News Björk to Host Podcast Series About Her Discography Check out a trailer for Sonic Symbolism, each episode of which will cover a different record from her catalog By Evan Minsker August 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter Björk, photo by Vidar Logi Facebook Twitter As Björk prepares to release her new album Fossora, she has announced
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Play video content TMZ.com Starz’ hit strip club series “P-Valley” is, notably, losing a couple of famous fans — Lil Duval and Plies are going viral for hating on the show’s gay sex scenes, but one of the stars says the rappers’ critiques are BS. TMZ Hip Hop caught up with Nicco Annan at Dash
News Olivia Rodrigo Joins Billy Joel for “Deja Vu” and “Uptown Girl” at Madison Square Garden: Watch “I’m such a huge fan, and I kind of wrote this next song about you,” said Rodrigo By Nina Corcoran August 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Olivia Rodrigo and Billy Joel, photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Olivia
The voice behind Capitol Records’ very short-lived artificial intelligence rapper project is speaking out … and he’s actually thankful the label treated the contract like toilet paper. Real-life rapper Kyle The Hooligan hit Instagram following Capitol’s decision to end its FN Meka deal and says the creators — Factory New heads Anthony Martini and Brandon
News Offset Sues Quality Control, Migos’ Label, Over Ownership of Solo Recordings The rapper claims that the label “knowingly violates Offset’s rights to his own music.” He recently released a solo single via Motown. By Madison Bloom August 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Offset (Photo by Peter White/Getty Images). Facebook Twitter Offset has filed a lawsuit
Play video content TMZ.com Every second wedding’s gotta have a second honeymoon — seems like that should be a rule — and that’s why Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are back in Europe for another romantic vacay. Witnesses tell TMZ … Ben and Jen pulled up to the Grand Hotel Tremezzo in Lake Como, Italy
News Cosey Fanni Tutti Announces U.S. Publication of New Book Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti is available in October By Allison Hussey August 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Cosey Fanni Tutti, photo by Chris Carter Facebook Twitter Cosey Fanni Tutti has announced that her book Re-Sisters: The
Capitol Records is pulling the plug on its AI rapper FN Meka, and calling the unconventional and controversial signing an insensitive move on their part — in retrospect, that is. The label went public with Meka’s contract on August 12, but Tuesday it did a complete 180° … apologizing to the Black community for not
News Drugdealer Announces New Album and Tour, Shares Video for New Song: Watch Hiding in Plain Sight, Michael Collins’ first new album with the project since 2019, arrives in October By Evan Minsker August 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Drugdealer (Andrea Adolph) Facebook Twitter Drugdealer have announced their new album, which is the follow-up to 2019’s
Kodak Black earned a platinum plaque for this year’s hit “Super Gremlin” — a passionate accusation of betrayal toward his former Sniper Gang artist Jackboy, but now Jackboy’s clearing the air. He’s just dropped a new track … “Renegade Freestyle (Closure),” which samples Jay-Z and Eminem’s legendary duet. Kodak and Jackboy had a public falling
News Jazz Guitarist Monnette Sudler Dies at 70 The lifelong Philadelphia fixture was known for her skilled musicianship and collaborative spirit By Allison Hussey August 23, 2022 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Celebrated Philadelphia jazz guitarist Monnette Sudler has died. Her son, Erik Honesty, confirmed the news to Philadelphia’s WRTI, saying the cause of death was
Beyonce and Jay-Z are doing their own version of “The Love Boat” — sailing the high seas through Europe … this after setting the music world on fire. The couple was spotted Monday on a mega yacht — a multi-level vessel that looks damn expensive — where they were looking out onto the ocean blue
News Waajeed Announces Album, Shares Video for New Song: Watch “Motor City Madness” leads the Detroit producer and instrumentalist’s next LP, Memoirs of Hi-Tech Jazz By Madison Bloom August 23, 2022 Facebook Twitter Waajeed, photo by BreAnn White Facebook Twitter Producer, instrumentalist, and J Dilla collaborator Waajeed has announced a new album. Memoirs of Hi-Tech Jazz
Vanessa Bryant had some emotional support Monday in her trial against L.A. County over crash-site photos … walking in shoulder to shoulder with Ciara and Monica. The 2 singers arrived with VB and her daughter Natalia … all the women forming a united front. They sat behind Vanessa during testimony from an internal officer with
News MoFi Faces Fraud Lawsuit for Selling Vinyl Reissues as “Purely Analog” While Using Digital Masters Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, long considered an elite reissue label for its all-analog approach, has been under fire in the audiophile community after the company recently admitted to using Direct Stream Technology By Evan Minsker August 23, 2022 Facebook
