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News Rage Against the Machine Cancel 2023 North American Tour Zack de la Rocha explained that his leg injury has made it impossible for him to play more reunion shows By Matthew Strauss October 4, 2022 Facebook Twitter Rage Against the Machine’s Zack de la Rocha, August 2022 (Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Rage Against

Coolio had a lot of things in the works before his sudden passing last week — including the fact he was about to headline his first ever Vegas residency this month … TMZ has learned. Shortly before he died, Coolio was actually in talks with a production company called Fan Rebellion — which produces an

Play video content TMZ.com Paris Hilton is still reeling over the fact her pooch, Diamond Baby, is still MIA … but says there’s some hope, because she’s been assured by pet psychics DB is still alive. We got Paris Monday at LAX who gave us an update on her missing Chihuahua, almost 3 weeks since

News Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw Isn’t Happening in 2022, Set to Return Next Year The last incarnation of the festival took place in 2019 By Evan Minsker October 3, 2022 Facebook Twitter Tyler the Creator at Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival 2017 (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival

Kanye West is stirring the pot again … this time wearing a “White Lives Matter” shirt at his Yeezy fashion show. The Yeezy head honcho was on hand Monday in Paris for a showcasing of his Season 9 collection, and during the show — Ye was seen rocking a black T with a very clear

News Tyler, the Creator to Feature on New Season of Netflix’s Big Mouth The animated, hormone-fueled comedy returns on October 28 By Allison Hussey October 3, 2022 Facebook Twitter Tyler, the Creator, September 2022 (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Roc Nation) Facebook Twitter Tyler, the Creator will voice a character in the next season of Netflix’s

Lizzo playing James Madison‘s flute might have conservative pundits up in arms, but the folks repping the 4th president’s home couldn’t be happier and they’re urging her to make a house call ASAP. A rep for James Madison’s Montpelier estate tells TMZ … Lizzo now has an open invitation to take a private tour of

News Watch Kendrick Lamar Perform “Rich Spirit” and “N95” on SNL Lamar also brought out Sampha for a rendition of “Father Time” from his latest album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers By Rob Arcand October 2, 2022 Facebook Twitter Kendrick Lamar on Saturday Night Live (Photo by Will Heath/NBC). Facebook Twitter Kendrick Lamar was

Play video content TMZ.com Vanessa Bryant went to the Bad Bunny concert in L.A. this weekend — and it seems two’s all the company she needed for premier box seats. The widow of the late Kobe Bryant was seen attending the show at SoFi Stadium Saturday, and she ended up getting her own VIP suite

News Watch Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy, Sad13, and Bully’s Alicia Bognanno Cover Pavement’s “Grounded” They played the Wowee Zowee track at NYC’s pop-up Pavement Museum By Madison Bloom October 2, 2022 Facebook Twitter Sad13, Snail Mail, Bully’s Alicia Bognanno, and Soccer Mommy (Jake Whitener) Facebook Twitter On Saturday night (October 1), Pavement took a break

Play video content BACKGRID Adam Levine took the stage for the first time since his cheating scandal, and he and his band were met with cheers. Adam performed Saturday night with his band, Maroon 5, at Shaquille O’Neal‘s annual fundraising gala, “The Event.” It went down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Vegas. Adam

News Watch the Killers Bring Out Bruce Springsteen at Madison Square Garden The Boss joined the band for live renditions of “Born to Run,” “Badlands,” and their recent collaboration “Dustland” By Madison Bloom October 2, 2022 Facebook Twitter Brandon Flowers of the Killers, Bruce Springsteen (Photos via Getty Images). Facebook Twitter The Killers are currently

Play video content TMZ.com Vanilla Ice got pretty emotional, recalling the last time he had a heart-to-heart with Coolio about being a parent … adding he’s put a brief hold on his tour following the rapper’s death. Ice tried keeping it together while talking about their last convo … and it sounds like Coolio’s kids

News Mavi Shares New Song “Doves”: Listen A new single from the rapper’s forthcoming album Laughing So Hard It Hurts By Allison Hussey September 30, 2022 Facebook Twitter Mavi, January 2020 (Kyle Gustafson / For The Washington Post via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Mavi has shared another new track from his forthcoming album Laughing So

