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Exclusive Phil Collins‘ ex cleaned up good at an auction for all of her jewelry and clothing … including a $22k score for the singer’s gold records and awards that had a severely low opening bid. The folks over at Kodner Galleries in Florida auctioned off Orianne Cevey‘s collection of jewelry and clothing on Wednesday

Megan Thee Stallion has shared a new video for her DaBaby-featuring Good News single “Cry Baby.” It’s directed by Colin Tilley, who previously directed Megan’s videos for “Body,” “Don’t Stop,” and “WAP” (plus recent videos by Justin Bieber, Post Malone, J Balvin, and more). This one takes place in a toy store, and it features

Play video content Ryan Cameron Majic ATL Ice Cube is continuing his mission to help create jobs and new business opportunities for Black Americans, and he’s about to chop it up with President Biden. Cube says the Biden Administration reached out to him Tuesday, and they’re hashing out a time and a place for a

Wye Oak’s Jen Wasner has announced her second Flock of Dimes full-length: Head of Roses is the follow-up to 2016’s If You See Me, Say Yes and it comes out on April 2 via Sub Pop. The record is led by “Two,” which arrives with a music video directed by Lola B. Pierson and Cricket

Exclusive Silento‘s family is banding together on the heels of his arrest for allegedly murdering his cousin … and they’re addressing reports the rapper’s been battling mental health issues. A rep for Silento, Chanel Hudson, tells TMZ … the family’s trying to move forward as a close-knit group. As we reported, the rapper’s facing a

The 2021 Sundance Film Festival concluded tonight by awarding the top jury prizes to films that premiered at the event. The Questlove-directed Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)—a film about the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival—was awarded the U.S. Documentary Competition’s Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award. Questlove reacted to the

Play video content NBC Dolly Parton‘s had to reject the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice, but she’s gonna get a third chance … problem is, she’s trying to stay outta politics. The legendary country singer revealed Tuesday former President Trump tried to bestow her with the nation’s highest civilian honor, but she had good reasons

Ricky Powell, the portrait and street photographer best known for his work with Beastie Boys, has died, his management confirmed to Complex. He was 59. In his heyday in the in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Powell was a mainstay in the downtown Manhattan art and music scene. His portraits and candids of musicians

Silento allegedly gunned down his cousin, and now he’s facing a murder charge for it. The “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” rapper was arrested Monday for allegedly murdering Frederick Rooks after an investigation into the man’s death … according to the DeKalb County Police Department. Cops say they found Rooks shot to death inside a home

Pussy Riot have shared the music video for a new song called “RAGE.” It arrives days after three members of the Russian art collective—Masha Alekhina, Viktoria Naraxsa, and Lucy Shteyn—were arrested following protests calling for the release of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Check out the chaotic visual below. Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova and Chris Greatti

Kelly Rowland has added to her brood … another little boy! Kelly gave birth the day after Joe Biden‘s inauguration. The kid’s name — Noah Jon Weatherspoon. We’d say she gave birth to a little boy, but not so little! Noah weighed in at 7 lbs 8 oz. Noah has a big brother … 6-year-old

Bad Bunny performed at the WWE Royal Rumble tonight (January 31). The reggaetón star did a live rendition of “Booker T” from his latest album El Último Tour Del Mundo, while the song’s namesake Booker T stood stoic beside him on the stage. It closed with Bad Bunny handing the mic over to the wrestler,

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Donald Trump‘s banned from Twitter, but he can still have a voice on Ja Rule‘s new app … but Ja says he has a few ground rules, and the Proud Boys aren’t welcome. The rapper tells TMZ … the ex-Prez can start a page on his celebrity booking app, Iconn,

Hilton Valentine, the founding guitarist of the band the Animals, has died. The band’s label ABKCO confirmed the news with a statement on Friday (January 29). He was 77. Born in 1943, Valentine grew up in the northernmost part of England and found interest in skiffle music as a teenager. He co-founded the Animals in

Sophie, one of the most important forces in electronic pop music, has tragically died. Her reps say … “Tragically our beautiful Sophie passed away this morning after a terrible accident,” explaining, “True to her spirituality she had climbed up to watch the full moon and accidentally slipped and fell.” Sophie became famous in 2013, with

