Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com A$AP Rocky says his time behind bars in Sweden is exactly why he’s returning to that country — which seems insane — but he’s on a mission to help the inmates and immigrants he met there. We got the rapper Tuesday evening outside the swanky Rick Owens clothing store in
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Exclusive A hip-hop artist who was a close friend of Nipsey Hussle‘s had at least 6 firearms pointed at him by cops … who mistakenly thought he was a car thief. Rapper Hoggy, aka BH, was pulled over Tuesday in Beverly Hills after cops ran the plates of the vehicle he was driving … and
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Akon‘s ideal winning ticket in 2024 is Kanye West for President and himself for Vice President, but there’s a small caveat … he says it’s all up to God. We got the singer outside Avra restaurant in Beverly Hills Monday night, and he elaborated on some recent comments he made
Exclusive TMZ/Getty Taylor Swift‘s loyal fans have been on the attack ever since their idol pointed the finger at Scooter Braun and co. … but now, they’ve ramped things up by sending death threats. Sources tell TMZ that Swifties of all ages have been threatening to kill Scooter and other Big Machine staffers — including
Exclusive TMZ.com The 2 men who sued Michael Jackson‘s estate and were the subject of the gut-wrenching “Leaving Neverland” documentary … are set to get their day in court to press their sexual abuse claims against the singer’s estate. As you may know … Wade Robson and James Safechuck sued MJ for sexual abuse, but
FIA Diddy had the bubbly overflowing this past weekend … but it wasn’t a Sunday Funday on the heels of his ex’s death anniversary. Diddy and his crew hit up BBCM on Sunset Blvd. in WeHo on Sunday and guzzled mimosas. It looks like he had a variety of flavors … evidence the near-empty flutes
TMZ/Getty Kanye West is about to perform his Sunday Service at Joel Osteen‘s megachurch in Houston … and TMZ is streaming it live. As we previously mentioned … Ye brought his choir out for the weekend trip, where they’re set to take the stage at 7 PM CT (5 PM PT) at the Lakewood Church
Exclusive TMZ.com Big Sean and Jhene Aiko‘s on-again, off-again relationship appears to be very much so back on after they released a super personal song with a little TMI attached. The rapper and singer — who’ve dated and broken up at least a couple different times over the past few years — were spotted grabbing
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Ne-Yo is siding with Taylor Swift in her war with Scooter Braun and Big Machine … and he’s calling for some major changes in the way the music industry operates. We got the singer Friday at LAX and asked him about Taylor’s beef with Scooter and her old record label
Lil Jon says he got held up by Vietnamese officials at an airport while trying to get outta there … something he claims happened because of his massive stash of jewelry. The rapper posted footage and photos of himself allegedly being detained Friday while he and his crew were attempting to fly out of Tan
Play video content TMZ.com Kim Kardashian and Kanye West took Saint and North to The Galleria in Houston TX, and they gave shoppers a show. Kim, North and Saint hit the ice skating rink and did a respectable job as gawkers looked on. We don’t see Kanye near the rink, although it’s a good guess
Exclusive TMZ/Getty Kanye West‘s appearance at Joel Osteen‘s Lakewood Church in Houston Sunday will be the most important appearance Ye has made since devoting himself to God, and there’s such a demand for tickets we’ve learned scalpers have reared their ugly heads. Kanye will have all eyes on him Sunday morning when he takes the
Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme is splitting from his wife … she just filed for separation after 12 years of marriage. According to court records … Josh’s wife, Brody Dalle-Homme, filed docs Friday for legal separation. It’s not clear what led to the split. Josh and Brody tied the
Exclusive TMZ.com Kanye West brought the soulful sounds of his Sunday Service choir to prisoners in Texas just days before his face-to-face with Joel Osteen. Law enforcement sources tell us Kanye and his choir showed up at the Harris County Jail in Houston Friday morning to put on a show. We’re told the whole thing
Exclusive KSNT Kim Petras is making a huge splash … first with music fans, and now with the infamously anti-LGBTQ Westboro Baptist Church … with a bombshell right under its nose. Kim, an up-and-coming singer who is transgender, has her mug plastered all over 4 electronic billboards in Topeka, Kansas. That’s not exactly where you’d
