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Exclusive Getty The 11-year-old violinist for who Simon Cowell hit the golden buzzer on “America’s Got Talent” is onto the semi-finals, and his next performance could be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars … TMZ has learned. Tyler Butler-Figueroa is not only Simon’s pick to win it all this season, but the young leukemia survivor

Getty Dem Franchize Boyz lost one of their own this weekend — Gerald “Buddie” Tiller passed away from what appears to be cancer, according to the group itself. DFB posted the sad news Sunday, writing on Instagram … “R.I.P. Buddie you Will be Missed #demfranchizeboyz.” Jermaine Dupri — who signed the group to his So

Getty Ariana Grande is coming back to Manchester to spread love more than 2 years since her benefit concert following the bombings there — now doing a show for Pride. The pop star will be in Manchester Sunday, where a live concert is being put on … this following two days of other festivities, including

Bella Thorne went in the drink with her Italian pop star boyfriend Benjamin Mascolo. Bella and Benjamin have been on a romantic vacay in Sardinia, Italy, and each spent a considerable amount of time trying to resuscitated the other. Gotta say … Benjamin’s got some pretty cool ink. They’ve been together since April, just days

Exclusive Details Getty 5:16 PM PT — We’ve learned the woman claiming assault against Howie is an ex-girlfriend. Howie Day was arrested in NYC after a woman claimed he’d assaulted her — this a year after he was arrested for something similar … TMZ has confirmed. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … the “Collide” singer

Dua Lipa is doing her post-birthday festivities right — chillin’ out in Malibu with her beau, Anwar Hadid, who’s got a firm grip on things by land … or by sea. The pop star was getting active Friday — a day after her 24th birthday — with Anwar in the Pacific, where it looks like

Exclusive TMZ R. Kelly‘s desperate to retain the attorney who successfully defended Michael Jackson in his child molestation case … so much so his team’s hitting up anyone it can for financial help to pay what will become an enormous legal bill — and it might be working. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ …

Kanye West is in Dayton, Ohio … and all signs are pointing to him hosting his Sunday Service in the same city where 9 people were killed in a recent mass shooting. Kanye and his family were spotted Friday afternoon in Dayton … which is pretty interesting, considering that’s where his longtime friend Dave Chappelle

Play video content Exclusive The young rapper whose earned praise from Kylie Jenner, Drake and Meek Mill had a very public run-in with the law that ended with his arrest … and his reps are calling the move racist. Rapper Ambjaay — famous for his hugely successful track, “Uno” — was busted Thursday about an

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Vic Mensa straight-up says that, in Donald Trump‘s world of extreme capitalism, everything’s for sale … including people’s lives. The rapper made a passionate plea for gun control, telling TMZ … this country’s long overdue, but says it’ll never happen under a president that’s in bed with the NRA —

Play video content No Jumper Podcast Jay-Z‘s ex-business-partner-turned-nemesis, Damon Dash, claims the mogul’s new NFL partnership has exposed him as a backstabber who “ain’t s**t!” Dame fired that brutal shot while talking to Adam22 on the No Jumper podcast. Dash, who started Roc-A-Fella Records with Jay, was asked about Jermaine Dupri‘s claim Jay talked him

Breaking News TMZ.com Kodak Black just did an about-face and cut a deal in his federal firearms case. The rapper was in court Thursday for a change of plea hearing where he told the judge he was now pleading guilty … after initially pleading not guilty to lying on federal gun applications. Kodak has been

Exclusive Getty Composite Justin and Hailey Bieber are set to say their “I dos” again in a place that’s way off their usual paths — but, obviously, they’ve fallen for the charms of South Carolina. The Biebers finally sent out their save the dates, and TMZ got a sneak peek at the comic book-style card

Exclusive Getty Drake and Big Freedia have a New Orleans musician in his feelings … according to a new lawsuit, he says the rappers straight-up jacked his beats and passed them off as their own. Samuel Nicholas III — who goes by Sam Skully — is suing the rappers claiming they used his beat for

