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News James Murphy Ousted DFA Records Co-Founder Jonathan Galkin Last Year. What Happened? Murphy responds to Galkin’s recent claim that he was literally locked out of the label he helped run for nearly 20 years, offering his account of last year’s behind-the-scenes shakeup By Evan Minsker September 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter James Murphy, photo by

Rick Ross just started cutting checks to his baby mama … the judge in his paternity case just signed off on his agreement to cough up monthly child support payments for their 3 kids. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the “Aston Martin Music” rapper will pay his baby mama, Briana Singleton, $11,000

News Cadence Weapon Wins 2021 Polaris Music Prize for Parallel World The Edmonton-born, Toronto-based rapper won the Canadian award for the country’s best record of the year By Allison Hussey and Matthew Ismael Ruiz September 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Cadence Weapon (Rene Johnston/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Cadence Weapon (aka Rollie Pemberton) has

Britney Spears is warning fans and viewers of a new documentary about her conservatorship to take it with a grain of salt … because she claims a lot of the information is untrue. According to our sources … Britney’s latest Instagram post is specifically calling out the CNN special — “Toxic: Britney Spears’ Battle For

R. Kelly has just been found guilty on all counts in his federal sex crimes trial … and could be staring down life in prison. The jury started deliberating on Friday afternoon, had the weekend off, and took about half the day on Monday to reach its verdict on 9 federal counts … including racketeering,

News J. Cole Announces Dreamville Festival 2022 The Raleigh, North Carolina event is scheduled for April 2 and 3 By Matthew Strauss September 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter J. Cole at Dreamville Festival 2019 (Greg Noire) Facebook Twitter J. Cole has announced that his Dreamville Festival will return to Raleigh, North Carolina. The two-day event will

Akon‘s wife — or at least one of them — will be filming for the upcoming season of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” … but it’s still unclear how much face time she’ll get. Sources close to production tell TMZ … Tomeka Thiam‘s agreed to be part of season 14 of ‘RHOA’ and will film

News 7 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine, Nao, and More Also stream new releases from Mas Aya, Andy Shauf, Macie Stewart of Ohmme, Mickey Guyton, and Esperanza Spalding By Madison Bloom and Allison Hussey September 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter Sufjan Stevens and Angelo De Augustine, portrait by

Play video content TMZ.com Kelly Price is finally addressing going MIA from her family and sharing an incredible story of her hospitalization with COVID … telling us at one point, she was medically dead. Price tells us she was never actually missing, despite some of her family members insisting she had vanished without a trace.

News Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce 2022 Tour With Silly New Video: Watch The band’s first tour since John Frusciante’s return to the group By Matthew Strauss September 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter Flea as Todd the Squirrel, John Frusciante as himself, and Anthony Kiedis as Johnson Hammerswaddle in “Red Hot Chili Peppers – Breaking News

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck were all about the Global Citizen Live concert in NYC … and she jumped on stage with a performance that definitely did not disappoint. The concert was part of a worldwide event, staged in London, Paris, Rio, Lagos, Nigeria and the Big Apple … all to put a spotlight on

News Pee Wee Ellis, Jazz Saxophonist and Bandleader, Dies at 80 The session veteran known for “brilliant arrangements” led bands for James Brown and Van Morrison By Matthew Ismael Ruiz September 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Pee Wee Ellis performs at Grande Halle de La Villette in Paris, September 10, 2011. (Photo by Samuel Dietz/Redferns) Facebook

Lil Baby‘s celeb jeweler is doing more than just profusely apologizing to the rapper for selling him a fake Patek Philippe watch … he’s taking costly action so it never happens again. Gabriel Jacobs from Rafaello & Co. tells TMZ … moving forward he’s going to hire a professional watch authenticator who will inspect all

News Netflix Shares Teaser Trailer for Kanye West Documentary jeen-yuhs: Watch The three-part project, which sold for roughly $30 million, has been in the making for 21 years By Madison Bloom September 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kanye West, February 2020 (Karwai Tang/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Netflix has announced the release of a new multi-part Kanye

Play video content BACKGRID Jennifer Lopez took a trip to Central Park in NYC Friday night, to rehearse for the big concert Saturday. J Lo hit the stage with Ja Rule and LL Cool J at around 8 PM and went through the paces, rehearsing 5 songs. They were on stage for a half hour,

