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News Watch the DMX Memorial Service at Barclays Center Celebrating the life of the late rapper, who passed away earlier this month By Noah Yoo April 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter DMX photo by Jonathan Mannion, edit by Vanyedit Facebook Twitter The memorial service for the late DMX is being held today at the Barclays Center

Play video content Baby Blue‘s a fast learner … just one day after saying he’d have to learn to breathe and walk again he got up out of his hospital bed to start the process and take his first steps. TMZ’s obtained this video showing the Pretty Ricky rapper on Friday with hospital staff helping

News The Mars Volta Share Previously Unreleased De-Loused in the Comatorium Demos: Listen Landscape Tantrums arrives with the new La Realidad de los Sueños box set By Noah Yoo April 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Mars Volta’s Cedric Bixler-Zavala, July 2011 (Brian Rasic/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The Mars Volta have released Landscape Tantrums, a previously

The Congressman who ripped Cardi B on the House floor says he didn’t watch her Grammys “WAP” performance until AFTER his lecture … and he couldn’t stomach the whole thing. U.S. Rep Glenn Grothman tells TMZ … he finally watched Cardi’s Grammy performance for the first time Thursday, about 5 hours after decrying it as

News After Delay, U.S. Government Says Venue Operators Will Finally Able to Apply for Relief Money The Shuttered Venue Operator Grant portal crashed earlier this month, preventing applications from being processed By Noah Yoo April 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Last month, the Small Business Administration was scheduled to

Play video content TMZ.com Justin Bieber knows when it comes to showbiz, ya gotta know your audience … which probably explains the song he chose to perform at a prison — a tune that was sure to connect with inmates. As we first told you … JB and his pastor paid a visit to California

News Kesha’s Appeal of Dr. Luke Defamation Ruling Denied by New York Court New York appeals panel upholds prior ruling that Dr. Luke is not a public figure because he is not a “household name” outside of music By Noah Yoo April 22, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kesha photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Kesha

The L.A. frozen yogurt shop Demi Lovato called out over its sugar-free items is debunking the rumor she made amends with a large donation … and it says it doesn’t want one. The Bigg Chill claims online messages and photos suggesting Demi donated $100k to the shop and wrote a private letter of apology for

News RZA Releases New Song “Pugilism” as Bobby Digital: Listen He’s also launched “Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater,” an online kung fu movie screening series By Evan Minsker April 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter RZA, photo by Kyle Christy Facebook Twitter RZA has released his first single since 2008 under the name Bobby Digital. It’s called

Pretty Ricky’s Baby Blue is in critical condition after cops say he was shot in Florida during an attempted robbery. According to police, the rapper was shot Monday around midnight while in the parking lot of SpareZ Bowling Alley in Davie, Florida. Cops say Baby Blue and a friend were next to their vehicles when

News Wiki and NAH Announce Telephonebooth, Share Video for New Song “Hip Hop”: Watch The New York rapper and Philadelphia-born, Antwerp-based producer’s full-length collaboration is out May 7 By Matthew Strauss April 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter Wiki, photo by Ryosuke Tanzawa Facebook Twitter New York rapper Wiki and Philadelphia-born, Antwerp-based producer NAH are teaming up

Play video content Snapchat Swae Lee is finally hearing from his brother facing a first-degree murder charge in his father’s death … and TMZ has the first look at their phone call from jail, and it’s powerful. The rapper and his mother, Bernadette Walker, got super emotional as they dialed up her son, Michael Sullivan,

News Jim Steinman, Songwriter Behind Meat Loaf’s Bat Out of Hell, Dies at 73 Steinman penned numerous hits, including Meat Loaf’s “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)” and Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart” By Matthew Strauss April 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jim Steinman, November 1989 (Niels van Iperen/Getty Images)

Britney Spears is getting behind the Black Lives Matter movement — seemingly the first time she’s publicly spoken out on the issue, but some social media followers think she’s crossed a line. The singer posted an image Monday of a Black man wearing a mask and holding a sign that reads, “White people have generational

