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Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com You might’ve heard “Y.M.C.A.” being played A LOT lately from both Dems and Republicans — a testament that it’s still got pull on both sides of the aisle … according to the guy who wrote it. Village People founder Victor Willis — the cop in the group — tells TMZ

Foo Fighters were the musical guests on tonight’s Dave Chappelle-hosted episode of Saturday Night Live. Their performance marked the debut of their new song “Shame Shame,” which they officially released as the episode aired. The song will appear on their just-announced album Medicine at Midnight, which is out February 5, 2021 on Roswell Records/RCA. Listen

Play video content The only thing missing from the streets of New York Friday night was Martha Reeves and the Vandellas … because there was lots and lots of dancing in the streets, celebrating a presumed Joe Biden win. A huge crowd gathered in Washington Square Park as the crowd danced as they sang to

Daniel Lopatin made an appearance on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform his recent Oneohtrix Point Never song “I Don’t Love Me Anymore”. He was backed by previous live show collaborators Eli Keszler on drums and Nate Boyce on guitar for the remote performance; check it out below. Lopatin released Magic Oneohtrix Point

Exclusive President Trump should have one less thing to worry about — the cop from the Village People’s giving him the thumbs up to use “Y.M.C.A.” … in hopes POTUS won’t get sued for it. Victor Willis — the founding member and lead singer of VP — says the potential lawsuit brewing over the unauthorized

CHAI have released a new cover of Mariya Takeuchi’s “Plastic Love.” It follows the Japanese quartet’s recent single “Donuts Mind If I Do,” their first release for new record label Sub Pop. (The 7″ release for that song, out today, features “Plastic Love” as a B-side.) Listen to CHAI’s take on Takeuchi’s city pop classic below.

Breaking News King Von‘s death is hitting the sports world hard — with NBA stars like Montrezl Harrell, Stephen Jackson, Evan Turner and more mourning the loss of a rising star gone too soon. The rapper was shot and killed after a violent altercation outside a nightclub in Atlanta on Friday. He was only 26

System of a Down have released their first new songs in 15 years, as Rolling Stone points out. Listen to “Protect the Land” and “Genocidal Humanoidz”—which follow 2005’s Mezmerize and Hypnotize LPs—below.  Proceeds from the songs, which are also available on Bandcamp, will go to the Armenia Fund. The band, who are all of Armenian

YNW Melly has a new problem, on top of his trial for murdering 2 of his friends … the rapper is now being sued by their estates for tens of millions of dollars. The estates of Christopher Thomas and Anthony Williams filed the wrongful death lawsuits. According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Christopher’s estate

A new live album from Darkside—the defunct duo of Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington—has been released. The album captures the duo’s performance at Belgium’s Dour Festival in 2014. It was recorded by Vance Galloway and has been mixed and mastered by Rashad Becker. Check out Darkside’s PSYCHIC LIVE JULY 17 2014 below. Jaar and Harrington

Wanna play Kenny Chesney‘s guitar? Or slip on George Clooney‘s watch? How about a designer bag from Jennifer Aniston‘s closet? You’ve got a shot and it’s all for a good cause. Here’s the deal … Kenny, Jen and a bunch of other celebs are marking Veterans Day this year by supporting Homes for Our Troops

An amphitheater in North Augusta, South Carolina will be renamed to honor late soul legend Sharon Jones, as The North Augusta Star and Rolling Stone point out. On Monday night (November 2), the North Augusta City Council passed a resolution to rename the 600-seat North Augusta Amphitheater the Sharon Jones Amphitheater. According to RS, Monday’s

Breaking News The guy who helped kidnap Tekashi 6ix9ine — one of his then-fellow gang members in the Nine Trey Bloods — just got the book thrown at him for that crime. Anthony “Harv” Ellison was sentenced Wednesday in a federal court in NYC, where the judge gave him 24 years in prison for the

Tracy Chapman made a rare television appearance on tonight’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers. She performed her song “Talkin’ ’Bout a Revolution” from her self-titled debut. The performance, delivered partially in silhouette, is broadcasting the night before Election Day and closes the song with a slight lyrical tweak. “Talkin’ ’bout a revolution/go vote,”

