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R. Kelly‘s not just going to prison for his sex crimes in New York, but it also looks like he’ll be ordered to pay a fortune to some of his victims … including picking up the tabs to deal with their STDs and their psychological trauma in the aftermath. There was a restitution hearing in

UPDATE 8:18 AM PT — Law enforcement sources say the 17-year-old son of Freddie Trone has been arrested in connection to the shooting. We’re told the son was the shooter, and Freddie drove the getaway car. UPDATE Our sources also say the father and son duo were already in the restaurant’s parking lot when PnB

Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s recent brawl in Dubai won’t be his last one … not if the DJ he punched that night has anything to say about it!!! TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the DJ, Lucasdirty … who wants to resolve the whole thing mano a mano in a real boxing ring. Play video content TMZ.com

UPDATE 3:24 PM PT — Post Malone just broke his silence, confirming that he’ll be back on stage tonight in Cleveland. UPDATE Post Malone is stepping back into the spotlight after needing to be hospitalized in Boston last weekend — powering through the pain for his fans. Sources connected to the singer tell TMZ …

Singers, rappers … Aljamain Sterling will walk to the Octagon to your music — blasting in the arena, on TV — at his next UFC title fight, if your song’s good enough. The bantamweight champ is teaming up with 2x Grammy nominee Joyner Lucas … and they’re launching a contest aimed at putting a spotlight

Before this comical kid was singing around the globe, stringin’ up originals on his guitar and posting thirst traps left and right on social media, he was just your average teen playing soccer and hockey while growing up in Ontario, Canada. This cute kid may have worn tighty-whities back in the day, but now he’s

Play video content TMZ.com Working relationships are key to locking down guest features … so says superproducer Hitmaka, who thinks Desiigner blew his top when reacting to EST Gee‘s $75k asking price for a collab. We got Hitmaka at LAX and picked his industry brain about Desiigner’s recent outburst over EST’s steep quote. He notes

Daddy Long Neck‘s baby boy is out of the hospital and is on the mend … this after the BF of the kid’s mom was arrested for allegedly abusing the kid so badly he ended up there. Long Neck tells TMZ … his 9-month-old son, David Alfredo Samuelson Lopez, was released last Saturday from the

Play video content TMZ.com Actor Kadeem Hardison is a little hesitant about the “White Men Can’t Jump” reboot … but speaking as one of the stars from the OG flick, he sees some potential — and even has his eyes set on who could play him in this new-gen version. We got Kadeem in NYC

UPDATE 12:02 PM PT — The NFL just tweeted with official confirmation … Rihanna’s the headliner! Jay-Z says in the tweet, “Rihanna is a generational talent, a woman of humble beginnings who has surpassed expectations at every turn. A person born on the small island of Barbados who became one of the most prominent artists

Aaron Carter had cops at his door for a welfare check after going live on Instagram … because worried fans believed he was possibly doing drugs off-camera. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … police received a call Tuesday evening — with many saying Aaron was “possibly overdosing on social media.” Play video content Instagram /

Post Malone just canceled his Boston concert right before showtime … and he’s citing pain that seems to be carrying over from his fall a week ago. The singer broke the news a few hours before he was scheduled to take the stage Saturday night at the TD Garden, taking to his socials to explain

Play video content Open House Party With Kannon Britney Spears says she may never perform again, but that doesn’t mean she won’t get in the booth anew — proven with Elton John … and maybe, soon, with Benny Blanco. The award-winning record producer — who’s actually worked with Britney before — spilled the beans about

Play video content TMZSports.com Waka Flocka Flame and DJ Whoo Kid are teaming up … challenging AEW stars Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee to a match — with a twist — loser has to donate $100K to donate to a charity!! TMZ Sports spoke with Whoo Kid, who attended AEW Dynamite at Arthur Ashe Stadium

Here’s Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde on a casual date night … more proof the breakup rumors are total BS. TMZ obtained this photo of Harry and Olivia dining out Friday at Truck, a Mexican restaurant in the small town of Bedford, New York. Nothing fancy here … Harry’s wearing an Adidas tracksuit, plus some

