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The voice behind Capitol Records’ very short-lived artificial intelligence rapper project is speaking out … and he’s actually thankful the label treated the contract like toilet paper. Real-life rapper Kyle The Hooligan hit Instagram following Capitol’s decision to end its FN Meka deal and says the creators — Factory New heads Anthony Martini and Brandon

News Moses Sumney Announces New Concert Film A Performance in V Acts, Shares Trailer: Watch Check out footage of Sumney performing a Björk cover and “Doomed.” The film is what the artist is calling “the official end of the Græ album cycle.” By Evan Minsker August 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Moses Sumney in A Performance

Capitol Records is pulling the plug on its AI rapper FN Meka, and calling the unconventional and controversial signing an insensitive move on their part — in retrospect, that is. The label went public with Meka’s contract on August 12, but Tuesday it did a complete 180° … apologizing to the Black community for not

News jaimie branch, Jazz Composer and Trumpeter, Dies at 39 The International Anthem artist, who came up in Chicago and Baltimore’s music scenes, died at her home in Brooklyn on Monday night By Evan Minsker August 23, 2022 Facebook Twitter jaimie branch (Hailey Thelen) Facebook Twitter jaimie branch, the jazz composer and trumpeter, died on

Play video content Elton John is pulling back the curtain early — giving fans a sneak peek of his new collab with Britney Spears — and judging by the crowd listening, it’s a hit. The rock icon was recently at a restaurant in Cannes, called La Guérite, where patrons were dancing up a storm. EJ

News MoFi Faces Fraud Lawsuit for Selling Vinyl Reissues as “Purely Analog” While Using Digital Masters Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, long considered an elite reissue label for its all-analog approach, has been under fire in the audiophile community after the company recently admitted to using Direct Stream Technology By Evan Minsker August 23, 2022 Facebook

Play video content BACKGRID UPDATE 10:37 AM PT — A rep for Quando tells TMZ … “Quando was present during a shooting yesterday evening which resulted in the untimely death of another young man’s life.” UPDATE The rep continued … “He himself didn’t sustain any injuries during the shooting and is safe. We ask that

Play video content Instagram / @ab Antonio Brown‘s decided to treat himself following the success of his new song and dance by copping an insane “The Godfather” watch … that’s filled with 666 diamonds! TMZ Sports has learned the former NFL wideout hit up Jacob and Co. earlier this week to pick up the timepiece

Play video content TMZ.com If you were at the Encore in Vegas Saturday, it looked like the TMZ Celebrity Tour, because The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Swedish House Mafia and Tyga all showed up in the same lobby!!! Travis was the first to show at around 4 PM … the father of Kylie Jenner‘s 2 kids

Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE 12:46 PM PT — Chrisean is now out of custody. UPDATE 9:27 AM PT — Cops tell us Chrisean was arrested for misdemeanor charges of criminal trespass and disorderly conduct. They say she allegedly tried to push her way into the bar and was detained by security until police arrived.

Ben Affleck needs a nap — at least that much is obvious from these photos of him on the road in Georgia … where the dude looks absolutely drained post-wedding weekend. The actor was photographed Sunday night being driven to a private airport, with a police escort in town that had the entryway to the

A group of men who were allegedly responsible for a rash of crimes in Atlanta, including the burglary at Mariah Carey‘s home have been arrested … and MC is singing the praises of law enforcement for delivering justice. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ 24-year-old Jeremy Caldwell, Terryion Anderson and Jalen Huff are all in custody

UPDATE 3:09 PM PT — A rep for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for Eastern District of NY has just clarified part of Fetty’s plea, telling us, “Count One of the superseding indictment references multiple controlled substances, but the defendant pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess cocaine only.” Fetty Wap will be sentenced to

Play video content UPDATE 12:30 PM PT — We spoke to Afroman Monday on “TMZ Live,” and he told us cops took trace amounts of some joints — along with the vape and hemp — but he’s mostly upset about the force they used and the damage to his house. He says the cops now

Nicki Minaj‘s new song “Super Freaky Girl” is now officially historic, shooting to the top of the charts, with the most pure sales of any track released in 2022. The song makes the diamond-selling artist the first female rapper to debut at No. 1 since Lauryn Hill‘s iconic song “Doo Wop (That Thing)” hit big

Vanessa Bryant had some emotional support Monday in her trial against L.A. County over crash-site photos … walking in shoulder to shoulder with Ciara and Monica. The 2 singers arrived with VB and her daughter Natalia … all the women forming a united front. They sat behind Vanessa during testimony from an internal officer with

News Opening Statements in R. Kelly’s Chicago Federal Trial Begin The disgraced singer is facing charges related to child pornography and obstruction of justice By Rob Arcand August 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter R. Kelly, June 2019 (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter R. Kelly is currently on trial in Chicago for child pornography and obstruction charges.

