Diddy: Celebs Rumors

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has gone on to represent some of the biggest names in hip-hop, and make the label into one of the most influential of all time.Now, three decades after it first launched, the rapper and music mogul has confirmed that he is returning the music publishing rights back to the artists, rather than selling the catalogue.According to a report by Rolling Stone, the record label has already contacted numerous clients it represents – including Faith Evans, The Lox and The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate – to arrange to return the rights of their respective work, and the process is currently underway.At time of writing the terms of the agreement have not yet been made public, however, the move is an unprecedented one for the music industry, and has the capacity to shift the way that big labels manage the rights to an artist’s music.This comes as the move – which was allegedly first put in place back in 2021 – is a stark contrast to the number of famous musicians selling their catalogue in return for various fortunes in recent years.

Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to receive the Global Icon Award and make his live return at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.The rapper will receive the prestigious prize at New Jersey’s famed Prudential Center for his “unparalleled career and continued influence that has achieved unrivaled global success in music and beyond” next Tuesday (September 12).He will also perform on the night live for the first time at the VMAs since 2005.In addition to receiving the Global Icon Award, Diddy is also nominated for four other awards this year two of which include Best Collaboration for his work on ‘Creepin’ (Remix) and ‘Gotta Move On’ featuring Bryson Tiller, Ashanti and Yung Miami as well as Best Rap and Best R&B.He made his debut at the event in 1997 performing ‘Mo Money Mo Problems’ live and he went on to host the VMAs in 2005.Last year, the Global Icon Award went to Red Hot Chili Peppers who dedicated their prize to late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.Meanwhile, Shakira will also be presented with the Video Vanguard Award at the VMAs, which was previously won in 2022 by Nicki Minaj, while other past winners include Madonna, Janet Jackson, LL Cool J, Jennifer Lopez and Missy Elliott.Taylor Swift, Doja Cat and SZA lead this year’s nominations with Swift getting eight nods, and the latter receiving six. Kim Petras, Miley Cyrus, Nicki Minaj, Olivia Rodrigo, and Sam Smith are all up for five each.

Sean Combs, a.k.a. Diddy, has reassigned all the publishing rights to Bad Boy Records back catalog to the artists and writers, Variety and Rolling Stone reports.

Sean “Diddy” Combs has announced ‘The Love Album: Off The Grid’, his first album in 17 years.The rapper, singer, producer and actor announced ‘The Love Album: Off The Grid’ yesterday (August 22), confirming that it has been scheduled for release on September 15.“September 15, 2023 R&B is alive!,” Diddy wrote on Instagram while sharing a nearly three-minute trailer for the upcoming record.In the trailer below, Diddy speaks of heartbreak, saying: “My heart has been broken I still got that question of like, ‘Am I gonna love again? We in the love ear. That’s the frequency that I’m asking you to be a part of.”Watch the trailer for Diddy’s ‘The Love Album: Off The Grid’ below.Besides being Diddy’s first album since 2006’s ‘Press Play’, ‘The Love Album: Off The Grid’ will also be star-studded affair, with the trailer revealing multiple collaborations with the likes of The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, Mary J.

Giggs has released his first single of the year ‘Mandem’ from his upcoming sixth album ‘Zero Tolerance’, featuring Diddy. Check out the video below.The ‘Peckham Landlord’ hasn’t put out much solo music since his 2020 second mixtape ‘Now Or Never’, which featured Meek Mill, Ray BLK and Ghetts, but last year hopped on Aitch’s ‘Just Coz’ and Tion Wayne’s ‘Suffer’.Today (August 4), Giggs dropped ‘Mandem’ and its accompanying music video.

Multinational alcoholic beverage company Diageo has announced today that they'll be ending their relationship with Diddy, Bloomberg reports. The two were partnered on the Combs Wines and Spirits businesses Ciroc and DeLeon tequila, and last month, Diddy sued Diageo for being "unwilling to treat its Black partners equally" and for sidelining "Black brands," despite claiming to be leaders in diversity and inclusion.

