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Kelsea Ballerini doesn’t regret her groundbreaking performance alongside drag queens on national television, and it definitely wasn’t a surprise to showrunners … TMZ has learned. Sources with direct knowledge tell us … the backlash Kelsea’s getting for Sunday’s CMT Music Awards moment — having four “RuPaul’s Drag Race” queens come on stage during one of

Jeff Tweedy (Britta Pedersen/picture alliance via Getty Images) News Jeff Tweedy Announces Solo Tour Dates this summer across North America By Evan Minsker April 4, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Jeff Tweedy has announced a solo tour of intimate shows. It takes place across North America this summer. Le Ren is supporting for most of

Play video content Flavor Flav has officially crossed over into the Ivy Leagues … after spending today and tomorrow at Harvard University schooling students about the roots of hip hop culture!!! TMZ Hip Hop obtained video of the Public Enemy legend lending his expertise in the language arts to students within Harvard … through a

LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, June 2022 (Jim Dyson/Getty Images) News LCD Soundsystem Headlining Arkansas’ 2023 Format Festival Jamie xx, Alanis Morissette, Modest Mouse, and Little Simz are also on the Ozarks art and music festival’s bill By Jazz Monroe April 4, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter LCD Soundsystem will headline Format Festival in Bentonville, Arkansas,

Bad Bunny and Kendall Jenner were horsing around over the weekend, and they look tight. The Latin pop star and supermodel appeared to bond over their shared love of horse riding Sunday at the Hidden Hills Equestrian Center … taking turns riding horses and even riding one together. TMZ obtained photos of the fun date

Yaeji in “Passed Me By,” directed by Enayet and Zanzie News Watch Yaeji’s New “Passed Me By” Video Her new album, With a Hammer, is out this Friday, April 7 By Evan Minsker April 4, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Yaeji’s new album, With a Hammer, is out this Friday, April 7. Today, she shared a

Mod Sun says he needed serious support during his very public split from his now-ex-fiancee Avril Lavigne … and he’s thanking his fans for literally saving his life. The singer got emotional Sunday night as he wrapped up his tour in Los Angeles, telling the crowd at the Fonda Theater they “f***ing saved my G**damn

Glorilla and Cardi B, photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images News Cardi B, Glorilla, Ice Spice, More to Perform at Hot 97 Summer Jam Coi Leray, Fivio Foreign, French Montana, Lil TJay, and Lola Brooke are also slated to appear By Nina Corcoran April 3, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Hot 97 has announced the lineup

Elon Musk‘s Twitter Blue experiment continues to attract more fallout from its high-profile users … with a couple of rappers making it clear they won’t play Elon’s game just to prove it’s really them tweeting. Akon, who’s been on the platform since March 2009, recently slammed Elon’s verification upheaval … looking back to the time

News Pitchfork Live Presented by White Claw Vodka + Soda Broadcasting From Coachella The curated event and livestreaming series returns with Snail Mail, A-Trak, Melanie C, and more By Pitchfork April 3, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Pitchfork and White Claw Vodka + Soda are happy to announce the return of Pitchfork Live: a curated

Play video content CBS Kelsea Ballerini opened up the CMT Music Awards with a powerful speech … a very personal tribute to the victims of the Nashville Covenant School shooting, and one that brought her to tears. The country music star got emotional Sunday night as she opened the award show in Austin, Texas …

Tears for Fears’ Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, photo by Frank Ockenfels News Tears for Fears Announce 2023 North American Tour Dates across the continent this summer come with support from Cold War Kids By Jazz Monroe April 3, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Tears for Fears are heading out on a summer tour of

Snoop Dogg just made matters worse for The Miz during WrestleMania 39 on Sunday … doubling up on the Superstar’s beatdown from the night before by wrecking him again!! It all went down at SoFi Stadium … when the rap legend brought out Shane McMahon for a surprise appearance. Shane and Miz went at it

Clairo (Photo by Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images). News Clairo Shares New Benefit Song “For Now”: Listen Proceeds from the one-off track will go toward For the Gworls and Everytown for Gun Safety By Madison Bloom April 2, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Clairo has shared a new one-off charity single titled “For Now.” She

Madonna‘s oldest brother, Anthony Ciccone, died from several health issues … including cancer. According to the death certificate, obtained by TMZ, Anthony died from a combination of respiratory failure and throat cancer. The specific type is oropharyngeal cancer, which is often caused by smoking … and the document says tobacco use contributed to Anthony’s death.

