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Play video content TMZ.com Akon is mourning the loss of his good friend Michael K. Williams, and says he’s the latest example of how the “facade of success” can send celebrities into a tailspin. We got the artist Tuesday at Petrossian in L.A., and he said although he was close to Michael, they hadn’t seen

News Tricky Announces Album From New Project Lonely Guest, Shares Song: Listen The late Lee “Scratch” Perry appears on the album alongside IDLES’ Joe Talbot, Maxïmo Park’s Paul Smith, and more By Evan Minsker September 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lonely Guest (courtesy False Idols) Facebook Twitter Lonely Guest is a new project conceived and produced by

In a stunning move, Jamie Spears is not just asking to leave Britney Spears‘ conservatorship, he’s asking the judge to end it altogether. In Jamie’s documents, he says the judge saw fit to let his daughter hire her own lawyer, in Jamie’s mind he says if she’s allowed to do that there is no longer

News Eddie Vedder Announces New Solo Album, Shares New Song “Long Way”: Listen Hear the first single from his forthcoming LP Earthling By Matthew Ismael Ruiz September 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Eddie Vedder (Photo by Danny Clinch) Facebook Twitter Eddie Vedder has shared “Long Way,” the first single from his forthcoming solo album Earthling, due

Started from the bottom, now he’s taking over “Monday Night Football” … ’cause Drake is teaming up with ESPN to curate music for the upcoming season!! The announcement just dropped minutes ago … with the network saying the 6 God will be in charge of the aux cord for 10 games throughout the 2021-22 campaign.

News Faye Webster and Goose Island Announce Limited-Edition Beer for Pitchfork Music Festival 2021 Proceeds from the Better Distractions Peach Lager benefit Fair Fight Action By Pitchfork September 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Photo courtesy of Goose Island Beer Co. Facebook Twitter Faye Webster and Goose Island Beer Co. have collaborated on a special edition beer

Paramore’s lead vocalist Hayley Williams just put one of her Nashville homes on the market … and it’s the place where she recorded her second solo album. The singer listed the 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom pad for a cool $1 million … and the place is 2,137 square feet and recently renovated. As you can see in

News Massive Attack Unveil Plan to Reduce Carbon Emissions Across Music Industry Years in the making, the expansive study proposes “an urgent and significant reassembly” of the industry By Jazz Monroe September 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Massive Attack, photo by Warren Du Preez Facebook Twitter Massive Attack have released the findings of their partnership with

Cardi B‘s not the only one with major baby news today … Kodak Black‘s having another kid as well!!! The Florida rapper’s lawyer, Bradford Cohen, tells TMZ … Kodak’s girlfriend, real estate agent Maranda Johnson, is pregnant with their first child together … and it’s a girl!!! We’re told KB’s known Maranda for about 4

News Michael K. Williams, Actor Who Played The Wire’s Omar, Dies at 54 The Brooklyn-born actor is actively nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on Lovecraft Country By Matthew Strauss September 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Michael K. Williams, January 2012 (Jeff Vespa/WireImage) Facebook Twitter Michael K. Williams, the actor best known for his

Cardi B‘s baby No. 2 is finally here!!! Cardi gave birth to her baby Saturday at a hospital in the New York area. She posted a photo of the special moment with Offset in the hospital. She also added the blue heart emoji so … baby boy?!? As we reported … the “I Like It”

News Cardi B and Offset Announce Birth of Second Child Cardi B revealed that she gave birth to her second child on Saturday, September 4 By Matthew Strauss September 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Cardi B and Offset, February 2019 (Michael Kovac/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Facebook Twitter Cardi B has given birth to her

Machine Gun Kelly‘s first time directing a movie is already eventful — a parking lot attendant is accusing him of battery … something folks on the movie set say simply did not happen. Law enforcement sources tell us the L.A. parking attendant filed a police report claiming MGK was upset over a delay in getting

News New Beyoncé Song Featured in Film About Serena and Venus Williams King Richard stars Will Smith as the star athletes’ father, and includes the track “Be Alive,” penned by Bey and DIXSON By Madison Bloom September 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter Beyoncé (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images). Facebook Twitter A new Beyoncé song

