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Marilyn Manson is dropping a lawsuit that he filed, in 2022, against Evan Rachel Wood and Illma Gore, Rolling Stone reports and Pitchfork can confirm. Manson has also agreed to reimburse Wood nearly $327,000 in attorneys’ fees, her team says. (A judge ruled earlier this year that he had to pay Wood’s legal fees.) In

Play video content TMZ.com Fat Joe is making sure his Bronx neighborhood is all stocked up for the Thanksgiving holiday and you gotta call him a pro Turkey giver at this point — he’s been doing it for over a decade!!! TMZ Hip Hop caught a few minutes with the super busy Joe on Tuesday

Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker has announced a new instrument called Orchid. Conceived by the producer extraordinaire over a decade ago and developed by Telepathic Instruments, Orchid is an “advanced chord generating hardware synthesizer” that was made with both longtime songwriters and new musicians alike in mind. Watch a trailer that showcases the range of abilities

Tense moment at a Zach Bryan concert … he stopped the show after his guitarist was hit with an object thrown onstage … and then he called out some folks in the crowd. The incident went down over the weekend when Zach was performing at the Tacoma Dome in Washington … video shows him and

It looks like Lana Del Rey has announced a new album called The Right Person Will Stay. On Instagram, she wrote about music that she made with Jack Antonoff, Drew Erickson, and someone she calls “Luke” (potentially the Australian musician Luke Howard, who worked with Del Rey and her father, Rob Grant, on Lost at

Liam Payne was trying to escape from his hotel when he fell to his death, and the hotel knew he was threatening to use the balcony as the means to escape, but left him by himself … this according to witnesses, the police report, a 911 call and surveillance video. Here’s what we know. Liam

Rahim Redcar, the artist formerly known as Christine and the Queens, has covered “It’s Okay to Cry” by the late SOPHIE. While this is the first proper recording of his take on the song, Redcar has actually been performing the cover live during his recent club tour of Europe. Give it a listen below. Back

Taylor Swift is becoming emotional as her “Eras” tour winds down after more than a year … with the pop star shedding some tears during her Saturday night show in Canada. Taylor performed before a sold-out crowd at Rogers Centre in Toronto and, after belting out her hit “Champagne Problems,” Taylor stopped to acknowledge the

Elsewhere, Lamar has soundtracked a Chanel short film, played a Pop Out concert in Inglewood, California, and kept his and Dave Free’s pgLang enterprise ticking along, dropping a bespoke phone last year. He also reunited with Baby Keem for “The Hillbillies,” in late 2023, and adopted the title to headline Camp Flog Gnaw. Released in

Zayn Malik‘s tribute to Liam Payne left the crowd at his concert a mess … sharing a powerful message to his deceased One Direction bandmate — and, the sobs were audible. The singer-songwriter took the stage in Leeds, England Saturday … his first show since Liam passed away after falling from his balcony at a

With basically no warning, Kendrick Lamar released his new album, GNX, on Friday, and he caught everybody’s attention from the jump. On the album’s first song, “Wacced Out Murals,” Lamar mentions three veteran rappers by name, and each has responded to the name-checks, as Stereogum notes. First, Lamar raps, “Used to bump Tha Carter III,

Kristin Chenoweth has made clear she agrees with Ariana Grande about an aspect of the “Wicked” character they both have played … ’cause she always thought it, too. Here is the deal … AG recently shared her thoughts in an interview with Gay Times that Glinda “might be a little in the closet.” Ariana’s comment

Kanye West has been sued by a woman who claims that he sexually assaulted her during a music video shoot in 2010. The woman, a model named Jenifer “Jenn” An, filed her lawsuit today (November 22) in a New York federal court. She is suing West and co-defendants Universal Music Group and Stink Digital USA

Play video content TMZ.com A$AP Ferg got very personal on his new album “Darold” and come to find out, several of his fans can relate!!! TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Ferg at LAX on Wednesday and he says fans have been flooding his DMs … pouring their eyes out over his song “Pool.” The

