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Exclusive A company Dr. Dre and his estranged wife founded together is accusing her of draining the primary business account dry and even criminal embezzlement … just the latest sign of how nasty this divorce is getting. TMZ has obtained a letter that was fired off to Nicole Young by attorneys for Record One recording

Zendaya has won the Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama for her role as Rue in HBO’s Euphoria. Zendaya took home the trophy over Jodie Comer (Killing Eve), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), Laura Linney (Ozark), Olivia Colman (The Crown), and Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show). Tonight marks the first-time Emmy win for Zendaya.

Kanye West has a new vision for what record deals oughta look like in the music industry — and his guidelines are heavily in favor of the artist and making them money. Ye tweeted several pillars that we guess would be in his own terms and conditions as a record label exec — except, this

Ludwig Göransson has won the 2020 Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score). The composer was honored for his work on The Mandalorian. It’s Göransson’s first Emmy Award. Göransson’s award is not to be confused with the Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition for a Limited Series, Movie, or Special (Original

Play video content Exclusive @LionsShareNews Ruth Bader Ginsburg‘s death and President Trump‘s race to fill her seat isn’t just a one-issue problem … so says Lil Nas X, who fears big setbacks for the LGBTQ community. LNX was leaving LAX Saturday when he told a photog how he felt about the Supreme Court Justice’s passing,

Kamaiyah and fellow Bay Area rapper Capolow have shared a new mixtape. It’s called Oakland Nights—stream it below, and check out the video for the title track as well. The new release marks the second full-length project from Kamaiyah this year, following her self-released tape Got It Made in February. That album featured a track

Exclusive Lil Baby‘s going to war with the baby mama of his 5-year-old son, and it’s gone beyond social media squabbles … they’ve now taken it to court. Here’s what’s up — the rapper has been going back and forth with Ayesha Howard for weeks after she accused him of failing to pay for their

Lykke Li has released a new cover of Gloria Gaynor’s legendary 1978 disco hit “I Will Survive.” Li offers a stripped-down, voice-and-piano rendition of the track. Listen below. Lykke Li’s last full-length, so sad so sexy, arrived in June 2018. The following year, Li released the still sad still sexy EP. Check out Pitchfork’s “The

More legal trouble for Tory Lanez … this time it’s a man claiming the rapper went on a menacing attack in one of Miami’s hottest nightclubs. Christopher Harty is suing, claiming Tory and his security detail — or other members of his crew — beat him to a pulp while at LIV Nightclub. In docs,

Last month, the Smashing Pumpkins returned with a pair of new tracks called “Cyr” and “The Colour of Love.” Now, the band has announced and detailed their 11th studio LP, also titled Cyr. The 20-track double album arrives November 27 via Sumerian, and it includes the group’s previously shared singles. Find the cover art and

Justin Bieber is no Hells Angel, but he’s tooling around the City of Angels on a hot new ride … a bright yellow Vespa and Kanye West‘s latest kicks!!! The singer took to the streets Thursday on his slick Vespa Primavera Sean Wotherspoon, zipping around Los Angeles ahead of his new music video release for

Rihanna has announced the latest Savage x Fenty Fashion Show, sharing the lingerie brand’s new fall 2020 collection. The fashion special returns to Amazon Prime for its next edition on Friday, October 2. Like the 2019 show, which featured cameos from artists like Migos, Halsey, and Normani, the 2020 show features a slew of special

JLo and A-Rod are leaving Malibu, at least for now, because we’ve learned they just sold their beach house. The house is right on the sand, smack dab in one of the best areas of the ‘Bu. They sold the house for $6,775,000. The house is 4,400 square feet with 5 bedrooms and 4.5 baths.

