A New York federal judge denied bail to Sean “Diddy” Combs at an arraignment hearing on Tuesday (Sept. 17), leaving the once-powerful rapper and music executive behind bars as he awaits trial on sweeping allegations of sexual abuse.

The charges, unsealed earlier on Tuesday, accuse Combs of running a decades-long racketeering conspiracy that included sex trafficking, forced labor, kidnapping, arson and bribery. If convicted on all the charges, he potentially faces a sentence of life in prison.

At an initial hearing Tuesday in front of a packed Manhattan courtroom, Combs formally pleaded not guilty to each of the three charges he’s facing. His attorneys also requested that he be released on a $50 million bond, saying he’d surrender his passport and submit to constant monitoring.

But according to the Associated Press, Magistrate Judge Robyn F. Tarnofsky ultimately sided with prosecutors, who had warned that the billionaire executive still posed a flight risk and might intimidate witnesses if released. She ruled that Combs attorneys had not overcome the “presumption” that defendants in such serious cases should remain behind bars.

Combs, also known as Puff Daddy and P. Diddy, was once one of the most powerful men in the music industry. But he’s faced a flood of civil lawsuits in recent months over allegations of sexual abuse, starting with a high-profile case last year from his former longtime girlfriend Cassie Ventura. That lawsuit quickly settled, but it was later corroborated by a widely shared video of Combs assaulting Ventura at a hotel.

In Tuesday’s indictment, prosecutors accused Combs of running a sprawling criminal operation aimed at satisfying his need for “sexual gratification.” The charges detailed “freak offs” in which Combs and others would allegedly ply victims with drugs and then coerce them into having sex with male sex workers, as well as alleged acts of violence and intimidation to keep victims silent.

“For decades, Sean Combs … abused, threatened and coerced women and others around him to fulfill his sexual desires, protect his reputation and conceal his conduct,” prosecutors wrote in the indictment. “To do so, Combs relied on the employees, resources and the influence of his multi-faceted business empire that he led and controlled.”

Ahead of Tuesday’s hearing, both sides submitted detailed arguments to the judge on whether Combs should be detained until his jury trial, which could still be months away.

Combs’ defense lawyers said he was “eminently trustworthy” and had demonstrated “extraordinary” cooperation by flying to New York to allow himself to be arrested on Monday. They offered to post a $50 million bond, submit to house arrest with GPS monitoring, and even to sell his private jet.

“Sean Combs has never evaded, avoided, eluded or run from a challenge in his life,” his lawyers wrote. “He will not start now. As he has handled every hardship, he will meet this case head-on, he will work hard to defend himself, and he will prevail.”

But prosecutors argued back that Combs was a “serial abuser” who had a history of both violence and witness intimidation, raising the prospect that he might attempt to obstruct the case against him. They also said that he still posed a flight risk even under his proposed conditions, citing his “seemingly limitless resources” and the looming threat of a lifetime prison sentence.

“In short, if the defendant wanted to flee, he has the money, manpower, and tools to do so quickly and without detection,” prosecutors wrote. “The defendant’s lack of access to his passport or private jet would not negate the fact that the defendant could easily buy his way out of facing justice.”

Following Tuesday’s hearing before a magistrate judge, Combs is set for an initial pretrial conference next week before Judge Andrew L. Carter, Jr., the federal district judge who will oversee the trial.

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Megan Moroney is letting fans know she’s doing just fine when she hits the road to promote her sophomore album Am I Okay? The 26-year-old singer’s North American tour will kickoff on March 20, 2025 and features some of her “bucket list venues” including a debut performance at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Moroney previously joined another country music tour earlier this year as an opening act for Kenney Chesney, but will now head out solo. Presale tickets originally went live on Tuesday (Sept. 10) through the tour’s official ticketing distributer, Ticketmaster.

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Linkin Park’s “The Emptiness Machine” shoots to No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart dated Sept. 21, ahead of a slew of favorites from the band’s decades-long catalog that spiked after the release of its comeback single and the announcement and launch of its new mini tour.

