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Boldy James links up with King of the Hill–referencing producer WhoTheHellIsCarlo for their first collaborative project. The record swiftly follows Boldy James’ latest stellar full-length, The Bricktionary, the rapper inviting Conway the Machine, Styles P, King Hendricks, and Zelooperz to join him across seven tracks. Listen on Apple MusicListen on SpotifyListen on TidalListen on Amazon

Britney Spears says she scrubbed a video of herself dancing from her social media page after getting a ton of negative responses. The singer just explained her reasoning for taking down the video of her having a solo dance party in her hotel room in Los Cabos, Mexico … Britney says she made the change

Prince, the Clash, Frankie Beverly, and Roxanne Shanté are among the Grammys’ 2025 Lifetime Achievement honorees, the Recording Academy announced today. Frankie Valli, Dr. Bobby Jones, and Taj Mahal round out the recipients; Erroll Garner, Glyn Johns and Tania León have been named as the Trustees Award winners. The Technical Grammy will go to the

John Mayer has officially purchased the Jim Henson studio lot … and he appears to have a clear vision on how he wants the studio to look in the future … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Mayer and producer/director McG have finalized their deal to buy the iconic Jim Henson

Questlove is set to direct a new documentary about the history of Saturday Night Live’s musical guests, Deadline and Variety report. To coincide with SNL’s five decades on the air, Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music will “feature untold stories behind the culture-defining, groundbreaking, and newsmaking musical performances, sketches, and cameos of the past

Jessie James Decker is bringing comedic relief to her millions of followers — fully DECKed out as Elf on the Shelf. Check out our gallery and see her creepily roaming around her house … The photos are just too good! Permalink Originally Posted Here…

Yesterday (December 17), Megan Thee Stallion filed a petition in Los Angeles Superior Court for a restraining order against Tory Lanez, reports The Associated Press. She claims that Lanez—who shot her multiple times in 2020 and is currently serving a 10-year prison sentence after being found guilty of felony charges of assault with a semiautomatic

Taylor Swift and her pals know style … dressing up in honor of the pop star at an “Eras” tour-themed party — with Brittany and Patrick Mahomes paying homage to a viral moment. Mrs. Mahomes posted several photos from the party to her Instagram just about an hour ago … showing off her silver outfit

A new album of unreleased Holger Czukay music will see the light of day on March 28. Gvoon – Brennung 1, coming out via Grönland, collects just more than an hour of music the Can co-founder recorded in the 1990s, during a period working in Cologne alongside younger techno producers who helped verse him in

Alabama Barker says Bhad Bhabie‘s boyfriend and baby daddy is trying to cheat with her … but she says she has no interest in getting with Le Vaughn. Travis Barker‘s daughter just responded to Bhad Bhabie’s claim that she “took” Le Vaughn away … and Alabama says that’s not the case at all. In a

The shortlists for the 2025 Academy Awards’ music categories are here. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences named Daniel Blumberg, Bryce Dessner, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, and Hans Zimmer among the potential nominees for Best Original Score. Reznor and Ross are also Best Original Song nominees, as are Maren Morris, Pharrell Williams, and

Play video content TMZ.com Jennifer Lopez fans were left stunned at the screening of her latest movie “Unstoppable” when an interviewer decided to bring up one of Hollywood’s biggest taboos: age. Check out the video — J Lo was in L.A. Sunday with Variety’s Senior Awards Editor, Clayton Davis, who gushed about her 30 years

Zakir Hussain, the groundbreaking percussionist who helped bring the tabla and Indian classical music to the world stage, has died, his family said in a statement. He died, in a San Francisco hospital, of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a chronic lung disease. Hussain was 73 years old. Hussain was born in Mumbai to a tabla-playing father

Play video content One word describes how Jay-Z feels about the rape allegations against him … “upset.” In fact, the music mogul’s so mad, his attorney, Alex Spiro, gave a fiery speech Monday invoking that word multiple times in regards to the new lawsuit against his famous client. Spiro told a roundtable of reporters at

The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our

Play video content Instagram/ @iamcardib Cardi B‘s throwing around those “bongos” like there’s no tomorrow … twerking while a foot off the ground at a club — and. it looks like her estranged husband was just a few feet away. The rapper posted a video from this weekend to her IG story … jumping up