Nicki Minaj‘s new song “Super Freaky Girl” is now officially historic, shooting to the top of the charts, with the most pure sales of any track released in 2022. The song makes the diamond-selling artist the first female rapper to debut at No. 1 since Lauryn Hill‘s iconic song “Doo Wop (That Thing)” hit big
News The Big Climate Thing Festival Postponed Until 2023 The Roots, HAIM, and Sheryl Crow were set to headline the climate advocacy event in mid-September By Allison Hussey August 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter The Big Climate Thing, a festival aimed at engaging audiences in climate change activism, been postponed. The Roots, HAIM, and
TS Madison opens up about how her iconic video was sampled on Beyoncé’s song “Cozy” from her new album. (Leon Bennett/FilmMagic/Mason Poole/AMPAS via Getty) Trans icon TS Madison shared what it was like for her “B***h I’m Black” video to be sampled on Beyoncé’s Renaissance album. Beyoncé collaborated with and sampled a host of queer and trans
Demi Lovato says the song “Freak” on their new album is inspired by the “really hateful” comments they received after coming out as non-binary. (Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage) Demi Lovato said they’re not concerned about “ignorant people” on the internet being upset with their recent pronoun update. Lovato first came out as non-binary in May 2021 and changed their
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are doing their second ‘wedding’ in style … with a waterside reception complete with a live piano performance and firework display. Ben’s sprawling estate in Riceboro, Georgia is shaping into full-wedding form Friday, and the latest images show tables and chairs set along a body of water with what looks
Harry Styles discusses queerbating and sexuality with Rolling Stone (Joseph Okpako/WireImage) Harry Styles hit back at claims of queerbaiting and touched upon his own sexuality “journey”. Critics of the the “As It Was” singer have regularly levelled the argument that Styles ‘queerbaits’ – adopts a queer looks for profit without labelling himself as part of
Play video content TMZ.com NLE Choppa is all for innovation in the bedroom, saying he thinks there’s a part of the body that’s rarely explored that should be … the armpit!!! We caught up with NLE Friday at LAX, who’s been on a raunchy rampage since his “Slut Me Out” single dropped … and sharing
News Man Arrested at Washington Festival, Police Believe Arrest Prevented a Potential Mass Shooting Jonathan R. Moody was detained outside of Bass Canyon at the Gorge Amphitheatre on Friday night, after witnesses saw him loading two 9mm pistols By Madison Bloom August 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter A crowd taking in the Watershed Country Music Festival
Play video content TMZ.com If you were at the Encore in Vegas Saturday, it looked like the TMZ Celebrity Tour, because The Weeknd, Travis Scott, Swedish House Mafia and Tyga all showed up in the same lobby!!! Travis was the first to show at around 4 PM … the father of Kylie Jenner‘s 2 kids
News The Weeknd, Moses Sumney, Mike Dean, Appear in New Teaser for the The Idol: Watch The latest clip for the HBO Max series reveals the full cast—which also includes Troye Sivan, Dan Levy, Rachel Sennott, Hank Azaria, and more By Madison Bloom August 21, 2022 Facebook Twitter Lily-Rose Depp and Abel Tesfaye in HBO’s
Play video content Instagram / @ab Antonio Brown‘s decided to treat himself following the success of his new song and dance by copping an insane “The Godfather” watch … that’s filled with 666 diamonds! TMZ Sports has learned the former NFL wideout hit up Jacob and Co. earlier this week to pick up the timepiece
News Four Tet Remixes Ellie Goulding’s “Easy Lover”: Listen “I’ve been a fan of [Four Tet] forever,” said Goulding. “Particularly obsessed with this one.” By Quinn Moreland August 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Four Tet (FilmMagic/FilmMagic), Ellie Goulding (Madison Phipps) Facebook Twitter Ellie Goulding has shared a Four Tet remix of her track “Easy Lover.” Teasing
Play video content TMZ.com Akon is jumping to Kanye West‘s defense in a big way, telling all the critics they’re hypocrites for blasting Ye for what they say is disrespecting the homeless … yet doing nothing about it themselves. Akon says Kanye owes zero apologies for the containers in Gap stores featuring his fashions. As
News VMAs 2022: Red Hot Chili Peppers to Perform and Receive Global Icon Award The ceremony will be emceed by LL Cool J, Nicki Minaj, and Jack Harlow By Jazz Monroe August 19, 2022 Facebook Twitter Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Anthony Kiedis, August 2022 (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Red Hot Chili Peppers will perform
Play video content BACKGRID UPDATE 10:37 AM PT — A rep for Quando tells TMZ … “Quando was present during a shooting yesterday evening which resulted in the untimely death of another young man’s life.” UPDATE The rep continued … “He himself didn’t sustain any injuries during the shooting and is safe. We ask that