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News SoundCloud Says Portishead Song Earned 500% More Under New Royalty Plan It’s an early indication of how so-called “fan-powered” royalty distribution could potentially level the playing field for professional musicians who aren’t superstars By Marc Hogan September 15, 2021 Facebook Twitter SoundCloud, August 2018 (Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter A collaboration

Play video content KXII/News12 Reba McEntire got the cat-stuck-in-a-tree treatment from a fire department in Oklahoma — except the trunk she’d gone up was actually a pretty ancient building with a caved-in staircase. The country singer was one of 7 people rescued Tuesday by authorities in Atoka, OK. Reba and a pal were touring a

News Ambar Lucid Covers Billie Eilish’s “Billie Bossa Nova”: Listen “Ambar Bossa Nova” is the artist’s Spotify Singles spin on Eilish’s Happier Than Ever song By Evan Minsker September 15, 2021 Facebook Twitter Ambar Lucid, photo courtesy of Spotify Facebook Twitter For her installment of the Spotify Singles series, Ambar Lucid has shared her cover

A man was arrested after showing up at Ariana Grande‘s Hollywood Hills home in the middle of the night, then flashing a knife when security tried to get him to leave. 23-year-old Aaron Brown‘s facing a felony brandishing charge for the incident, which our law enforcement sources tell us went down around 2 AM Friday

News Fat Joe and Ja Rule’s VERZUZ Battle: Here’s What Happened The New York hip-hop veterans went head-to-head for 20 rounds playing hits from their catalogs By Matthew Ismael Ruiz September 15, 2021 Facebook Twitter Fat Joe and Ja Rule at The Magic Hour in New York City, March 30, 2019. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

Britney Spears giveth, so she can also taketh away — which is exactly what she just did — 2 weeks before her monumentally important court hearing. The singer deleted her IG page Tuesday … with a generic “Sorry, this page isn’t available” message that appears if you click on her handle. There was no heads-up

News Watch Bfb Da Packman and Zack Fox’s New Video for “Bob and Weave” The two funnymen goof off in the Fat Niggas Need Love Too clip By Matthew Ismael Ruiz September 14, 2021 Facebook Twitter A still from Bfb Da Packman and Zack Fox’s “Bob and Weave” video Facebook Twitter Bfb da Packman and

Play video content TMZ.com The Met Gala’s the time of the year when celebrities dress up like royalty and whisk past their subjects to party the night together in elite fashion … and this year did not disappoint. Kim Kardashian showed up to the Balenciaga bash in a superhero-looking outfit Monday night at Cathedrale Restaurant

News Makthaverskan Announce New Album För Allting, Share New Song: Listen “This Time” appears on the Gothenburg-based band’s fourth LP By Evan Minsker September 14, 2021 Facebook Twitter Makthaverskan, photo by Hilda Randulv Facebook Twitter Makthaverskan, the Swedish band based in Gothenburg, have announced their fourth album—their first since the release of 2017’s III. För

Play video content BACKGRID Britney Spears‘ fiance is wearing his emotions on his sleeve face after their engagement … and the bag over his head might be a metaphor for how he kept his proposal plan hidden. Sam Asghari had a pep in his step Monday as he made a pit stop at a 7-Eleven

News Met Gala 2021 Photos: Frank Ocean, Rihanna, Lil Nas X, Lorde, Grimes, Billie Eilish, More Here’s what Megan Thee Stallion, Olivia Rodrigo, Chloe x Halle, Kacey Musgraves, Kid Cudi, and more wore to the event, which celebrated American fashion By Matthew Ismael Ruiz September 13, 2021 Facebook Twitter (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Facebook

Britney Spears has already taken steps to get a prenup drafted … just a day after she and Sam announced their engagement … sources tell TMZ. Sources with direct knowledge who are close to Britney tell TMZ … her camp is already mobilizing to get a prenup drafted. Britney’s net worth reportedly hovers at around

News Beyoncé Covers “Moon River” for New Tiffany & Co. Video With Jay-Z: Watch A performance of the Breakfast at Tiffany’s classic for the ongoing “About Love” campaign By Matthew Strauss September 13, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jay-Z and Beyoncé, photo by Mason Poole Facebook Twitter Beyoncé and Jay-Z are the stars of an ongoing Tiffany

