Tory Lanez was rushed to a Bakersfield hospital Monday after being stabbed multiple times in the face by another inmate during yard time at the California Correctional Institution, TMZ first reported.
Prison officials say Lanez, 32, endured the attack in a Tehachapi exercise yard when an assailant struck him with a homemade weapon. Corrections officers rendered first aid and summoned an ambulance, which transported the rapper to a civilian facility for treatment of his facial wounds.
Lanez is serving a 10-year sentence for the July 2020 shooting of fellow artist Megan Thee Stallion outside a Hollywood Hills party. He was convicted in December 2022 on three felony counts — assault with a semiautomatic firearm, carrying a loaded, unregistered firearm in a vehicle and discharging a firearm with gross negligence — and remains free to appeal.
In January, Megan Thee Stallion obtained a five-year restraining order against Lanez, telling a judge she feared he might attack her again. In April, her lawyers sought to hold him in contempt after he “disrupted” her deposition in a civil defamation case she filed against influencer Milagro Cooper.
Monday, May 12, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
UMG Seeks to Silence Drake Suit While Lamar Leads BET Celebrations
Universal Music Group on Wednesday urged a federal judge to throw out Drake’s defamation lawsuit, accusing the rapper of mounting a “meritless” bid to salve his wounded pride after a public rap battle with Kendrick Lamar.
In a motion filed May 7 in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, UMG called Drake’s amended complaint “astonishing,” arguing that his focus on a single censored lyric from Lamar’s hit “Not Like Us” only underscores the true target: Lamar’s commercial and creative success.
Drake first sued UMG in January, claiming the label and its distribution of Lamar’s incendiary track had defamed him. In April he amended the suit to cite Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime performance on Feb. 9, 2025, contending that Lamar’s decision to omit a critical verse before a record TV audience proved the song’s reputation‑damaging power. Drake’s complaint asserts that the broadcast‑censoring “allowed millions to miss the precise words at issue and unjustly vilified my client.”
UMG counters that Drake “was pleased to use UMG’s platform to promote tracks leveling similarly incendiary attacks at Lamar. But now, after losing the rap battle, Drake claims that ‘Not Like Us’ is defamatory. It is not.” The label is asking that the amended complaint be dismissed with prejudice.
Lamar’s “Not Like Us” did nothing to hurt his momentum. The track swept all five of its Grammy nominations on Feb. 2, 2025, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. This month, Lamar leads the field at the 2025 BET Awards with 10 nominations.
The ceremony is set to air live on Monday, June 9, from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. His nominations include major nods for Album of the Year for “GNX,” Video of the Year and Viewer's Choice for “Not Like Us,” Best Male Hip‑Hop Artist, and multiple Best Collaboration nominations. He bids to extend his run against competitors that include Drake, who earned six nods of his own, including Album of the Year for "$ome $exy $ongs 4 U," Video of the Year for "Family Matters," and Best Male Hip Hop Artist.
Top Nominees at the 2025 BET Awards: (Click here for the full list of nominees)
Kendrick Lamar: 10 nominations
Doechii: 6 nominations
Drake: 6 nominations
Future: 6 nominations
GloRilla: 6 nominations
Metro Boomin: 5 nominations
SZA: 4 nominations
The Weeknd: 4 nominations
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Snoop Dogg Teams with KIDZ BOP Tour and ‘PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie’
Beginning June 14 in Stamford, Connecticut, and running through Sept. 7 in Houston, Texas, the 28‑city KIDZ BOP tour will now kick off each night with a live performance of “Doggyland,” Dogg’s animated YouTube series for preschoolers. Created in 2022, “Doggyland” follows Bow Wizzle and a colorful cast of puppies who rap and sing about letters, numbers, colors and social‑emotional skills.
“‘Doggyland’ and KIDZ BOP are teamin’ up for a special tour like no other,” Snoop Dogg said in a release touting the collaboration. “We’re takin’ our animated world and bringing it to life, ya dig? We invite little kids, big kids, mamas, daddies, uncles, aunties — to join us for life lessons and some family fun. When ‘Doggyland’ links with KIDZ BOP, it’s a musical journey you will never forget.”
