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Exclusive Taylor Swift‘s not going full Elon Musk — as in, selling off all of her possessions — but she IS a little lighter in the private jet department. TMZ’s learned the famous singer’s sold one of her 2 jets — a Dassault Falcon 50 she originally bought back in 2012 — reducing her personal

Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s glorious return to social media paid him handsomely and then some — but he ain’t keeping all the dough for himself … the dude’s giving back to kids in need. Sources close to the rapper tell TMZ … the release of his new song, “GOOBA,” as well as the launch of some

Exclusive A Hilton hotel thinks it’s smarter than a bunch of 5th graders — its allegedly trying to rip off a Florida class, but their school is fighting back with its allies … Kodak Black and his attorney. Here’s what happened … 5th grade students from Pinewood Elementary School in Florida raised $17k by selling

Diddy is speaking out on the death of his mentor, Andre Harrell, who discovered him decades ago and put him on a trajectory to fame — and his farewell may well bring a tear to your eye. The Bad Boy honcho posted a video Monday showing a speech he gave earlier this year after winning

Exclusive Billie Eilish is scared for herself and her family because an obsessed fan keeps showing up at her home this week, and he never practiced social distancing and most of the time, never wore a mask. Billie filed legal docs, with the help of the law firm McPherson LLP, claiming Prenell Rousseau began showing

Exclusive Rich the Kid can rap all he wants about how “Money Talks” but one celeb jeweler’s wondering why the Kid’s gone radio silent when it comes to unpaid jewelry bills … according to a new lawsuit. Peter Marco from Extraordinary Jewels of Beverly Hills is suing the “Plug Walk” rapper claiming he owes a

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Chaka Khan and Luenell have had it with mothers in their community continuing to lose their children — so, in their honor, they held a peaceful protest on an important holiday. The singer and comedian got together in L.A. Sunday with a bunch of other women of color — who

Breaking News Betty Wright, a supremely talented R&B singer who popularized the phrase, “No pain, no gain,” has died. Calling all my #PrayWarriors | My beloved sister, Betty Wright @MsBettyWright, is now in need of all your prays. “Que Sera, Sera | Whatever Will Be, Will Be”In Jesus Name We Pray for Sister Betty All

Exclusive Jay-Z, Meek Mill and others over at Roc Nation are speaking out publicly to demand justice for the slaying of Ahmaud Arbery — asking for a speedy trial and conviction of his killers. Jigga, Meek and other Roc Nation artists — including Alicia Keys and Yo Gotti — have signed an open letter they’re

Little Richard, a giant in the early stages of Rock ‘n’ Roll and beyond, has died. Richard had enormous influence over the genre, with insanely popular hits like the fantastically frenetic, “Tutti-Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally.” The Beatles have credited Richard as being inspirational to the Fab Four. Richard’s bass guitarist, Charles Glenn, tells TMZ

Tekashi 6ix9ine isn’t in the witness protection program, but he’d be smart if he started acting like he is — which is exactly what he ISN’T doing by showing off his new digs. The rainbow-haired rapper has a new pic up on IG, and there’s a lot happening here … including a potential road map

Andre Harrell, a legendary music exec who gave Diddy his big break and, among many other accomplishments, ran Motown Records, is dead. DJ D-Nice broke the news Friday night on Instagram Live. The cause of death is not yet known, but the day before his death Andre posted this … “Whoever need a ride to

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber finally teamed up on a song, and made it worth the wait by dropping a new quarantine-friendly music video featuring fans, famous folks, and their significant others. The pop duet premiered early Friday, and the theme of the music vid for “Stuck with U” is people everywhere making the most

Exclusive R. Kelly is offering an odd bit of reassurance … informing the judge there’s no danger of him harassing his accusers if he gets out of jail, because it’s impossible for him to communicate with them. Kelly’s legal team fired off a letter that’s basically a follow-up to their latest motion requesting Kelly be

