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One lucky, and very rich, Elvis Presley fan has the memorabilia world all shook up — after snapping up one of The King’s rare guitars for a record-setting 7-FIGURE price!!! That’s right … Elvis’ 1942 Martin D-18 guitar — which he owned from 1954 to 1956 — sold at auction for a whopping $1,320,000. It’s

The Legal Team were unable to find any corroboration whatsoever of a sexual assault at the Milwaukee venue. They request that if there is anyone with corroborating information of an event as described in the allegation to please contact them. Privacy will be respected. It was ascertained that The Killers very frequently have women working

Exclusive Kanye West‘s uphill battle to become President is getting steeper every day, but he IS ahead of Joe Biden in one way … he’s officially listed Michelle Tidball as his running mate. Kanye 2020 is having an up-and-down Monday, so far, because his campaign submitted petitions to get on the Arkansas ballot for prez

Late Saturday night (August 1), a group called Renegade hosted a free “secret” rave underneath the Brooklyn side of the Kosciuszko Bridge in New York City. Featuring sets from Pictureplane and DJ Mazburate, the party—like many underground events in New York—was technically illegal, unsanctioned by the city or state. Several videos depicted partygoers in close

Legendary singer Tony Bennett‘s made it another year around the sun, and a couple other famous voices are honoring him … with some of Tony’s own words. The “I Left My Heart in San Fransisco” crooner turned 94 Monday, and got beautiful birthday shout-outs from Stevie Wonder and Sting … who took 2 of Tony’s

Lianne La Havas is the next guest on Pitchfork’s “Listening Club.” The episode takes place this Friday, August 7, at 4 p.m. Eastern and it will be hosted by Pitchfork’s Editor-in-Chief Puja Patel, Managing Editor Amy Phillips, and News Editor Matthew Strauss. “Listening Club” is a live streaming show celebrating new music. Each show will

Play video content Breaking News @hybridtrapmusic / Instagram So, you’re confused on how ‘rona spreads … well, we’re here to help, take a look at his video from — you guessed it — Lake of the Ozarks. The EDM concert was packed to the gills with partiers stacked like sardines, and like sardines, almost no

Indiana trio Hoops are breaking up, frontman Drew Auscherman announced. In a statement shared on Hoops’ social media, Auscherman wrote, “We’ve been seeing some pretty terrible things on Twitter over the past week involving a former member of the band. I feel it’s necessary to say that we as people and as a band abhor

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com 1:14 PM PT — Welp, that was fast. The video Tekashi was filming JUST THIS MORNING is already up out in the ether — as in, it’s up on YouTube mere hours after shooting it. The song’s called “PUNANI” and it features T69 and a bunch of his on-set buddies

Taylor Swift’s folklore has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, with over 846,000 equivalent album units sold in the first week since it was released on July 24, as Billboard reports. It replaces Juice WRLD’s posthumous album Legends Never Die as the biggest chart debut of the year. Swift’s new LP

Exclusive Details Kanye West‘s presidential campaign just got serious, because he’s gunning to get on the Ohio ballot, and that state could be a determining factor in who occupies the White House. Kanye hired a company, Let the Voters Decide, to amass voter signatures in 3 states … Ohio, West Virginia and Arkansas. Ye needs

The 1975, Nile Rodgers, Jessie Ware, and more have signed a new open letter pledging to fight against systemic racism and other forms of prejudice within the music industry, as Variety points out. The #NoSilenceInMusic letter was also signed by over 700 members of the U.K. music industry, including producers, songwriters, managers, and more. “We,

Detroit producer/DJ Black Noi$e has revealed the tracklist for his new project Oblivion, which comes out August 14 via Earl Sweatshirt’s Warner imprint Tan Cressida. The 13-track release has guest spots from Earl, Danny Brown, duendita, ZelooperZ, MIKE, Liv.e, and more. Below, check out a new song featuring BbyMutha called “Mutha Magick.” Check out Pitchfork’s

Adele is heaping on the ultimate praise to Beyonce, wearing the same outfit featured in her new smash hit project, ‘Black is King’ … and the internet can’t deal. The singer shouted out Bey’s new visual album Saturday on Instagram, posting a photo of herself posing in front of her TV with the flick on

