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Juice WRLD‘s family has dropped a posthumous track from him, and its lyrics sadly foreshadow his eventual demise. The late rapper’s family dropped “Righteous” Thursday night and the track goes into extreme detail about his heavy drug use and the state of his mental health. Juice WRLD was never one to hold back his feelings,

Guiana-born rocker Eddy Grant moved to London and got his first taste of fame when his band The Equals released the ’60s rock song, “Baby Come Back“… but it wasn’t until Eddy moved to Barbados and started a solo career with hits like “I Don’t Want To Dance” and the absolute jam “Electric Avenue” that

Ariana Grande, David Beckham, Kevin Durant and Aaron Rodgers have joined the All In Challenge to raise money for COVID-19 relief … and their fans are responding in BIG numbers. The pop star and trio of superstar athletes all got onboard in the last 24 hours with the fundraiser started by Philadelphia 76ers partner Michael

Rapper Fred the Godson has died from coronavirus complications … according to people very close to him. The Bronx MC — popular for tracks like “Toast To That” with Jadakiss and “Doves Fly” featuring Pusha T — died a couple weeks after announcing he had contracted COVID -19. Waiting for your permission to load the

Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine has been out of prison for weeks now, and his baby mama says he’s still ghosting their kid — but he says that’s not what’s going on at all. The rapper’s ex, Sara Molina, tells TMZ … just like before, Tekashi has shown little to no interest in reconnecting with their daughter,

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Trick Daddy had a white powdery substance tucked away in a dollar bill when cops pulled him over in Miami … and then he bombed his field sobriety test. TMZ’s obtained bodycam footage of the rapper’s arrest for cocaine possession and driving under the influence … and you can clearly

Exclusive Details Post Malone is paying to tribute to Kurt Cobain‘s iconic band with a special concert from home, featuring Nirvana songs … and it’s all for coronavirus relief charities. The singer put up a somewhat cryptic video Wednesday, showing himself sitting on a stool onstage, with an acoustic guitar in hand … while an

Exclusive Madonna is on board with Meek Mill, Michael Rubin, Van Jones, Bob Kraft and Jay-Z … joining the REFORM Alliance’s effort to protect inmates and correctional facility staff from COVID-19. REFORM is partnering with Madge’s Ray of Light Foundation to send 100,000 surgical masks to jails and prisons across the country … especially some

Exclusive It’s another swing and a miss for R. Kelly — the judge shot down his 2nd attempt to get released from jail due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The federal judge acknowledged the disease has spread at MCC Chicago, where Kelly is being held awaiting the first of many trials. However, the judge said Kelly’s

Life ain’t all that beautiful in 2020 … another music festival is getting scrapped due to concerns over the novel coronavirus. Life is Beautiful, a three-day outdoor festival in downtown Las Vegas celebrating music, art, food and comedy, has just been canceled due to COVID-19. The festival was scheduled to take place on multiple stages

Play video content Teddy Riley and Babyface put their reading glasses back on for another round of IG Live battling, but even on take 2 … the event was technology-challenged. The two R&B icons hopped back on the ‘Gram Monday night to pick up where they left off over the weekend — which went down

Exclusive Drake‘s “Toosie Slide” dance challenge has brought much joy during the coronavirus pandemic, and he took it upon himself to help a group of African kids go viral for their moves … and spread even more joy. If you missed it … the Masaka Kids, comprised of orphans from Uganda who have crazy dancing

Play video content Willie Nelson‘s spending his 4/20 livestreaming with some famous marijuana icons … and he just got serenaded by Ziggy Marley!!! The country music singer is livestreaming a weed-themed variety show — dubbed “Come and Toke It” — for 4 hours and 20 minutes … and so far, it’s been a blazing good

Exclusive Tekashi 6ix9ine is wasting no time settling back into the life of a rap superstar following his early prison release … he’s spending tons of cash and getting offers for concerts. Sources close to Tekashi69 tell TMZ … the rapper is throwing tons of money around on whips and bling, purchasing a fleet of

Offset says he’s lost a member of his family to coronavirus — his great uncle, Jerry, has died. The Migos rapper posted the sad news Sunday, taking to his Instagram stories to write … “Smfh this corona s*** done killed my great uncle 😢 Rip uncle jerry damn man.” He continued in another post, “Pray