Figures across the music community continue to pay tribute to SOPHIE, the highly influential avant-garde pop producer who passed away early Saturday morning (January 30) in Athens, Greece, following an accidental fall. Artists including Danny L Harle, Flying Lotus, Hudson Mohawke, umru, Slayyyter, Nile Rodgers, Lyra Pramuk, Holly Herndon, Suzi Analogue, Jack Antonoff, CupcakKe, Iglooghost,

The coronavirus vaccine isn’t enough to save Coachella and Stagecoach from suffering the same fate two years in a row … the music festivals just got put on ice … again. The sad news came down Friday from Riverside County Public Health Officer Dr. Cameron Kaiser. He signed an order scrapping the April events, citing

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2021, scheduled for April 9-11 and 16-18, has been canceled by the public health officer in Riverside County, California. Dr. Cameron Kaiser tweeted a link to the order, which cites California and Riverside County health and safety codes, canceling the festival on the scheduled dates “based on the

Play video content @torylanez / Instagram Lil Wayne wasted no time getting back to stuntin’ after he received a pardon from President Trump … and it looks like he was enjoying the hell out of his free pass. Tory Lanez says Tunechi was on set to help out with his music video for “Big Tipper”

Selena Gomez has announced a new Spanish-language EP titled REVELACIÓN. The project arrives March 12 via Interscope. Today (January 29), Gomez has released the Tainy-produced single “Baila Conmigo” (“Dance With Me”), featuring Puerto Rican artist Rauw Alejandro. Check out the accompanying music video, directed by Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Nogari, below. “Baila Conmigo” follows “De Una

Halsey just dropped a bombshell … she’s got a bun in the oven!!! Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. The “You Should Be Sad” singer definitely is not that now … she made the surprise announcement Wednesday, posting three pics of her baby bump and adding the caption, “surprise!” It’s unclear when

Spotify has been granted a patent with technology that aims to use recordings of users’ speech and background noise to determine what kind of music to curate and recommend to them, Music Business Worldwide reports. The company filed for the patent in 2018; it was approved on January 12, 2021. The patent outlines potential uses

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com A new video from the Trey Songz saga shows he had a good excuse to take off his mask at one point during the Chiefs game — but it won’t help his case with cops. As you can see, Trey’s face mask was in chin strap mode as he chowed

HAIM appeared on the latest episode of Hrishikesh Hirway’s Song Exploder podcast. The Los Angeles band was joined by producers Ariel Rechtshaid and Rostam to discuss the genesis of their 2019 single “Summer Girl,” from last year’s Women in Music Pt. III. Listen to the full episode below. In the episode, the sisters talk about

Phil Collins and his ex have not had a groovy kind of breakup, and it seems she don’t care anymore … because she’s damn near giving away his awards and gold records. Orianne Cevey has put multiple gold LPs and “Assorted Phil Collins Awards” on the auction block in the latest bitter development in their

Adrianne Lenker was the musical guest on tonight’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. From a remote outdoor location, she performed “anything” from her album songs. Watch it happen below. At the end of 2020, Lenker performed several songs from her new album on NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert” series. Listen to her conversation

Exclusive Megan Thee Stallion recently sounded off about Tory Lanez allegedly shooting her, and now he wants to level the playing field, and speak his mind. A judge had ordered Lanez to keep his lips sealed about info he gets from prosecutors in his case, and also barred him from contacting Meg on social media

Perfume Genius, Foo Fighters, and Benjamin Gibbard are set to appear on Viva Vera 20!, a livestream special celebrating the 20th anniversary of the first show at Seattle’s Vera Project. The show will be broadcast on VeraTV.org on Wednesday, January 27, at 7 p.m. Pacific and feature additional performances and birthday wishes from TV on

Trey Songz got arrested at the Chiefs game after cops say he refused to wear a mask, but photos show him wearing one in the crowd and posing with security. Trey just posted a bunch of pics from the AFC Championship, and one shows him wearing a black face covering at Arrowhead Stadium, standing next

serpentwithfeet has announced his album DEACON with a video for the single “Fellowship.” The track was co-written and co-produced with Sampha and Lil Silva; check out the Kordae Jatafa Henry–directed clip for “Fellowship” below. DEACON, the follow-up to serpentwithfeet’s 2018 debut LP soil, is due out March 26 via Secretly Canadian. “​I originally approached this