Exclusive DaBaby‘s brother has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound … according to sources with direct knowledge of the tragedy. TMZ’s learned the rapper’s older brother, Glen Johnson, took his own life Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina. Glen had posted a video of himself earlier in the day in a car with a gun, and

Back in August, a team of scientists conducted an experiment in the transmission of coronavirus at Quarterback Immobilien Arena in Leipzig, Germany. The Restart-19 study, which sought to collect data on various activities at large indoor gatherings—such as concerts—was performed by a team at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg led by Dr. Stefan Moritz, the head

Play video content C-SPAN President Trump has a thought or two about big-name music acts who perform for Joe Biden these days — especially Jon Bon Jovi, whom he claims is a total brownnoser. POTUS rallied Monday in Avoca, PA and talked about the fact Lady Gaga is set to perform for Joe Biden at

The Recording Academy has announced that the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album has been renamed, Billboard reports. The award will now be called Best Global Music Album. This year, the award went to Angélique Kidjo (who shouted out fellow nominee Burna Boy in her acceptance speech). In previous years, it’s been awarded to

Exclusive Cardi B wants the court to know what she’s already made clear to the world — she and Offset are good again, and she’s calling off the divorce … legally. Cardi’s filed docs in Georgia to officially dismiss the divorce she set in motion back in September. She should be getting used to this

Feist has shared a cover of Cat Stevens’ song “Trouble” to encourage voter turnout in Wisconsin, as Stereogum points out. The video was released via Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires festival voter initiative titled For Wisconsin. Check out Feist’s take on “Trouble,” as well as the original version, below. “Trouble” appears on Cat Stevens’ 1970 album

Exclusive Justin Bieber was burning the midnight oil for a new music video — and it looks like the guy scorched off his pants in the process … plus the rest of his clothes, sans underwear. The Biebs was filming Friday in DTLA, where we’re told he and the crew had been pulling an all-nighter

Chris Crack has surprise-released a new album. It’s called Washed Rappers Ain’t Legends and it’s the second album from the Chicago artist following this summer’s Good Cops Don’t Exist. The tracklist features titles like “Ma$e In the Range Rover” and “Face Sitting and Frank Ocean.” Features include Nate Knew, EVERYBODYLOVESFLEE, Surfboard C, and more. Check

Play video content BACKGRID Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello‘s Halloween almost turned a little scarier than they might’ve liked — and it’s all thanks to her many rambunctious dogs. The pop star couple were attempting to walk the pooches Saturday in Camila’s Miami neighborhood — where the two are currently quarantining together — and they

ANOHNI has released a studio version of her cover of Gloria Gaynor’s classic “I Will Survive.” As she shares in a statement in the description for the YouTube video, the song was a live staple for her early in her career. The accompanying music video was filmed in the 1990s and features ANOHNI as well

Chrissy Teigen says she’s trying her best to move on from the death of her son, Jack … but, understandably, she needs to pour out her heart first. Chrissy’s opening up about the devastating loss she and her husband, John Legend, suffered last month. She says she’s been taking the time to read all of

Detroit rapper and scammer supreme Teejayx6 is back with another mixtape. His 10-track tape Spooky was produced by K’Den Ju, and arrives just in time for Halloween. The tape closes with “Stimulus Package,” featuring Kasher Quon, Bandgang Lonnie, Boldy James, and the Alchemist. Give a listen to Teejayx’s Spooky below. Spooky follows Teejayx6’s Black Air

Play video content Fox News President Trump‘s putting a label on Lil Wayne that doesn’t always come to mind … calling the rapper an “activist” after their now infamous pow wow. Trump’s feeling really good about Weezy’s endorsement … outside the White House Friday morning he said Wayne’s a “really nice guy” and “an activist

Ghanaian-American artist, rapper, and producer Amaarae has revealed new details on her debut full-length project: The Angel You Don’t Know arrives November 12 (via Platoon). Below, find a trailer for the album and the full tracklist, which includes appearances by Kojey Radical, Moliy, Princess Adjua, Cruel Santino, and more. The Angel You Don’t Know includes