2023 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, and he spoke with ET's Kevin Frazier about the forthcoming reality series.«Yeah, everyone's gonna be in it, the whole family,» King shared. «We got a TV show coming soon on Hulu and, yeah, it's gonna be crazy.»«You get to really see us as a family, not just you know the glitz and glamor, like really behind the scenes,» he added.

Sean «Diddy» Combs, was arrested for driving under the influence this weekend.The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to ET that Justin was arrested after running a red light near Beverly Hills at around 8:00 a.m. Sunday morning.Per the LAPD, an officer initiated the stop where Justin was found to be the driver, and observed a smell of alcohol coming out of the car.«He was put through a sobriety test that he failed,» The LAPD told ET. While it's unclear if Justin had drugs or alcohol in his system, the 29-year-old was subsequently arrested and booked into an L.A.

Diddy's 7-month-old daughter is living her best life, and it's safe to say we're all jelly!The rap mogul on Saturday took to Instagram and posted a video of his baby girl, Love Sean Combs, smiling and looking every bit like a princess in her pink Mambobaby air free baby float. The little princess looked absolutely adorable with a bow on her curly hair, bracelets on each wrist and even an anklet!In the video a woman's hand can be seen navigating the baby float.

Sean Combs, a.k.a. Diddy, has filed a lawsuit against British multinational alcoholic beverage company Diaego, The Guardian reported. The two partner on several of Combs Wines and Spirits businesses, including Ciroc and tequila brand DeLeon.

“If you look good, act bad” might be the platonic ideal of a summer slogan — a simple mantra that can be used to write off bad behavior as the weather gets steamy. With this emphatic statement of intent, Diddy, City Girls, and Fabolous are laying it all on the line in an attempt to do for summer 2023 what Meg, Nicki, and Ty did for summer 2019: provide an unimpeachable summer anthem for rash decisions and guilt-free entanglements.

Diddy and Jermaine Dupri will finally be participating in a Verzuz battle. Last August, the two hip-hop execs agreed to battle it out outside of Verzuz after Timbaland and Swizz Beatz filed a lawsuit against Triller for non-payment.

Diddy and Jermaine Dupri are reportedly set to face off in a VERZUZ battle this year in New York City.VERZUZ is the popular entertainment series that pits producers, songwriters and artists against each other in a rap battle style format. In 2021, the rights for the series were sold to Triller, who livestream the events on their app.Though the date hasn’t been confirmed by VERZUZ, a video circulating on social media appears to show Diddy revealing that he’ll go up against Dupri on September 8 at Madison Square Garden in New York.According to HipHop-N-More, the video was originally posted by Busta Rhymes on Sunday.

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has explained why he wants to go by the name “William”, and joked that the decision was partly spurred by Diddy.The singer-songwriter was talking in an interview on The Mistress Carrie Podcast earlier this month when the topic arose, and he explained why he released his 2017 solo record under his given name, William Patrick Corgan.Explaining the choice in wrestling terms — as he is a fan of pro wrestling and the owner of National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) — he said: “The way I see it in my brain is…Billy is like my stage name at this point; it’s how everybody knows me. And for anybody who knows wrestling, we mostly in wrestling call people by their stage names.“Even if I know somebody’s real name, I’ll still call them by their gimmick name.

Diddy and Yung Miami walked the Met Gala red carpet together on Monday amid their split. The duo's appearance at the star-studded New York City event marked their first appearance following their breakup after dating for almost a year.The former couple spoke to on fashion's biggest night to clarify their relationship status after Miami, whose real name is Caresha Brownlee, confirmed their breakup in an interview with in April.«We don't put titles on it,» the 53-year-old rapper told the fashion magazine, with Miami by his side.In Miami's conversation with , the City Girls rapper firmly stated they were no longer together romantically. «We’re still friends! We’re still good friends! But we’re single. That’s not my man,» Miami said.