André 3000 has shared a new song. “Moving Day” was featured, earlier this week, in a short film of the same name, which was directed by Dexter Navy and documented the making of André 3000’s 2023 album, New Blue Sun. “Moving Day” continues the Outkast musician’s foray into cosmic flute and is accompanied by two

Play video content TMZ.com Three 6 Mafia is among the many blockbuster acts at Travis Scott‘s custom-designed Coachella next year — and DJ Paul is promising nothing but the best of da Mafiaaa!!! TMZ Hip Hop linked with Mr. “King of Memphis” just as the dust settled on the lineup announcement … completely new territory

Jussie Smollett, the former Empire actor who was convicted, in 2021, of staging a hate crime on himself in 2019, has had that conviction overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court. The court ruled that, since Smollett had negotiated an agreement when similar charges were filed in 2019, prosecutors violated due process by trying him again

Play video content ABC All hail the King of Country Music … George Strait got his flowers at the Country Music Awards … with a star-studded tribute and some impressive hardware. George was honored at Wednesday’s award show at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville with the Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award … with Miranda Lambert, Lainey

The lineup for the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is here, and it confirms that Post Malone is among the headliners. He’ll perform a career-spanning set on the two Sundays (April 13 and 20). Before he takes the stage, Lady Gaga will headline on the Friday nights (April 11 and 18), Green Day

Billy Ray Cyrus is defending Beyoncé over her lack of CMA Awards nominations … he says she’s so accomplished she doesn’t need their validation anyway. Billy Ray says he’s surprised Beyoncé got completely overlooked by the Country Music Association judges, saying her “Cowboy Carter” country album was “brilliant” and her “Texas Hold ‘Em” single “ruled.”

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50 Cent won’t have to pack up his G-Unit studios from Shreveport after all — the Louisiana Senate voted to keep the state’s alluring film tax credit — albeit, trimming the fat by several million!!! Things were looking bleak last week when the state House of Representatives eliminated the $150 million incentive for the 2025

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart are compiling some of their lesser-known tracks on a new album. The B-Sides compilation Perfect Right Now: A Slumberland Collection 2008-2010 is out February 7. Take a look at the tracklist, and revisit the music video for 2010’s “Say No to Love,” below. “Many of these songs, like

Before this cutie pie talkin’ on the telly turned into a pop star, she was just enjoying the beautiful outdoors of Canada … and acting in school plays like “Annie” and “Grease”. Her high school drama teacher convinced her to audition for “Canadian Idol” — where she wound up taking 3rd place — and it

On the heels of releasing his new album, King of the Mischievous South, Denzel Curry has announced he’s going on an extensive 2025 tour. Dubbed the Mischievous South World Tour, it brings the Miami rapper across Australia, North America, and Europe for most of next year. Slated to open are 454, Kenny Mason, and Clip.

Play video content TMZ.com Offset‘s no longer living in CET time after his wild entourage fight in Paris last week, and looks to have put the whole thing in his distant memory bank — by moving forward with fan meet-and-greets!!! We caught up with Offset leaving the Chateau Marmont just a day after his crew

Beyoncé’s first performance since releasing Cowboy Carter will be available to watch for anyone with a Netflix subscription. The singer announced she’s playing at the NFL Christmas Day Halftime Show at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. The game, which is between the Houston Texans and the Baltimore Ravens, will be streamed live on Netflix on

Lil Nas X isn’t doing much to shut down dating rumors with musician Cody Jon … planting a kiss on his fellow singer’s cheek while walking around in Los Angeles Saturday. The rapper stepped out in Studio City to do some shopping with Cody and, while the two were walking down the street, LNX leaned

Charli XCX pulled double-duty as host and musical guest on last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live. This was Charli’s first time hosting and third performing, after appearances in 2014 and 2022. She sang the BRAT tracks “360” (introduced by Julia Fox) and “Sympathy is a Knife” (introduced by Bowen Yang), and starred in sketches

Play video content TMZSports.com While we don’t know if Lil Wayne will be making an appearance at the Super Bowl in his hometown of New Orleans, we do know another big-time rapper will be in attendance — Big Sean — who tells TMZ Sports he already has tickets to the big game! That’s how confident