i_o, the producer born Garrett Falls Lockhart, died on Monday, November 23. The news was confirmed in a statement posted to Lockhart’s verified Twitter account. “This extremely talented spirit taught us that even if nothing matters, you can still lead with love,” the note reads. “Garrett’s truth and soul lives on through the music he
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Exclusive The Weeknd was faced with a tough choice — perform the Grammys or the Super Bowl — but hammering out a deal to do both could’ve cost him Grammy nominations. Sources familiar with the situation tell us The Weeknd’s team was in talks for weeks with Grammy brass, who issued the ultimatum — us
Swedish artist Bladee and Berlin producer Mechatok have announced a new album. It’s called Good Luck, and it arrives December 10 via YEAR0001. Ahead of the album’s release, Bladee and Mechatok have shared a new single from the album as well as its accompanying music video. Check out the Gustav Stegfors-directed visual for “God” below,
The FMs in collaboration with Rock Singer/Performer Miss Cherry Delight have just released their highly anticipate new single “Annihilation Denial” worldwide. The collaborative anthemic effort is a politically charged single about climate change denial. The FMs are a bastion of queer music. Formed in 2017 by Matte Namer (they/them) and Frankie Rex (he/him/they/them), who met
Currently the most brilliant human on the planet, (not just my opinion, but utter fact), Howard Bloom recently released a glorious masterpiece entitled, “Einstein, Michael Jackson, and Me: A Search for Soul in the Power Pits of Rock and Roll.” A modern day prophet and Messiah, Bloom has been called the “next in a lineage
Play video content @joiajohn, @loveebonique / Instagram Megan Thee Stallion’s ‘Body’ challenge is taking the Internet by storm, but one take on her viral dance stood out above the rest … a Starbucks employee getting down! MTS posted a video Tuesday of a guy named Hunter Gallagher doing her ‘Body’ dance moves from her latest
It’s that time of year once again—the 2021 Grammy Awards nominations are being announced today. The artists and recordings up for Album of the Year, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, and more will be revealed starting at 12 p.m. Eastern by interim Recording Academy president and CEO Harvey Mason
Bad Bunny fans now know why he didn’t perform at the American Music Awards … he’s got the ‘Rona. The reggaeton superstar was originally scheduled to perform Sunday night at the AMAs, but he was MIA … and fans started speculating COVID-19 may have been the reason why. Their suspicions were confirmed Monday by Bad
Despite what you may have read, The Right Girl is not a musical about Harvey Weinstein. Then again, having been created by one of the first women to speak out against the rapist, it’s not not a musical about Harvey Weinstein. Had Broadway not gone dark with the coronavirus pandemic last March, audiences might already
Exclusive French Montana is guaranteeing hundreds of families on his home turf have their main dish covered this Thanksgiving. The rapper teamed up with members of City Harvest on Monday to give back to his Bronx community … by funding and participating in the giveaway of more than 500 birds to those in need. French
Carpark Records has released a new compilation to celebrate the label’s 21st anniversary. No Cover: Carpark’s 21st Anniversary Covers Comp features Carpark musicians covering songs by other artists on the label. The compilation includes Sad 13 covering Cloud Nothings, Dan Deacon covering Ed Schrader’s Music Beat, Cloud Nothings covering Speedy Ortiz, and more. Listen below.