Taylor Swift was, in fact, asked to perform at Super Bowl LVII, TMZ has learned, but turned the offer down … and we know why. Sources with direct knowledge of the Super Bowl halftime show tell us … Swift was approached months ago by SB honchos, asking if she’d headline. We’re told Taylor was clear

Passion can be presented in a record in a lot of different ways, but when Elizabeth Sombart is using it as a tool for expression in her album Singing the Nocturnes, we’re not only able to experience her love of music but that of Chopin as well. Sombart interprets Chopin’s compositional whims so brilliantly in

Gear up Swifties — Taylor Swift could be this season’s Super Bowl halftime show act … at least, that’s what the musician’s fans are thinking after the NFL appeared to drop a big clue into it all on Thursday night. Here’s the deal — back in May, Pepsi pulled out of its longstanding partnership with

Play video content Desiigner is trying to complete his next album, but it looks like all hopes of snagging red-hot rapper EST Gee‘s contributions are in the crapper. According to Desiigner, he reached out to Gee for a feature verse … only to learn the tab would run him a cool $75k. Desiigner used to

Play video content TMZSports.com Don’t sleep on Drake‘s ability on the basketball court … ’cause the hip hop superstar can flat out hoop, so says Dribble2Much, Drizzy’s longtime trainer. TMZ Sports recently talked to Dribble2Much — AKA Johnny Stephene — and we asked him, who is the best hooping rapper. “Big shoutout to my boy

Play video content TMZ.com Ludacris‘ manager, Chaka Zulu, has been arrested for murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a man outside his restaurant — but new video from the incident shows Zulu getting beaten by a group of men before he fired — giving way to a self-defense argument. We’ve obtained surveillance footage

Jadakiss‘ past life as Diddy‘s ghostwriter still haunts him … mostly because he hated everything about the process!!! The LOX rapper was chopping it up on Smoke DZA‘s ‘Personal Party’ podcast, revisiting his stint on Diddy’s Bad Boy Records — which was very early in his career, and, apparently, incredibly challenging. Waiting for your permission

Looks like Adam Levine and his wife are on the same page when it comes to weathering the storm of cheating allegations — they’re already laughing together, even as more women come forward. Behati Prinsloo had a big smile on her face as she and Adam were out and about Wednesday in Montecito, CA. At

PnB Rock‘s murder investigation is taking a deep dive into his past — because, apparently, cops are under the impression this might’ve been more than just a random robbery … on the contrary, it may have been a planned execution by a foe. LAPD sources tell us the case is moving in several concurrent directions

Play video content TMZ.com Lil Baby is feeling it from fans after he was spotted partying in Vegas, hours after canceling a show in Vancouver … but he certainly didn’t wanna talk about it. Baby hit Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills with some friends Tuesday, and while we asked him several times about the incident

Future‘s joined the ranks of Drake, The Weeknd and Kanye other artists flipping their publishing rights into big fat paychecks — he’s sold off his entire catalog to Influence Media Partners. The deal is said to be worth a “high eight-figures,” according to Variety, and includes collaborations with the aforementioned superstars over the course of

Play video content TMZ.com Lil Baby says his body “shut down” from tour exhaustion — and forced him to skip out on a Vancouver gig — but new video shows he felt good enough for the Vegas nightclub scene. TMZ Hip Hop got these images from inside Zouk Nightclub, where Canelo Alvarez was celebrating his

Play video content TMZ.com The Fall Back In Love Comedy & Music Jam tour creator Rip Micheals says Tory Lanez flat-out assaulted August Alsina … and now Tory has been booted from the rest of the tour. Rip spoke to us about the alleged beatdown that took place Saturday night during their stop in Chicago

“Moonwalking in Calabasas” rapper DDG is now facing 2 counts of firearm possession and one for reckless driving … both related to his June 2022 arrest while joyriding his Lambo. According to new court docs obtained by TMZ Hip Hop … DDG was hit with one count of carrying a loaded weapon, one count of