Play video content Cardi B is FUMING over the NYPD allegedly shutting down her pal’s back-to-school event — and speaking of fumes, she wants New York’s finest to choke on hers. The Bronx-born rapper went on a tear Tuesday night, calling out the NYPD for what she says were bullying tactics that effectively torpedoed her

Exclusive TMZ.com It’s just about time for Tekashi 6ix9ine to pay the piper, testifying in open court against his alleged kidnappers … while knowing full well it could make his family members targets of gang retaliation. The rapper — who’s currently incarcerated on federal racketeering charges — is expected to testify next month about the

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Offset got pulled over by a cop who had trouble spelling his name, and it was all downhill from there … except for a very small bone thrown his way at the end. The traffic stop went down in late March in Sandy Springs, GA outside Atlanta, and according to

The Image Direct Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello have taken their PDA world tour on the road … which begs the question — do these two ever come up for air?!? The “Senorita” singers headed North to Montreal for more QT. When they weren’t holding hands on a nighttime stroll, they were gettin’ it at

The BIG3 was ON FIRE over the weekend — with a ton of huge stars hitting the American Airlines Center in Dallas for the BIG3 Ballout … capped off with a live performance from T.I. The place was rockin’ … with Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Gary Payton and more showing support for the league’s

TMZ.com Chris Brown doesn’t have to worry about a criminal case against him in Florida anymore — the charge for allegedly sucker punching a photographer has been dropped. It’s a huge win for the singer, who got arrested last year after the altercation with a photog in a Tampa nightclub called Aja Channelside. We got

Getty Composite Elton John wants the media to back the hell off of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle — and warns if the harassment continues they’ll end up like Princess Diana. Sir Elton is livid about various reports and criticisms of the Royal couple going on gas-guzzling private jet trips — most recently to Elton’s

Exclusive Getty Composite Justin and Hailey Bieber are thiiiiiissss close to finally pulling the trigger on a date for their formal wedding celebration … we’ve learned it looks like the party will go down next month. Sources close to the couple tell TMZ … they’re eyeing a date in September for close friends and family

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Kanye West is coming down from the mountain top and taking church goers back to school — literally he was on a campus this weekend doing his Sunday Service. That’s right … Ye switched things up Sunday for his weekly spiritual concert — opting to bring his talents to the

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Cardi B made something clear Saturday night — at least to us — she’s becoming the voice of her generation. We got Cardi leaving the Bryant Park Hotel after a night of celebrating Jason Lee‘s birthday with Wendy Williams, and boy, she did not disappoint. Two things were on our

Exclusive TMZ.com Lance Bass is giving personal shout-outs for $150 a pop … but he’s not looking to make a quick buck. He’s trying help struggling teachers across America. With back-to-school just around the corner, Lance is dedicating the entire month of August to help fulfill wish lists for teachers who desperately need supplies. It’s

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Lil Yachty is looking at Boosie Badazz‘s weed case in Georgia with a glass-half-full type of mentality — and doesn’t seem to think he’ll do jail time if convicted. We got the rapper Saturday cruising around in Atlanta in a red Ferrari with a beautiful gal riding passenger, and asked

Play video content TMZ.com Brody Jenner is back in circulation … as if the whole “marriage” thing never happened. Brody was at the 1720 venue in DTLA Friday night, and was super effective in hyping up the crowd. At one point he took the stage with his band, AHZ, and tried his hand at the

Exclusive TMZ.com It could’ve been way worse for Boosie Badazz … but it’s still pretty bad, because he’s facing 2 felony charges in Georgia from his April drug bust. The D.A. in Coweta County slapped the Louisiana rapper with possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, and possession of a controlled substance. When you

Exclusive Getty Jay-Z had multiple reasons for becoming part of the NFL family, and TMZ Sports has learned one of them is that he is going to become part owner of an NFL team … and it’s going to happen soon. Sources connected to Jay and with direct knowledge tell us … Jay is going