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Play video content @ashleighludlam/@emily.kinsbruner/Tik Tok Country music star Morgan Wallen — set to be this week’s musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” — was super unsafe over the weekend, and now the question … will ‘SNL’ pull the plug on him? The “This Bar” singer was in Tuscaloosa, Alabama for the football game against Texas

AC/DC have shared a new song called “Shot in the Dark”—the first from their forthcoming album POWER UP. The record reunites the group’s surviving classic lineup: Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd, and Cliff Williams have all rejoined the fold with Angus Young. The new album arrives November 13 via Columbia. It will be available in multiple

Eddie Van Halen — the legendary guitarist and co-founder of Van Halen — has died after a long battle with throat cancer … TMZ has learned. Sources directly connected to the rock star tell us … he died at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica Tuesday. His wife, Janie, was by his side, along with

New York trio Palberta have announced their new LP Palberta5000 and shared the music video for their new song “Before I Got Here.” The album is due out January 22, 2021 (via Wharf Cat). Check out the video for “Before I Got Here” below (via NPR). Palberta5000 is the followup to 2018’s Roach Goin’ Down.

Play video content @dababy, @mrsavagelife4 / Instagram / TMZ.com DaBaby‘s music video shoot ended abruptly when shots rang out and the crowd scattered, and it sounds like it might have been a drive-by. The rapper was in Charlotte, North Carolina Saturday, ensconced in the crowd of what appear to be extras, when you hear shots

Christine and the Queens has shared a new cover of the Bruce Springsteen classic “I’m on Fire.” Watch it happen below. Chris recently shared the La vita nuova REMIXES EP, which features three takes on “La vita nuova”—the Caroline Polachek–featuring title track of her recent EP. She also recently released a new song called “Eyes

“Saturday Night Live” came back with a flurry Saturday night, with a strong measure of social justice … calling out Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, playing audio saying he’s no different than “the sellout negroes that sold our people into slavery.” Megan was performing her song, “Savage,” when suddenly you hear the sounds of gunshots.

Nathan Apodaca is the TikTok star who hopped on a skateboard and lip synced to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” while clutching a bottle of Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice. The video went viral, resulting in a streaming spike for the already massive song from Rumours. The band tweeted their appreciation, and now in the grand tradition of

Mick Fleetwood‘s going the way of the Fleetwood Mac-loving skateboarder who went viral for cruising on “Dreams” and juice … and it’s awesome. The rock band’s co-founder and drummer joined the “Dreams” Challenge Sunday by sharing his own TikTok, showing him grooving to their 1977 hit on a skateboard … while sipping on some cran-raspberry

Megan Thee Stallion delivered a politically charged performance on the season premiere Saturday Night Live last night (October 3). Check it out below. Performing on a set that boldly displayed the text “PROTECT BLACK WOMEN,” Meg ran through her track “Savage” before setting her sights on Daniel Cameron, the attorney general of Kentucky. After playing

Play video content @thefakeryanking/Twitter Four weeks before Election Day and the song “F**k Donald Trump” is a serious trigger for at least one Trump supporter, who sucker punched a man over it. The violence went down outside a Buc-ee’s in Denton, TX and the video shows a couple of maskless Trump supporters telling another man

Organizers in Dallas, Texas have shared plans for a forthcoming library named for Power Trip singer Riley Gale, who died in August at age 34. The Dallas Hope Center, the city’s only shelter for LGBTQ+ youth, will be home to the Riley Gale Library. Organizers in Gale’s home town are seeking donations to build the

Exclusive Incubus co-founder and drummer Jose Pasillas took a nasty spill on his bike thanks to a defective handlebar, and it’s wreaked havoc on his wrist and his career … so he claims in a new lawsuit. According to the legal docs obtained by TMZ … Pasillas bought a brand new Specialized S-Works Tarmac bicycle

Travis Scott appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday night (October 1). He sat down for an interview with Jimmy Kimmel about his new McDonald’s collaboration, and then gave a remote performance of “FRANCHISE.” Young Thug and M.I.A. also participated. Watch below. “FRANCHISE” came after the release of “The Plan,” which Travis Scott made for with

