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News Watch CEO Trayle’s New Video for “Alter Ego 2” The latest visual in support of his HH5 mixtape By Nina Corcoran January 3, 2023 Facebook Twitter CEO Trayle in “Alter Ego 2,” directed by AZae Production (YouTube) Facebook Twitter Atlanta rapper CEO Trayle has shared another new music video, this time for his HH5

Gucci Mane‘s latest 1017 Records rapper Mac Critter will now need a criminal lawyer as opposed to an entertainment one — the Memphis rapper is facing a first-degree murder case. At 11:57 am, Officers responded to a shooting in the 600 Block of Wells Avenue. A male victim was pronounced deceased on the scene. There

News The Associates’ Alan Rankine Dies at 64 Rankine also produced for Cocteau Twins and was integral to Electric Honey, the label that brought the world Belle and Sebastian By Matthew Strauss January 3, 2023 Facebook Twitter The Associates’ Alan Rankine, September 1980 (David Corio/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Alan Rankine, the co-founder of the Scottish band

You don’t know how it feels to be in escrow on Tom Petty‘s oceanfront home, but someone else does … someone who’s about to be the new owner of the Malibu property. Our real estate sources tell us Tom’s estate has accepted an offer for the singer’s 3-bedroom estate along Escondido Beach in the ‘Bu.

News David Byrne and Miley Cyrus Cover David Bowie at New Year’s Celebration: Watch The musicians performed Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” and Byrne’s “Everybody’s Coming to My House” By Rob Arcand January 1, 2023 Facebook Twitter David Byrne and Miley Cyrus, December 2022 (Vijat Mohindra/NBC) Facebook Twitter Miley Cyrus hosted the NBC holiday special Miley’s New

Play video content Bad Bunny is responding to the viral video of him chucking a fan’s phone in the water and his message is clear: don’t stick a freakin’ phone in his face, at least not without asking first!!! Video of the “Un Verano Sin Ti” creator being interrupted by a female fan, reportedly while

News Mount Eerie Shares New Song “Huge Fire”: Listen From the compilation album Colors By Nina Corcoran January 2, 2023 Facebook Twitter Mount Eerie’s Phil Elverum, photo by Nicholas Krgovich Facebook Twitter Mount Eerie has released a new song titled “Huge Fire.” It’s part of Colors, a 20th anniversary compilation album from Tokyo’s 7e.p. Records.

Fred White, the drummer for Earth, Wind & Fire, is dead. Fred died Sunday, according to his brother and bandmate, Verdine. The cause of death is unclear. The fourth of the White brothers to perform in Earth, Wind & Fire, Fred was one of the famous band’s early members … joining EWF way back in

News Earth, Wind & Fire Drummer Fred White Dies at 67 “He joins our brothers Maurice, Monte, and Ronald in heaven and is now drumming with the angels,” said his brother Verdine White By Jazz Monroe January 2, 2023 Facebook Twitter Earth, Wind & Fire’s Fred White, March 1979 (Rob Verhorst/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Earth, Wind

Britney Spears wanted to start fresh in a brand-spankin’ new home to celebrate her freedom from the conservatorship … but turns out, the grass ain’t always greener, and she’s planning on unloading the pricey pad. TMZ broke the story back in June … Britney and her hubby, Sam Asghari, plunked down $11.8 million back in

News Moby Releases New Album Ambient 23: Listen The 16-track release was recorded using “weird old drum machines and old synths” By Rob Arcand January 1, 2023 Facebook Twitter Moby, September 2022 (Mark Von Holden/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Moby is starting off 2023 with the release a new album. Earlier this month, he took to

UPDATE 4:53 PM PT — Sources connected to Gangsta Boo tell TMZ … the rapper’s death appears to be drug-related. We’re told Gangsta was with her brother last night at a local concert in Memphis, and that her sibling started to overdose sometime in the night … requiring hospitalization. UPDATE While he ended up being

News Gangsta Boo, Rapper in Three 6 Mafia, Dies at 43 The Memphis icon was a pioneer of female Southern hip-hop By Nina Corcoran January 1, 2023 Facebook Twitter Gangsta Boo, photo by Chris McKay/Getty Images for Live Nation Facebook Twitter Gangsta Boo, a former member of Memphis hip-hop group Three 6 Mafia and a

Celine Dion‘s heart might go on, but her fans are having a hard time getting past this snub by Rolling Stone … which left her off their list of G.O.A.T. crooners. The magazine posted a refreshed 200 Greatest Singers of All Time — and their roster is pretty extensive … spanning decades of music, and

News The Pointer Sisters’ Anita Pointer Dies at 74 The vocalist earned three Grammy Awards as part of the group By Rob Arcand January 1, 2023 Facebook Twitter Anita Pointer, January 1983 (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Anita Pointer, the singer and longtime member of the Pointer Sisters, has died, TMZ and Rolling Stone report.