Ryuichi Sakamoto (Photo by Xavi Torrent/WireImage). News Alva Noto, Questlove, Oneohtrix Point Never, Japanese Breakfast, and More Remember Ryuichi Sakamoto Massive Attack, Kode9, Jean-Michel Jarre, Johnny Marr, HEALTH, and others paid tribute to the boundary-pushing composer, who died late last month By Madison Bloom April 2, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Earlier today (April 2),

Play video content TMZ.com DJ Drama is all for Suge Knight‘s pending plans to televise his life story … but he feels Dr. Dre‘s narrative is even better suited for prime time!!! We caught up with Mr. Thanksgiving outside iHeartRadio in NY, where he outlined the many platinum reasons why a Dre TV series could

News Ryuichi Sakamoto Dies at 71 The pioneering musician and composer revealed a colon cancer diagnosis in January 2021 By Evan Minsker April 2, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Ryuichi Sakamoto has died, a post on the musician’s official Twitter account confirms. The pioneering Japanese musician and composer, who first came to prominence as a

Tekashi 6ix9ine is wasting no time seizing the moment now that his attackers are behind bars … with the rollout of a new music video and dishing out a ton of cash. The rainbow-haired rapper dropped “Bori” Friday, along with a music video — shot in Cuba — which features images of 6ix9ine receiving medical

Feist, photo by David Wolff-Patrick/Redferns News Feist Talks Leaving Arcade Fire Tour in New Interview: “I Couldn’t Continue” “I was having an out-of-body experience,” she told The Irish Times By Nina Corcoran April 1, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter For the first time since penning a lengthy statement about her decision, Feist has discussed her

Play video content A death metal concert became a calamity Friday night after a vicious storm ripped through an Illinois auditorium, killing one person and injuring 28 others. The packed show at the Apollo Theater in Belvidere, IL, kicked off about 30 minutes before the massive storm rolled into town, causing the roof to collapse

News Roof Collapses at Morbid Angel Concert, Killing One and Injuring Dozens  The disaster at the Apollo Theater in Belvidere, Illinois, was one of several as storms swept the Midwest and South By Jazz Monroe April 1, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter The roof of an Illinois concert venue collapsed in a heavy storm last

Play video content BACKGRID Tommy Lee‘s wife says there’s absolutely no bad blood between Pamela Anderson and her, despite the fact they aren’t speaking right now — but she’s down to change that. Brittany Furlan was grabbing a bite in L.A. after her stand-up comedy gig at The Improv in Hollywood. Considering she recently mocked

A$AP Rocky and Tyler, the Creator in “Wharf Talk,” directed by Tyler Okonma News Watch Tyler, the Creator and A$AP Rocky’s New “Wharf Talk” Video Tyler seduces an invisible date in a pastoral short marking the release of Call Me If You Get Lost: The Estate Sale By Jazz Monroe March 31, 2023 Facebook Twitter

Tekashi 6ix9ine is addressing his gym beatdown for the first time … ripping his attackers as “nothing but cowardly.” The rainbow-haired rapper broke his silence Friday with a social media post saying, “what happen here was nothing but cowardly.” Play video content Tekashi says he’s not mad about being jumped at an LA Fitness in

MIKE and Niontay in “Wheredeyat???,” directed by Nicholas Stafford Briggs News MIKE Joins Niontay in Video for New Song “Wheredeyat???”: Watch Niontay is releasing his new project, Dontay’s Inferno, via 10k in April By Alphonse Pierre March 31, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Kissimmee-raised rapper Niontay has shared a video for the new song “Wheredeyat???,”

Play video content Instagram / @2cool2blog, @gabydajeweler, @bennydajeweler Fivio Foreign‘s reentry into the world of live performances is going rather smoothly … although on a much smaller scale than the festival set he recently missed. The Brooklyn rapper rocked the mic for Benny Da Jeweler‘s birthday Thursday inside the Da Mikele Illagio in Queens, NY

News UK Media Platform Gal-Dem to Close After 8 Years The independent culture and politics publication, which centred people of color from marginalized genders, cited financial difficulties in its decision to shutter By Jazz Monroe March 31, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Gal-Dem, an insurgent culture and politics platform that posed an alternative to the

Play video content TMZ.com TLC singer Chilli isn’t afraid to put it out there publicly … telling us she wants to get hitched to “Boy Meets World” star Matthew Lawrence. We got Chilli Thursday at LAX, and when our photog asked if she thinks she and Matthew will tie the knot in the future she