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Play video content Instagram / @jermainedupri Anita Baker‘s Valentine’s Day show in Atlanta is earning rave reviews, especially because it was capped off with a cameo surprise from Usher mid-show!!! Backstage looked like a scene from an award show as Jermaine Dupri assembled the troops backstage for photos with the woman of the night. Tamia

Play video content Instagram / @nlechoppamusic NLE Choppa checked off a bucket list item … wrapping up a music video shoot with his idol Lil Wayne, and the young rap star didn’t hold back his gratitude for the icon while on set!!! Wayne was recently honored by the Recording Academy ahead of his “Tha Carter

Snoop Dogg‘s lockout of Death Row Records’ catalog on streaming services is finally over — Tha Doggfather’s linked with TikTok’s new music arm, SoundOn. The exclusive welcome party will extend throughout the week on TikTok … before the legendary rap tunes return to traditional digital streaming platforms. Play video content Snoop removed the Death Row

Play video content Instagram / @iamcardib Cardi B and Offset are spendin’ Valentine’s Day together at the golden arches for the unveiling of their collab meal, and they certainly weren’t alone … because a MASSIVE swarm of fans met them there. The happy couple hit up the Times Square McDonald’s Tuesday, and if ya didn’t

Tommy Howell’s American Storyteller introduces us to a side of the renowned actor that I never knew existed. The eleven track collection revels in rootsy invocations of country, blues, and blues rock that hit with conviction and deal with life on life’s terms. There’s no airy pretensions in these songs but, instead, hard-bitten avowals of life lived

Play video content TMZ.com O.T. Genasis thinks Donald Trump‘s critique of Rihanna‘s Super Bowl Halftime performance was outta line, considering the megastar is pregnant with her second child!!! We caught O.T. Monday at LAX, and he doesn’t cap like it was the greatest SB performance he’s seen … but he totally believes Rihanna had some

Many Miles Away is a band born from the brilliance of singer/songwriter Michael Shapiro and famed guitarist Miles Schon. Together they formed an incredible project and their debut release “Can You Feel It” is a superb rock song with many twists and turns. Their debut single is a prelude to their album “Many Miles Away”

Play video content TMZ.com Key Glock isn’t worried he’ll run out of Young Dolph verses anything time soon — he says they recorded so many he can’t even ballpark the number. Mr. Glizock was chillin’ in AZ after Super Bowl LVII when the Memphis rapper confidently told TMZ Hip Hop he has unlimited verses with

Lil Nas X and Zedd ignored a property owner’s demand they not party in his swanky Hollywood Hills mansion, and then left the place trashed after the huge bash … at least according to a new lawsuit. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the “Old Town Road” singer and the famed DJ are among

Play video content Rick Ross threw a Super Bowl party fit for a king — with enough room for both his close family members and tons of his famous pals!!! There were no signs of Rod Wave … who Rozay invited to his suite ahead of the Big Game but the Bawse managed to attract

Play video content @yelawolf Bam Margera and Priscilla Presley‘s friendship is paying off for him in a big way — he’s hooking up his dad with an iconic Elvis robe .. TMZ has learned. Bam tells us he was first introduced to Priscilla’s son Navarone Garcia — through mutual friends in the music industry —

Rihanna is back, taking the Super Bowl by storm and reminding everybody what they’ve been missing for 6-plus years … and, according to some, she might’ve even just made a BIG announcement. The singer/fashion mogul hit the stage Sunday after the 2nd quarter of the game came to a close — and right from the

Play video content TMZ.com Bill Bellamy thinks the Grammys have a diversity problem in their voting ranks, and that’s why — as he sees it — their final ballots on the major categories rarely match up with public opinion. The “Top Billin'” podcast host and comedian was out in West Hollywood when we polled him

Ryan Shepard, who acted as Eminem‘s stunt double in the early 2000s, has died … tragically losing his life after getting hit while attempting to cross the street. Ryan’s brother Kyle tells TMZ … Ryan died in Washington at the end of January after getting hit by an oncoming pickup truck. Emergency responders rushed him