News Christine and the Queens Share Two New Songs: Listen “Freedom” and “Comme l’oiseau” follow last year’s La vita nuova EP By Allison Hussey September 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Christine and the Queens, September 2020 (Photo by Anthony Ghnassia/Getty Images for Dior) Facebook Twitter Christine and the Queens have shared two new songs following an

Sam Asghari ain’t a fan of the Britney docs, that’s for sure, because he shaded them all on the heels of the latest. Sam got a jump on “Controlling Britney Spears,” which aired on FX Friday night, saying, “Past docs left a bad after taste. I’m hoping this one will be respectful.” Sam wasn’t done,

News Watch the 2021 Global Citizen Live Stream Featuring Lorde, Billie Eilish, BTS, Coldplay, and More Meek Mill, Green Day, Angélique Kidjo, Davido, Burna Boy, Christine and the Queens, Migos, Metallica, My Morning Jacket, and many others are participating in the 24-hour broadcast By Matthew Strauss September 25, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter The Global

Gospel singer Kelly Price has gone missing in Georgia, TMZ has learned — and it happened shortly after she was released from the hospital after battling COVID. According to officials in Cobb County … Kelly has been listed as a missing person following a welfare check conducted at her home last Saturday. We’re told the

News Anand Wilder (ex-Yeasayer) Announces Debut Solo Album, Shares Video for New Song: Watch High Maintenance’s Ben Sinclair stars in the visual for “Delirium Passes” By Madison Bloom September 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter Anand Wilder, photo by @charles_vidal_ Facebook Twitter Anand Wilder, formerly of Yeasayer, has announced his debut solo album. I Don’t Know My

Gospel singer Kelly Price is NOT missing and is safe, at least according to her attorney. Monica Ewing, Kelly’s rep, tells TMZ … the singer is continuing to recover from COVID at an undisclosed location. We’re told Kelly’s legal rep reached out to Cobb County police to notify law enforcement Kelly is accounted for …

News Grimes and Elon Musk Are “Semi-Separated,” Musk Says The musician and the billionaire began dating in 2018 and welcomed their son X Æ A-XII in 2020 By Matthew Strauss September 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter Grimes and Elon Musk, May 2018 (Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images) Facebook Twitter Grimes and Elon Musk are “semi-separated,” the billionaire SpaceX

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner just sold their L.A. residence … unloading the beautiful Jae Omar-designed sanctuary for top dollar. The couple sold their 15,000-square-foot house for $15.2 million. The new buyers will enjoy the property’s 10 bedrooms, 11 full bathrooms and 3 half bathrooms. Omar, a famous designer favored by A-list celebs, specifically designed

News 21 Savage Turns Himself In on 2 Charges and Released on Bond in Georgia A warrant was recently issued for the rapper’s arrest on drug and weapons possession charges By Matthew Strauss September 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph aka 21 Savage, December 2018 (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter 21 Savage turned himself

Universal Music is on the verge of commemorating the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” with several multi-format reissues … but the grown-up baby on the iconic album cover has one message — don’t use the damn genitalia pic!!! Spencer Elden — the man who was the naked baby pictured in a swimming pool on Nirvana’s

News Watch the Killers Perform “Dying Breed” on Fallon From their latest album Pressure Machine By Madison Bloom September 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Killers’ Brandon Flowers (Still via YouTube) Facebook Twitter The Killers stopped by the most recent episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (September 23). The band performed “Dying Breed” from

It’s that time of the year again — “The Masked Singer” is on a roll … and wouldn’t ya know it, there might be Kardashian clout among the contestants. You heard it here first, folks. Production sources tell TMZ … somebody in and around the Kardashian empire will be all costumed up for this season

News Bob Moore, Nashville “A Team” Bassist, Dies at 88 He played on major hits by Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, Roger Miller, Roy Orbison, Kenny Rogers, and thousands more By Allison Hussey September 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Bob Moore, a bassist and revered member of Nashville’s famed “A Team” session players, has died.

Play video content TMZSports.com NBA star Dwight Howard busted his ass getting ready for “The Masked Singer” … taking singing and dancing lessons in preparation for his performance on the hit TV show. TMZ Sports talked to the 35-year-old Lakers center after he was eliminated from the FOX show Wednesday night, following his performance of