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R. Kelly, March 2019 (E. Jason Wambsgans-Pool/Getty Images) News R. Kelly Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison in Federal Child Pornography Case He’ll serve most of that time concurrently with his 30-year federal sentence for sex trafficking in New York By Allison Hussey February 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter R. Kelly has been sentenced

Quavo‘s dropped another Takeoff tribute track … one that seemingly puts a cap on the Migos legacy while honoring his slain nephew at the same time. The superstar rapper dropped a new song and video Wednesday entitled “Greatness” — and it compiles clips of him playing basketball with Cordae, behind-the-scenes footage of his recent Grammys

Kara Jackson, photo by Lawrence Agyei News Kara Jackson Announces Debut Album, Shares Video for New Song “Pawnshop”: Watch Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love? features the Chicago-based musician’s excellent single “Dickhead Blues” By Evan Minsker February 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Kara Jackson, the Chicago-based singer-songwriter and former National Youth

Play video content TMZ.com Interventionist Ken Seeley is urging all the folks in Britney Spears‘ inner circle to get on the same page and get her some help … saying if she continues to spiral, it could cost her her life. The “Intervention” star joined “TMZ Live” Wednesday and, like many folks, he shared some

A still from the video for Quavo’s “Greatness” News Quavo Shares Video for Takeoff Tribute “Greatness”: Watch It’s the second song dedicated to his late nephew, who was shot and killed in Houston last year By Matthew Ismael Ruiz February 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Quavo has shared a video for his new song

Nipsey Hussle‘s killer, Eric Holder, was sentenced to 60 years to life behind bars, a sentence that came months after a Los Angeles jury found him guilty of 1st-degree murder. Play video content 4/1/19 Remember … Holder gunned down Nipsey in broad daylight back in 2019, and the brutal details were outlined at trial, with

Photo by Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images News Nipsey Hussle’s Killer, Eric R. Holder Jr., Sentenced to 60 Years in Prison Holder was found guilty of first-degree murder in July By Allison Hussey and Evan Minsker February 22, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Nipsey Hussle’s killer, Eric R. Holder Jr., has been sentenced to 60 years to

Play video content TMZ.com Lil Duval sparked a global debate by declaring Afrobeats would put the nail in hip hop’s coffin — but RZA, one of the guys who helped put rap on the worldwide map, completely disagrees with the controversial comedian. TMZ Hip Hop caught up with the Wu-Tang Clan figurehead out in WeHo

A-Trak (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Spotify), Ric Wilson (Michael Salisbury), Chromeo (Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Spotify) News Ric Wilson, Chromeo, and A-Trak Share New Song “Pay It No Mind”: Watch the Video The inaugural collaborative single from Wilson, A-Trak, David “Dave 1” Macklovitch, and Patrick “P-Thugg” Gemayel By Evan Minsker February 22, 2023 Facebook Twitter

Play video content Instagram / @britneyspears Britney Spears just took to her Instagram to post a very animated, bizarre video where she talks about everything from fashion to fans calling the cops for deleting her Instagram. The whole thing is just under a minute long, and Britney talks in a semi-Australian/British accent. It starts out

Lido Pimienta in “Te Quería” (Directed by J. Gallardo Kattah) News Lido Pimienta Shares New Video for “Te Quería”: Watch The clip for the Miss Colombia track finds Pimienta crowned Queen of the clowns By Matthew Ismael Ruiz February 22, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Lido Pimienta has shared the music video for “Te Quería,”

Kanye West is all gassed up with his new wife by his side, making a pit stop at a local gas station to fuel up and grab a quick drink. Kanye and Bianca Censori were out and about Monday in L.A. — Kanye was dressed in a brown leather jacket — a change from his

Damon Albarn and Gorillaz, August 2022 (Per Ole Hagen/Redferns) News Gorillaz Movie Not Moving Forward at Netflix, Says Damon Albarn An animated feature starring the cartoon band is apparently in limbo after the streamer’s withdrawal By Jazz Monroe February 21, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter An animated movie from Gorillaz creators Jamie Hewlett and Damon

Play video content Kim Kardashian and Mariah Carey are gonna have some competition when it comes to owning the spotlight … as their daughters proved with this family production for TikTok. Kim posted the vid Monday, featuring her daughter and their 2 big surprise guests. It started out with North and Mariah’s 11-year-old daughter, Monroe,

Tanlines’ Eric Emm and Jesse Cohen, photo by Katie Notopoulos News Tanlines Announce First Album in 8 Years, Share Video for New Song: Watch “Outer Banks” leads the duo’s upcoming LP, The Big Mess By Madison Bloom February 21, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Tanlines—the duo of Eric Emm and Jesse Cohen—have announced their first