French Montana has announced a new film called For Khadija, a documentary on his life and a tribute to his eponymous mother, who worked multiple jobs to provide for her sons as a single parent after immigrating to the United States. The doc is directed by Mandon Lovett, executive produced by Drake and Diddy, and scheduled to premiere June 16 at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Diddy" Combs and Notorious B.I.G.'s sons are continuing their legacy. In a conversation with ET's Kevin Frazier, Quincy Brown, Justin Combs, Christian «King» Combs and Christopher «CJ» Wallace look back on their childhood and reflect on the iconic rappers' legacies.The men are all appearing on Paramount+'s , a series that looks back on the most celebrated moments of legendary artists through the eyes of their kids.As Diddy's children -- Quincy, 31, Justin, 29, and King, 25 — think back on their childhood, they appreciate all that they learned from growing up around their dad.«Being able to look back on those things, it feels good to be a part of history, and just be a part of something that was so special,» Justin says.

Sean «Diddy» Combs and Yung Miami.The City Girls rapper confirmed the breakup news in a new interview with . While she firmly stated the pair are no longer together, Miami, whose real name is Caresha Brownlee, said the two remain friends.«We’re still friends! We’re still good friends! But we’re single. That’s not my man,» Miami told the outlet.

Diddy got ready for Coachella the cutest way possible. He and his 6-month-old daughter hit the gym!The rap mogul took to Instagram on Friday and posted a short video of him working the bike.

Metro Boomin was joined by a star-studded support cast at his Coachella set on Friday night (April 14) – watch him perform with The Weeknd, Diddy, Future, John Legend and more below.During the set, the producer and rapper also welcomed the likes of 21 Savage, Mike Dean and Don Toliver to the stage.Opening with ‘On Time’ (featuring John Legend), he then went straight into introducing ‘Future’ for ‘Superhero (Heroes & Villains)‘ and three Future covers with the rapper.Elsewhere in the 23-song set, he covered three Weeknd songs alongside Abel Tesfaye, closing with an all-star performance of ‘Creepin’‘ featuring The Weeknd, 21 Savage and Diddy.See footage from the performance, which also featured a preview of a new track from The Weeknd, below.XOCHELLA

Diddy had everyone running to their calculators for no reason, it turns out, after the rap mogul revealed there's no truth behind him dishing $5,000 per day for sampling one of Sting's songs without his permission. Diddy on Friday took to social media and let it be known that he was only being «facetious» when chimed in after Sting, in a newly resurfaced 2018 interview with, said rumors that Diddy was paying him $2,000 per day «for the rest of his life» for sampling his song without his permission were true.Diddy now says, not so much.«I want y’all to understand I was joking! It’s called being Facetious! Me and @OfficialSting have been friends for a long time! He never charged me $3K or $5K a day for Missing You. He probably makes more than $5K a day from one of the biggest songs in history.

Diddy has backtracked over comments he made in which he said he was forced to pay Sting £4,020 ($5,000) each day for the rest of his life.Earlier this week, the rapper responded to a re-surfaced interview with the musician in which The Police frontman said he received royalties for their hit 1983 single, ‘Every Breath You Take’, which Diddy sampled in one of his most famous tracks, ‘I’ll Be Missing You’.The hip-hop icon was said to have been forced to pay the ongoing fee after sampling the track without permission in 1997.Diddy then tweeted to confirm that he pays Sting “5k a day.”But today (April 7) the rapper took to Twitter to set the record straight and said his previous tweet was a joke.He wrote: “I want y’all to understand I was joking! It’s called being facetious! Me and @OfficialSting have been friends for a long time! He never charged me $3K or $5K a day for ‘Missing You.’ He probably makes more than $5K a day from one of the biggest songs in history.”I want y’all to understand I was joking! It’s called being Facetious! Me and @OfficialSting have been friends for a long time! He never charged me $3K or $5K a day for Missing You.