Earlier this month, Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC helped secure legal representation for 227 inmates at Mississippi’s Parchman Prison, enabling them to file a class action lawsuit against the new Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain and prison healthcare provider Centurion, alleging subpar living conditions at Parchman. According to documents viewed by

Exclusive J. Cole is currently training his ass off in hopes of getting a shot to make an NBA roster … so says Master P, who offered the rap star some pretty sound advice. First, let’s talk J. Cole — the “No Role Models” rapper was a solid hooper back in high school and famously

After teasing a new collaboration, Lil Uzi Vert and Future have released a pair of new songs: “Over Your Head” and “Patek” (not to be confused with Uzi’s 2018 single “New Patek”). Check those both out below. It’s the first new music from the pair since they linked up for “All Bad,” a cut from

Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine is enjoying his first taste of freedom in about 21 months — his home confinement and GPS-monitored days are officially ending. The rapper’s attorney, Lance Lazzaro, tells TMZ … Tekashi’s federal probation officer is going to the rapper’s home Saturday to remove his ankle monitor. We’re told 6ix9ine will also be provided

Peaches has put her spin on T. Rex’s 1972 song “Solid Gold Easy Action.” It’s set to appear on the Hal Willner–produced tribute album AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex. Listen to Peaches’ cover below. “Hal and I always wanted to work on music together and when this came up, Hal

Talk about perfect timing — an L.A. musician who happened to be in New Mexico saw a meteor light up the sky, and caught the stunning footage on video. Amber Coffman posted this awesome video Tuesday night showing the moment a meteor streaked across the sky over Taos, creating a spectacular fireball. She captioned it

Arrow de Wilde said she was told that the incident was orchestrated by Brooks Nielsen and cost the band “a few hundred bucks,” calling it “a pretty expensive joke.” Starcrawler guitarist Henri Cash corroborated de Wilde’s story in a statement to Pitchfork. “Everything Arrow said in her statement is true,” Cash wrote. “We were locked

Exclusive Details All eyez will be on Drake with his new twin Tupac Jesus pendants. Mr. OVO is the new owner of what soon will become 2 of America’s most wanted … these Tupac pendants dripping with diamonds and gold. The rapper commissioned the celeb jeweler, Jason of Beverly Hills, to pull off the twin

New Jersey artist Coi Leray has announced a new EP. It’s called Now or Never and it’s out August 14 via Republic. The six-song release features appearances from Gunna, Fetty Wap, and others. Below, check out the new song “Do Better” with a lyric video directed by @Fahmeedx. Read about Coi Leray in Pitchfork’s “10

Exclusive Nicki Minaj‘s husband really wants to be there for the birth of the couple’s first child … a once-in-a-lifetime moment he might have to miss due to his pending criminal case. Kenneth Petty just submitted legal docs, obtained by TMZ, begging the judge to modify the terms of his pretrial release conditions so he

Beyoncé has released her new visual album Black Is King, via Disney+. The project is written, directed, and executive produced by Beyoncé, and features appearances by JAY-Z, Kelly Rowland, Naomi Campbell, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Lupita Nyong’o, and more, in addition to Bey herself. Black Is King is based on the music of The Lion King: The

Exclusive Details Tamar Braxton is opening up about her attempt to end her own life, claiming her years in the reality TV business and the “toxic, systemic bondage” that dwells there almost killed her … but now she’s healing and speaking up. Tamar says the July 16 incident was “my attempt to end my pain

Billie Eilish has released her new single “my future.” She wrote and recorded the track (produced by her brother FINNEAS) during the coronavirus lockdown. “It’s a song that’s really really personal and special to me,” Eilish wrote in a statement to fans. “When we wrote this song, it was exactly where my head was at—hopeful,

Breaking News How’s this for an amazing tribute!?!? L.A. Angels outfielder Brian Goodwin threw on custom cleats to honor Kobe Bryant and Nipsey Hussle for his game Wednesday … and then he balled out of his mind at the plate!!! 29-year-old Goodwin — who’s often publicly spoken about his love for the Mamba and Nipsey

Atlanta-based singer and songwriter Mariah the Scientist has enlisted Lil Baby for a new song. “Always n Forever” arrives with a new music video co-directed by Mariah the Scientist and Kid Studio. The visual features footage shot in the parking lot of famed Atlanta strip club Magic City. Check it out below. Mariah released her