Music

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

Tommy Lee‘s putting a whole new meaning to Mötley Crüe’s hit, “Looks That Kill” … by selling a crib with killer views. The rock star drummer listed his picturesque Calabasas crib for a cool $4,599,000. The 6-bedroom, 8-bathroom house sits on a 12,000-square-foot lot. Tommy’s a rock star, so ya know it’s got the bells

Play video content Exclusive There’s an old saying — “Close but no cigar” — which precisely describes what went down at Luke Bryan‘s Florida cigar bar Friday night, because patrons were super close to each other. Luke’s cigar bar, Shore Thing Cigars, is located in Watersound, Florida, and on Friday night it was the backdrop

Orlando Bloom and Katy Perry are not hiding their allegiance … they’re telling the world they’re on the Fauci train all the way. The expecting couple posted what seems to be their position on the coronavirus controversy, but there are nuances. Dr. Fauci — the undisputed hero in the fight against the pandemic — has

Exclusive Eminem‘s face-to-face with an alleged intruder was a long time coming … because TMZ’s learned the same guy tried to track him down last summer. Matthew David Hughes, the suspect arrested in last month’s breaking and entering case at the rapper’s Detroit-area home, was busted in June 2019 for trespassing on 2 properties as

Play video content April Love Geary is ashamed to be from Huntington Beach because of all the “white privilege” punks, as she put it, protesting SoCal beach closures. Robin Thicke‘s fiancee went off Friday on the protesters, calling them out for their utter disregard of people’s health during this coronavirus pandemic. She said “it’s the

Breaking News R. Kelly has no shame … he’s making yet another plea to the judge to let him out of jail, but this time he claims he has proof he’s vulnerable to COVID-19. The disgraced singer’s lawyer filed docs, obtained by TMZ, asking the judge to release his client pending his trial and claiming

Exclusive Beyonce and Megan Thee Stallion‘s new track is providing more than listening pleasure — it’s immediately feeding people in need by inspiring others to give. As we told you … the 2 women are donating proceeds from Bey’s remix of Meg’s “Savage” to Bread of Life in Houston, a nonprofit that supplies food for

Ace Hood, Future and Rick Ross would be so proud — Travis Scott really did wake up to a new Bugatti to celebrate the final year of his 20s. The “Sicko Mode” rapper celebrated turning 29 Thursday by hanging with his crew and jumping into his new whip, which, as you may know by now,

Exclusive Eminem came face-to-face with a home intruder who slipped past his own security — which was sound asleep — and the guy made it into his living room. Police sources, as well as sources connected to Em, tell TMZ … the break-in went down earlier this month at around 4 AM at Em’s Detroit-area