissance. In a tweet shared Monday, Warren posed the question, “How can there be 24 writers on a song?” alongside an eye-rolling emoji. Warren then followed up with another tweet: “This isn’t meant as shade, I’m just curious.” Warren later tweeted, “Ok, it’s prob samples that add up the ammount of writerrs.” This isn't meant…

“Ay Caramba” generated a lot of buzz, but not in the way the rapper Tyga said he intended. When the colorful music video dropped earlier this month, many viewers called out the “Freaky Deaky” rapper for using visuals that perpetuated Mexican stereotypes. Weeks after the video garnered millions of views on YouTube, Tyga addressed the backlash and apologized to the “Mexican community and my fans that are Mexican.” “I had no intentions on offending anybody,” he said Thursday in an interview on Power 106-FM Los Angeles. He…

After facing some backlash over his “Ay Caramba” music video, Tyga has apologized to the Mexican-American community.Tyga agreed to sit down for an interview on Power 106 Los Angeles alongside Gil from the American Cholo podcast, who was notably critical of the “Ay Caramba” video. As Gil pointed out, the clip has been accused of depicting racist caricatures, opening with Tyga playing a character in a fat suit eating chips and guacamole. While the rapper was initially “confused” by the response to the clip, he explained…

Unity CEO John Riccitiello has apologized for calling some game developers “some of the biggest fucking idiots” in an interview and has vowed that he will “do better.” This is a saga that has been playing out over several days, so let’s take a few steps back. On July 13th, Unity, which makes a popular game development engine, announced that it would be merging with ironSource, which offers software that helps developers monetize their apps. Riccitiello (who was formerly the CEO of EA) and Unity SVP Marc Whitten were…

Rapper Method Man is holding himself accountable and saying sorry to Destiny’s Child more than two decades after a fraught encounter with the pop trio.Talking on Sunday’s episode of rapper Math Hoffa’s “My Expert Opinion” podcast, the Wu-Tang Clan member said the incident was reflective of a difficult period in his life. In 1999, he had a “cordial” meeting with Destiny’s Child when the group still had four members. Two years later, he looked forward to seeing its new reincarnation with Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland and…

During a recent appearance on My Expert Opinion with Math Hoffa, Method Man opened up about a time in his life when he battled with “low self-esteem,” admitting his personal struggles often led to him lashing out at others, including peers at Def Jam.“I didn’t like myself, so I didn’t like anybody fucking else,” he began. “So that meant anything that would have come in my circumference at that point in time was gonna get it. My family went through a lot with my ass during that era, man. And I can admit that I did take a…

Screenshot: Sony PicturesBeloved Spider-Man Miles Morales is set for some highs with the upcoming release of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One), a sequel to the Oscar-winning animated hit which propelled the Afro-Latinx character to break out into mainstream popularity. On the comics side of things, however, there’s been a very disappointing low with the release of a comic based around Morales where he’s re-imagined as Thor. The comic—What If...? Miles Morales—was met with backlash over writer Yehudi Mercado’s…