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High-profile artists including Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, and Marshmello obtained and misused millions of dollars in government-issued COVID-19 relief money, according to a new report from Business Insider’s Jack Newsham and Katherine Long. The exposé details how the musicians allegedly exploited the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG)—a program signed into law in 2020 to support

Liam Payne was advised by his psychiatrist just weeks before his death … he needed a “higher level of care” than she could provide. In a letter, filed with the court in Argentina and obtained by TMZ … the One Direction star’s psychiatrist informed the British singer in September she could no longer provide psychiatric

Massive Attack have turned down an approach from Coachella to perform at the 2025 festival, citing its environmental impact, Robert “3D” Del Naja told NME in a recent interview. Speaking with Greg Cochrane, Del Naja lamented the burden on water supplies of the festival, as well as others in desert locations and those accessible only

Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo looked loved up this holiday season … spending time as a family in a series of photos Prinsloo shared from the season. The model shared a ton of pics to Instagram Saturday … starting off with a pic of her huggin the Maroon 5 frontman — easily recognizable from behind

James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr., the 39th president of the United States, has died, the Carter Center announced. He had been in hospice care since February 2023, and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, died in November 2023. The former president was 100 years old. “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone

Play video content Amanda Bynes made an appearance at 50 Cent’s Las Vegas residency over the weekend where she met the hip hop legend and shared details with him about a project she’s working on. Vegas sources tell TMZ … Amanda was on hand at “50 Cent: In Da Club,” at PH Live inside Planet

Bob “Slim” Dunlap, the Replacements’ former guitarist and a solo artist in his own right, died on Wednesday, December 18, The Minnesota Star Tribune reports. Dunlap’s family said, in a statement, that the musician died of complications from the severe stroke he had in 2012. The family also said he was listening to the Slim

Tina Knowles is well aware some are popping off over Beyoncé‘s Netflix Christmas Day halftime show performance … and she’s not having it. As you know, Beyoncé took the stage at the Texans-Ravens game earlier this week in her hometown of Houston … but of course, there were some — such as Dave Portnoy —

Pitchfork continues to celebrate the Year in Music with a club night tonight (Thursday, December 19). The event, presented by AdHoc, features RP Boo, Dazegxd b2b Intimacy Simulator, Anysia Kym, DJ Ess, Alphonse Pierre, and Mano. Due to delays with original venue Night Club 101 the event will now take place at the Brooklyn venue

Professional boxer Paul Bamba — who recently became the first fighter to sign with Ne-Yo‘s management company — has died, the singer announced Friday. He was just 35 years old. “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of beloved son, brother, friend and boxing champion Paul Bamba, whose light and love touched

OG Maco, the influential Atlanta rapper whose debut single, “U Guessed It,” was a landmark in mid-2010s trap, died yesterday (December 26) in a Los Angeles hospital, TMZ reports. He was admitted on December 12 after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head that appeared to be self-inflicted, according to TMZ. After two weeks in

OG Maco passed away last night surrounded by family in a Los Angeles hospital, TMZ Hip Hop has learned. The “U Guessed It” rapper had been hospitalized since December 12 after suffering a gunshot wound to the head. Sources close to the situation tell us Maco’s coma took a turn and he went into critical

Bad Bunny has announced a new album. Debí Tirar Más Fotos (which translates to “I should have taken more photos”) is the Puerto Rican superstar’s follow-up to last year’s Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, and is out January 5. Bad Bunny shared the news today (December 26) by posting a teaser video

Play video content TMZ.com Sleepy Hallow and Sheff G are living proof that drill music can sustain a rap career — even if the legendary counterpart Jadakiss doesn’t agree!!! TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the Winners Circle twins at The Million Dollar Giveback: Hip Hop Holiday in NYC and they thought Jada’s commentary on

Tyler, the Creator has a new video: “That Guy” finds the Californian rapping over the beat for Kendrick Lamar’s GNX cut “Hey Now.” The video, directed by Tyler, features three Odd Future alumni, Jasper Dolphin, Travis “Taco” Bennett, and Lionel “L-Boy” Boyce. Watch it below. Tyler doesn’t often rap over new and popular beats, but

Beyoncé brought the house — make that the entire stadium — down … delivering the greatest festive gift of all time with her NFL Halftime show at the Texans’ Christmas clash with the Baltimore Ravens. Beyoncé Bowl pic.twitter.com/O74ceOsX6D — BEYONCÉ TOURS ★ Updates (@tourbeyoncecom) December 25, 2024 @tourbeyoncecom The iconic singer gifted us the perfect