Travis Barker is doing all he can to heal himself before Blink-182’s upcoming tour — he’s already wearing medical hardware after suffering from a gnarly finger injury. Travis and his wife, Kourtney Kardashian, were seen Monday walking hand-in-hand — gently, we hope — through the streets of WeHo. Both were slurping iced matcha drinks, so

Ms. Lauryn Hill, Questlove, Ari Lennox (Getty Images) News Ms. Lauryn Hill, Ari Lennox, and More to Perform at 2023 Roots Picnic Diddy and the Roots will headline the Philadelphia event, which also features Glorilla, Syd of the Internet, and more By Matthew Strauss February 20, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter The Roots and Live

Boosie Badazz is washing his years-long friendship with T.I. and the album they completed together … all due to T.I. admitting he once snitched on a deceased cousin to get out of a gun charge. In his latest sit-down with VladTV, Boosie unloaded on T.I. for randomly choosing to divulge the info about the snitch-uation

Jayda G, photo by Nabil Elderkin News Jayda G Announces New Album Guy, Shares Video for New Song “Circle Back Around”: Watch The producer and DJ’s full-length effort arrives in June via Ninja Tune By Matthew Strauss February 20, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Producer and DJ Jayda G has announced the new album Guy,

Play video content TMZ.com Quality Control co-founder Pierre “Pee” Thomas‘ decision to sell his label to Scooter Braun‘s HYBE platform for a reported $300 million was a great move, according to no less an authority on the biz than Russell Simmons. Pee was criticized for building up a Black-owned company only to sell it to

Post Malone and 21 Savage perform together before the 2023 NBA All-Star Game (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) News Watch Post Malone Perform “Rockstar” With 21 Savage at 2023 NBA All-Star Game The rapper also broke out his song “Wow.”  By Matthew Ismael Ruiz February 19, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Post

Chris Brown is singling out Cheetah Girls/3LW singer Kiely Williams amongst the peanut gallery upset he’s collaborating with Chloe Bailey … but Breezy is busting her chops, almost literally!!! Following Chloe’s ill-fated preview of “How Does It Feel,” Kiely went on a tirade over the collab like several fans — accusing Chris of exploiting female

Burna Boy performing at the 2023 NBA All-Star Game halftime show (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images) News Watch Burna Boy, Rema, and Tems Perform at the 2023 NBA All-Star Game The three Nigerian artists took turns singing their own singles onstage By Matthew Ismael Ruiz February 19, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter

Play video content TMZ.com Jim Jones is applauding NYC Mayor Eric Adams‘ efforts all across the board, including their developing plans to introduce the Mayor’s Cup of Dance throughout the city this summer!!! TMZ Hip Hop linked up with the Harlem Capo a couple times this week and he was completely floored that Mayor Adams

Caroline Polachek, photo by Aidan Zamiri News 8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Caroline Polachek, Skrillex, Animal Collective’s Avey Tare, and More Also stream new releases from Screaming Females, Nappy Nina, Runnner, Mioclono, and Hellripper By Jazz Monroe, Evan Minsker, and Madison Bloom February 17, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter With so much

Rihanna‘s pops found out about his soon-to-be grandkid same as everyone else — while watchin’ her Super Bowl halftime show … and he’s hoping, once again, for 2 X chromosomes. Ronald Fenty tells TMZ … he’s over the moon about his daughter and A$AP Rocky‘s new kiddo, and with 4 grandsons already, he’s hoping RiRi

Nils Lofgren, Billy Talbot, Neil Young, and Ralph Molina, photo by Joey Martinez News Neil Young and Crazy Horse Members Announce New Album, Share New Song: Listen Young, Nils Lofgren, Ralph Molina, and Billy Talbot will release All Roads Lead Home this spring By Eric Torres February 17, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Neil Young and

Play video content Positive K, best known for his ’90s hit “I Got A Man“, is turning his hip hop roots into humor — he’s getting onstage to tap into the world of comedy. The rapper’s team says, Positive K’s still in the biz of putting out new music, but now he’s also using the

Skrillex arrives at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, January 26, 2020. (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images) News Skrillex Surprise Releases New Album Don’t Get Too Close: Listen Arriving on the heels of yesterday’s Quest for Fire, the new LP features Yung Lean, Bladee, Chief Keef, Justin Bieber, and more By

Play video content TMZ.com T.I.‘s had enough of being the “King of the South” and he’s touting his next album — “Kill the King” — as the official funeral for his famous tagline!!! TMZ Hip Hop chopped it up with T.I. this week and, for now, he’s adamant “Kill the King” will be his last