Play video content BACKGRID Hanging out with Machine Gun Kelly can get kinda violent — just ask the windshield of this G-Wagon he was having a blast in with friends. MGK, Mod Sun and some friends were leaving Saddle Ranch Thursday night in WeHo when a wild boys night got even wilder … courtesy of

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums from Róisín Murphy, 21 Savage and Metro Boomin, Bartees Strange, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Shamir, and

Exclusive Yoko Ono‘s returning to battle with a former aide of her late husband John Lennon, claiming the guy’s again trying to profit off them, even though he was ordered nearly 20 years ago to knock it off. According to a new suit — obtained by TMZ — Yoko believes Frederic Seaman blatantly violated a

Justin Vernon has shared a new song in video to promote a get-out-the-vote effort in his home state of Wisconsin. As part of his recent “Visit with Vernon” drive, Vernon spoke with an undecided  Wisconsin voter and a friend about why voting matters in the swing state this year. The song, called “Your Honor,” is

Breaking News REFORM Alliance — the criminal justice reform org launched by Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Michael Rubin and others — is celebrating its first major victory with CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signing a new bill into law. Newsom just put pen to paper on AB 1950 … legislation which will drastically reshape Cali’s probation system

Laura Jane Grace—the singer and songwriter who fronts the bands Against Me! and the Devouring Mothers—has just surprise released a new album called Stay Alive. It’s out now via Polyvinyl. Listen to it below. The album was made this year during the COVID-19 pandemic as Against Me! came home from a tour. It was recorded

Exclusive Demi Lovato was clearly frustrated that her ex-fiance was going ham about their breakup, because she blindsided her team by dropping her new breakup song on Twitter, sending them into a frenzy to get it on platforms so her fans can buy the tune … sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ. We’re told Demi

Bas came on my radar with his Too High to Riot project in 2016. I was really into his range. He’s a technical rapper who also has an amazing melodic sense. It’s kind of difficult to define his style, which is something I always admire. When we connected, I had a wide variety of beats

Helen Reddy, the woman who sang the song that became the anthem of the women’s rights movement has died. Reddy’s family said the Australian singer died Tuesday, though they did not disclose the cause. Ready’s song, “I Am Woman” … not only shot to the top of the charts in the 70’s, but with its

It is important to remember that when someone is arrested for a crime it does not mean they are guilty of anything. Kentrell Gaulden is innocent of the crimes he was arrested for yesterday evening. He did not possess any firearms nor did he possess any controlled dangerous substances. Law enforcement arrived on scene without

Play video content Exclusive FilmOn The Whitney Houston hologram that was supposed to make its debut on “The Voice” years ago has emerged from the shadows new and improved — the problem is, her estate had NO idea it was happening. Record producer Scott Storch recently teamed up with Hologram USA — the same company

Omar Apollo has shared a new song called “Dos Uno Nueve,” and ode to his hometown 219 area code in Indiana. Check out the modern-day Mexican corrido below.  “Dos Uno Nueve” is the fourth song Omar Apollo has released this year, following “Kamikaze,” “Stayback,” and “Imagine U.” He released his debut Stereo EP in 2018. 

Play video content @tylerposey58 / Instagram Another major celeb has infiltrated the gates of OnlyFans — this time it’s a dude … one who’s sure to make paying customers drool and howl in delight. Tyler Posey of MTV’s “Teen Wolf” has joined the subscription-based, typically NSFW social platform — but it looks like he’ll be

Teenage Cancer Trust’s annual concert series has announced a streaming program featuring unseen live footage from the Cure, Pulp, Paul McCartney, and more, after this year’s concerts were shelved due to pandemic restrictions. Starting next week, gigs from a slate of artists—also including  the Who, Muse, Ed Sheeran, Noel Gallagher, Them Crooked Vultures, and more—will

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion‘s mega-hit “WAP” has had a Disney parody makeover … and it’s the famed princesses and characters like you’ve never seen them before! In what some have described as “childhood ruining,” more than 50 Disney films were edited in a mashup to the super sexually-explicit song. The comedic timing is