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Play video content Fat Joe had an eye-opening story for Ashanti that almost saw one of her biggest hits go to Jennifer Lopez … at the would-be behest of Ja Rule and Irv Gotti. Joe was talking to Ashanti on Instagram Live this week, and recounted an interesting tale about a time he says Ja

Independent filmmaker Lynn Shelton has died, as Variety reports. The influential film and television director, who helmed films like Humpday and Sword of Trust in addition to episodes of Little Fires Everywhere, GLOW, Mad Men, and more, passed away from a blood disorder. She was 54 years old. After getting her start in the industry

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Rich the Kid did some damage in the hood this week … The rapper was shooting a music video on Long Island and wanted to film with 4 Lamborghini’s in the background. A woman named Irina Pichkhadze brought 2 Lambos she owned to the shoot. Rich rented a third Lambo

Damon Albarn has announced he will perform music from his new project The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows on a livestream as part of Boiler Room’s ongoing “Streaming From Isolation” series. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the Blur and Gorillaz frontman was set to take this new project on tour with “orchestral instrumentation,

Kim Petras just dropped a new quarantine-friendly music video … and it’s packed to the gills with celebs checking in from home and having a rockin’ good time. The transgender singer’s latest hit is called “Malibu” … and the theme for the music video is people everywhere daydreaming about some fun in the sun once

Travis Scott and LeBron James have teamed up to create Cactus Jack Class of 2020 t-shirts. The tees aim to support the Class of 2020, who are celebrating graduation at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 100% of the net proceeds from sales of the shirts will go to charity, specifically, the LeBron James Family

Exclusive The most popular digital strip club — all the rage during quarantine — has celebs lining up, virtually, for the first night of Justin LaBoy and Justin Combs‘ new Demon Time format. Here’s the deal … LaBoy is moving Demon Time — the online stripper stage — from IG Live to OnlyFans, and Friday’s

Live Nation has furloughed 20% of its workforce, according to Billboard. Approximately 2,100 of its 10,500 employees have reportedly been furloughed as the result of the decision, which comes at a moment when the live concert industry faces a serious economic downturn due to thousands of canceled tours and festivals worldwide. When reached for comment,

Jorge Santana … the youngest brother of famed guitarist Carlos Santana, and an accomplished musician on his own, has died … TMZ has learned. His rep John Regna tells TMZ … Jorge died Thursday of natural causes. Jorge is the youngest of 3 brothers and the second one, after Carlos, to pick up a guitar.

Tame Impala has shared a new 18-minute remix of “One More Year,” the opening track to his latest album The Slow Rush. It’s an extended “balearic house reimagining” of the original track, released via NTS for the radio station’s new Remote Utopias fundraising effort. Check out the remix here and donate to the Global FoodBanking

Play video content Exclusive OCTV Cuba Gooding Jr. is doing his part to lift the spirits of the brave women fighting COVID-19 on the frontlines … with an uplifting song and tale of his own perseverance. The “Jerry Maguire” star serenaded the nurses at 2 of the biggest medical facilities in Anaheim, the epicenter of

Prince and the Revolution’s 1985 concert film Live was uploaded to YouTube today. The stream raised money for the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. And then, the film’s oft-bootlegged soundtrack got its first-ever official release. It’s available on all streaming services now. Listen and watch the film below. Live captured Prince and the

Exclusive One group’s $200,000 trash is another’s treasure … Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s rejected funds are exactly what an L.A. nonprofit — that also helps kids — needs to survive. We broke the story … the “GOOBA” rapper was set to donate $200k this week to No Kid Hungry, which helps feed families that can’t afford to

Dubstep DJ and producer Carnage has announced Road Rave—a drive-in festival at Central Florida Fairgrounds in Orlando. Carnage announced the event in a tweet earlier today, referring to the fest as “the first ever North American festival in Corona history.” Road Rave is slated to take place June 6, and will feature sets by Carnage,