It’s that time of the year again — when everyone makes jokes about Billie Joe Armstrong … and he’s totally in on it, despite how difficult of a time this is in reality. The Green Day frontman tried to get ahead of all the memes and posts that inevitably were posted anyway — taking to

News The Avalanches Cancel 2022 Tour Due to “Serious Illness” Their remaining eight shows in the US and Canada have been scrapped By Nina Corcoran October 1, 2022 Facebook Twitter The Avalanches, photo by Lorne Thomson/Redferns Facebook Twitter The Avalanches’ current 2022 tour of North America has been canceled “due to serious illness.” The group

When “MJ: The Musical” meets “The Producers” … you get a little something like this. John Branca — one of the guys behind Broadway’s biggest spectacle right now — went backstage Friday night to meet the show’s lead star … Myles Frost, who plays Michael. They had a cool little photo-op moment together — flashing

News Yeah Yeah Yeahs Perform “Burning” on Kimmel: Watch From the New York trio’s brand new album Cool It Down By Rob Arcand September 30, 2022 Facebook Twitter Yeah Yeah Yeahs (YouTube/Jimmy Kimmel Live) Facebook Twitter Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ new album Cool It Down is out now, and, to mark the occasion, the band brought

Coolio fans flocked to his website after his death to grab some merch … and the response was so overwhelming, people were met with a big ol’ “404 error.” The rapper’s merch store was out of service as of Friday morning … folks were unable to grab Coolio swag online — instead seeing the message,

UPDATE 5:01 PM PT — Ice Cube says other states should follow California’s lead in blocking prosecutors from using rap lyrics as evidence in criminal cases. UPDATE Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE We got Cube at LAX a couple hours after CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law, and he told us he

News California’s Rap Lyrics Bill Becomes State Law Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Decriminalizing Artistic Expression Act in a virtual ceremony with Killer Mike, Meek Mill, E-40, and more By Allison Hussey September 30, 2022 Facebook Twitter California State Capitol Building, July 2021 (Photo by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg) Facebook Twitter California governor Gavin Newsom signed

Play video content TMZ.com Coolio‘s death has the likes of Snoop Dogg, Ice-T, LL Cool J and Vanilla Ice sadly memorializing their longtime partner in rhyme — and now a fellow West Coast O.G.’s delivering his own eulogy. TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Ras Kass, who — like so many in hip hop —

News Scooter Braun Says He Would Handle Taylor Swift Catalog Acquisition Differently Now “The regret I have there is that I made the assumption that everyone, once the deal was done, was going to have a conversation with me, see my intent, see my character, and say, great, let’s be in business together. And I

Play video content Chocstarr313 Coolio‘s sudden death comes as a total shock to fans who interacted with him less than a week before he passed, and they say he gave no indication he was having health issues. TMZ obtained these photos and videos of the “Gangsta’s Paradise” rapper traveling last Friday through the Houston airport,

News Listen to billy woods’ New Album Church woods’ latest release was produced by longtime Armand Hammer collaborator Messiah Musik By Madison Bloom September 30, 2022 Facebook Twitter billy woods, photo by Pepi Kobab Facebook Twitter billy woods—one-half of NYC hip-hop duo Armand Hammer—is back with a new album made with Messiah Musik. Church is

“Futurama” fans will still be able to hear Coolio featured on their favorite show — the late rapper recorded segments for the animated series before his death — giving show creatives a chance to give Coolio, and his character, a proper send-off. David X. Cohen, Executive Producer of “Futurama,” tells TMZ he was shocked to

News Phil Collins and Genesis Sell Portion of Catalogs to Concord Music Group The deal includes publishing rights, recorded music income streams, and masters By Rob Arcand September 29, 2022 Facebook Twitter Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, and Phil Collins of Genesis, January 1991 (Paul Harris/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Phil Collins and Genesis have sold a

Play video content TMZ.com Akademiks recently stirred up a hornet’s nest with his “old and dusty” comments targeting some hip hop pioneers, but Quavo and Takeoff are dodging that drama — they have the blessings of the Wu-Tang Killer Bees in their corner!!! We caught up with Quavo Tuesday at LAX ahead of the release

R. Kelly‘s not just going to prison for his sex crimes in New York, but it also looks like he’ll be ordered to pay a fortune to some of his victims … including picking up the tabs to deal with their STDs and their psychological trauma in the aftermath. There was a restitution hearing in