Gracie Abrams was the musical guest on last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by Chris Rock. The pop singer played “That’s So True” and “I Love You, I’m Sorry,” from her new album, The Secret of Us. Watch those performances and her SNL promo video with Rock and Heidi Gardner, below. Abrams has

Play video content TMZ Studios A waiter prosecutors want to charge in connection with Liam Payne‘s death admits he used cocaine with the singer … but insists he didn’t get paid and is NOT a drug dealer. Braian Paiz told us in our upcoming documentary “TMZ Investigates: Liam Payne: Who’s to Blame?” — airing Monday

Röyksopp have shared a new album, Nebulous Nights – An Ambient Excursion Into Profound Mysteries—an ambient reinterpretation of their Profound Mysteries project. Röyksopp recorded Nebulous Nights live, weaving in auditory call-backs to their catalog. Listen to the record below. The Norwegian electronic music duo said in a press release, “Outside the pure listening pleasure, Nebulous

Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez and Jennifer Garner are keeping things amicable this holiday season … supporting their unique blended family at their kids’ play. The stars attended a play Friday night in which Affleck and Garner’s child Fin and Jennifer Lopez’s kid Emme were both performing in. Check out the pics … Affleck pulled up

Pink Siifu has announced a new album: Black’!Antique will arrive January 27 via Dynamite Hill. Today, Siifu has shared a new single from the project, “WhoUWithHo+.” The track features Dallas-born producer and artist Kal Banx. Check it out below. Black’!Antique follows Siifu’s 2021 solo LP Gumbo’!, as well as a pair of collaborative albums from

Jay-Z and Diddy‘s rape accuser is speaking out for the first time about the allegations — but “some mistakes” in her story are prompting Jay-Z to ask a judge to toss the whole case … TMZ has learned. The woman, who filed as a Jane Doe and says she was 13 at the time of

The team behind Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right is opening a new music space within New York’s historic Pyramid Club. Night Club 101 will officially open in the East Village early next year, with a preview club night in partnership with Pitchfork on Thursday, December 19. The event is presented by AdHoc, and will feature

Taylor Swift may be feeling 35 today, but she’s proven over the years that she’ll never go out of “Style.” So, in honor of the pop star’s milestone birthday, we felt it only right to relive some of her best eras. Whether you’re a fan of her country era or her bad-girl “Reputation” vibe, Taylor

Sacred Bones Records has announced a new collection of music by the late cult artist Q Lazzarus. Goodbye Horses: The Many Lives of Q Lazzarus (Music From the Motion Picture) is a 21-song compilation featuring a trove of unreleased tracks, all recorded between 1985 and 1995. The songs were retrieved from Q Lazzarus’ archive of

Taylor Swift‘s “Eras” might be over, but she’s still putting smiles on faces … taking time to hang out with kids at a hospital in Kansas City — and the special visit included a funny moment involving Travis Kelce. The “Fortnight” singer hit up the Children’s Mercy Hospital on Thursday … and spent at least

Pulp have announced their signing to Rough Trade Records. “Rough Trade have managed Pulp for over 30 years so it feels great to be finally on the label,” the Britpop band said in a statement. “We did it!” Pulp reunited in 2022, after more than a decade apart, for a run of shows in England

Taylor Swift is reflecting on the end of her record-breaking “Eras” tour … penning a short and sweet tribute following her final stop in Vancouver, Canada. The pop star posted on Instagram Wednesday, mere days after she performed 3 sold-out shows at BC Place for the final leg of her global tour. As she’s done

Magdalena Bay are extending their Imaginal Mystery Tour into 2025. Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin will perform in Australia in March before returning to North America for concerts in April and May. Supporting the experimental pop duo at most of the spring shows is Sam Austins. See Magdalena Bay’s tour dates below. Magdalena Bay announced

Hailee Steinfeld is ringing in her 28th birthday today, and we’ve rounded up some of her most fire looks to celebrate the occasion in style! The Oscar nominee has been in the game since she was a kid … but these pics prove she’s all grown up now — serving up a collection of sizzling