The Avalanches have announced the release date for their forthcoming LP We Will Always Love You. The follow-up to 2016’s Wildflower is out December 11 (via Astralwerks). The group has also shared two more new songs: “Music Makes Me High” and “Take Care in Your Dreaming,” which features Denzel Curry, Tricky, and Sampa the Great.
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Exclusive Funeral plans are underway for ex-Temptations lead singer Bruce Williamson Jr. … and TMZ’s learned the event will include the last surviving original member of the legendary group. A source close to the family tells TMZ … Bruce’s family plans to hold the funeral in Las Vegas on September 26. We’re told exact details
TikTok operations in the United States will be taken over by Oracle, the Associated Press and Wall Street Journal report. The news was reported shortly after Microsoft revealed that its bid had been rejected. On July 31, President Trump stated that he planned to “terminate” the social media platform in the U.S. via executive order
Breaking News Damian Lillard‘s full Kobe Bryant tribute track just dropped … and it’s 3 minutes packed with tons of nods to the Mamba — with Snoop Dogg going off on the beat as well. The song starts with Derrick Milano‘s chorus … and then goes right into Lillard’s emotional bars remembering one the NBA’s
Yesterday, Clairo appeared on A. G. Cook’s virtual Appleville festival, where she debuted two new songs, as Stereogum points out. Clairo later posted footage of her playing the new songs on Instagram. “two new songs, no idea when these will see the light of day but i thought i’d share a couple things i’m working
Play video content Exclusive Alex Hoffman/malibusurfcoach.com Rapper Lil Mosey has learned his lesson … at least when it comes to surfing. The “Pull Up” rapper doesn’t seem to have a single ounce of worry as he took surfing lessons while in the middle of a very serious gun case. Surfing instructor Alex Hoffman tells TMZ
ANOHI joined Laurie Anderson for a 9/11 episode of her radio series “Party in the Bardo” on the Wesleyan University station WESU. The pair played music by Diamanda Galás, Aretha Franklin, Steve Reich, Nina Simone, Nomi Ruiz, Meredith Monk, Marc and the Mambas, Klaus Nomi and more, discussing contemporary New York City on the 19th anniversary
Play video content Exclusive TMZSports.com R&B star Kenny Lattimore says his music sales SKYROCKETED thanks to that memorable scene from “The Last Dance” featuring Michael Jordan rocking out to his songs more than 20 years ago! In other words, THE MJ EFFECT IS REAL, YO! You remember the scene … MJ was on the Chicago
Phoebe Bridgers made an appearance on CBS This Morning today, where she performed a set of three tracks from her most recent album Punisher: “Kyoto,” “Garden Song,” and “I Know the End.” Check out those performances below. Bridgers recently made a return to the NPR Tiny Desk for a remote set, filmed in a green
Toots Hibbert, the singer who helped popularize the name “reggae” with his 1968 hit song, “Do the Reggay,” has died. Toots was a pioneer of the music back in the ’60s and beyond. He was a founding member of the band, the Maytals. Hibbert was very close to Bob Marley. There was a time when
The Flaming Lips were the musical guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon! last night (September 11). They performed “God and the Policeman” from their brand new album American Head. The studio version of the song featured backing vocals by Kacey Musgraves. This new cllip for late-night TV sees every band member encased in
Play video content Exclusive Piece of The Pie is a new TMZ franchise, showcasing amazingly talented people of color who have had trouble making their mark in the entertainment industry. Our goal here is to raise awareness on behalf of marginalized voices and creators — people who have great stories to tell — and make
Toots and the Maytals singer Frederick “Toots” Hibbert died Friday night (September 11) in Kingston, Jamaica, the BBC reports. A statement on the group’s Twitter account confirmed the news, giving no cause of death. He was 77. With the Maytals, Hibbert established himself as a leader in the development of the bright, easygoing sound of
Exclusive Britney Spears is jumping the gun on making decisions about the future of her conservatorship … according to her father, who says the court first needs to make some other big decisions about Brit’s health. Jamie Spears just filed new docs, obtained by TMZ, saying Britney’s lawyer is grandstanding by trying to unseal parts
The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged T.I. with promoting fraudulent initial coin offerings (ICOs) in connection with a company called FLiK. The Atlanta rapper and actor agreed to “pay a $75,000 civil monetary penalty and not participate in offerings or sales of digital-asset securities for at least five years,” according to a press release
