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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

News Bill Pitman, Wrecking Crew Session Guitarist, Has Died at 102 He brought his skills to hits by the Beach Boys, the Ronettes, Elvis Presley, and more By Allison Hussey August 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter Herb Alpert and Bill Pitman, 1970 (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Bill Pitman, guitarist for Los Angeles’

Naomie Ackie looks like she’s enjoying the hell out of playing Whitney Houston for an upcoming biopic on the late singer … tooling around town in a sportscar during filming. The British actress couldn’t hold back a huge grin as she shot some scenes Thursday in Los Angeles, riding shotgun in a Porsche and eating

News Watch Panda Bear and Sonic Boom’s New “Danger” Video The kaleidoscopic visual merges Noah Lennox and Peter Kember with a tutu-clad ballet dancer By Jazz Monroe August 12, 2022 Facebook Twitter Panda Bear in “Danger,” directed and produced by Fernanda Pereira Facebook Twitter Panda Bear and Sonic Boom (aka Spacemen 3’s Peter Kember) have

A$AP Relli claims he’s been receiving death threats after allegedly being shot by A$AP Rocky … and his legal team says it’s gotten so bad they had to contact law enforcement. A$AP Relli’s attorneys, Jamal Tooson and Brian Hurwitz, tell TMZ Hip Hop … their client has been subjected to constant harassment online and being

News Michelle Branch and the Black Keys’ Patrick Carney Split After 3 Years of Marriage “To say that I am totally devastated doesn’t even come close to describing how I feel for myself and for my family,” Branch said By Allison Hussey August 11, 2022 Facebook Twitter Michelle Branch and Patrick Carney, February 2016 (Photo

Britney Spears has not seen her 2 kids in 5 months, because they feel uncomfortable around her and have received some very upsetting texts from her … this according to Kevin Federline‘s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan. Kaplan spoke with Kevin after Britney posted her lengthy account of her relationship with Sean Preston and Jayden James

News Ice Spice Shares Video for New Song “Munch (Feelin’ U)”: Watch Check out the video for the Bronx drill rapper’s new single, which was co-signed by Drake By Evan Minsker August 11, 2022 Facebook Twitter Ice Spice, photo by Wonton Designz Facebook Twitter Bronx drill rapper Ice Spice is back with the video for

DaBaby is playing antagonist with all his naysayers and haters in his new video titled “Tough Skin” … which probably best describes what his critics will need to stomach through the entire thing. Directed by his longtime visionaries Reel Goats, DaBaby takes on the classic controversial image of being depicted on a cross akin to

News Jeff Tweedy, Waxahatchee, and More Share New Music on Talkhouse’s Listening Podcast: Listen Guests on the series include Björk, Jlin, Vagabon, Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt, and more By Rob Arcand and Matthew Ismael Ruiz August 10, 2022 Facebook Twitter Jeff Tweedy, Katie Crutchfield, Björk (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Talkhouse has launched a new podcast

As an independent artist, Russ is always looking to maximize his results … including spending a whopping $1 million on his feature record with Ed Sheeran!!! Russ released the video to his “Are You Entertained” collaboration with Ed back in July … and hopped on TikTok on Tuesday to break down a little Music Industry

News Talib Kweli Sues Jezebel Over 2020 Story on Alleged Harassment The website published an article about the rapper’s suspension from Twitter, and the rapper now argues that it has caused him “emotional distress” and cost him $300,000 By Matthew Strauss August 9, 2022 Facebook Twitter Talib Kweli, March 2022 (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter

Ja Rule is defending his name against Fat Joe’s scorn … after Joe Crack accused him of being a passive participant in Irv Gotti’s explosive “Drink Champs” interview about sleeping with Ashanti. Fat Joe addresses the Irv/Ashanti situation.pic.twitter.com/hf5zCVTpGT — Old Head Energy (@Cheamane) August 9, 2022 @Cheamane Fat Joe recently took to Instagram … calling

News Taylor Swift Files Motion in “Shake It Off” Copyright Lawsuit, Says Lyrics “Were Written Entirely by Me” “Until learning about Plaintiffs’ claim in 2017, I had never heard the song ‘Playas Gon’ Play’ and had never heard of that song or the group 3LW,” she added By Nina Corcoran August 8, 2022 Facebook Twitter

The war of words between Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline is raging on … and now his attorney says their teenage boys are backing Jamie Spears. Play video content BACKGRID K-Fed’s lawyer, Mark Vincent Kaplan, responded to Britney and new husband Sam Asghari‘s weekend attack on Kevin, telling a photog outside Craig’s in WeHo

News Megan Thee Stallion Guest Stars in P-Valley: Watch She played Tina Snow in the penultimate episode of the Starz show’s second season By Jazz Monroe August 7, 2022 Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion, photo courtesy of Starz Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion made a guest appearance on tonight’s episode of the Starz show P-Valley,

Play video content CNN Roger Waters got into a heated debate with a CNN host about who’s really to blame for the war in Ukraine — saying it’s actually the U.S. and NATO that are fueling the ongoing conflict. The Pink Floyd rocker sat down with Michael Smerconish on his weekend show, and they were

News Watch Drake, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne’s Young Money Reunion Show Check out clips from the Toronto show, which was originally supposed to be part of Drake’s October World Weekend By Evan Minsker August 7, 2022 Facebook Twitter Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, and Drake in 2017 (Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017/Getty Images for dcp) Facebook Twitter Drake

Kylie Jenner and daughter Stormi were all about Travis Scott‘s amazing concert Saturday night in London … they were jammin’ just like the normies in the packed stadium. Kylie and their kid were arms up as Travis performed to a sold-out crowd at The O2 Arena … which held 20,000 screaming fans. This was Travis’

News Frank Ocean Is Selling Gold and Diamond Cock Rings They cost more than $25,000 By Matthew Ismael Ruiz August 6, 2022 Facebook Twitter Frank Ocean (Photo courtesy of Homer) Facebook Twitter Frank Ocean’s luxury brand Homer has released a new collection of accessories, featuring pendants, earrings, a keychain, and the XXXL H-Bone Ring, a