Teddy Riley and Babyface‘s battle was the talk of social media Saturday night, but for all the wrong reasons … and Teddy Riley’s audio equipment is to blame. The two music legends were supposed to square off as part Swizz Beatz and Timbaland‘s Instagram battle series … and nearly 400k people were tuned in to

Breaking News Katy Perry‘s beloved street cat, who became a mascot for the singer and her legion of fans, has passed on. Kitty Purry made an inauspicious entry into Katy’s life — through her then-boyfriend’s window.  Fast-forward to Katy the singing icon … the darn cat became so popular it even appeared in Katy’s music

Bob Dylan‘s penmanship and lyrical genius are worth millions of dollars … handwritten lyrics to some of his biggest hits are hitting the open market, and the asking prices are enormous!!! Bob’s handwritten original lyrics to three of his classics — “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” and “Lay, Lady, Lay” — are

Exclusive Drake has everyone, almost literally, doing the “Toosie Slide” — his latest single just hit a 10-figure benchmark on TikTok, breaking Kylie Jenner‘s record. Sources at the video creation app tell us the hashtag #ToosieSlide hit a billion views in just 2 days … giving Drake the fastest music trend to reach a billion

Exclusive Good luck trying to score Leonardo DiCaprio, Drake or Michael Rubin‘s All In Challenge fan experiences … the competition is $TIFF!!! Leo, Michael and Ellen DeGeneres actually hold the top 3 spots in the top 10 fan experiences … meaning they have the most entries, as of Friday afternoon. Michael, the 76ers partner who

Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com French Montana says the coronavirus pandemic has brought one huge issue to the forefront for hip-hop artists — whether or not they’ve saved for a rainy day. The rapper joined “TMZ Live” Friday and touched on how the current state of the world can really make you appreciate what ya

Play video content Poor Mark Wahlberg … the guy seems lost when it comes to the viral Carole Baskin dance, but he got a surprise introduction to it … courtesy of his wife and daughter!!! Mark was simply going downstairs for a snack when he ran into his wife, Rhea Durham, and 10-year-old daughter Grace

Exclusive Pandemic insurance will likely be a top priority for music festivals, concerts and all other major events once the coronavirus subsides … but it’s going to be a while before coverage is even possible. This type of insurance is out of the question for festivals like Coachella, Stagecoach and EDC Las Vegas … at

Exclusive R. Kelly‘s first attempt to get out of jail due to coronavirus fears didn’t work, but he’s going back to the well — claiming his medical crisis is even worse now, and insisting he won’t skip town. The disgraced singer filed a renewed emergency motion obtained by TMZ asking to get released from lockup

Britney Spears mentioning Justin Timberlake at all is one thing, but specifically acknowledging their 2002 breakup in a shout out video to her ex has everyone’s heads spinning … and JT LOLin’. Britney’s very bored, said so herself, but boredom wasn’t enough to get her to join TikTok “or whatever the cool thing you’re supposed

Play video content Drake‘s joined the All In party to raise money for COVID-19 relief … and he’s offering an awesome party package that starts with a flight on his $200 million private jet. The rapper got called out by Tom Brady to get behind the All In Challenge — the fundraiser started by 76ers

Breaking News “He was the basketball version of me, and I was the rap version of him, and that’s facts!” That’s Kanye West … explaining why he and Kobe Bryant were one and the same — LEGENDARY — and in typical Kanye style, he’s not holding back. It’s spelled out in a candid (just released)

Play video content Cardi B unloaded on President Trump … and Bernie Sanders relished the moment cause he couldn’t stop himself from laughing his ass off. The dynamic duo teamed up Tuesday night for an Instagram Live interview that was as bizarre as it was strategic. But, mostly, it was a vehicle for Cardi to

Exclusive YNW Melly‘s going to have to get over the coronavirus from his jail cell — a judge shot down his request to get out while awaiting his double murder trial. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ … the rapper will remain in the Broward County Jail in Florida despite allegedly testing positive

Exclusive Selena Gomez is done playing games with gaming companies she says are using her fame to line their pockets … and now she’s suing. Selena just filed a lawsuit against a slew of software and technology firms and the honchos who run them, accusing them of profiting off her image, name and likeness without