Beyoncé took the field in her Houston hometown to play the halftime show during one of the NFL’s first Christmas game to stream live on Netflix. At NRG Stadium—as the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens took a break from the game action—she performed Cowboy Carter cuts, beginning with “16 Carriages,” as she rode atop a

Drake is not letting a crappy 2024 get him down, because he’s fully in the XMAS spirit posing in a massive faux fur coat. Waiting for your permission to load the Instagram Media. Looks like Drizzy’s in Toronto, judging by the snow. He was quick to flex, posting, “Used to look up to some people

SZA’s new album, Lana, the expanded edition of SOS, has finally arrived. To nobody’s surprise, the eternal perfectionist was still tweaking the record when fans expected it to drop at midnight on Friday (December 20). Now, it is here in all its 38-song glory. The deluxe LP features 15 additional songs—including one titled “30 for

Not that Mariah Carey needs anymore ‘Queen of Christmas’ cred, but Billboard is giving it to her anyway — her mega holiday hit just shattered another record! “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has been sitting atop the Hot 100 chart for 3 consecutive weeks now, which gives it 17 total weeks at number

Spotify has formally rejected Drake’s recent p-and-spotify-of-illegally-boosting-kendrick-lamars-not-like-us-streams-in-new-legal-filing/ that the streaming giant helped Universal Music Group (UMG) illegally inflate streams of Kendrick Lamar’s diss track “Not Like Us,” Billboard reports and Pitchfork can confirm. In court documents, viewed by Pitchfork, Spotify refers to Drake’s petitions as “legally deficient” and writes that they “should be denied.” In

Play video content The Baltimore Ravens better hope they don’t need to make many offensive halftime adjustments on Wednesday — ’cause Lamar Jackson says he’s skipping the intermission locker room talk for Beyoncé. The quarterback — who many feel is currently the frontrunner for the NFL’s MVP award — let his team and fans know

A new movie from Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, which shares a title with his forthcoming album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, has received a North American release date of May 16, 2025, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The suspense thriller stars the Weeknd alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, with director Trey Edward Shults (known for the

Kim Kardashian made a surprise comeback over the weekend after a 13-year hiatus from the music scene … dropping a cover of a holiday classic with the help of her brother-in-law. On Sunday night, surprised fans by dropping a cover of the 1953 Eartha Kitt holiday classic “Santa Baby” which was produced and released by

Hozier returned to Saturday Night Live for the NBC program’s final pre-Christmas episode of 2024. He first played “Too Sweet,” which former President Barack Obama recently named one of his favorite songs of the year. The Irish musician then did the Pogues’ holiday classic “Fairytale of New York.” Watch Hozier’s SNL performances below. Hozier made

Alfa Anderson — a major part of the disco band Chic — has passed away … this according to one of her former bandmates. The disco legend passed away earlier this week, according to founder of Chic Nile Rodgers … who shared several throwback pics of the group together with “RIP Alfa Anderson. CHIC Organization”

Alfa Anderson, the singer of some of disco group Chic’s biggest songs, including “Le Freak,” “Good Times,” “My Forbidden Lover,” “At Last I Am Free,” “I Want Your Love,” has died. The band’s Nile Rodgers shared the news on social media, but he did not disclose a cause of death. Anderson was 78 year old.

Play video content TikTok / @danaschremmer Justin Timberlake‘s saying bye, bye, bye to fans eyeing his bulge … covering up with a longer t-shirt onstage after his unfortunate wardobe malfunction. The singer-songwriter took the stage in Kansas City Friday night at the T-Mobile Center as part of the “Forget Tomorrow” world tour … belting out

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has shared his annual list of his favorite songs of the year, featuring Kendrick Lamar’s GNX track “Squabble Up,” “Yayo” by rising Nigerian star Rema, and the Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman duet “Right Back to It.” Billie Eilish, Tyla, Fontaines D.C., Shaboozey, Beyoncé, Moses Sumney, Sturgill Simpson’s Johnny Blue Skies

Songbird Christina Aguilera showed up to rock out and support fellow singer Billie Eilish for night 4 of her sold-out homecoming shows at The Forum in Los Angeles Friday evening. Xtina was spotted making her exit through the crowd of attendees, showing off her slimmed-down figure in a graphic tee, skinny jeans and chunky boots,