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Drake almost finds humor in the Grammys which inexplicably snubbed The Weeknd, essentially saying those little trophies really don’t mean crap. Drake said Wednesday night, “I think we should stop allowing ourselves to be shocked every year by the disconnect between impactful music and these awards and just accept that what once was the highest

Bad Bunny has announced his third album of 2020: The 16-track El Último Tour del Mundo follows March’s YHLQMDLG and May’s Las Que No Iban a Salir. The record arrives Friday (November 27), and features songs with Rosalía, Jhay Cortez, and ABRA. Bad Bunny announced the news earlier today in a tweet. Check out the

Breaking News Country music star Morgan Wallen will be grateful for second chances this Thanksgiving — he’ll be the musical guest on “Saturday Night Live,” 2 months after the show axed him. ‘SNL’ announced it Wednesday, saying Morgan will perform on the December 5 show … with Jason Bateman hosting. Moments after the news …

i_o, the producer born Garrett Falls Lockhart, died on Monday, November 23. The news was confirmed in a statement posted to Lockhart’s verified Twitter account. “This extremely talented spirit taught us that even if nothing matters, you can still lead with love,” the note reads. “Garrett’s truth and soul lives on through the music he

Exclusive The Weeknd was faced with a tough choice — perform the Grammys or the Super Bowl — but hammering out a deal to do both could’ve cost him Grammy nominations. Sources familiar with the situation tell us The Weeknd’s team was in talks for weeks with Grammy brass, who issued the ultimatum — us

Swedish artist Bladee and Berlin producer Mechatok have announced a new album. It’s called Good Luck, and it arrives December 10 via YEAR0001. Ahead of the album’s release, Bladee and Mechatok have shared a new single from the album as well as its accompanying music video. Check out the Gustav Stegfors-directed visual for “God” below,

Bad Bunny fans now know why he didn’t perform at the American Music Awards … he’s got the ‘Rona. The reggaeton superstar was originally scheduled to perform Sunday night at the AMAs, but he was MIA … and fans started speculating COVID-19 may have been the reason why. Their suspicions were confirmed Monday by Bad

Carpark Records has released a new compilation to celebrate the label’s 21st anniversary. No Cover: Carpark’s 21st Anniversary Covers Comp features Carpark musicians covering songs by other artists on the label. The compilation includes Sad 13 covering Cloud Nothings, Dan Deacon covering Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, Cloud Nothings covering Speedy Ortiz, and more. Listen below.

Exclusive French Montana is guaranteeing hundreds of families on his home turf have their main dish covered this Thanksgiving. The rapper teamed up with members of City Harvest on Monday to give back to his Bronx community … by funding and participating in the giveaway of more than 500 birds to those in need. French

BTS brought their new singles “Life Goes On” and “Dynamite” to the American Music Awards 2020 broadcast tonight (November 22). The Korean septet previously performed the song for the MTV Video Music Awards in August. Watch their performance, broadcast live from South Korea, below. BTS are up for two awards at the AMAs tonight: Favorite

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Folks struggling with the pandemic and all of its fallout got a big break Saturday, with celebs and others pitching in to help feed those in need. The Feed Your City Event is 10-events strong, and it was held in numerous U.S. cities.  Among them … Compton, where Dr. Dre,

Guitar Center has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as The New York Times reports. The company filed on Saturday night (November 21) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Virginia, according to the Times. Guitar Center will continue to pay employees amid bankruptcy. Read the full report here. The looming possibility

Exclusive One of Kenny Rogers‘ longtime friends did NOT know when to fold ’em, because he allegedly produced an unauthorized DVD of Kenny’s farewell tour … and now his estate is suing. The estate claims Kelly Junkermann, an employee and friend, went rogue after he recorded Kenny’s last tour and tried to release a DVD

Car Seat Headrest dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (November 19). In a small apartment, Will Toledo and the band (including masked member Trait) played “Can’t Cool Me Down” from Car Seat Headrest’s latest album Making a Door Less Open. Watch the performance, featuring drummer Andrew Katz in a “FALLON” T-shirt,

