Future’s non-profit organization FreeWishes Foundation has teamed up with Atlanta Sewing Style to make masks for healthcare workers and hospitalized patients affected by COVID-19. Atlanta Sewing Style is a community of over 500 local sewers and designers who will create, cut, sew, and deliver the masks to local hospitals. “There is so much that needs
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Exclusive Yung Berg allegedly pistol-whipped a woman after having sex with her, and now she’s been granted court-ordered protection from him … TMZ has learned. According to new legal docs … Talia Tilley claims Yung Berg pistol-whipped her face, pointed the gun at her mouth and threatened to kill her … after they had sex
Weezer have released a new side-scrolling shooter called “The End of the Game” Game, made to promote their Van Weezer single of the same name. The game, which can be played in your web browser, lets you choose your favorite member of the band to take on a massive alien boss with a laser gun.
Exclusive R. Kelly‘s latest pitch to be released pending his trial in Illinois federal court centers on his fear — like most Americans – of coming down with COVID-19. The disgraced singer’s attorney, Steven Greenberg, filed a motion Thursday in which he refers to coronavirus spreading around the world, and the health risks he believes
Actor Lakeith Stanfield, best known for his roles in Sorry to Bother You, Get Out, and Donald Glover’s FX series Atlanta, has shared a new single under the alias Htiekal (which, of course, is “Lakeith” backwards). Stanfield debuted his new song “Fast Life” in a recent interview with Max Cea for GQ. Watch the music
Exclusive G-Eazy is making sure kids on his home turf don’t go hungry while sheltering in place due to coronavirus … hooking ’em up with free grub. Here’s the deal … the Bay Area rapper, through his Endless Summer Fund, is providing meals to local at-risk youths in San Francisco — and the G-Eazy gravy
Kesha’s social media presence in the time of social distancing has included, of course, a tutorial about washing hands to the tune of “TiK ToK.” Among the highlights from her timeline is a new song about Nicolas Cage. If you want to hear a Kesha song that references the actor’s work in Leaving Las Vegas
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Slim Thug is imploring folks in Houston — and young people everywhere — to start taking coronavirus seriously, and he hopes his diagnosis is a wake-up call. The H-town rapper joined us Wednesday on “TMZ Live” and told us too many people in his hometown are taking the pandemic lightly,
Charli XCX is performing a livestreamed DJ set tonight (March 25). It will take place during Club Q, an online party with drag performances, DJs, and more for LGBTQI+ people quarantined in the wake of COVID-19. The password for the party, which is limited to 1,000 participants at a time and takes place every night
Exclusive The coronavirus pandemic has brought live concerts to a total standstill, but the music industry is still set on churning out new tunes … and producers are increasingly working from home and getting super creative. Music industry sources tell TMZ … recording studios across Los Angeles and New York City have all closed due
Jackson Browne has tested positive for COVID-19, he revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone’s Angie Martoccio. The singer-songwriter is currently recovering at his home in Los Angeles. Browne mentioned that he came into contact with “several people” who also tested positive for the coronavirus at the Love Rocks NYC benefit concert at the Beacon
Kim Kardashian West says Taylor Swift has left her no choice but to set the record straight about the phone call between Kanye and Taylor that led to years of conflict. Over the weekend, unseen footage from the 2016 call leaked online. In the call, Kanye tells Taylor about a song he’s working on —
Tres Warren, the lead vocalist and guitarist of New York experimental group Psychic Ills, has died. The band shared the news in a post on their official Facebook page today (March 23). Warren was 41 years old. “Our hearts are broken and heavy with the news that our brother Tres has passed away,” Psychic Ills
Exclusive Ariana Grande urgently needs court-ordered protection from an obsessed fan … we’ve learned she just filed for a restraining order. The “7 Rings” singer filed legal docs Friday seeking a temporary protective order from the man who was arrested Saturday following a disturbing and scary visit to her Los Angeles home. Ariana’s mother is
Car Seat Headrest have shared a new track from their forthcoming album Making a Door Less Open. This one’s called “Martin” and it arrives with a band-made lyric video featuring frontman Will Toledo (as his alternate persona Trait) doing dishes. Watch below. Making a Door Less Open is out May 1 (via Matador). The album
President Barack Obama sent a heartfelt, admiring letter to blues legend B.B. King just a month before he died, and the unique piece of history can be yours for … for a pretty penny. The personally signed piece of White House stationery — equipped with the presidential seal on top — was sent to an
Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim have premiered their new sitcom Beef House a week early. You can watch episode one, titled “Army Buddy Brad,” on Adult Swim’s website. According to a press release, Beef House is “about five men—Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Ron Auster, Ben Hur, Tennessee Luke—and Eric’s wife Megan, living under one roof.”