Taylor Swift‘s ongoing beef with Scooter Braun over the sale of her masters was front-and-center at the AMAs — and so were a whole lot of other memorable moments. The pop star won the award for Artist of the Year Sunday night at the half-virtual/half-live event at the Microsoft Theater in L.A. … and T-Swift
The War on Drugs have entered the arena of podcasting with The Super High Quality Podcast, where the band dissects the new live album LIVE DRUGS. In the first episode, the War on Drugs examine a 2017 version of “Eyes to the Wind” from 2014’s Lost in the Dream. Listen below. In the four-part series,
Exclusive Eddie Van Halen loved living life in the fast lane, and now you can too … his custom Ferrari race car is going up for grabs soon, but ya gotta have deep pockets. The iconic guitarist used to race his brother, Alex Van Halen, in his 2000 Ferrari 550. The 6-speed race car is
BTS brought their new singles “Life Goes On” and “Dynamite” to the American Music Awards 2020 broadcast tonight (November 22). The Korean septet previously performed the song for the MTV Video Music Awards in August. Watch their performance, broadcast live from South Korea, below. BTS are up for two awards at the AMAs tonight: Favorite
Exclusive One of Kenny Rogers‘ longtime friends did NOT know when to fold ’em, because he allegedly produced an unauthorized DVD of Kenny’s farewell tour … and now his estate is suing. The estate claims Kelly Junkermann, an employee and friend, went rogue after he recorded Kenny’s last tour and tried to release a DVD
HBO Max has announced a new documentary series about Nicki Minaj. According to a press release, the six-part show “will explore Nicki’s brilliantly creative mind and tell the story of her personal and professional journey.” The series is directed by Michael John Warren, who said in a statement: I love that this series not only
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Folks struggling with the pandemic and all of its fallout got a big break Saturday, with celebs and others pitching in to help feed those in need. The Feed Your City Event is 10-events strong, and it was held in numerous U.S. cities. Among them … Compton, where Dr. Dre,
Guitar Center has officially filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, as The New York Times reports. The company filed on Saturday night (November 21) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Virginia, according to the Times. Guitar Center will continue to pay employees amid bankruptcy. Read the full report here. The looming possibility
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com WWE superstar, reality TV legend … and now, wedding singer?! The Miz tells TMZ Sports he’s ready to add that last item to his resume … saying he deserves the role at Alexa Bliss‘ and Ryan Cabrera‘s upcoming nuptials — ’cause he helped set them up!! The 40-year-old has been
Radiohead have released a statement about Domenic Cugliari, the engineer who was responsible for the design of the stage that collapsed at Toronto’s Downsview Park in June 2012, killing drum technician Scott Johnson. According to the band, the Discipline Committee of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) held a hearing with Cugliari, where
Exclusive Jeremih is gonna be alright — at least that’s what his family is signaling after revealing he’s out of the ICU and on his way to recovering after coming down with COVID-19. The R&B singer’s family tells TMZ … Jeremih has been transferred out of the ICU he was being treated at last week
Georgia rapper Yung Baby Tate has shared a new song via Issa Rae’s Raedio label. “Rainbow Cadillac” is produced by Wallis Lane, MikeWavvs and Jack Lomastro. Watch the joyous video, directed by HeatwaveGlobal and Jake Hale, below. “I want people to feel good about themselves. This year has been pretty rough for a lot of
Exclusive The “Double Fantasy” album John Lennon signed for Mark David Chapman hours before Chapman assassinated him is hitting the auction block … and is expected to haul in up to 2 million bucks. The macabre piece of rock ‘n’ roll history features Lennon’s signature in blue ink on the album cover art … a
Car Seat Headrest dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (November 19). In a small apartment, Will Toledo and the band (including masked member Trait) played “Can’t Cool Me Down” from Car Seat Headrest’s latest album Making a Door Less Open. Watch the performance, featuring drummer Andrew Katz in a “FALLON” T-shirt,
Marina won praise for shining a light on the discrimination and subjugation of women and LGBT+ people at the hands of straight men in her new song “Man’s World” (YouTube) Marina Diamandis explores the ways in which women and LGBT+ people have been “subjugated and discriminated against” by straight men in her new song “Man’s
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Jeezy‘s had enough of his culture being linked to guns, feuds, violence and death — and he says his highly-viewed Verzuz episode was a chance to address those issues. The rapper told us what the real takeaway should be from Thursday night’s showdown with Gucci Mane … which set a
Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeney have shared a new song called “Make Worry for Me.” It follows the Superwolf collaborators’ March charity track “You’ll Get Eaten, Too.” Hear “Make Worry for Me” and check out the single artwork, made by Harmony Korine, below. In recent weeks, Bonnie “Prince” Billy has teamed up with Bill
Breaking News Dwyane Wade definitely saw that clip of Mike Tyson grilling Boosie Badazz over offensive comments the rapper made about Wade’s transgender daughter … and D-Wade loved it!!! Remember … it was back in October, “Iron” Mike pressed Boosie HARD over the transphobic public comments he made about D-Wade’s 13-year-old child Zaya. Tyson didn’t
Detroit rapper Kash Doll and Atlanta’s DJ Infamous have shared a new single “Bad Azz,” featuring Atlanta rapper Mulatto and Buffalo rapper Benny the Butcher. The track is also co-written by Hitmaka and London Jae and produced by OG Parker and Smash David. Hear “Bad Azz” below (via Infamy/BMG/Republic Records). Kash Doll released her debut