Diddy has been forced to pay Sting £4,020 ($5,000) each day for the rest of his life.The hip-hop icon was forced to pay the ongoing fee after sampling one of the musician’s tracks without permission in 1997.The sample in question was taken from The Police’s hit 1983 single, ‘Every Breath You Take’, which Diddy used in one of his most famous tracks, ‘I’ll Be Missing You”. He has now confirmed the hefty fees on Twitter after a 2018 Sting interview re-surfaced.Sting originally discussed the subject when speaking with The Breakfast Club five years ago– check out the clip below.Sting Reveals How He Clears His Song SamplesHow much did Diddy have to pay Sting to clear "Every Breath You Take"? Watch the full interview here – https://ihr.fm/2tDV4ZQPosted by Breakfast Club on Monday, March 12, 2018In the footage, radio host Charlamagne the God asked the frontman: “Is it true that Diddy has to pay you USD $2,000 (£1,608) because he didn’t ask permission to sample ‘Every Breath You Take’?” To which the former Police member simply replied: “Yep, for the rest of his life.”Sting – real name Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner – also stated that the R&B icon did ask him for permission to sample the track, but only after he had already released the song.Following the clip of Sting re-emerging on social media, Diddy took to Twitter to not only confirm the statement but also correct the musician on the actual amount he is expected to pay.“Nope.

Passive income, the act of making money from investments, properties, or anything that doesn't involve a lot of work, is a big deal to the kind of finance bros who love to make TikToks about their grindset. Sting doesn't strike me as someone who has ever even heard the phrase "side hustle" and yet it seems he's sitting on a pretty sweet one. Essentially having Diddy pay him $5k a day for the rights to his 1983 single “Every Breath You Take.” That is how much Diddy claims he pays Sting for his role in "I’ll Be Missing You," the 1997 single written in honor of the late Notorious B.I.G.

Sting is raking in the royalties with every breath he takes. According to Diddy, he pays the 71-year-old musician a whopping $5,000 per day for sampling one of his songs without permission. «Every Breath You Take,» written by Sting and released by his band, The Police, in 1983, was famously used in Diddy's and Faith Evans' 1997 tribute to the late The Notorious B.I.G., titled «I'll Be Missing You.» In a newly resurfaced 2018 interview with The Breakfast Club, Sting confirmed rumors that Diddy was paying him $2,000 per day «for the rest of his life» for his use of the song without asking. Sting added, «We're good friends now.» On Wednesday, however, Diddy took to Twitter to correct that number to $5,000 per day. «Nope.

DJ Khaled has teased him hosting a new golfing TV show with the help of Mark Wahlberg and Diddy.In multiple Instagram posts, we see the award-winning musical polymath playing golf with Diddy. One of them starts with the two boasting about the new show.Diddy said the two had just “shot the pilot for Khaled’s new TV show”, confirming that he’d be a guest on the series.A post shared by DJ KHALED (@djkhaled)Khaled then cut the rapper off and said: “There’s a bidding war going on.

Diddy has reportedly teased that he wants to purchase BET, after commenting on the network and how he thinks it should be Black-owned.According to Variety, BET Media Group’s parent company, Paramount Global, wants to unload brands such as BET, BET+, BET Studios, and even VH1.A source, who is allegedly someone close to Diddy — real name Sean Combs — said the mogul is “exploring the opportunity to purchase BET as a part of his strategy to build a Black-owned global media powerhouse.”Combs’ recent Instagram post suggested that these claims can be true. He posted a video explaining the power of media and why Black people need a specific network by @earnyourlesuire.A post shared by LOVE (@diddy)“Media is the most powerful industry in the world but it’s the industry where we have the least amount of ownership, influence and control!” he wrote. “It’s time for @BET to be Black-owned again so we have the power to tell our own stories, control our own narrative! This is not about me it’s about WE!!!!”The caption concluded with Combs stating that he’s “building a team of leaders” to “pursue ownership in BET”.

