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Shock and outrage continue to pour in over Migos rapper Takeoff‘s shooting death, and Rich the Kid is especially reeling over the tragic news. In a series of heartfelt posts, RTK shared his love, old pics and text messages between him and Takeoff … revealing they used to share clothes and shoes back in the

News Warp’s Artificial Intelligence Compilation (Aphex Twin, Autechre, More) Returning to Vinyl The landmark 1992 comp featured early music from Aphex Twin, Autechre, and more By Jazz Monroe November 1, 2022 Facebook Twitter Aphex Twin, 1996 (Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Warp will reissue its landmark compilation Artificial Intelligence on December 9, putting the 1992

UPDATE 7:11 AM PT — In a new video you can hear Quavo on the phone, presumably with a 911 operator, and he’s asking … “What does she need to do?” A woman on the scene had said she was a nurse and was offering to help Takeoff. UPDATE Play video content TMZ.com UPDATE 6:36

News Watch the Strokes Meet the Moldy Peaches in New Meet Me in the Bathroom Clip Adam Green recalls encountering Julian Casablancas for the first time in footage from the new documentary By Madison Bloom November 1, 2022 Facebook Twitter Kimya Dawson, Julian Casablancas, and Adam Green, photo by Rebecca Greenfield Facebook Twitter A new

Play video content BACKGRID Tory Lanez will soon be on court-ordered house arrest, but if he’s at all sweating his new ankle bracelet, he certainly isn’t showing it. The rapper was spotted outside the Corrective Solution facility in LA Monday, the place where folks go for GPS, alcohol, and drug monitoring. You can see the

News Norm Chambers, Experimental Musician Behind Panabrite and Jürgen Müller, Dies at 50 The Seattle ambient artist had been living with sinus cancer since 2019 By Allison Hussey October 31, 2022 Facebook Twitter Norm Chambers, photo by Kayoko Shibue Facebook Twitter Norm Chambers, who made analog-heavy ambient music under the name Panabrite, has died. He

A Boogie Wit da Hoodie isn’t taking any chances his new album will be overlooked due to Drake and 21 Savage‘s upcoming joint project … so he’s delaying things once again. A Boogie revealed the new drop for his “Me vs. Myself” album will be in December. TMZ Hip Hop got more specifics … the

News Lavender Country’s Patrick Haggerty Dies at 78 The lifelong activist made what is widely considered to be the first openly gay country music record By Allison Hussey October 31, 2022 Facebook Twitter Lavender Country’s Patrick Haggerty, May 2019 (Jim Bennett/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Patrick Haggerty, who led the proudly queer Lavender Country, has died.

Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott are lightening up … unloading their Bev Hills mansion and gunning for a big, fat profit!. K&T listed the property for $21.9M … standing to make an enormous profit, given they bought the place 4 years ago for $13.45M. It clearly has sentimental value … it’s the first house they

News The Hirs Collective Announce New Album Featuring Members of My Chemical Romance, Soul Glo, Thursday, Touché Amoré, and More Check out the new song “We’re Still Here,” featuring Garbage’s Shirley Manson By Madison Bloom October 31, 2022 Facebook Twitter The Hirs Collective’s Jenna Pup and Scott, photo by Chris Suspect Facebook Twitter The Hirs

Kanye West is on a new tear — suggesting what happened to Emmett Till is what’s happening to him as he falls from grace … this while trying to get Ari Emanuel‘s attention. New posts have been popping up on Ye’s IG page of late — ever since he was reinstated — but a string

News Iggy Pop Shares New Song “Frenzy”: Listen A collaboration with producer and guitarist Andrew Watt, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, and Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan By Rob Arcand October 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Iggy Pop and Andrew Watt, September 2022 (Danny Clinch) Facebook Twitter Iggy Pop is back with a new single,

Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox took their Tommy Lee and Pamela Anderson costumes to the extreme — recreating a wild, whirlwind romance … and it’s pretty on the nose. The rocker and actress dressed up as the iconic couple for Halloween this weekend … rocking their famed 1995 look from when they attended the

News Taylor Swift Scores 11th No. 1 Album With Midnights, Achieving Highest Sales in Almost 7 Years Swift is now the sixth artist with more than 10 LPs to top the Billboard 200 chart, after Midnights sold well over a million copies By Jazz Monroe October 30, 2022 Facebook Twitter Taylor Swift, September 2022 (VALERIE

