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Rod Wave Hints at NBA YoungBoy Stadium Tour as Fans Dream of Joint Run

Rod Wave has got hip hop fans excited after seemingly teasing a massive stadium tour with NBA YoungBoy. The idea came after DJ Akademiks said on Twitter that he wanted to see the two rappers work together on a tour or maybe even a collab project. NBA YoungBoy is overseas right now, but fans haven’t stopped wondering what a joint run between the two would look like.

Akademiks suggested the two should collaborate on an album or EP and called for a YB & Rod Wave tour. Rod Wave responded with a brief message that he’d already spoken with YoungBoy about taking the tour to stadiums. The response immediately sparked excitement about the two artists performing together. Over the years, Rod Wave and NBA YoungBoy have developed chemistry, with both artists building passionate, loyal fan bases in their corners of hip hop.

But a joint stadium tour would be logistically difficult. YoungBoy has left the United States, but that doesn’t mean he’s out of the country for good, and he could still be away long enough for a major concert run. The prospect is especially tantalizing for fans, as major headlining artists rarely join forces for extensive joint tours. So if the plans do go through, a big run with Rod Wave and YoungBoy might be a moment for their audiences.

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Such an endeavor could also be notable for Rod Wave with his experience with concert promotion. It’s said that his Mainstay Touring company booked his own shows and Ye’s SoFi Stadium concerts earlier this year. Another big opportunity for the company would be a longer concert series with YoungBoy.

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YoungBoy’s recent “MASA” tour and accompanying documentary also show his ability to draw strong fan engagement and attention around a live project. But the potential stadium tour remains hypothetical. Rod Wave’s comment gives fans something to look forward to, but it doesn’t mention a formal joint tour announcement.

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Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show Just Swept The Emmys

Bad Bunny in Los Angeles, California, 2019
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Bad Bunny is officially an Emmy winner — and not just once. At Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmys, his Super Bowl LX Halftime Show swept every single category it was nominated in, all seven of them, making it the most-decorated nominee of the night.

The headline win was Outstanding Variety Special (Live), a category the show became only the third halftime show ever to claim. From there it just kept going: music direction, choreography, sound mixing, lighting design, technical direction and camerawork, and directing all went home with the Puerto Rican star’s team. There’s technically an eighth trophy with his name attached, too, though it won’t land in his hands — the “Saturday Night Live” episode he hosted last season separately won Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Program.

The sweep is good news for Jay-Z as well. As an executive producer on the halftime show, he now has two Emmys to his name, having previously won for producing Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX performance in 2025 — the show that, until Saturday, held the record for most Emmys won by a Super Bowl performance.

Bad Bunny wasn’t the only one having a night. Sabrina Carpenter picked up her first Emmy as a performer and executive producer on “The Muppet Show,” edging out Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour | The Final Show” for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded). The Billy Joel HBO miniseries “And So It Goes” won for sound mixing on a nonfiction program, and 50 Cent’s Diddy documentary “Sean Combs: The Reckoning” took home picture editing honors. A big weekend for live spectacle, all around.

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Drakeo The Ruler’s Estate Faces Setback as Judge Rejects Pretrial Financial Disclosure Request

Five years after Drakeo The Ruler died, his family is still pursuing a wrongful death lawsuit connected to the fatal stabbing at the Once Upon A Time In LA festival. A judge recently ruled that Live Nation Worldwide Inc., C3 Presents LLC, and other production companies involved in the case won’t have to disclose their financial conditions before trial, according to a Patch report from City News Service in Los Angeles.

The ruling followed arguments from Drakeo’s estate and his mother, Darrylene Corniel, who argue they are entitled to the defendants’ financial information to help assess potential punitive damages. Judge Montgomery rejected that argument in a five page ruling issued Thursday, Sept. 24.

The estate contended it had a substantial probability of success on a punitive damages claim based on allegations of malice and oppression. The judge, however, did not seem to be convinced by the argument. Live Nation’s and the other defendants’ lawyers pushed back against the estate’s position. The report said the lawsuit was filed as a premises-security negligence case, not intentional wrongdoing that would meet the legal standard for punitive damages.

The defense also reportedly contended that the record shows a good-faith commitment to safety, including coordination among different entities and law enforcement agencies. Lawyers for the suspects added that the fight that led to Drakeo’s death was the fault of Drakeo himself, not their clients. Assailants stabbed Drakeo backstage at the Los Angeles festival in December 2021, and he died. His estate said the wrongful death suit is a way to hold organizers and security teams accountable.

Speculation has also recently arisen in Drakeo’s case regarding YG and Drake. Those conversations came after YG was taken into custody earlier this year, with the West Coast rapper seemingly lending credence to theories that Drake may be feeding the investigation. Drakeo’s family called the latest courtroom decision a procedural setback in their continuing effort to pursue their claims. As the trial date approaches, the legal fight over the rapper’s death continues.

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