In the week ending Sept. 12, the first full week of tracking for “The Emptiness Machine” (it was released at 6 p.m. ET on Sept. 5), the song earned 13.4 million official U.S. streams, 9.2 million radio audience impressions and sold 8,000 downloads, according to Luminate.

The count of 13.4 million streams is the second-biggest for any hard rock song since Luminate began tracking U.S. streaming activity and the largest for any newly released hard rock tune. The only frame in which any song went bigger: Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which accumulated 13.9 million streams toward the Billboard charts dated Nov. 24, 2018, amid the release of the Queen biopic of the same name that fall.

In fact, only 10 hard rock songs have reached Billboard’s all-genre Streaming Songs chart since its 2013 inception, with “The Emptiness Machine” becoming the 10th via its No. 19 bow. Four of those are from Linkin Park; in addition to “The Emptiness Machine,” the band appeared with two songs – “Numb” at No. 29 and “In the End” at No. 32 – on the Aug. 12, 2017, ranking following the death of co-frontman Chester Bennington. “Lost” followed with a No. 32 debut in 2023.

Of that 10-song group, only “Lost” and “The Emptiness Machine” were new releases, as the rest either spiked due to news events or viral videos.

“The Emptiness Machine” tops Hot Hard Rock Songs after debuting at No. 7 a week earlier with 1.1 million audience impressions, 690,000 official U.S. streams and 1,000 sold Sept. 5.

The track is the third Linkin Park song to reign on Hot Hard Rock Songs, which began in 2020. “In the End” led for two weeks in 2021, helped by iTunes sale-pricing, and “Lost” ruled for 16 frames, released as part of the 20th anniversary reissue of the Linkin Park album Meteora.

“In the End” is one of four songs from Linkin Park’s catalog to reach Hot Hard Rock Songs and the parent Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart dated Sept. 21 (where older songs are eligible to appear if ranking in the latter list’s top half and with a meaningful reason for their return).

“Numb” leads the group, at Nos. 2 and 12 on Hot Hard Rock Songs and Hot Rock & Alternative Songs, respectively. In the week ending Sept. 12, the song accumulated 6.4 million official U.S. streams and sold 1,000 downloads.

“In the End” is next (Nos. 3 and 15) with 5.9 million streams and 1,000 sold, followed by “One Step Closer” (Nos. 4 and 21, respectively) with 4.2 million streams and “Faint” (Nos. 5 and 25) with 3.6 million streams.

All five songs, plus “What I’ve Done,” make the Hard Rock Streaming Songs chart, with the No. 1 debut of “The Emptiness Machine” marking Linkin Park’s second ruler, following “Lost.”

“In the End” (2001), “Faint” (2003), “Numb” (2003) and “What I’ve Done” (2007) each hit No. 1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay chart upon their original runs, while “One Step Closer” peaked at No. 5 in 2001.

The gains extend to Billboard’s albums charts; Linkin Park boasts three appearances on Top Hard Rock Albums, paced by Meteora at No. 1 (17,000 equivalent album units earned) and followed by [Hybrid Theory] (No. 2, 16,000 units) and Papercuts (No. 6, 11,000 units). Those three albums also appear on the all-format Billboard 200, Meteora leading the haul at No. 47.

All in all, Linkin Park’s catalog drew 72.9 million official on-demand U.S. streams in the week ending Sept. 12 – up 91% from 38.2 million in the week ending Sept. 5.

In addition to its reign on Hot Hard Rock Songs and its component Hard Rock Streaming Songs list, “The Emptiness Machine” tops Hard Rock Digital Song Sales and hits No. 1 on Rock & Alternative Airplay, as previously reported.

“The Emptiness Machine” is the lead single from From Zero, Linkin Park’s upcoming eighth studio album and first with new members Emily Armstrong on vocals and Colin Brittain on drums, following the death of Bennington and departure of longtime drummer Rob Bourdon. It’s scheduled for release Nov. 15.