News Jeff Rosenstock Surprise Releases SKA DREAM—a Ska Rework of His Album NO DREAM: Listen A full ska re-recording of his album NO DREAM, featuring titles like “NO TIME TO SKANK” and “Ohio Porkpie,” has arrived By Evan Minsker April 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jeff Rosenstock (Christine Mackie) Facebook Twitter Jeff Rosenstock has shared a

Demi Lovato isn’t backing down in her diet food war with a frozen yogurt shop — she’s now warning the store about messing with her … but also walking back her comments a bit, saying she was having a really bad day. The singer continued going back and forth with The Bigg Chill — the

News Jorja Smith Announces Be Right Back, Shares New Song “Gone”: Listen The eight-song project arrives on May 14 By Noah Yoo April 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jorja Smith, photo by Rashidi Noah Facebook Twitter Jorja Smith has announced Be Right Back, a new eight-song project that serves as the follow-up to her 2019 debut

Demi Lovato has a lot of people scratching their heads over this one — she got mad that a fro-yo shop advertises “diet” options … something she considers triggering and harmful. The singer took to IG Saturday to call out a frozen yogurt joint called The Bigg Chill … which apparently has low-sugar/low-fat/fat-free goodies positioned

News Dave Grohl and His Mom Virginia’s TV Show Gets Premiere Date, Watch the Trailer From Cradle to Stage features Pharrell and his mother Dr. Carolyn Williams, Miranda and Bev Lambert, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and his mother Mary, and more By Matthew Strauss April 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter Virginia Hanlon Grohl and

Lil Durk‘s concert was cut short Saturday night after gunshots rang out concert in Phoenix at the Celebrity Theatre. Play video content TMZ.com Durk was performing at the Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix when the crowd of 10,000 heard gunfire erupt. The crowd scrambled as people fought to flee the venue. The Phoenix PD says they

News DMX Memorial Service Set for Brooklyn’s Barclays Center A public sendoff for the late rapper will take place next Saturday, April 24 By Jazz Monroe and Matthew Strauss April 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter Earl Simmons aka DMX, April 2006 (Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic) Facebook Twitter A public memorial for DMX will take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays

Black Rob — a rapper who was once part of Diddy‘s Bad Boy roster — has died … this according to his former labelmates. Rob reportedly passed away Saturday while hospitalized in Atlanta — this after he was apparently battling kidney failure for quite some time … so says NYC radio personality DJ Self, who

News Apple Music, in Contrast With Rival Spotify, Says It Pays a Penny-Per-Stream Average Apple also asserts a commitment to paying independent labels the same rate as majors in a memo sent to artists By Noah Yoo April 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Apple Music, April 2019 (Chesnot/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Apple Music has issued a

DMX will be honored by his family, friends, loved ones and fans in one of the premier entertainment venues in the country — the Barclays Center, TMZ has learned. X’s public memorial will be held on Saturday, April 24 at the arena in Brooklyn … X’s former manager, Steve Rifkind, tells TMZ. We’re told the

News My Chemical Romance Reschedule Reunion Tour for 2022 The North American tour, originally set for fall 2020, will now begin August 2022 By Noah Yoo April 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter My Chemical Romance, January 2012 (Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter My Chemical Romance have once again rescheduled their North American tour dates, now set

J Lo and A-Rod may have broken up, but there are still some housekeeping matters to tend to  …. notably, who gets the $1.8 million engagement ring? Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … J Lo still has the ring in her possession. As you may know, an engagement ring legally is a “gift in

News Alanis Morissette Shares New Song “I Miss the Band”: Listen Following her 2020 LP Such Pretty Forks in the Road By Madison Bloom April 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Alanis Morisette, April 2019 (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage) Facebook Twitter Alanis Morissette has shared a new song called “I Miss the Band.” The single arrives months

Juelz Santana is staying grounded in New Jersey, a judge just denied his big trip to sunny South Florida — this after the feds claim the rapper failed a drug test — but his team believes it’s a mistake. According to new legal docs, the Dipset MC was asking for permission to fly down to

News Justice’s Gaspard Augé Shares New Song “Force Majeure”: Listen The French producer is readying his first solo album, Escapades By Evan Minsker April 15, 2021 Facebook Twitter Gaspard Augé, photo by Jasper J. Spanning Facebook Twitter Gaspard Augé, best known as one half of the French electronic duo Justice, has released his inaugural single