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Play video content @ryanleejohnson/Twitter One McDonald’s drive-thru employee made the wait for a Big Mac pretty entertaining for some customers when he unleashed a performance of Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande‘s smash single. Someone in line was blasting “Rain on Me” in their car speakers loud enough for the employee to hear … and he

Justin and Hailey Bieber are doing camping right — and by that, we mean hardly camping at all … ’cause they got a recreational vehicle that takes the “rough” out of roughin’ it. The couple’s roaming the Wild West in Utah and looking to pitch a tent as you’d expect a huge pop star to

Exclusive Details Kodak Black could be spending the last year of his sentence at a halfway house … but first, he’s gonna need a few dominoes to fall perfectly. Kodak’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, tells TMZ … the rapper is now eligible to spend the last year of his sentence in a halfway house, meaning, he

Play video content “You about to lose yo job, ’cause you are detaining me, for nothing!!!” That’s the hilarious freestyle one woman dropped off the dome while getting detained by a police officer … and the viral video is already getting the meme treatment and a super cool remix! The clip of a woman in

Exclusive Kanye West‘s giving a huge assist to the families and legal teams fighting for Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and George Floyd … and helping in other ways too. The rapper’s donated $2 million, so far, to the cause and set up a 529 college savings fund to fully cover tuition for Floyd’s 6-year-old daughter,

Exclusive The band that provided the magic for Joe Exotic‘s unique set of songs on ‘Tiger King’ has good news for everyone itching for more of their good musical vibes. Vince Johnson of The Vince Johnson Band — who made up one half of the music duo who wrote and performed Joe’s tracks featured on

Former Dream Street singer Chris Trousdale has died after contracting coronavirus … TMZ has confirmed. The ex-boy band pop star passed away Tuesday night at a hospital in Burbank, CA due to complications from COVID-19 — this according to a family member. Chris joined the band in 1999 along with Jesse McCartney, Greg Raposo, Matt

Exclusive Danielle Bregoli — otherwise known as Bhad Bhabie — is getting professional help for a couple very serious issues … she’s made the decision to enter rehab. Sources connected to the rapper tell us Danielle, who’s just 17 years old, recently checked herself into a facility at an undisclosed location, and has been held

Play video content Live Stream Killer Mike‘s hosting a virtual meeting with grassroots leaders to highlight all the ways they’re working to address systemic racism … and TMZ’s live streaming it. The rapper and activist’s media call comes as the U.S. just experienced the 7th straight night of protests and unrest over the brutal killing

Breaking News The Weeknd just stepped up BIG for Colin Kaepernick — shelling out $200,000 to the QB’s campaign to cover legal costs for people who get arrested while protesting for George Floyd. Just last week, Kaepernick’s ‘Know Your Rights Camp’ launched a “legal defense initiative” aiming to cover legal bills for the “freedom fighters”

Exclusive Kodak Black was allegedly photographed by a U.S. Marshal — without his permission — the day he was arrested at Rolling Loud … and now, his lawyer’s ramping up for a lawsuit. The Miami Dade Police Department took a report showing that Kodak’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, recently filed a complaint with them alleging one

Exclusive Rick Ross needs to hustle over to a COVID-19 testing center if he wants to visit his kids … so claims his alleged baby mama. Briana Singleton filed legal docs in Fayette County, Georgia requesting an emergency hearing to have the rapper — real name William Leonard Roberts II — take a COVID-19 test.

