Breaking News After nearly a year and a half of beefing, Scooter Braun has said goodbye to Taylor Swift‘s master recordings … unloading it for a pretty penny. Scooter’s company — Ithaca Holdings LLC — has reportedly sold the master rights to Taylor’s first 6 albums to an unknown investment fund. The buyer reportedly dropped
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Kali Uchis has shared another song from her forthcoming album Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) ∞. The track is titled “te pongo mal (prendelo)” and it features Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Jowell & Randy. Listen below. Sin Miedo, Kali Uchis’ second LP and first Spanish-language project, is out this Wednesday, November 18 (via
Breaking News Singer Ryan Cabrera and WWE star Alexa Bliss have something to celebrate during these bleak COVID times … THEY’RE ENGAGED!!! Ryan posted a pic of the question-popping Saturday night, with the caption, “tonight was the best night of my life!!! And it’s just the beginning!!!” Bliss added Ryan popped the question one year
Tower Records, the music chain that shuttered its 89 stores back in 2006, is relaunching as an online shop, the Bay Area’s ABC7 reports. The new website also features scheduled livestream concerts, as well as a digital version of the company’s in-house magazine Tower Pulse! According to ABC7, the relaunch grew out of interrupted plans
Play video content @orifbone / TikTok This woman’s memory might be slipping away because of her dementia, but she certainly hasn’t forgotten how to perform a classical piece of music … which is incredible to see. This is Elaine Lebar — a 92-year-old with dementia. Check out this video of her masterfully playing the third
In late October, VERZUZ announced that Jeezy and T.I. would lead the return of the program on November 19. As of tonight (November 14), there’s a new lineup: Gucci Mane will test his hits against Jeezy’s instead of T.I. It’s happening Friday at 8 p.m. Eastern, see more details below. In an interview with The
Exclusive Boosie Badazz has a bullet hole in his leg after coming under gunfire during a trip to Dallas … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … Boosie was shot at in Dallas Saturday, after rolling through town in what we’re told was a sprinter van near a strip mall called Big T’s
Music royalty Leland Sklar is a featured guest on The Mike Wagner Show on iHeart Radio. Legendary bass player and session musician Leland Sklar joins to talk about his amazing music career and his new book “Everybody Loves me” (and you’ll know why!) Leland talks about playing with James Taylor, Toto, Phil Collins, Carole King,
2 Chainz was the musical guest on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night, where he performed “Can’t Go For That,” a Ty Dolla $ign-featuring track that heavily samples Hall & Oates’ “I Can’t Go For That (No Can Do).” Elsewhere in the program, Post Malone dropped in for an interview, in which he
Exclusive 2:05 PM PT — Tyga’s attorney, Mike Trauben, tells TMZ … the landlord’s claims are categorically frivolous and nothing more than a charade to get the rapper to give up on getting his security deposit back. Trauben also attached a letter purportedly from the property manager that says Tyga paid his rent on time,
Thundercat was one of the many performers during the first day of Adult Swim Festival. During his set, Ariana Grande joined him for a live rendition of “Them Changes,” originally from 2015’s The Beyond / Where the Giants Roam. Watch their performance below. Ariana Grande covered “Them Changes” back in 2018. At the time, she
Exclusive Quando Rondo didn’t come looking for trouble when his crew got into a violent altercation with King Von that ended in a fatal shooting … at least according to Quando’s camp. Sources close to Quando Rondo tell TMZ … the rapper wasn’t seeking out a fight with King Von the night Von was shot
Morrissey and David Bowie’s live cover of T. Rex’s “Cosmic Dancer” has been officially released. Listen to their duet below. Morrissey issued his 13th solo studio album I Am Not a Dog On a Chain in March of this year. In 2019, he released California Son, which featured a number of guests including Grizzly Bear’s
Exclusive Phil Collins says his ex’s accusation about him reeking like hell is a blatant lie, and a cheap attempt to smear his name to get millions out of him. The famed hitmaker filed legal docs calling Orianne Cevey a liar after she claimed Phil became a hermit and completely secluded himself from the world.
