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Britney Spears may be singing again, but she won’t be talking under oath … at least that’s what her lawyer is insisting. Attorney Mathew Rosengart filed legal docs in the ongoing legal battle against Jamie Spears, saying the battle will be won with documents, physical evidence and the testimony of Jamie. Rosengart says Britney’s testimony

Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am says he doesn’t dig Tupac and Notorious B.I.G.‘s music, and he has a good reason for not following the status quo of worshipping the late rap icons — he doesn’t relate to their music!!! Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Will was a guest on veteran rapper

Country music icon Hank Williams Jr.‘s late wife, Mary Jane Thomas, died from a collapsed lung — and it happened just one day after she’d gone under the knife. Mary Jane’s death is being classified as an accident according to the Palm Beach County Medical Examiner, who says she suffered the fatal injury during a

Play video content Mind&Details BTS fans finally have their chance to live just like their favorite boy band … the house the K-Pop superstars once called home is now available for a once-in-a-lifetime overnight stay. Airbnb is giving two lucky fans the chance to rest their heads in the same house the group lived in

Play video content TMZ.com Dave Chappelle recently hit a minor setback when protestors essentially forced his Minneapolis show to switch venues — but Fat Joe says it’s time Dave’s critics find a new target. We caught up with the Don Cartagena Monday in NYC on Monday, and he said comedians like Dave Chappelle always intend

Modern pop music is the modern wild west. There’s gold in them hills, and the wildest part about the untapped potential of modern musical acts is that they could blow up right out of their bedrooms. I could be mistaken, but I’m almost certain the name Billie Eilish means something to you… and she’s just

Before this little one was spitting beats and rapping her way to the Grammy’s stage, she was just a cool, little girl break dancing her socks off and bouncing between New York and Los Angeles, California. This cute kid knows how to entertain a crowd and keep her fans … AKA her ‘Kittens’ on their

Play video content TMZ.com Everybody seems to want a piece of Machine Gun Kelly these days, and unfortunately for him … one fan took that concept literally, and much too far with a handsy display. The singer was performing Thursday at the Moda Center in Portland, OR — as part of his Mainstream Sellout tour

Play video content Shams Charania Gregg Popovich gave a speech at Jay-Z‘s social justice summit this weekend — once again making his positions on the issue crystal clear in a rousing speech. The Spurs coach was in NYC Saturday, where Roc Nation was hosting the event and honoring attorney Barry Scheck with an award for

Xzibit is lying to the court about his financial situation simply to avoid writing some big checks to his estranged wife for spousal support … at least according to her. The former “Pimp My Ride” star’s estranged wife, Krista Joiner, claims in new legal docs Xzibit is making it seem like he’s fallen on tough

Saweetie called out one of her fans in the middle of a show — but it wasn’t to reprimand him or anything … it was to point out that she thought the dude was right up her alley! The rapper was performing at Rolling Loud in Miami Friday, and at one point during her set

Play video content Kid Cudi was no substitute for Kanye West at the Rolling Loud Festival Friday night … at least according to some fans who pelted Cudi with objects, including a bottle to the head … and Ye got some lyrical licks in too. Cudi was on stage at the jam-packed event in Miami

Play video content TMZSports.com Blue Jays ace Alek Manoah just pitched in front of a sold-out stadium full of fans and celebs at the All-Star Game — but there’s one guy he really wishes would have come to watch him throw … Drake!!! Manoah made it clear to TMZ Sports just before he took the

DaBaby is in good spirits ahead of his Rolling Loud Miami performance this weekend, and it’s probably because his checks clear on time. DB was the latest guest on the Nelk Boys podcast and he addressed his artist Stunna 4 Vegas’ recent claim Dua Lipa‘s team coughed up $350,000 to get the Billion Dollar Baby

DJ Khaled is riding a tidal wave of buzz going into his next album and he’s just impressed the person who probably matters the most for the project … his Roc Nation boss Jay-Z!!! Khaled and HOV closed off a private listening session in New York City yesterday for his upcoming “God Did” album —