Chris Brown‘s home got another visit from cops … but this time, he wasn’t the one causing the problems. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … police were called to CB’s San Fernando Valley home around 10 PM this week for an alleged battery involving his security team. We’re told a man came riding up to

News Richard Dawson and Circle Announce Album, Share New Song: Watch Henki unites the English folk agitator and celebrated Finnish metal band—watch the video for “Lily” By Allison Hussey September 13, 2021 Facebook Twitter Richard Dawson & Circle, photo by Antti Uusimäki Facebook Twitter English songwriter Richard Dawson and Finnish metal act Circle have joined

3:54 PM PT — Sources close to Britney and with direct knowledge tell TMZ … this one is no joke. Britney is, indeed, engaged. We’re told this is a Neil Lane diamond ring … which is top of the line. 3:41 PM PT — Sam’s manager, Brandon Cohen, tells TMZ … Sam proposed to Britney

News MTV VMAs 2021 Winners: See the Full List Here Video of the Year, Artist of the Year, Best New Artist, and more By Allison Hussey September 12, 2021 Facebook Twitter Olivia Rodrigo, September 2021 (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/ViacomCBS) Facebook Twitter The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards aired live from the Barclays Center in

Play video content @lanadelrey / Instagram Lana Del Rey is hanging it up — online, that is … announcing that she’s unplugging from everything social media, which might be for the best considering her rocky history. The folk singer announced Sunday that she’s deactivating all of her social media platforms starting Monday — and her

News Drake’s Certified Lover Boy Unseats Kanye’s Donda and Debuts at No. 1 With Biggest Week of 2021 West previously had the biggest week of 2021, moving 309,000 equivalent album units for Donda. In its first week, Drake’s Certified Lover Boy sold 613,00 units. By Allison Hussey September 12, 2021 Facebook Twitter Drake, May 2021

Musician Stephen Rezza — who was dating Christina Grimmie when “The Voice” star was shot and killed in 2016 — had his car smashed up … and it looks like it was all captured on surveillance video. We’re told Rezza was inside a music studio he rents in L.A. when his car was vandalized in

News How to Watch and Livestream the 2021 MTV VMAs Kacey Musgraves, Doja Cat, Normani, Lil Nas X, and many more are set to perform during the broadcast By Matthew Strauss September 12, 2021 Facebook Twitter Lil Nas X, August 2019 (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for MTV) Facebook Twitter The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards will

Pop Smoke‘s gravesite was found utterly destroyed this weekend — this after apparent vandals smashed his crypt … and apparently tried dragging his casket out. TMZ has obtained photos of what an eyewitness says they stumbled upon Saturday morning at the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, NY — where the rapper was buried and laid to

News Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme Faces Restraining Orders Requests Filed on Behalf of His Children Court filings via Homme’s ex-wife Brody Dalle allege abusive behavior By Evan Minsker and Matthew Strauss September 10, 2021 Facebook Twitter Josh Homme, January 2019 (Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Queens of Stone Age’s Josh Homme is

Jennifer Lopez knows how to travel in style … even when she precariously boards a tiny boat! J Lo was decked out in D&G head to toe as she jumped on a gondola in Venice, Italy, during the Venice International Film Festival. It’s part of a fashion shoot that took about an hour and a

News Watch Metallica Perform, Read One-Star Black Album Reviews on Kimmel They played “Holier Than Thou” and “Wherever I May Roam,” as well as sitting down for a chat with the host By Allison Hussey and Jazz Monroe September 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Metallica on Kimmel Facebook Twitter Metallica performed  “Holier Than Thou” and “Wherever

Mick Brigden, a mainstay in the music industry whose work included tour manager for the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, has died. Mick’s wife says her husband was digging a grave for their dog at their home in Santa Rosa, CA when he suffered a medical emergency and was rushed to a hospital, where he

News SZA Shares “The Anonymous Ones” for New Dear Evan Hansen Movie: Listen Benj Pasek, Justin Paul, and Amandla Stenberg wrote the song for the new film adaptation of the Tony-winning musical By Matthew Strauss September 10, 2021 Facebook Twitter SZA, May 2021 (Christopher Polk/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter SZA has released