Breaking News Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka had a Grammy-nominated cheerleader pulling for her at the US Open on Thursday — her rapper boyfriend, Cordae!! As we previously reported, the young power couple has been dating since early 2019 … and are still still going strong during the pandemic. While regular folks aren’t allowed to be
Tangerine Dream have announced a new 10xCD box set, which covers the material they released on Virgin Records in the early 1980s. Pilots of Purple Twilight – The Virgin Recordings 1980 – 1983 is out October 30 via UMC/EMI. The collection includes the band’s albums Tangram, Thief, Exit, White Eagle, Logos Live, and Hyperborea, as
Carole Baskin‘s got the eye of the tiger as she prepares for her big “Dancing with the Stars” debut … and she’s practicing her moves in a way that would make Billy Idol proud. Sources close to Carole tell TMZ … she’s been dancing with herself in her Los Angeles apartment during her downtime this
T.I. has teamed up with Young Thug for a new song. It’s called “Ring,” and you can listen to it below. Young Thug featured on T.I.’s most recent studio album Dime Trap. Thugger appeared alongside Swizz Beatz on “The Weekend.” Since dropping that record in 2018, T.I. has starred in the RZA-directed film Cut Throat
It’s one thing to bring back “The Golden Girls” for a reboot with superstars Regina King, Tracee Ellis Ross, Sanaa Lathan and Alfre Woodard — but the table read event went over the top with its version of “Thank You for Being a Friend.” The first episode of “Zoom Where it Happens” aired last night
Davido has shared the music video for a new single. “FEM” is the first single from the Nigerian pop star’s next studio album, A Better Time, which is set to drop next month. The new song takes it title from the Nigerian street slang for “be quiet.” Check out the music video for the Napji-produced
Exclusive Tory Lanez allegedly opened fire on Megan Thee Stallion because he was wasted — that’s what he claimed in a text sent to her shortly after the bloody incident … as she was still in a hospital bed. TMZ has seen the text Megan got on the evening of July 12 … roughly 15
U2 have announced a 20th anniversary reissue of their 2000 album All That You Can’t Leave Behind. The mullti-format release will include a remastered version of the original album on CD, vinyl, and digital, as well as a box set with 39 additional bonus tracks, session outtakes, live recordings, and previously unreleased remixes. Pre-order the
Lily Allen and David Harbour did indeed get hitched in Las Vegas this weekend, and they did it right … with an Elvis impersonator officiant and everything. The couple tied the knot on Labor Day, according to their marriage certificate, and the singer-songwriter and the “Stranger Things” star shared a few pics of their ceremony
Sylvan Esso have shared a new single from their forthcoming album Free Love. “Frequency” arrives with an accompanying music video directed and styled by the group’s friend and collaborator Moses Sumney. Check it out below. Free Love marks Sylvan Esso’s third studio album, following the duo’s 2014 self-titled debut and 2017’s What Now. The new
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Ice Cube has a list of demands to help Black Americans that he feels needs to addressed in order to get his vote … and says both sides of the aisle want to, at least, hear what he’s got to say. We spoke to Cube Wednesday on “TMZ Live” and
Tunisian-born, New York-based experimental artist Emel Mathlouthi has announced a new double album, The Tunis Diaries. The 18-track LP arrives October 23 via Partisan. Ahead of the record, Mathlouthi has shared a new track titled “Holm (A Dream),” as well as a cover of David Bowie’s song “The Man Who Sold the World.” Listen to
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com A couple of new “Dancing with the Stars” contestants insist they have no advantage, despite having dance-ish backgrounds, so who do you believe less — AJ McLean or Johnny Weir??? First up, the Backstreet Boys star, who we got outside the ‘DWTS’ rehearsal studio in L.A. and asked if his
Oakland-raised, Brooklyn-based artist mxmtoon has shared a new song with Carly Rae Jepsen. The new track is called “ok on your own,” and it appears on mxmtoon’s dusk EP, which arrives October 1. Listen to “ok on your own” below. “I was beyond excited to work on this track and have it be graced by
Play video content Travis Scott made a McDonald’s look like one of his concerts … he got mobbed by a huge throng of fans waiting in line to get his new fast food combo meal. The rapper stopped by a Mickey D’s in Downey, CA Tuesday to celebrate the release of the Travis Scott Meal,