Play video content TMZ.com Kim Burrell, the gospel singer who came under fire for insensitive comments made in church, will NOT step down — she’ll be ministering again after deep introspection and counsel from her pastor. Kim and Pastor Dr. Mike Freeman of Spirit of Faith Christian Center in Maryland, tell TMZ … the backlash

Actress Shonka Dukureh, who recently gained attention for her role in the “Elvis” movie has died … TMZ has learned. Cops say Shonka — who plays Big Mama Thornton in the film — was found dead Thursday in a bedroom inside her Nashville apartment. It was one of Shonka’s young children who found her …

Play video content Ricky Martin is now speaking out about his nephew’s claims that they had a sexual relationship and he stalked him, saying the last 2 weeks have been horrendous. Ricky appeared on a video, obtained by TMZ, in which he expressed how he’s been feeling over the last few weeks since the claims

Jay-Z is saying yes to Jermaine Dupri‘s request to sample a classic track — even though he recently admitted he rejects many collab requests — but Jay’s approval comes with a disclaimer. So, JD is producing Drake‘s artists, the duo dvsn, and on Wednesday he posted a text convo with his “Money Ain’t a Thang”

Polo G complains about not being able to enjoy his birthday on his latest hit song “Distraction,” but his son certainly doesn’t share his father’s pain. This past weekend, the “Hall of Fame” rapper went all out for his son Baby Cap as he celebrated his 3rd year around the sun. Here’s what we mean

Play video content TMZ.com Nelly belted out several home runs … on a stage in Los Angeles as the co-host and performer for his carnival-themed MLB All-Star after-party with Dodgers star Mookie Betts. The Diamond-certified rapper brought Betts and his wife Brianna up on stage, dedicating his “Hot In Herre” performance to them … just

Kodak Black claims he had a perfectly good reason for having several oxycodone pills when he was busted last weekend … his legal team insists he needs them to deal with serious pain. Kodak’s attorney Bradford Cohen tells TMZ … the “Super Gremlin” rapper has battled chronic pain after getting shot in February during a

Play video content TMZ.com Lil Baby is in especially high spirits heading into his Washington, D.C. tour stop with Chris Brown, and briefly clued us in on Gunna and Young Thug‘s moods … even though we interrupted his Future flow. The 4PF Records CEO kindly stopped his rapping rendition of Future’s “Back to the Basics”

Jason Derulo and Jena Frumes are co-parenting their son without a hitch, under completely different roofs — and she’s doing so under a brand new one … TMZ Hip Hop has learned. The R&B/pop star leveraged his Billboard and TikTok success to purchase a $3.6 million, nearly 5,000-sq foot fortress back in March, but it

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck will soon be surrounded by their closest friends and family to celebrate their marriage at his estate in Georgia … a plan almost IDENTICAL to how things were supposed to go down 20 years ago. Sources familiar tell TMZ … back when the couple got engaged in 2002, they planned

Play video content Lil Durk says he’s taking a break from social media, but that’s not why the Chicago rapper is trending — that’s all about a wild casino brawl, where some folks think Durk got slept! The viral footage shows a man with blonde dreadlocks KO’d. There’s no doubt the guy goes down, but

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck might’ve gone low-key by exchanging vows in Vegas … but they’re still taking things up to A-list level with a big private party to celebrate their love. Sources close to the couple tell TMZ there’s a massive bash set to take place in the next few weeks at a home

Play video content TMZ.com Ne-Yo just dropped his first album in 4 years, and he says the hiatus is largely because COVID took a massive toll on his emotional state and creativity. The R&B singer joined “TMZ Live” Friday to talk all about his 8th studio album, titled “Self Explanatory” … an album that was

Drake‘s kinda doing an about-face after his team denied he was busted in Sweden — confirming he did have some sort of run-in with cops … but the details are still hazy. The rapper posted a series of photos Sunday, apparently documenting his recent adventures — one of which was a shot of a print-out

Kanye West may have been hit by the supply chain crisis, because his floor-to-ceiling renovation of his Malibu home is far from completion. Ye paid just a skosh over $57 million for the Malibu beachfront home. He’s using a famous architect … Tadao Ando, but even he can’t seem to accelerate the process.  Then again,