The Cleveland Browns grounds crew rushed to plant new grass right after Machine Gun Kelly‘s homecoming concert at FirstEnergy Stadium on Saturday … but it wasn’t because the show got too rowdy — TMZ Sports is told it was all part of the plan. The Cleveland native played in front of a packed crowd this

News Rick Ross Fined for Labor Law Violations at Mississippi Wingstop Locations The Department of Labor found the rapper’s company violated minimum wage, overtime, and child labor regulations By Matthew Ismael Ruiz August 17, 2022 Facebook Twitter Rick Ross at the register at a Wingstop location in Newnan, Georgia, October 9, 2016. (Photo by Thaddaeus

Swizz Beatz and Timbaland created a super popular rap battle show, and now they’re doing legal battle with the company to which they sold their idea … in the form of a $28 million lawsuit! The big time music producers are suing Triller, claiming the video-sharing social networking service failed to pay up for the

News How Did Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis End Up on the Cover of The New Yorker? Nicole Rifkin’s illustration “Sun-Dappled” is the cover of the magazine’s August 22 issue. Rifkin and Dupuis explain how the cover came to be. By Evan Minsker August 16, 2022 Facebook Twitter Sadie Dupuis in “Sun-Dappled” by Nicole Rifkin (courtesy

Play video content TMZ.com Nipsey Hussle got a ton of love for what would’ve been his 37th birthday, an honorable gesture … but YG wishes the rapper could’ve seen the honor for himself. TMZ Hip Hop caught up with YG at Nip’s Hollywood Star unveiling, which also included the announcement of August 15 as Nipsey

News HitPiece, the Infamous Music NFTs Startup, Relaunches With Actual Musician Partners Following a social media uproar earlier in the year where multiple artists demanded that artwork be removed from an early version of the site, the company has now partnered with a handful of artists By Evan Minsker August 15, 2022 Facebook Twitter Times

New date, new place, same fights — the Austin McBroom vs. AnEsonGib boxing match has officially been rescheduled for September 10 at Banc of California Stadium, TMZ Sports has learned. As we previously reported, the Social Gloves event — which was originally set to happen at Crypto.com Arena on July 30 — was pushed back

News Fleet Foxes and Blood Orange Cover the Strokes’ “Under Control”: Watch Both performed the track live at their respective headlining shows in New York City this weekend By Nina Corcoran August 14, 2022 Facebook Twitter Fleet Foxes (Jim Bennett/Getty Images) and Blood Orange (Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage) Facebook Twitter Over the weekend, both Fleet Foxes and

Wack 100 is accusing Nipsey Hussle’s brother Blacc Sam of removing a posthumous verse from The Game’s new album at crunch time … a claim we’re told is farfetched considering the song’s verses were never discussed prior to the album’s release. Sources close to Nipsey’s family tell TMZ …  Nipsey’s label, Atlantic Records, was confused

News Turnstile Part Ways With Founding Guitarist Brady Ebert Ebert co-founded the Baltimore hardcore band with vocalist Brendan Yates, bassist Franz Lyons, and drummer Daniel Fang in 2010 By Matthew Strauss August 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter Turnstile, photo by Jimmy Fontaine Facebook Twitter Turnstile are parting ways with founding guitarist Brady Ebert, the band announced

Play video content TMZ.com Carlos Santana looks like a man ready to rock out … he’s smiling and looking good after his scary collapse on stage … and is continuing his tour. We got the legendary guitarist at the Four Seasons in Downtown NYC ahead of his Friday show in Connecticut … and he was

News One Dead, Dozens Injured After Spain’s Medusa Festival Stage Collapses High winds exceeding 51 mph damaged the EDM festival’s infrastructure By Nina Corcoran August 13, 2022 Facebook Twitter Medusa Festival, photo by Pablo Gallardo Sanchez/Redferns Facebook Twitter High winds exceeding 51 mph caused part of the main stage at Medusa Festival in Valencia, Spain

UPDATE 10:43 AM PT — Troy Vaughn, President and CEO of Los Angeles Mission, tells TMZ … “We have absolutely had collaborative discussions with Ye about improving the lives of the unhoused on Skid Row, especially through design as he mentioned in his tweet. We are extremely optimistic that Ye will be an instrumental force