“We’re excited to have ‘Doggyland’ join the KIDZ BOP Live Certified BOP Tour this summer as our special show opener,” added Sasha Junk, president of KIDZ BOP. “Their hip‑hop spin on classic kids’ songs — especially the viral ‘Affirmations Song' — will add fresh energy to our live events.”
KIDZ BOP LIVE TOUR DATES
Date | City | Venue |
---|---|---|
Saturday, June 14, 2025 | Stamford, Conn.* | The Palace |
Thursday, June 19, 2025 | Hershey, Pa.* | Giant Center |
Friday, June 20, 2025 | Raleigh, N.C.* | Coastal Credit Union |
Saturday, June 21, 2025 | Charlotte, N.C.* | PNC Music Pavilion |
Sunday, June 22, 2025 | Greensboro, N.C.* | White Oak Amphitheater |
Thursday, June 26, 2025 | West Palm Beach, Fla.* | iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre |
Friday, June 27, 2025 | Jacksonville, Fla.* | Daily’s Place |
Saturday, June 28, 2025 | Alpharetta, Ga.* | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre |
Sunday, June 29, 2025 | Franklin, Tenn.* | FirstBank Amphitheater |
Thursday, July 3, 2025 | Gilford, N.H.* | Bank of NH Pavilion |
Saturday, July 5, 2025 | Bangor, Maine* | Maine Savings Bank |
Sunday, July 6, 2025 | Bethel, N.Y.* | Bethel Woods |
Thursday, July 10, 2025 | Richmond, Va.* | Allianz Amphitheater |
Friday, July 11, 2025 | Wantagh, N.Y.* | Northwell Health at Jones Beach |
Saturday, July 12, 2025 | Holmdel, N.J.* | PNC Bank Arts Center |
Thursday, July 17, 2025 | Wilmington, N.C.* | Live Oak Bank Pavilion |
Friday, July 18, 2025 | Baltimore, Md.* | Pier Six Pavilion |
Saturday, July 19, 2025 | Boston, Mass.* (2 shows) | Leader Bank Pavilion |
Sunday, July 20, 2025 | Wallingford, Conn.* | Toyota Oakdale Theater |
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | Columbus, Ohio* | Ohio State Fair |
Thursday, July 24, 2025 | Clarkston, Mich.* | Pine Knob Music Center |
Friday, July 25, 2025 | Noblesville, Ind.* | Ruoff Music Center |
Sunday, July 27, 2025 | Cincinnati, Ohio* | PNC Pavilion at Riverbend |
Friday, August 1, 2025 | Saratoga Springs, N.Y.* | Broadview Stage at SPAC |
Saturday, August 2, 2025 | Camden, N.J.* | Freedom Mortgage Pavilion |
Tuesday, August 5, 2025 | West Allis, Wis.* | Wisconsin State Fair |
Friday, August 8, 2025 | Macon, Ga.* | Macon Amphitheater |
Saturday, August 9, 2025 | Tampa, Fla.* | MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre |
Friday, August 15, 2025 | Tinley Park, Ill. | Credit Union 1 Amphitheater |
Saturday, August 16, 2025 | Kansas City, Mo. | Starlight Theatre |
Sunday, August 17, 2025 | Des Moines, Iowa | Iowa State Fair |
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | Grand Rapids, Mich. | DeVos Hall |
Thursday, August 21, 2025 | Toronto, Ont. | Budweiser Stage |
Friday, August 22, 2025 | Toledo, Ohio | Toledo Zoo Amphitheater |
Saturday, August 23, 2025 | Syracuse, N.Y. | New York State Fair |
Thursday, August 28, 2025 | San Diego, Calif. | Cal Coast Credit Union Amphitheatre |
Friday, August 29, 2025 | Phoenix, Ariz. | Arizona Financial Theatre |
Saturday, August 30, 2025 | Anaheim, Calif. | Honda Center |
Sunday, August 31, 2025 | Mountain View, Calif. | Shoreline Amphitheater |
Friday, September 5, 2025 | Irving, Texas | Toyota Music Factory |
Sunday, September 7, 2025 | Houston, Texas | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion |
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 | Puyallup, Wash. | Washington State Fair |
*Doggyland opening act dates
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