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Play video content Beyonce paid homage to one of her fans who tragically died Friday after a 2-year battle with brain cancer, and it was truly moving. Lyric Chanel‘s journey was chronicled by her family on Instagram. 600,000 people followed her, along with numerous celebs including Cardi B and, of course, Beyonce. Things took a

Back in 2016, it was revealed that actor Joe Manganiello had gotten Morrissey’s approval to make his Smiths-inspired film Shoplifters of the World. Many years later, the film’s official trailer has arrived. Watch that below (via Entertainment Weekly). The film, directed and written by Stephen Kijak, is based on a largely embellished story about a

Exclusive Jackboy‘s driver literally couldn’t stay in his lane, according to cops, and that’s what ended up leading to the rapper’s Georgia arrest on a gun charge. Monroe County cops say they pulled over the blue Lamborghini SUV Jackboy was traveling in last month when an officer noticed the driver failed to maintain his lane.

Montreal producer Mike Silver is self-releasing a new CFCF album: Memoryland, the follow-up to 2019’s Liquid Colours, is out April 9. The full album features appearances by fellow Montreal music group No Joy and Kero Kero Bonito frontwoman Sarah Bonito. Take a listen to the new track “Life Is Perfecto” below and check out the

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Amber Rose is 100 percent behind Taylor Swift for calling out the Netflix show that made a joke about the singer’s dating history … because she says you can never let up on sexism. We got Amber leaving Sushiya in WeHo late Thursday, and she’s totally Team Taylor after Swift

SZA has shared a new video for her song “Good Days.” The Solana-directed clip finds SZA in a psychedelic forest surrounded by giant mushrooms. Check it out below.  “Good Days” is the b-side to “Hit Different,” [ft. Ty Dolla $ign] which SZA released in September, directing the video herself. She had previously joined Justin Timberlake

Exclusive Bobby Shmurda‘s getting back to work for NBA All-Star Weekend in Atlanta … and he’s set to bank big bucks for his first performances since getting sprung from prison. Sources close to the situation tell TMZ … after the rapper takes the mic Friday night for his triumphant return at Compound nightclub in the

Mitski has shared a new song from her forthcoming soundtrack for This Is Where We Fall, a new graphic novel by writer Chris Miskiewicz and artist Vincent Kings that’s out on May 5 via Z2 Comics. It’s called “The Baddy Man”—take a listen to the country-tinged track below (via Rolling Stone). The soundtrack will be

Texas local Leigh Nash was only 21 when she shot onto the music scene in the late ’90s as the frontwoman for the rock band Sixpence None The Richer who released the catchy single “Kiss Me” on their self-titled album … which became the ballad for a handful of teen classics like “She’s All That.”

Chance the Rapper has shared a video for a new song called “The Heart & the Tongue.” Take a look below. Since releasing his studio album The Big Day in 2019, Chance the Rapper has hosted Saturday Night Live and Quibi’s short-lived Punk’d reboot, more recently sharing the new single “The Return.” He’s also made

Play video content Exclusive Johannes Lovund Kygo is going all out to perform a virtual concert from the top of a snow-capped mountain in Scandinavia — a helicopter dropped off a piano at the summit!!! Ya gotta see the video of the unique delivery … the piano was hanging by straps from the chopper as

Barbara Ess, a musician and photographer in New York’s no wave scene, has died, Artforum reports. Fellow Bard College professor Tim Davis confirmed the news on social media Thursday night (March 4). She was 73. Ess co-founded the all-woman trio Y Pants with Gail Vachon and Virginia Piersol in 1979. The band recorded one EP,

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tekashi 6ix9ine has been on the rollercoaster of a lifetime, but his latest ups and downs are all about yo-yo’ing big time on his weight … and we found out why. 6ix9ine got into the nitty-gritty of his recent weight gain/loss Wednesday on ‘TMZ Live’ — where he dished on

Pussy Riot have shared a new song and its music video. The track, “Sexist,” features Hofmannita and was produced by White Punk and Count Baldor. Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova wrote, directed, and edited the new visual, which comes with a strobe warning. Find it below. “Sexist” is the second single from Pussy Riot’s upcoming EP,