It's been an interesting week for Diddy. Last Saturday, Kanye West accused him in a text message of being a federal agent who was controlled by Jewish people in response Diddy's criticisms of West's "White Lives Matter" shirt.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has shared his thoughts on the “White Lives Matter” t-shirt worn by Kanye West at his recent Yeezy show for Paris Fashion Week.West has faced significant backlash for wearing a shirt with the phrase – an appropriation of the Black Lives Matter slogan used to protest racial injustice, discrimination and police brutality – along with models who walked at the show, and conservative pundit Candace Owens.Now, Diddy has taken to Instagram in response to West’s attire, disagreeing with its message. Diddy – who collaborated with West on Ty Dolla $ign’s 2015 song ‘Guard Down’ – begins the video by defending West as a “freethinker”, saying that he “will always support [his] brother,” but said of West’s stunt: “I don’t rock with it.

City Girls rapper opened up about the pair's situation in an interview with  where she explained that dating doesn't necessarily equate to being exclusive.Declaring that «people don’t know what dating means,» the 28-year-old emphasized that both she and Diddy are  while they date one another. «That’s what I mean when I say we go together. When we’re together, we’re together.

Diddy has said that “dreams finally comes true” as he hit the studio with Dr. Dre earlier this week to work on a Snoop Dogg album that the latter is producing.Yesterday (August 30) Diddy shared an Instagram post showing five photos of the pair in the studio. He wrote in the caption: “One of my biggest dreams finally came true.

Diddy has offered his support for Verzuz co-founders Timbaland and Swizz Beatz in the wake of their lawsuit against social media app Triller.VERZUZ is the popular entertainment series that pits producers, songwriters and artists against each other in a rap battle style format. Last year, the rights for the series were sold to Triller, who livestream the events on their app.In a recent lawsuit seen by Billboard, Timbaland and Swizz Beatz claim that Triller owe them $28m (£23m) and that it has defaulted on previously agreed payments.The suit goes on to claim that while the pair received payments as planned in January and April 2021, a payment that was due in January of this year has still not arrived.A new payment plan was then reportedly agreed, but the money from that has still not come through, the pair allege.“Since we ain’t fuckin’ with [Triller] no more, since they’re fuckin’ around with our boys, we don’t need to be going against each other,” Diddy said to So So Def founder Jermaine Dupri (per Rolling Stone).

Diddy didn't disappoint fans when he dropped his music video for «Gotta Move On» on Wednesday. The visual for the hit single takes viewers into the world of “Club Love," according to the press release.Diddy enlisted the help of his friends Tiffany Haddish, London on da Track, Joie Chavis, Serayah, KenStarrrz, and his sons, Quincy Brown, Justin and Christian “King” Combs for the music video, which is directed by Teyana “Spike Tey” Taylor.«The visual ushers audiences into the world of 'Club Love' for the first time—a place of visionary fashion, elevated community, black excellence at the highest level, and unabashed and unadulterated sex appeal,» the press release says of the music video.

Sean «Diddy» Combs is showing love to those who've shown him some! On Thursday, the music mogul took to his Instagram to show his gratitude toward Yung Miami for her sweet show of support as he took the stage to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2022 BET Awards.As the 52-year-old accepted the award, thanking his mother sitting in the crowd, his peers in the industry and his fans, the City Girls rapper was in the audience holding up a sign reading «GO PAPI!»Diddy shared an image of the 28-year-old holding the sign on his page, writing, «This is one of the sweetest things anyone’s ever done for me! Thank you Shawty Wop!

Kanye West made a surprise appearance at the 2022 BET Awards Sunday night, paying tribute to the ceremony’s sole lifetime achievement award recipient, Diddy, with a five-and-a-half-minute speech. He spoke on his long friendship with the Bad Boy Records founder, who mentored him early in his career. “I was signed to Puff without him knowing,” Ye reminisced, discussing how he idolized Diddy growing up.

The BET Awards gave Sean «Diddy» Combs his flowers on Sunday night. None other than Kanye «Ye» West took the stage to help present Diddy with the award alongside Babyface. Kanye talked about his history in the music industry with Diddy, looking up to him as an artist and even managed to crack a few jokes!«How do we crown our kings? How do we appreciate our kings? To think how far we could just make it off of inspiration,» Kanye said starting off his speech.