Exclusive Jeremih is gonna be alright — at least that’s what his family is signaling after revealing he’s out of the ICU and on his way to recovering after coming down with COVID-19. The R&B singer’s family tells TMZ … Jeremih has been transferred out of the ICU he was being treated at last week

Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeney have shared a new song called “Make Worry for Me.” It follows the Superwolf collaborators’ March charity track “You’ll Get Eaten, Too.” Hear “Make Worry for Me” and check out the single artwork, made by Harmony Korine, below. In recent weeks, Bonnie “Prince” Billy has teamed up with Bill

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Jeezy‘s had enough of his culture being linked to guns, feuds, violence and death — and he says his highly-viewed Verzuz episode was a chance to address those issues. The rapper told us what the real takeaway should be from Thursday night’s showdown with Gucci Mane … which set a

Detroit rapper Kash Doll and Atlanta’s DJ Infamous have shared a new single “Bad Azz,” featuring Atlanta rapper Mulatto and Buffalo rapper Benny the Butcher. The track is also co-written by Hitmaka and London Jae and produced by OG Parker and Smash David. Hear “Bad Azz” below (via Infamy/BMG/Republic Records). Kash Doll released her debut

Exclusive Megan Thee Stallion and Cardi B have more in common than ‘WAP’ … they can now both boast massively successful clothing lines with Fashion Nova. Meg’s new 106-piece collection — which goes heavy on the denim — raked in $1.2 million in sales in the first 24 hours … according to sources connected to

Tonight, the Latin Recording Academy held the 21st Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards. See a partial list of winners below, and see the full list here. J Balvin led the pack in nominations, 13 in all for for his March record Colores and last year’s collaborative album OASIS with Bad Bunny.  Colores won for Best Urban

Exclusive Boosie Badazz went under the knife after getting shot in the leg, but surgeons didn’t remove his foot … and he’s already home from the hospital. Sources close to Boosie tell TMZ … he did NOT get his foot amputated — contrary to reports — but he did have a couple of surgeries for

It was about time to document my concerts in picture and sound, trying to freeze a moment of this period where my team and I were nomads, using any method of travel to play yet another show the next day. Maybe tonight is the night where everything works out perfectly and things fall into place?

Exclusive Bobby Brown has lost another child … his son Bobby Brown Jr. has died. A source close to the family tells TMZ Bobby Jr. was found dead Wednesday in his home in the L.A. area. Police are still at the house, and our sources tell us, at this point, they do not believe there

Ghanaian-American artist, rapper, and producer Amaarae has shared the music video for her The Angel You Don’t Know track “JUMPING SHIP.” The visual, directed by Remi Laudat, features Kojey Radical and Cruel Santino. Watch below. In a press release, Amaarae said: I’m really excited for everyone to get into this video and more so excited

Play video content Exclusive AEW AEW + Director X = 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 TMZ Sports has obtained AEW’s explosive new trailer — featuring Nyla Rose using a sledgehammer to smash the living hell out of a Jaguar … and it’s AWESOME! The trailer was put together by legendary music video and movie director, Director X — who’s

A restraining order is being sought against Diplo by a woman who claims the producer distributed revenge pornography images of her, The Daily Beast reports. Online records, viewed by Pitchfork, show that a request for a restraining order has been filed against Diplo in the Los Angeles County Superior Court on November 16. The woman

Exclusive Lil Wayne‘s just been hit with a federal weapons charge and could face serious prison time if convicted. The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida has charged the rapper with 1 count of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. He faces up to 10 years in prison if

2 Chainz has announced a new E60 documentary on his history as a basketball player. 2 Chainz Full Circle will air on ESPN+ on November 19. Check out the teaser below. The rapper formerly known as Tity Boi is fresh off his new album So Help Me God featuring “Money Maker” with Lil Wayne. In