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tekashi 6ix9ine does NOT believe what he did in court to save his own skin was snitching … and he laid out his argument Thursday on “TMZ Live.” As you know, Tekashi became the star witness in his 2018 RICO case by testifying against his fellow gang member buddies …

Lil Baby has returned with his first single of the year. “Real As It Gets” features Louisville, Kentucky rapper EST Gee. Check out the Caleb Jermale-directed music video for the track below. Late last year, Lil Baby dropped visuals for two new tracks, “Errbody” and “On Me.” His most recent LP My Turn came out

Exclusive Details Machine Gun Kelly‘s drummer got attacked, robbed and hit by a car … according to law enforcement sources, but he says he’s going to bounce back. We’re told JP Cappelletty — better known as Rook, MGK’s drummer — was walking down a street in the Hollywood Hills Tuesday night around 8 PM, when

OMB Peezy was arrested on Monday, March 1 in connection with a shooting in Atlanta that occurred during the filming of a Roddy Ricch and 42 Dugg music video, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. He was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, the

Britney Spears got some quality time in with her teenage sons … and shared a rare photo of them all together as a memento. Britney posted the pic Monday of her and her 2 boys — 15-year-old Sean and 14-year-old Jayden — standing in an open field together … and she looks happy as can

Nigerian singer-songwriter Fireboy DML and rapper D Smoke have released a music video for their Pheelz-produced track “Champion.” The cinematic visual was shot in Nigeria. Check it out below. “Champion” appears on Fireboy DML’s latest album APOLLO, which came out last year. Last month, Fireboy performed a medley of “Champion” and “Vibration” (from Laughter, Tears

Exclusive Kodak Black is on the move — or he’s about to be anyway, because a judge just signed off on him being able to pack up and hit the road … with limitations, of course. A federal judge just approved Kodak’s motion to travel for work purposes only — giving him the green light

Iggy Pop has joined legendary Hammond B-3 organist Dr. Lonnie Smith for a cover of Donovan’s 1966 hit “Sunshine Superman.” The track will appear on Smith’s forthcoming album Breathe. Listen to their take on the song below. Breathe arrives March 26 via Blue Note. It is the companion album to Smith’s 2018 LP All in

Play video content Breaking News Dolly Parton‘s employing her enormous talent and wealth to encourage folks to follow in her awesome footsteps, and get the COVID-19 vaccine. The beloved “9 to 5” singer got her first dose of the Moderna vaccine Tuesday at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, and shared a vid of

Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard has collaborated with Fender to create his own signature guitar. The Ben Gibbard Mustang is modeled after a 1970s version of the classic Mustang, recreating his go-to touring model, complete with custom modifications. It features a chambered ash body, a 3-way rotary pickup selector switch, and a rock-solid

Bunny Wailer — the reggae icon and founding member of the original Wailers trio with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh — has died in Jamaica. Bunny, real name Neville Livingston, died Tuesday at the Medical Associates Hospital in Kingston … according to his manager, Maxine Stowe. His cause of death’s not been given, but he’d

Reigning Sound, the Memphis rock band led by Greg Cartwright, have announced their first studio LP since 2014’s Shattered. The new record, titled A Little More Time With Reigning Sound, features the band’s “Memphis lineup” of Cartwright, Jeremy Scott, Greg Roberson, and Alex Greene, who last played together on 2005’s Home for Orphans. Below, hear

Play video content Exclusive 2/18/21 TMZ.com Bay Area rapper Laney Keyz‘s home got riddled with bullets and it wasn’t a drive-by … it was a walk-up, and it was all captured on some wild video. TMZ has obtained surveillance footage that shows three men walk up to what we’re told was Laney’s L.A. home in

Hundreds of songs from popular K-pop acts, including Sistar, IU, Monsta X, Epik High, and more, have been removed from Spotify in markets outside of South Korea. In a statement to the NME, Spotify confirmed that the songs would no longer be available “due to the expiration of our license.” But the Korean company that