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News Watch Aaron Dessner Perform Big Red Machine’s “The Ghost of Cincinnati” on Fallon From August’s How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? By Allison Hussey October 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Aaron Dessner (Still via YouTube) Facebook Twitter Aaron Dessner took the The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon stage on Friday (October 8), appearing

Bill Cosby is way off with his R. Kelly theory about the singer getting a raw deal in his federal sex crimes case … according to one of Kelly’s victims. Play video content Faith Rodgers, who previously testified she’s a victim of Kelly’s sexual misconduct, spoke out Friday for the first time since the singer

News Watch Thom Yorke Discuss Radiohead Album Covers with Artist Stanley Donwood The pair talk about their collaborations ahead of an auction featuring six of Donwood’s Kid A-era paintings By Allison Hussey October 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke (Still via YouTube) Facebook Twitter Radiohead have shared a new documentary short of

Play video content TMZ.com Omarion says Lil Fizz owning up to his mistake in public was the right thing to do — and seems ready to move past it … something he also thinks needs to apply to Chris Brown. The B2K singer reflected on the poignant moment from over the weekend with us at

News SXSW Reaches Preliminary Settlement in Class Action Refunds Lawsuit, Sues Insurance Company A new lawsuit from the Austin festival argues that the insurance company should fund settlement and legal fees By Evan Minsker October 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter SXSW 2020  (SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter SXSW was hit with a class action

Machine Gun Kelly‘s going to be more than okay … he’ll be ecstatic after learning he will NOT be prosecuted for allegedly beating up a parking lot attendant. TMZ has learned the L.A. City Attorney’s Office is rejecting the case … declining to charge MGK because there was no reasonable likelihood of conviction. Translation: they

News Atmosphere Shares New Song With MF DOOM and Aesop Rock: Listen “Barcade” appears on Atmosphere’s new album Word? and arrives with a new video By Allison Hussey October 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter MF DOOM, November 2011 (Photo by Ross Gilmore/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Atmosphere has shared a new track titled “Barcade.” In addition to Aesop

Play video content TMZ.com The wild card for Wednesday night’s ‘Masked Singer’ was able to put together a whole performance in just one day, in part because they’ve got a phone filled with some music biz heavy hitters. The singer will appear as Pepper when they hit the stage, but came on “TMZ Live” sans

News Built to Spill Sign to Sub Pop, Announce 2022 Tour Doug Martsch, Melanie Radford, and Teresa Esguerra are working on a new album that’s due out next year By Madison Bloom October 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch, photo courtesy of the artist Facebook Twitter Pacific Northwest rock band Built to

Britney Spears‘ boys look like they’re having a good time and enjoying their lives … no matter how much drama’s going on in hers. Britney’s 2 teenage sons — Sean Preston and Jayden James — with her ex, Kevin Federline, popped up in a couple photos on social media posted by one of Kevin’s friends.

News Red Hot Chili Peppers Reveal 2022 Tour Dates Their global run with the reinstated John Frusciante includes a July stretch in the United States By Allison Hussey October 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Anthony Kiedis, John Frusciante, and Flea, photo by Clara Balzary Facebook Twitter Red Hot Chili Peppers

It’s date night on “The Masked Singer” … and we’ve learned one of Taylor Swift‘s “close friends” might be under one of the costumes!!! The celebs on the eccentric singing competition are revealing personal information about their love lives in the Wednesday date night episodes on FOX … and here’s where we get our Taylor

News Watch Charli XCX Crawl Out of a Grave for “Good Ones” Performance on Fallon She performed the new single in front of a headstone featuring her name By Allison Hussey October 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Charli XCX on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (Sean Gallagher/NBC) Facebook Twitter Charli XCX appeared on The Tonight

Ray J is starting a new battle — that’s actually an old one — even as he’s fighting off a nasty case of pneumonia … he’s filed to divorce Princess Love. Again. Ray’s divorce docs — filed Wednesday in L.A. County Superior Court — mark the third time the couple’s now walked down the divorce

News The Roots’ Black Thought to Star in New Musical Black No More The rapper, who was cast in the lead role, also composed music and wrote lyrics for the production By Madison Bloom October 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Black Thought (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images). Facebook Twitter The Roots’ Black Thought will star in

