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News Arctic Monkeys Announce New Album The Car Check out the cover art and tracklist for the follow-up to 2018’s Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino By Jazz Monroe August 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Arctic Monkeys, photo by Zackery Michael Facebook Twitter Arctic Monkeys are back. Their new album is called The Car, and it arrives

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

Florida rapper Hotboii’s career stalled last year when he got caught up in a RICO case that authorities claim involved warring gangs … but he just scored a legal victory that may help his chances of being released on bond. Hotboii’s lawyer, Bradford Cohen, tells TMZ Hip Hop his client’s Miami gun possession case was

News Jazz Guitarist Monnette Sudler Dies at 70 The lifelong Philadelphia fixture was known for her skilled musicianship and collaborative spirit By Allison Hussey August 23, 2022 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Celebrated Philadelphia jazz guitarist Monnette Sudler has died. Her son, Erik Honesty, confirmed the news to Philadelphia’s WRTI, saying the cause of death was

Play video content TMZ.com “Airplanes” rapper B.o.B is brushing off student protestors upset some of his past lyrics are being construed as anti-semitic. Members of the University of Central Florida Jewish community have called for a boycott of his upcoming August 25 tour appearance for their Welcome Week … citing his 2016 flat-earther, Neil deGrasse

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

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 Watch Sleater-Kinney, Courtney Barnett, Fred Armisen Cover Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical” The performance included headbands, choreography, and a tribute to the late star By Evan Minsker August 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter Sleater-Kinney in 2020 (Kieran Frost/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Courtney Barnett’s touring festival Here and There stopped in Redmond, Washington on Sunday, August 21. During the

Fetty Wap will be sentenced to at least 5 years behind bars after pleading guilty to a federal drug charge. Fetty was in court Monday where he pled guilty to one count of intent to distribute controlled substances including cocaine, heroin and fentanyl for his arrest back in October. Two of his co-defendants, Robert Leonardi

News Fetty Wap Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Conspiracy Charge The rapper faces between five and 40 years in prison for after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess controlled substances By Madison Bloom August 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter Willie Junior Maxwell II aka Fetty Wap, July 2017 (Erika Goldring/FilmMagic) Facebook Twitter Fetty Wap

Play video content TMZ.com NLE Choppa is all for innovation in the bedroom, saying he thinks there’s a part of the body that’s rarely explored that should be … the armpit!!! We caught up with NLE Friday at LAX, who’s been on a raunchy rampage since his “Slut Me Out” single dropped … and sharing

News Björk Announces New Album Fossora An album of grief, gabber, and fungi will arrive in the fall By Jazz Monroe August 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Björk, August 2022 (Santiago Felipe/Redferns for ABA) Facebook Twitter Björk has announced a new album. Fossora, the follow-up to 2017’s Utopia, will arrive in the fall, The Guardian reports.

DJ Drama‘s iconic mixtape series ‘Gangsta Grillz’ has been a fixture in hip hop music for three decades now … giving star rappers such as Lil Wayne, T.I., and Snoop Dogg a voice outside the traditional music industry agreements. Well get this, sources connected to the project tell TMZ Hip Hop there are currently more

News Man Arrested at Washington Festival, Police Believe Arrest Prevented a Potential Mass Shooting Jonathan R. Moody was detained outside of Bass Canyon at the Gorge Amphitheatre on Friday night, after witnesses saw him loading two 9mm pistols By Madison Bloom August 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter A crowd taking in the Watershed Country Music Festival

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

News The Weeknd, Moses Sumney, Mike Dean, Appear in New Teaser for the The Idol: Watch The latest clip for the HBO Max series reveals the full cast—which also includes Troye Sivan, Dan Levy, Rachel Sennott, Hank Azaria, and more By Madison Bloom August 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter Lily-Rose Depp and Abel Tesfaye in HBO’s

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

News Four Tet Remixes Ellie Goulding’s “Easy Lover”: Listen “I’ve been a fan of [Four Tet] forever,” said Goulding. “Particularly obsessed with this one.” By Quinn Moreland August 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Four Tet (FilmMagic/FilmMagic), Ellie Goulding (Madison Phipps) Facebook Twitter Ellie Goulding has shared a Four Tet remix of her track “Easy Lover.” Teasing

Play video content TMZ.com Akon is jumping to Kanye West‘s defense in a big way, telling all the critics they’re hypocrites for blasting Ye for what they say is disrespecting the homeless … yet doing nothing about it themselves. Akon says Kanye owes zero apologies for the containers in Gap stores featuring his fashions. As

News VMAs 2022: Red Hot Chili Peppers to Perform and Receive Global Icon Award The ceremony will be emceed by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow By Jazz Monroe August 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis, August 2022 (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform

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

News Watch Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder Cover Joe Strummer’s “Long Shadow” Vedder’s performance of the Streetcore song arrives ahead of what would’ve been Strummer’s 70th birthday By Matthew Strauss August 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Eddie Vedder in “Long Shadow,” produced and directed by Lance Bangs Facebook Twitter Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder has played a cover

Johnny Depp has played many roles, but never a Moonman … and that’s all going to change at the upcoming MTV Video Music Awards with a planned surprise appearance from the movie star. VMA production sources tell TMZ … Depp’s been in talks with show producers to dress up as the network’s famous Moonman —

News Lorde Releases New “Oceanic Feeling” Video: Watch The latest beachside Solar Power visual By Matthew Strauss August 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Lorde in “Oceanic Feeling,” directed by Joel Kefali and Ella Yelich-O’Connor Facebook Twitter Lorde has released another beachside video for a Solar Power song. This time, she’s shared the clip for “Ocean Feeling.”

Play video content TMZ.com Tank and Jamie Foxx co-hosted a live performance of “R&B Money Show” last night, which capped Tank’s album release career and brought out some energetic moments along the way. The R&Blowout went down inside The Peppermint Club in West Hollywood with impromptu appearances from Pleasure P, J Valentine, Jon B and

News Lindsey Buckingham Announces Fall 2022 Tour Dates U.S. shows in support of 2021’s Lindsey Buckingham take place in October and November By Matthew Strauss August 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Lindsey Buckingham, photo by Lauren Dukoff Facebook Twitter Lindsey Buckingham has announced more tour dates in support of his 2021 self-titled album. After a handful

Dr. Dre‘s January 2021 brain aneurysm was a lot scarier than he initially revealed — his family actually gathered in his hospital room to say their final goodbyes. The legendary producer’s podcast interview with Dolvett Quince continues to leak across social media and he painted the eerie picture rather vividly. Waiting for your permission to

News Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal Gets Second Season at HBO The announcements comes on the same day as the Season 1 finale By Matthew Strauss August 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Nathan Fielder in The Rehearsal (Courtesy of HBO) Facebook Twitter Tonight (August 19), the finale of the first season of Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal airs

Gordo is riding the waves in 2022 … the same ones he delivered to Drake to make his latest album “Honestly Nevermind” the record-breaker it is today. The surprise release saw The Artist Formerly Known as DJ Carnage produce five tracks — “Currents,” “Massive,” “Calling My Name,” “Tie That Binds” and album jewel “Sticky,” where