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Nathan Apodaca is the TikTok star who hopped on a skateboard and lip synced to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” while clutching a bottle of Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice. The video went viral, resulting in a streaming spike for the already massive song from Rumours. The band tweeted their appreciation, and now in the grand tradition of

“Saturday Night Live” came back with a flurry Saturday night, with a strong measure of social justice … calling out Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, playing audio saying he’s no different than “the sellout negroes that sold our people into slavery.” Megan was performing her song, “Savage,” when suddenly you hear the sounds of gunshots.

Elvis Costello & The Attractions’ iconic 1979 album Armed Forces is getting a massive and comprehensive box set reissue. The Complete Armed Forces is out November 6 via UMe. Watch the collection get unboxed below. The box comes with nine pieces of vinyl: three 12″ LPs, three 10″ LPs, and three 7″ singles. In addition

Play video content Exclusive FilmOn The Whitney Houston hologram that recently surfaced will have to be placed back under wraps … TMZ has learned it was already banned by a judge before the leak. As we first told you … a Whitney hologram originally intended for “The Voice” years ago leaked last week, and was

Megan Thee Stallion delivered a politically charged performance on the season premiere Saturday Night Live last night (October 3). Check it out below. Performing on a set that boldly displayed the text “PROTECT BLACK WOMEN,” Meg ran through her track “Savage” before setting her sights on Daniel Cameron, the attorney general of Kentucky. After playing

Play video content @thefakeryanking/Twitter Four weeks before Election Day and the song “F**k Donald Trump” is a serious trigger for at least one Trump supporter, who sucker punched a man over it. The violence went down outside a Buc-ee’s in Denton, TX and the video shows a couple of maskless Trump supporters telling another man

Organizers in Dallas, Texas have shared plans for a forthcoming library named for Power Trip singer Riley Gale, who died in August at age 34. The Dallas Hope Center, the city’s only shelter for LGBTQ+ youth, will be home to the Riley Gale Library. Organizers in Gale’s home town are seeking donations to build the

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Consequence thought Lupus predominantly affected Black women … but then the disease knocked him on his ass, and now he’s letting men know they should be aware too. The NY rapper tells TMZ … his knowledge about the autoimmune disease didn’t go beyond its impact on women. That all changed

Today, October 2, is another Bandcamp Friday, which means the platform is waiving its share of revenue for 24 hours. It’s always great to support artists directly, but there are also plenty of benefit albums that support various causes. Some initiatives local—like feeding vulnerable New Yorkers or helping out students in North Carolina—while others focus

Exclusive Incubus co-founder and drummer Jose Pasillas took a nasty spill on his bike thanks to a defective handlebar, and it’s wreaked havoc on his wrist and his career … so he claims in a new lawsuit. According to the legal docs obtained by TMZ … Pasillas bought a brand new Specialized S-Works Tarmac bicycle

Denzel Curry has released a new song titled “Live From the Abyss.” On the track, the Florida rapper address the current political and social climate. For the month of October, net proceeds from the song benefit Dream Defenders. Listen below. This year, Denzel Curry collaborated with Kenny Beats on UNLOCKED. Revisit Pitchfork’s “How Denzel Curry

Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx is looking for a new kind of music to his ears … the kind only a real estate agent can deliver ’cause his massive crib is now on the market. The band’s co-founder and bassist has listed his impressive L.A.-area home for a cool $5,699,000 … which comes to just over

Travis Scott appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday night (October 1). He sat down for an interview with Jimmy Kimmel about his new McDonald’s collaboration, and then gave a remote performance of “FRANCHISE.” Young Thug and M.I.A. also participated. Watch below. “FRANCHISE” came after the release of “The Plan,” which Travis Scott made for with

Play video content BACKGRID Hanging out with Machine Gun Kelly can get kinda violent — just ask the windshield of this G-Wagon he was having a blast in with friends. MGK, Mod Sun and some friends were leaving Saddle Ranch Thursday night in WeHo when a wild boys night got even wilder … courtesy of

Woods have released a new collection called Reflections Vol. 1 (Bumble Bee Crown King). It includes rare and unreleased tracks from 2009-2013. The band plans to release some vinyl editions of the collection next year. Find selections below and buy Reflections Vol. 1 at Bandcamp. “With no touring this year, and possibly next, we decided