Exclusive Faith Evans has found herself in some legal trouble … ’cause we’ve learned the singer was arrested after allegedly attacking Stevie J. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Faith was arrested earlier this week at around 1 AM after cops got called to their L.A.-area home. We’re told Faith and Stevie got into a

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com 3:59 PM PT — There are even more celebs than we initially thought out in L.A. protesting the death of George Floyd — including, but not limited to, Emily Ratajkowski and Halsey. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Em posted some shots she took from the hectic

Play video content WSB-TV 2 Atlanta Killer Mike was true to form Friday night, using his powerful voice and eloquence to empathize with everyone who feels rage and anger over George Floyd‘s brutal killing, but at the same time … imploring Atlanta residents not to burn down their homes and their city. Mike spoke at

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Music producer David Jassy says a magical thing happened while producing a mixtape inside San Quentin State Prison — rival gang members found common ground in their love for music. The award-winning producer, and ex-inmate at San Quentin, joined us Friday on “TMZ Live” to download us on his groundbreaking

Madonna tried to honor George Floyd by sharing a video of her teenage son dancing to a Michael Jackson song, but social media is a merciless universe … especially for Madge, these days. Thursday, before a third night of protests over Floyd’s killing was beginning, Madonna released a 3 and a half-minute clip of her

Play video content Exclusive Kim Kardashian is applauding music producer and ex-inmate David Jassy on a groundbreaking achievement … a mixtape written, recorded and produced in San Quentin State Prison. The 17-track project, dubbed San Quentin Mixtape, Vol. 1., is dropping Friday, and Kim surprised David with this congratulatory message … admiring his work, passion

Tom Tikka spent a number of years playing with and sharing the songwriting chores in Finnish band Carmen Gray and experienced a measure of success, though the reality of the band’s success never matched their expectations. Tikka has moved on since Carmen Gray’s dissolution and his latest release with his band the Missing Hubcaps, a

Exclusive Lady Gaga and Postmates are teaming up to celebrate her highly-anticipated new album … and the partnership could really benefit the World Central Kitchen. So, here’s the deal … Lady Gaga’s finally dropping “Chromatica” at midnight tonight. Yes, it was supposed to be out around 7 weeks ago but it got delayed due to

Heartour’s R u In gets off to a rousing and energetic start with the track “”Brain”. Newcomers to Heartour’s music may feel a jolt of surprise by the waves of electronic instrumentation blasting from their speakers but songwriter Jason Young, despite that description, never adopts a hamfisted approach. His arrangement skills are developed enough that he’s able

Play video content Tik Tok Everyone wants to shake their booty when they hear Megan Thee Stallion … especially in the animal kingdom!!! Yes, even wild bears are classy, bougie and ratchet when they hear some MTS … and this pole dancing bear is a straight up SAVAGE!!! Check out this wild video straight outta

Flo Rida‘s teaming up with his personal doctor — and dropping his own cash — to get COVID-19 testing ramped up at Florida companies trying to reopen safely. The rapper — along with his doc and business partner, Dr. George Tabi — have launched a $1.5 million healthcare venture together called the Asktabs Mobile Wellness

Archie Williams has a second chance at life after spending nearly 4 decades locked up for a crime he didn’t commit … and Elton John‘s here for it. Archie’s already the fan favorite for the new season of “America’s Got Talent,” not only because of his smooth and soulful singing voice, but because of his

2 Chainz is having a little trouble at the office … one of his ATL restaurants is closed again — shut down by cops for violating COVID-19 guidelines. The rapper’s popular joint, Escobar Restaurant & Tapas, was ordered to close its doors just Monday night after Georgia State Police paid the restaurant a visit. According

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Jason Derulo is losing teeth and adding stacks of cash thanks to TikTok … and he says you don’t have to be a famous singer or mess up your grill to start raking in the dough. The “Cats” star and “Swalla” singer tells TMZ … anybody can make a killing

Play video content Queen’s guitarist, Brian May, got a double shot of “Another One Bites the Dust” … first with an agonizing crushed nerve, followed by a heart attack. Luckily, Brian lived to tell the tale himself, but he says for a good week he was in absolute “agony” — and that was before his

Carl Crawford is ready to talk about the double drowning that occurred at his home — and his first words are ones of regret and remorse for the victims. The former Dodger star turned record label executive took to social media this weekend to reflect on the fatal accident that took place at his crib