Rita Wilson‘s killing time under quarantine with a little old school hip-hop — and she apparently knows one of its gems by heart … down to a freakin’ tee! The actress posted an awesome video over the weekend showing herself at her home in Australia — this after she and her hubby, Tom Hanks, were
On March 15, Donald Glover released what seemed to be a new Childish Gambino album on a website called DonaldGloverPresents.com. The LP was subsequently removed, however. Now, 3.15.20, a full-length LP featuring 21 Savage, Ludwig Göransson, and others, is here. Find it on streaming platforms below. Glover’s last Childish Gambino album was 2016’s “Awaken, My
Play video content Swae Lee is continuing to give his fans what they want — and the coronavirus won’t stop him … not entirely, anyway. The Rae Sremmurd rapper hopped on Instagram Live Friday night to put on a concert of sorts — basically, it was him in a studio with a mic … and
The long-running British avant-garde music magazine The Wire has announced it has opened its online archives to the public for the next week. “We’re giving everyone one week’s FREE access to our online archive containing every issue of The Wire ever published,” a tweet reads. “That’s more than 430 issues to while away the time.”
Country music legend Kenny Rogers died Friday evening at his home, surrounded by his family. Kenny was under hospice care at the time of his passing … according to a rep for the singer, who also says Kenny died of natural causes. The County Music Hall of Famer was known for his impressive string of
Rema has shared a Major Lazer remix of the Nigerian singer’s 2019 hit “Dumebi.” Rema has also dropped a new song called “4AM,” which he recorded alongside 6LACK and Manny Norté. Listen to both tracks below. Last month, Rema shared his single “Beamer (Bad Boys),” which was made in collaboration with Jamaican producer Rvssian. The
Rock/Pop recording artist Wicked Witch has just released his highly anticipated new single “Molly” which was produced by Davey Oberlin of the multi-platinum, Grammy Winning super group Korn. Now available worldwide, download/stream today! Wicked Witch launched his career and stormed the stages alongside notable artists including Rick Ross, The Young Bloodz, Da Muzicians, Ying Yang
Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s desire to get revenge on his rivals got an innocent woman shot … according to her, and she wants him to fork over $150 million for the incident. The woman, who filed a lawsuit as Jane Doe, claims the rapper’s responsible for the stray bullet striking her left foot and, therefore, shattering
The Weeknd’s new album After Hours has arrived. It’s his follow-up to My Dear Melancholy, and Starboy. The record was led by “Blinding Lights,” “Heartless,” and “After Hours,” as well as “Scared to Live,” which the Weeknd debuted with Daniel Lopatin on SNL. Revisit the Weeknd’s “After Hours” short film, and hear the whole new
Exclusive Kodak Black‘s giving back to his community despite being behind bars, by donating hundreds of books and much-needed school supplies to students now learning from home. The incarcerated rapper’s attorney, Bradford Cohen, tells TMZ … Kodak’s sending out 625 reading comprehension books to 625 schoolkids in Broward Country, FL to help offset the impact
Toronto’s dvsn have shared the release date for their new album: A Muse in Her Feelings is out April 17 via OVO Sound. They’ve also released a new single “Between Us,” which features Snoh Aalegra. Check it out below. A Muse in Her Feelings is dvsn’s third album, following 2017’s Morning After. The record includes
Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine damn near had one of his former friends killed when the rapper ordered a hit … so claims that ex-friend who is now suing the rapper. Shane Hardy claims he had a falling out with Tekashi back in January 2018 over the rapper’s gang affiliation with Nine Trey Bloods. According to docs,
The Avalanches have shared the music video for a new song called “Running Red Lights,” and it features Pink Siifu and Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo. During his verse, Pink Siifu raps lyrics from David Berman’s Purple Mountains song “Darkness and Cold.” Listen to it, and find the band’s statement about the song, below. The video for