Breaking News Did you know Barry Zito had a hell of a curveball AND an amazing voice?!?! It’s true … the former World Series champ sang his face off all season on “The Masked Singer” — with his voice even making Nicole Sherzinger cry before he was eliminated from the show Wednesday!! The 42-year-old sang

1010 Benja SL has shared a new single called “Woodrow.” He recorded the song with his father, a gospel pianist and minister from Flint, Michigan. In a statement, he said the track “inspired by Tracy Morgan, Vic Fontaine and true events in The City That Never Sleeps.” Hear “Woodrow” below (via Young Turks). “Woodrow” follows

Breaking News The Hollywood Bowl is going silent for its entire summer season — for the first time in the iconic venue’s nearly 100 year history. Thanks a lot, coronavirus. The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, which manages the Bowl, announced Wednesday there will be no summer concerts due to the pandemic. It’s pretty miraculous, in

SiriusXM has shared a Soccer Mommy cover of the Cars’ “Drive.” She recorded it for SiriusXMU Sessions during a February visit to the satellite radio network’s Los Angeles studio. Check it out below. Soccer Mommy recently shared a series of videos for her song “crawling in my skin” featuring 8-bit renderings of a handful of

Breaking News Melissa Etheridge is grieving after announcing her son, Beckett Cypher, has died. The Oscar and Grammy-winning rock star announced Wednesday her son with filmmaker Julie Cypher died. Melissa’s team tweeted, “We’re sad to inform you that Melissa’s son Beckett passed away and there will not be a Concerts From Home show today. —

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Ohmme, the Chicago duo of Sima Cunningham (who works for the company that helps produce Pitchfork Music Festival) and Macie Stewart, have shared a new song from their upcoming album Fantasize Your Ghost. Listen to “Selling Candy” below, and scroll down for Cunningham’s statement about the song. Fantasize Your Ghost is due out June 5.

The Texas Rangers have announced “Concert in Your Car,” a series of drive-in concerts hosted in the parking lot of its baseball stadium in Arlington, Texas. Eli Young Band, Whiskey Myers, Pat Green and the Josh Abbott Band & Kevin Fowler are scheduled to perform on consecutive nights from June 4-7 at Tundra Lot B,

Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine‘s glorious return to social media paid him handsomely and then some — but he ain’t keeping all the dough for himself … the dude’s giving back to kids in need. Sources close to the rapper tell TMZ … the release of his new song, “GOOBA,” as well as the launch of some

Future has announced that his new album is coming out this Friday, May 15. It’s called High Off Life, and it features Drake, Travis Scott, DaBaby, Young Thug, and Lil Uzi Vert. The album is executive produced by DJ Esco. Since releasing Future Hndrxx Presents: The WIZRD at the beginning of 2019, Future has made

Exclusive A Hilton hotel thinks it’s smarter than a bunch of 5th graders — its allegedly trying to rip off a Florida class, but their school is fighting back with its allies … Kodak Black and his attorney. Here’s what happened … 5th grade students from Pinewood Elementary School in Florida raised $17k by selling

Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo has covered Nirvana’s In Utero classic “Heart-Shaped Box,” as Rolling Stone points out. He played the song on piano during a Zoom session from his home. Watch below. Amber Mark also recently covered “Heart-Shaped Box” while self-isolating at home. And, notably, Post Malone played a whole stay-at-home concert of Nirvana covers. Weezer

Diddy is speaking out on the death of his mentor, Andre Harrell, who discovered him decades ago and put him on a trajectory to fame — and his farewell may well bring a tear to your eye. The Bad Boy honcho posted a video Monday showing a speech he gave earlier this year after winning

Tame Impala mastermind Kevin Parker was a virtual musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Monday night (May 11). Parker performed “Is It True” from his most recent studio album The Slow Rush. Parker, (actually, three Parkers, in three different outfits) played bass, guitar, and sang in a colorful, three-way split screen visual.