Play video content TMZ.com Ice Cube says he’s never giving up on the fight to obtain the rights to his beloved “Friday” franchise — but won’t go to court to get the job done. TMZ Hip Hop recently caught the legendary rapper outside of Dash Radio, asking him about his struggle to own “Friday” and

News Modest Mouse Drummer Jeremiah Green Dies at 45 The musician co-founded the Washington band with frontman Isaac Brock and bassist Eric Judy in the early 1990s By Matthew Strauss January 1, 2023 Facebook Twitter Modest Mouse’s Jeremiah Green, September 2021 (Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Jeremiah Green, the longtime Modest Mouse drummer, has died,

Steven Tyler sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl decades ago and carried on an illicit affair with her, which ended with him insisting she abort their child, this according to a new lawsuit. The legendary Aerosmith frontman is not named in the suit, but he’s one of 50 defendants identified as a “Doe.” The plaintiff/accuser, Julia

News Foo Fighters to Return “Soon” Without Taylor Hawkins The band confirmed it would continue on without the drummer, who died in March 2022 By Matthew Ismael Ruiz December 31, 2022 Facebook Twitter Taylor Hawkins, Rami Jaffee, Dave Grohl, Pat Smear, Chris Shiflett, and Nate Mendel pose backstage before Foo Fighters reopen Madison Square Garden

Taylor Hawkins‘ death has loomed large in the world of the Foo Fighters for much of 2022 — but as the new year fast approaches, the band says they’re moving forward as a unit. A message was posted to FF’s socials Saturday, serving as a tribute to their late drummer … who died earlier this

News Queen’s Brian May Knighted, Is Now Sir Brian Harold May King Charles recognized him for services to music and charity work By Nina Corcoran December 31, 2022 Facebook Twitter Queen’s Brian May, photo by Denis Pellerin Facebook Twitter Queen co-founder and guitarist Brian May has been knighted. As one of the first to receive

Play video content BACKGRID Britney Spears is totally in control of her own life, social media, and especially her meals … so says husband Sam Asghari. The singer’s husband was running errands in Los Angeles on Friday when photogs asked him if he was controlling Britney. Sam flat out says “no” … going even further

Coolio‘s family got a supercool headstone so they can pay their respects to the rap legend … and it includes an homage to his most famous song. The late rapper was cremated, but we’re told his family wanted to make a headstone so they had a physical place to go to remember him. The family

Play video content Tory Lanez told Megan Thee Stallion‘s friend Kelsey Harris he was wasted the night of the shooting and sounds incredibly remorseful … according to leaked audio of the rapper’s jail phone call from when he was arrested. In the audio, which is now surfacing online, Tory tells Kelsey … “I was just

News Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler Sued for 1970s Sexual Abuse of a Minor A woman claims that the singer sexually assaulted and sexually battered her when she was a 16-year-old in 1973 By Rob Arcand and Matthew Strauss December 30, 2022 Facebook Twitter Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, May 2016 (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for M2M Construction) Facebook Twitter

Where in the world is Kanye West? Ye’s ex-business manager says Kim Kardashian‘s ex has been playing a cat-and-mouse game for weeks, all over a lawsuit. The biz manager, Thomas St. John, is suing Ye for $4.5 mil and is frustrated because he can’t serve him with the necessary legal docs, this according to the

YFN Lucci is not a witness to be used against Young Thug in his RICO case … this according to the rapper’s attorney. YFN Lucci’s attorneym Drew Findling, tells TMZ … Rayshawn Bennett, AKA Lucci, has not been named as a witness in the YSL case, whatsoever. He makes it clear that Lucci has never

News Vivienne Westwood, Fashion Designer and Punk Icon, Dies at 81 The late designer helped popularize the British punk and new wave movements with her clothing By Nina Corcoran December 29, 2022 Facebook Twitter Vivienne Westwood, June 2017 (Ian Gavan/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Dame Vivienne Westwood, the rule-breaking fashion designer who helped bring the British

Young Thug might soon be fighting more than charges … as a COVID-19 outbreak has hit several of his codefendants in his RICO case. According to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, a bunch of the defendants and attorneys in Young Thug’s ongoing case have tested positive for COVID. The court order states Young Thug could

News Joanna Newsom, Hayley Williams, Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner, and More Appear in New Rodarte Campaign Kilo Kish and Maggie Rogers also feature in the fashion brand’s new photo series By Nina Corcoran December 29, 2022 Facebook Twitter Paramore’s Hayley Williams (Erika Goldring/WireImage), Joanna Newsom (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic), and Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner (Mauricio Santana/Getty Images)