Britney Spears was diagnosed by medical professionals with a serious mental illness, but Jamie Spears and the business management team he hired felt they could free Britney from the grips of her mental problems with religion … sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ. Jamie became a born again Christian after a stint in rehab early

News India Jordan Shares New Song “Balby Bastard” From EP Benefiting LGBTQIA Charities: Listen A collaborative release from Daytimers and Big Dyke Energy will direct profits to Mermaids and the Human Dignity Trust By Evan Minsker October 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter India Jordan, photo by Fabrice Bourgelle Facebook Twitter India Jordan has contributed a new

Chris Brown and Drake straight-up jacked another artist’s work for their hit track “No Guidance” … so claim a singer and producer in a new lawsuit. Brandon Cooper, who goes by the stage name Mr. Cooper, and Timothy Valentine — aka Drum’n Skillz — are suing CB and Drake claiming “No Guidance” ripped off their

News BET Hip Hop Awards 2021: The Full Winners List Tyler, the Creator, Cardi B, Megan Thee Stallion, and Lil Baby were this year’s big winners By Evan Minsker October 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter Nelly performs at BET Hip Hop Awards 2021 (Johnny Nunez/2021 BET Hip Hop Awards/Getty Images for BET) Facebook Twitter Tonight at

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel want to say bye, bye, bye to a significant piece of their L.A. life — the couple’s trying to offload their pad there … and for quite a bundle, no less. JT & JB have just listed their Hollywood Hills villa for a whopping $35 million — which has served

News Big Daddy Kane and KRS-One Verzuz Announced They’ll face off live in Brooklyn on October 17 By Eric Torres October 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Big Daddy Kane and KRS-One have been announced as the next contenders of a Verzuz battle, set to take place at Barclays

Fear not, Smash Mouth fans … Steve Harwell‘s recent absence is due to health conditions, but he’s on the mend and will soon hit the stage again. A rep for the American rock band tells TMZ … Steve had not been feeling well due to issues with cardiomyopathy and heart failure, which forced him to

Britney Spears is addressing her #FreeBritney crusaders for the first time since her monumental court hearing … letting them know she knows what they’ve done for her. Britney just went on Twitter — Instagram’s been down, if ya haven’t heard — and thanked all of her fans and supporters for helping her take a huge

News Circle Jerks Announce First North American Tour in 15 Years The cross-continental trek includes dates with Adolescents, Negative Approach, Municipal Waste, 7SECONDS, and Bouncing Souls By Matthew Ismael Ruiz October 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter Circle Jerks (Photo by Atiba Jefferson) Facebook Twitter Circle Jerks have announced their first North American Tour in more than

Play video content BACKGRID Britney Spears‘ bedroom was secretly bugged, and a former security employee claims the idea was hatched by a woman named Robin Greenhill, but Robin had no interest in answering the allegation. Greenhill said nothing to a photog at LAX Monday, where she was asked about the claim in the latest New

News Depeche Mode’s Dave Gahan Announces New Covers Album Imposter Gahan’s third full-length with Soulsavers features covers of PJ Harvey, Neil Young, Cat Power, and more By Matthew Strauss October 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter Dave Gahan, photo by Spencer Ostrander Facebook Twitter Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode has announced his third full-length collaboration with Soulsavers

Lizzo‘s pissed a bunch of people off again, but this time it’s because of her connection to someone some people don’t like much … Chris Brown. The “Truth Hurts” singer’s taking heat for a video that circulated on social media over the weekend, in which she approaches CB backstage at a concert and fangirls out

News Billie Eilish to Headline Glastonbury 2022 She’ll be the legendary UK festival’s youngest ever solo headliner By Jazz Monroe October 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter Billie Eilish (Bryan Steffy/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Billie Eilish will become the youngest ever solo headliner of Glastonbury festival with a Friday night set at the Pyramid Stage in 2022.

Cardi B pretty much accounted for every color in the rainbow as she hit up the Balenciaga fashion show Saturday in Paris. Cardi and Offset caused some serious rubbernecking as they made their entrance during Paris Fashion Week. Cardi wore an enormous hat and a super colorful trench coat covered in newsprint. And, check out