Oneohtrix Point Never has shared a new music video for his Magic Oneohtrix Point Never track “Lost But Never Alone.” It was directed by Josh and Benny Safdie, with whom Daniel Lopatin previously collaborated on Uncut Gems and Good Time. According to Josh Safdie, the video is “a haunted piece of surfing-a screen-capture of our
Exclusive Kodak Black‘s not letting imprisonment stop him from putting food on the table for thousands of folks in Florida this Thanksgiving. The rapper dropped $15k to provide more than 1,000 frozen turkeys for families in Pompano Beach … according to his attorney, Bradford Cohen. We’re told Kodak arranged for the birds to be sent
In the wake of news that a coronavirus vaccine with a 90% efficacy rate on an initial trial is in development from pharmaceutical company Pfizer, Ticketmaster has announced a plan to check concertgoers’ vaccine statuses prior to attending concerts, Billboard reports. The proposed system involves using Ticketmaster’s digital ticket app, which will collect information from
Exclusive The father of the late singer Selena and Netflix are being sued by a Hollywood producer who claims they left him out in the cold when it came to producing the new TV series. Moctesuma Esparza filed docs suing Selena’s dad, Abraham Quintanilla, claiming he broke an agreement they signed in 1995 giving him
Frightened Rabbit have announced a reissue of their 2010 album The Winter of Mixed Drinks, as Rolling Stone points out. The release will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Scottish group’s third studio LP. The band also tweeted the news yesterday. “The Winter of Mixed Drinks, now 10 years old, is a cocktail of emotions
Exclusive Britney Spears believes her father dished out hundreds of thousands of dollars to her former business manager for no good reason … and she thinks it was way too much. According to new legal docs obtained by TMZ … Tri Star Sports & Entertainment Group began repping Britney more than a decade ago, and
Bad Bunny has been cast in the third season of Netflix’s series Narcos: Mexico. According to a press release, he’ll guest star as Arturo “Kitty” Paez: “A member of Ramon Arellano Felix’s gang called the ‘Narco Juniors’—rich, well connected kids from upper society who fell in with the cartel life for the money, drugs and
There’s a limited edition Travis Scott McDonald’s action figure on the resale market … and it’s gonna cost you a lot more than his $6 signature meal. Here’s the deal … someone who scored the super-rare figurine from Travis’ collab with Mickey D’s is looking to sell the action figure on reseller marketplace StockX for
Nigerian pop artist Davido and Atlanta rapper Lil Baby have come together for the new song “So Crazy.” The track, produced by Nick Papz and Xander, arrives with a music video directed by David Wept. It was filmed in Los Angeles. Watch below. “I’ve known Lil Baby for quite a while, and I think it’s
Morgan Wallen‘s pissed Joe Biden supporters can pack in together to fill the streets in celebration during the pandemic, yet he can’t perform concerts. The country music star posted a video showing the massive group of people outside the White House celebrating President-elect Biden’s victory … with zero social distancing. Wallen wrote “Time to start
Drakeo the Ruler was released from prison on Wednesday, and tonight, he shared his first new song and video since his release. “Fights Don’t Matter” is set to appear on his upcoming project We Know the Truth. According to Jeff Weiss, the song was recorded “three hours after leaving the Compton Courthouse—from scrawled lyrics written
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com You might’ve heard ‘YMCA’ being played A LOT lately from both Dems and Republicans — a testament that it’s still got pull on both sides of the aisle … according to the guy who wrote it. Village People founder Victor Willis — the cop in the group — tells TMZ
Foo Fighters were the musical guests on tonight’s Dave Chappelle-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live. Their performance marked the debut of their new song “Shame Shame,” which they officially released as the episode aired. The song will appear on their just-announced album Medicine at Midnight, which is out February 5, 2021 on Roswell Records/RCA. Listen
Exclusive President Trump should have one less thing to worry about — the cop from the Village People’s giving him the thumbs up to use “Y.M.C.A.” … in hopes POTUS won’t get sued for it. Victor Willis — the founding member and lead singer of VP — says the potential lawsuit brewing over the unauthorized
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Induction Ceremony aired tonight on HBO, and Nine Inch Nails were among this year’s inductees. Before Trent Reznor’s acceptance speech, the band was honored with an induction speech from Iggy Pop, where the icon compared Reznor and the band to Bob Dylan, Nirvana, George Clinton, and French
Play video content The only thing missing from the streets of New York Friday night was Martha Reeves and the Vandellas … because there was lots and lots of dancing in the streets, celebrating a presumed Joe Biden win. A huge crowd gathered in Washington Square Park as the crowd danced as they sang to