British singer and songwriter Ray Dorset was only 24 years old when he became a star overnight as the frontman for the upbeat rock band Mungo Jerry after they released their first single “In The Summertime,” which shot to number 1 and opened the floodgates for more of their iconic ’70s rock tunes. Ray Dorset

Bryson Tiller has released his new album A N N I V E R S A R Y tonight via Trapsoul/RCA. Drake appears on the album track “Outta Time.” Listen to it below. Leading up to the album’s release, Tiller dedicated a series of billboards in his native Louisville to the memory of Breonna Taylor.

Exclusive Dr. Dre just won a battle in court … the judge in their divorce case just rejected Nicole‘s request for $1.5 million to pay for various expenses, including security … and the judge rejected her request to accelerate her claim that Dre should pay $5 million for her lawyer’s fees and other costs. Nicole’s

Justin Vernon has shared a new song in video to promote a get-out-the-vote effort in his home state of Wisconsin. As part of his recent “Visit with Vernon” drive, Vernon spoke with an undecided  Wisconsin voter and a friend about why voting matters in the swing state this year. The song, called “Your Honor,” is

Breaking News Mariah Carey is opening up about her first sexual experience with Derek Jeter … going as far as to detail his “honey-dipped skin.” Carey spoke out about their romance in her new book, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey”, saying she met the MLB legend at a dinner party back in 1997 … but

Dirty Projectors have shared the fourth installment in their series of five EPs this year. The new one is called Earth Crisis and it arrives with a short film by Encyclopedia Pictura. The project also features contributions from members of yMusic and Zs. Check out both parts below. After releasing Windows Open in March, the

Breaking News REFORM Alliance — the criminal justice reform org launched by Jay-Z, Meek Mill, Michael Rubin and others — is celebrating its first major victory with CA Gov. Gavin Newsom signing a new bill into law. Newsom just put pen to paper on AB 1950 … legislation which will drastically reshape Cali’s probation system

Laura Jane Grace—the singer and songwriter who fronts the bands Against Me! and the Devouring Mothers—has just surprise released a new album called Stay Alive. It’s out now via Polyvinyl. Listen to it below. The album was made this year during the COVID-19 pandemic as Against Me! came home from a tour. It was recorded

Exclusive Demi Lovato was clearly frustrated that her ex-fiance was going ham about their breakup, because she blindsided her team by dropping her new breakup song on Twitter, sending them into a frenzy to get it on platforms so her fans can buy the tune … sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ. We’re told Demi

Jimmy Edgar (producer and one half of J-E-T-S) has shared two new singles. One of the songs is called “METAL” and it features SOPHIE. The other, “GET UP,” features Danny Brown. Listen to Jimmy Edgar’s tracks below. “SOPHIE and I met at Fabric in London in the 2010s and since then we have performed live

Mac Davis — best known as a ’70s country music sensation and for writing hits for Elvis Presley — has died following heart surgery … TMZ has confirmed. Davis died Tuesday at a hospital in Nashville … according to his manager, Jim Morey. Earlier this week, the singer became critically ill after undergoing surgery and

Mac Davis, the country singer-songwriter who wrote several hits for Elvis Presley, has died following heart surgery, his manager Jim Morey confirmed. He was 78. “Mac Davis has been my client for over 40 years, and more importantly, my best friend,” Morey wrote. “He was a music legend, but his most important work was that

Helen Reddy, the woman who sang the song that became the anthem of the women’s rights movement has died. Reddy’s family said the Australian singer died Tuesday, though they did not disclose the cause. Ready’s song, “I Am Woman” … not only shot to the top of the charts in the 70’s, but with its

The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which annually takes place in Manchester, Tennessee, has been rescheduled for the third time. The festival was initially postponed from June to September of this year. It was then announced that the 2020 festival had been called off entirely, and instead, Bonnaroo would return in June 2021. Now, it’s

Play video content Exclusive FilmOn The Whitney Houston hologram that was supposed to make its debut on “The Voice” years ago has emerged from the shadows new and improved — the problem is, her estate had NO idea it was happening. Record producer Scott Storch recently teamed up with Hologram USA — the same company