In 1996, Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails provided the soundtrack to the 1996 first-person shooter Quake. That soundtrack has now been reissued and is available on vinyl for the first time. The remastered music is out on a double LP and pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Find it here. Reznor and Atticus Ross’ Oscar-winning

Play video content YFN Lucci came in guns blazing to a music video shoot, but didn’t seem to know he had a loaded gun in his hand until it was too late. The rapper was recently on set when someone handed him a semi-automatic weapon of some sort to use as a prop … except

SahBabii has enlisted Joji for a new song called “Gates to the Sun” for the first entry in the POLLEN x Spotify Singles series. Listen to the new track below. The artists created and recorded “Gates to the Sun” remotely. “The song came out beautifully, and it was really enjoyable to make,” Joji said in

Exclusive Katy Perry‘s not taking any chances as a new mama — she just got a restraining order against a man she claims is stalking her and is potentially dangerous. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a 38-year-old man named William Terry has been posting lewd messages about her on social media for

Last year, Tyler, the Creator designed an ice cream flavor for Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams. That green-and-white concoction was called Snowflake. Now, he’s made an orange-and-blue-colored flavor for Jeni’s called Pluto Bleu. According to a press release, the ice cream is “blood orange flavor with a bolt of tropical blueberry.” Pints of Pluto Bleu will

Ray J and Princess Love look like they’re calling off their marriage once — okay twice — and for all … but this time he’s making the big move. Ray J filed divorce docs Monday in L.A. citing irreconcilable differences — a move that comes a few months after Princess Love first filed to divorce

Bad Bunny will perform a livestreamed concert on Univision’s Uforia platform. It’s the first of the Uforia Music Series’ monthly livestream concerts set to air once a month through the end of December. Bad Bunny’s performance is scheduled to stream live on September 20 at 6:00 p.m. ET on UforiaMusic.com, YouTube, Twitter, and Twitch. Bad

Exclusive Funeral plans are underway for ex-Temptations lead singer Bruce Williamson Jr. … and TMZ’s learned the event will include the last surviving original member of the legendary group. A source close to the family tells TMZ … Bruce’s family plans to hold the funeral in Las Vegas on September 26. We’re told exact details

Iconic R&B and soul singers Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle were the most recent artists to battle it out on Verzuz. Tonight (September 13), the icons went hit-for-hit on the Instagram Live and Apple Music series. The two discussed their love each other and sang each other’s songs. They were joined by another legend, Dionne

Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com R&B star Kenny Lattimore says his music sales SKYROCKETED thanks to that memorable scene from “The Last Dance” featuring Michael Jordan rocking out to his songs more than 20 years ago! In other words, THE MJ EFFECT IS REAL, YO! You remember the scene … MJ was on the Chicago

Yesterday, Clairo appeared on A. G. Cook’s virtual Appleville festival, where she debuted two new songs, as Stereogum points out. Clairo later posted footage of her playing the new songs on Instagram. “two new songs, no idea when these will see the light of day but i thought i’d share a couple things i’m working

Play video content Exclusive Alex Hoffman/malibusurfcoach.com Rapper Lil Mosey has learned his lesson … at least when it comes to surfing. The “Pull Up” rapper doesn’t seem to have a single ounce of worry as he took surfing lessons while in the middle of a very serious gun case. Surfing instructor Alex Hoffman tells TMZ

The Flaming Lips were the musical guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon! last night (September 11). They performed “God and the Policeman” from their brand new album American Head. The studio version of the song featured backing vocals by Kacey Musgraves. This new cllip for late-night TV sees every band member encased in

Toots Hibbert, the singer who helped popularize the name “reggae” with his 1968 hit song, “Do the Reggay,” has died. Toots was a pioneer of the music back in the ’60s and beyond. He was a founding member of the band, the Maytals. Hibbert was very close to Bob Marley. There was a time when

ANOHI joined Laurie Anderson for a 9/11 episode of her radio series “Party in the Bardo” on the Wesleyan University station WESU. The pair played music by Diamanda Galás, Aretha Franklin, Steve Reich, Nina Simone, Nomi Ruiz, Meredith Monk, Marc and the Mambas, Klaus Nomi and more, discussing contemporary New York City on the 19th anniversary

Exclusive Britney Spears is jumping the gun on making decisions about the future of her conservatorship … according to her father, who says the court first needs to make some other big decisions about Brit’s health. Jamie Spears just filed new docs, obtained by TMZ, saying Britney’s lawyer is grandstanding by trying to unseal parts

Philadelphia shoegaze outfit NOTHING have announced details for their fourth album. It’s called The Great Dismal and it is out October 30 via Relapse. Check out the video for the new song “Say Less” and view the rest of the tracklist below. “The Great Dismal refers to a swamp, a brilliant natural trap where survival