Exclusive Details TMZ/Getty Composite Just when you thought Taylor Swift‘s beef with Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta from Big Machine couldn’t get any more bitter … she now says they’re blocking her from performing her own songs at the upcoming American Music Awards … but sources connected to Big Machine tell TMZ they have tried
Exclusive Getty Kodak Black was set up and possibly drugged when he got into a fight behind bars … at least according to the rapper’s camp. Sources close to Kodak tell TMZ … his team believes last month’s prison fight, which left a guard injured, was all a setup because they claim someone slipped something
Exclusive TMZ/Getty Composite Kanye West‘s appearance at Joel Osteen‘s megachurch this Sunday is expected to draw overflow crowds … and the folks at Lakewood Church are scrambling to avoid pandemonium. We’ve learned the Church has contacted Ticketmaster and will offer tickets Friday for the first 45,000 takers. It will be strictly first come, first served,
Exclusive Backgrid Justin Bieber‘s gearing up for a new tour, and he’s already making sure his dance moves will be in top form. Sources close to JB tell TMZ … he’s rehearsing for a new tour and could hit the road as early as summer 2020. We’re told the tour will coincide with a new
Play video content Exclusive Woah Vicky is so serious about taking a real boxing match with arch-nemesis Danielle Bregoli — she’s already started training with a legit boxing superstar, Jermell Charlo. 19-year-old Vicky and 16-year-old Bregoli — two social media superstars — already scrapped at a recording studio back in October (the video was crazy
The announcement was made Tuesday night, much to the excitement of John’s wife, Chrissy Teigen, who tweeted, “my secret is out. I have fulfilled my dream of having boned @people’s sexiest man alive!! an honor!!!!!” and “I cannot WAIT for people to get mad about John being the sexiest man alive. it’s my new Starbucks
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Trina is dropping a bombshell about that heated Walmart confrontation with a white woman who called her the n-word — the whole thing started with the rapper trying to help a stranger. The iconic emcee was on “TMZ Live” when she revealed what led up to the madness last Friday
Rapper Bad Azz — one of Snoop Dogg‘s close friends in the game — has died in jail. Bad Azz appears to have passed away Monday while being held in custody at a detention center in Riverside, CA on a domestic violence charge. It’s unclear how he may have died, but the guy was picked
Exclusive TMZ.com Kanye West may have his biggest audience yet for a Sunday Service, because we’ve learned he’s agreed to take the stage for Joel Osteen‘s incredibly popular Sunday ritual. Sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ … Ye and Joel have been talking fairly regularly recently … they’ve become friends, especially since Kanye has doubled
Breaking News Getty Rapper Lil Reese is currently hospitalized in his home state of Illinois after cops say he was shot in the neck. According to the Country Club Hills PD … the rapper was shot Monday afternoon about 40 minutes outside of Chicago. We’re told cops were called to the shooting scene where they
Play video content Rough night for Drake, who got booed off stage at his pal Tyler the Creator‘s music festival … due to a crowd that clearly wanted, and expected, to see someone else. Champagne Papi came out as the surprise guest headliner Sunday night at Camp Flog Gnaw, which was held at Dodger Stadium.
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Trina‘s shopping trip to Walmart turned racial when another customer allegedly called her a “n***** bitch” … and cops ended up getting involved. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ … someone inside the Walmart in Cooper City, FL called police after people started mouthing off and screaming at each other inside
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com One of Nelly‘s fans tried shooting her shot and pulling him into her orbit — and she succeeded … ’cause she yanked him off stage, and then got a pass for doing it. The rapper was performing Saturday night at the Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage just outside
Exclusive Getty Composite It’s been a family affair this weekend in Houston — Travis, Kylie and Stormi are together for Daddy’s music festival — just like old times, except they’re not a couple anymore. Sources close to the former couple tell TMZ it’s important for Travis to have Stormi with him for his second-annual Astroworld
Play video content Exclusive TMZ.com Tory Lanez wasn’t liking what he was hearing from a guy he swung on shortly before taking the stage at a Florida club this weekend — a guy who’s allegedly on ‘Love & Hip Hop.’ The Canadian rapper-singer was LIV Miami Friday night, where he was booked to do a