Exclusive Chris Cornell‘s widow, Vicky, is threatening members of her late husband’s band, accusing them of making a fortune off Chris’ back and then viciously attacking her and her kids and screwing them out of what’s rightly theirs. Vicky’s lawyer, legal pit bull Marty Singer, fired off a blistering letter to the remaining members of

Exclusive Princess Love is officially waving the white flag on her marriage with Ray J … because she just filed for divorce after nearly 4 years of marriage. The “Love and Hip Hop: Hollywood” star filed divorce docs Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court … and it’s not a total surprise, because they were

Exclusive Chris Cornell‘s former bandmates are digging in their heels in an escalating legal war against his widow — and are now wondering where the money she raised from a charity concert really ended up. Soundgarden is once again responding to Vicky Cornell‘s lawsuit, filed last year, in which she claims to be the rightful

Brian Anthony Howe, the lead vocalist for Bad Company, has died … TMZ has learned. Howe passed away Wednesday at his home in Florida. One of his relatives told TMZ … Howe died from cardiac arrest … possibly on his way to the hospital. He had heart issues … the singer had a heart attack

Play video content Swayze Jones T.I. and Killer Mike are looking out for their neediest neighbors … helping them fill their bellies and wallets all while practicing CDC-approved hygiene. The Atlanta rappers teamed up Wednesday to serve hot meals to 500 ATL residents who’ve been feeling the impact brought on by the pandemic and quarantine.

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com We know Pauly D is a hot draw in the DJ booth, but we didn’t know he was THIS hot — as in, someone throwing down six-figures to watch him in action!!! The ‘Jersey Shore’ stud is super pumped up about raising $200,500 for the All In Challenge — raising

Exclusive Playboi Carti‘s lesson for future dads out there — don’t sacrifice style when buying a family SUV … assuming you can drop about half a mil on a Rolls, that is. The rapper spent $400k to buy one of the most exquisite family-friendly rides you’ll ever see … a 2020 Rolls-Royce Cullinan. The new

Exclusive Ariana Grande will have a court-ordered force field around her for the next 5 years — which will hopefully deter an obsessed fan who was arrested on her property 2 months ago. A judge just signed off on a permanent restraining order for AG’s mother, Joan — which also extends to Ariana — which

Exclusive DaBaby can’t keep his hands to himself … IF you believe a driver who claims the rapper attacked him when an argument quickly turned physical. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the driver got a call to pick up DaBaby in Vegas back in November, and the rapper and some friends hopped into his

If you ever wondered what 50 Cent would look like as Veep Mike Pence … well, here you go. An Australian artist created a Pence-ish looking painting using Fitty as his inspiration and it’s, well, interesting. 50 seemed to approve, saying … “This f***ing guy won’t stop, SMH. I guess i’m not wearing a mask

Exclusive Tory Lanez got into it an argument with a woman, and his formerly rumored girlfriend allegedly attacked her before they made a getaway … according to a police report. The alleged victim — who TMZ’s learned is model Celina Powell — claims she was outside the rapper’s Miami condo building Friday when he confronted

Going to concerts in the near future might require rocking a neon spacesuit straight out of Daft Punk’s closet, if an L.A. designer’s vision comes true. It’s called the Micrashell, a prototype for a personal protective suit that would allow people to once again attend large public gatherings without having to worry about social distancing

Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine will be a one-man band for his upcoming music vid because of the coronavirus and, perhaps more importantly, to keep his location secret. Sources close to Tekashi tell TMZ … 6ix9ine is going to be the only one in his camera frame in the video, and he’s already shooting behind-the-scenes footage. We’re

DJ Khaled is NOT a single man — which he had to remind one lovely lady who tried ambushing him with a live twerking session on Instagram … which he quickly shut down. The guy went live on Instagram over the weekend, and like several of his contemporaries have been doing lately — especially Torey

Play video content Breaking News Here’s Jennifer Lopez giving Shakira a “SHAKE THAT ASS” lesson during a private Super Bowl halftime rehearsal … and it’s amazing!!! “I do it with my knees,” J Lo tells Shakira mid-gyration … “If you shake your knees, your butt goes. “My mother taught me that … when I was