Play video content TMZ.com Jadakiss says the remaining people in Kanye West‘s inner circle need to help pick him, dust him off and get him back on his feet — and he thinks fans can do their part too. We caught The LOX legend out in NYC where he called on everyone to pray for

News Soccer Mommy Shares New “Sophie’s Version” of “Darkness Forever”: Listen An early draft of Sophie Allison’s Sometimes, Forever cut By Madison Bloom October 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Soccer Mommy, September 2022 (Gus Stewart/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Soccer Mommy has shared a demo from her Sometimes, Forever sessions. “Darkness Forever (Sophie’s Version)” is an early draft

Luke Bryan brought out Governor Ron DeSantis as a special guest during one of his concerts this week … and it doesn’t look like the internet is very happy about it. The country singer was performing Friday in Jacksonville, FL, and at one point in the show … he brought out RDS to join him

News Shania Twain Announces New Album Queen of Me and 2023 Tour The follow-up to 2017’s Now includes the new single “Last Day of Summer” By Eric Torres October 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Shania Twain, photo by Louie Banks Facebook Twitter Shania Twain has announced a new album: Queen of Me arrives February 3, 2023,

D.H. Peligro — a longtime drummer for the Dead Kennedys — has died after hitting his head in what seems to be an accidental fall … but the jury’s still out on what exactly killed him. The punk rock band announced D.H.’s death Saturday in an official Instagram post, writing … “Dead Kennedys’ drummer D.H.

News D. H. Peligro, Dead Kennedys Drummer, Dies at 63 The longtime punk icon died from trauma to the head caused by an accidental fall By Nina Corcoran October 29, 2022 Facebook Twitter D. H. Peligro, photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images Facebook Twitter D.H. Peligro, Dead Kennedys longtime drummer, has died. The band confirmed the

Kanye West closing his Donda Academy has left the program’s student-athletes in limbo … wasting a season’s worth of developing their talents. Sources connected to the Donda boy’s basketball team tell us the season has essentially been put on ice, with little to no games scheduled. We’re told the kids have been dropped from several

News Patti Smith’s “Rock n Roll N****r” Disappears From Streaming Services Smith, who has not commented, for decades defended her clumsy attempt to reclaim the racist slur By Jazz Monroe October 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Patti Smith, June 1978 (Tom Hill/WireImage) Facebook Twitter Patti Smith Group’s song “Rock n Roll N****r,” which has drawn condemnation

Madonna is certainly feeling herself this Friday, posting some topless selfies for her fans to enjoy heading into the weekend. Madonna took to her IG account to share the sexy snaps … carefully placing some emojis over her nipples. Of course, she’s gotta be careful to censor herself on the platform, hoping not to piss

News Jerry Lee Lewis Dies at 87 The rock’n’roll musician soared to popularity with the hits “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” but fell from grace after marrying his 13-year-old cousin when he was 22 years old By Evan Minsker October 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Jerry Lee Lewis, 1962 (Harry Hammond/V&A

Joyner Lucas creates some of the most cinematic visuals in hip hop music and he’s taking his talents to the big screen for his first feature film … alongside none other than Mark Wahlberg. Sources close to production tell TMZ Hip Hop … Mark personally handpicked Joyner for the cast of the film, which we’ve

News Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon Announces Wisconsin Get-Out-the-Vote Events “No one is more powerful than a citizenry that is empowered and together”—Justin Vernon By Matthew Strauss October 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, photo by Eric Timothy Carlson & Graham Tolbert Facebook Twitter Back in 2020, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon launched the nonpartisan

There’s an entire market of people patiently waiting to sell their Yeezy shoes for what they hope will be a big chunk of cash … and it’s exactly why resale websites are among the only entities yet to cut ties with Kanye West. We’ve spoken with several people at some of the resale industry’s biggest

News Pulp Reunite for First Shows in 11 Years Jarvis Cocker reforms the beloved Sheffield outfit for shows in UK and Ireland By Jazz Monroe October 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Pulp (David Wolff – Patrick/Redferns via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Pulp will return to the stage next year for the first time since their 2011-12

Kanye West‘s school may be shut down for good … because we’ve learned educators there have been quitting in protest. Sources connected to Donda Academy tell TMZ … the main issue preventing the school from running as usual is a recent wave of staffers quitting due to Kanye’s antisemitic rants. We’re told Kanye’s hateful comments,