UPDATE 2:15 PM PT — Miami PD tells TMZ … units responded to the address in reference to a possible burglary in progress. Upon arrival, we’re told they were notified the suspect could be armed and still in the building — which spurred a perimeter being set outside. Cops in Miami have descended upon an

In his new EP Ancient Cosmic Truth, noted jazz player Louis Siciliano establishes himself as more of an experimentalist than a capitalist professional in four of the most brilliantly stylized tracks he’s penned to date. In songs like “Translucent Dodecahedron” and the title track, Siciliano gets back to the fundamentals that create a foundation for his

Drake hit the stage for a pretty spectacular pre-Super Bowl bash, with a little help from Cardi B. Drake performed at Hanger 1 in Scottsdale Friday night, recreating his show at the Apollo last month in NYC. Several tons of stars were there to watch, including Machine Gun Kelly, Megan Fox, Cher and BF Alexander

Sam Smith and Kim Petras have pissed off lots of viewers who filed complaints with CBS and the FCC over their “Unholy” Grammys performance. TMZ has obtained 18 complaints filed with the Federal Communications Commission  … and the flashpoint is Satan. Many claimed the performance was textbook devil worship and were appalled by the imagery

YG and Ty Dolla $ign are riding shotgun for the release of “Let’s Ride” … the first official taste from the soundtrack for “Fast X” and it comes as the film’s first trailer drops too. The leading Left Coasters are joined by up-and-coming Cali rapper, Lambo4oe on the song, which samples The Notorious B.I.G. and

Britney Spears desperately needs help, and multiple people close to her tell TMZ … the decision to pull the plug on the intervention scheduled this past Tuesday may well be life-threatening. TMZ broke the story … the intervention that was planned would include her husband, Sam Asghari, her manager and medical professionals. Her manager rented

Billie Eilish and her family are getting court-ordered protection from the man she claims broke into her childhood home. The “lovely” singer appeared virtually in court Thursday for a hearing, where a judge granted Billie a 5-year restraining order against 39-year-old Christopher Anderson. Billie’s parents, Patrick and Maggie, and brother, Finneas, are also getting protection.

Gucci Mane and Keyshia Ka’oir Davis added a new family member to their ranks with the birth of their daughter Iceland Ka’oir Davis!!! The little girl was born Wednesday, and her proud parents shared the news with the world on Thursday … posting pics of them smiling and coddling their baby bundle of joy. Waiting

Britney Spears has been struggling with her mental health and substance abuse, and both problems are now dire enough that people closest to her planned an intervention … TMZ has learned. As one source in regular contact with Britney told TMZ, “I’m afraid she’s gonna die.” Multiple sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … people

Offset and J Prince are turning up the heat on their simmering beef … Prince says he’s saved Offset’s hide a bunch of times, but Offset’s calling BS. The estranged Migos rapper fired back at the Rap-A-Lot Records mogul Wednesday after Prince went to great lengths to remind Offset of all Prince says he’s done

Play video content DDG unfollowed his girlfriend Halle Bailey on Instagram earlier this week … setting off Gen-Z breakup alarms, but he also raised suspicions and anger from one of Halle’s family members. Chloe x Halle’s older sister Ski was among the breakup-believers, and posted a video Wednesday to drag her potential brother-in-law for filth

While conservatives are up in arms about Sam Smith and Kim Petras‘ hell-themed performance of “Unholy” at the Grammys … the Church of Satan is unimpressed. David Harris, magister for the Church of Satan, tells TMZ … Sam and Kim’s performance was “alright” and “nothing particularly special.” Harris, who’s pretty high up in the Church

Madonna is firing back at the haters who made fun of the way her face looked at the Grammys … she says it’s degrading and reeks of ageism and misogyny. The pop star posted a lengthy social media rant Tuesday, addressing the jokes that were flying online during the Grammys, when she introduced Kim Petras