Play video content The h.wood Group Tiffany Haddish never passes up an opportunity to put on a show — and that was certainly the case this weekend during a double date in Vegas … where she took the building by storm. The comedian was at dinner Saturday night at Delilah (the Wynn resort one), with

News Kanye West’s Donda Debuts at No. 1 in Biggest Week for Any Album in 2021 With his 10th chart-topping album, West once again ties Eminem for the most No. 1 debuts in a row By Allison Hussey and Evan Minsker September 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter Kanye West, March 2020 (Photo by Arnold Jerocki/GC Images)

Black Oak Arkansas’s longtime string strummer, Rickie Lee Reynolds, has died … TMZ has learned. RLR’s son tells us … his dad passed away Sunday morning in a hospital, where he was battling long-term health complications, to which he succumbed. He adds that he hopes the public will hold Ricky’s memory, magic and memories close

News Drake Producer Noah “40” Shebib Explains R. Kelly Credit on Certified Lover Boy “I’m not here to defend drakes lyrics, but I thought I would clear up that there is no actual r Kelly present and it’s a bit misleading to call him a co lyricist” By Madison Bloom September 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter

Play video content TMZ.com Lil Uzi Vert says the large pink diamond he had implanted in his forehead got dislodged when he jumped into the crowd at Rolling Loud, but thankfully … fiasco aVERTed. The rapper says he had a $24 MILLION rock embedded as a flashy facial implant, claiming he saved up for years

News Lorde No Longer Performing at MTV VMAs 2021 The awards show cited “a change in production elements” By Madison Bloom and Jazz Monroe September 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lorde (NDZ/Star Max/GC Images) Facebook Twitter Lorde’s scheduled performance at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 12 has been canceled, the awards show announced Friday

Comedian Fuquan Johnson died this weekend of an apparent overdose — along with two others — while a fourth person is in the hospital … the recent girlfriend of one Darius Rucker, TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … there was a get-together Saturday night at someone’s house in the Venice neighborhood of

News Andre 3000 Releases Statement on Unreleased Kanye West Song “Life of the Party” “It’s unfortunate that it was released in this way and two artists that I love are going back and forth,” he wrote By Allison Hussey September 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter André 3000, January 2020 (Photo by Tommaso Boddi/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter

Drake appears to have leaked an unreleased Kanye West “Donda” track that didn’t make the cut, which actually takes shots at the former … a bizarre move that seems to have backfired. Drizzy was guest hosting a session of Sound 42 on Sirius XM early Saturday morning — which plays a ton of OVO-affiliated tunes

News Drake Plays Unreleased Kanye West Song, Which Disses Drake, on SiriusXM Kanye uses the André 3000–featuring track “Life of the Party” to air some grievances By Allison Hussey and Jazz Monroe September 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter Drake (Isaiah Trickey/Getty Images ) Facebook Twitter During a guest mix on SiriusXM’s Sound 42 last night, Drake

Kanye West looks to be channeling his inner Martha Stewart — on the heels of huge music success, he’s taking a crucial step toward launching his own line … of homeware products. Say whaaat? Yep, according to legal docs, obtained by TMZ, Ye’s company, Mascotte Holdings, Inc., filed a trademark application to slap the name

News Dinosaur Jr. Postpone Start of 2021 Tour The band cites “the rise COVID cases and hospitalizations along with the impact that the Delta variant is having at the moment” By Matthew Strauss September 3, 2021 Facebook Twitter Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis and Murph, November 2016 (Frank Hoensch/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Dinosaur Jr. are postponing their

LeBron James was having a nice meal with his wife on a romantic getaway to Italy when someone came up to their table to say hello … and it was none other than Elton John!!! The Los Angeles Lakers stud and ‘Space Jam 2’ star was enjoying the best Italian food money can buy while

News James Blake Delays Release of Friends That Break Your Heart The follow-up to Assume Form will now arrive in October By Allison Hussey September 3, 2021 Facebook Twitter James Blake, January 2020 (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Facebook Twitter James Blake has announced that his next record will arrive a